New York § 5202 - 5202Judgment creditor's rights in personal property
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 5202 — 5202Judgment creditor's rights in personal property, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5202. 5202Judgment creditor's rights in personal property
§ 5202. Judgment creditor's rights in personal property. (a) Execution creditor's rights. Where a judgment creditor has delivered an execution to a sheriff, the judgment creditor's rights in a debt owed to the judgment debtor or in an interest of the judgment debtor in personal property, against which debt or property the judgment may be enforced, are superior to the extent of the amount of the execution to the rights of any transferee of the debt or property, except: 1. a transferee who acquired the debt or property for fair consideration before it was levied upon; or 2. a transferee who acquired a debt or personal property not capable of delivery for fair consideration after it was levied upon without knowledge of the levy. (b) Other judgment creditor's rights. Where a judgment creditor has secured an order for delivery of, payment of, or appointment of a receiver of, a debt owed to the judgment debtor or an interest of the judgment debtor in personal property, the judgment creditor's rights in the debt or property are superior to the rights of any transferee of the debt or property, except a transferee who acquired the debt or property for fair consideration and without notice of such order.
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Section 5202 ("5202Judgment creditor's rights in personal property") 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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