CPLR 5104 · Article 51. Enforcement of Judgments and Orders Generally
Enforcement of judgment or order by contempt
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§ 5104. Enforcement of judgment or order by contempt. Any interlocutory or final judgment or order, or any part thereof, not enforceable under either article fifty-two or section 5102 may be enforced by serving a certified copy of the judgment or order upon the party or other person required thereby or by law to obey it and, if he refuses or wilfully neglects to obey it, by punishing him for a contempt of the court.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/CVP5104
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