N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 1321: Levy upon personal property by seizure

§ 1321. Levy upon personal property by seizure. If the claiming

authority shall so direct the collecting agent, as an alternative to the

method prescribed by section one thousand three hundred twenty of this

article, shall levy upon property capable of delivery by taking the

property into his actual custody. In cases in which the collecting agent

is a sheriff, the sheriff may require that the claiming authority

furnish indemnity that is either satisfactory to the sheriff or is fixed

by the court. The collecting agent shall within four days serve a copy

of the order of attachment in the manner prescribed by subdivision one

of section one thousand three hundred twenty of this article upon the

person from whose possession or custody the property was taken.