New York § 3126 - 3126Penalties for refusal to comply with order or to disclose

Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 3126 — 3126Penalties for refusal to comply with order or to disclose, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3126. 3126Penalties for refusal to comply with order or to disclose

§ 3126. Penalties for refusal to comply with order or to disclose. If any party, or a person who at the time a deposition is taken or an examination or inspection is made is an officer, director, member, employee or agent of a party or otherwise under a party's control, refuses to obey an order for disclosure or wilfully fails to disclose information which the court finds ought to have been disclosed pursuant to this article, the court may make such orders with regard to the failure or refusal as are just, among them: 1. an order that the issues to which the information is relevant shall be deemed resolved for purposes of the action in accordance with the claims of the party obtaining the order; or 2. an order prohibiting the disobedient party from supporting or opposing designated claims or defenses, from producing in evidence designated things or items of testimony, or from introducing any evidence of the physical, mental or blood condition sought to be determined, or from using certain witnesses; or 3. an order striking out pleadings or parts thereof, or staying further proceedings until the order is obeyed, or dismissing the action or any part thereof, or rendering a judgment by default against the disobedient party.

Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 3126 ("3126Penalties for refusal to comply with order or to disclose") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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