N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 20
No imprisonment for non-payment of costs in certain cases
New York · New York Civil Rights Law · Status: effective · Effective 2014-09-22
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- N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 20, No imprisonment for non-payment of costs in certain cases, New York, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1099142
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§ 20. No imprisonment for non-payment of costs in certain cases. A
person shall not be arrested or imprisoned, for the non-payment of
costs, awarded otherwise than by a final judgment, or a final order,
made in a special proceeding instituted by state writ, except where an
attorney, counselor, or other officer of the court, is ordered to pay
costs for misconduct as such, or a witness is ordered to pay costs on an
attachment for non-attendance.