N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 4501: Self-incrimination

§ 4501. Self-incrimination. A competent witness shall not be excused

from answering a relevant question, on the ground only that the answer

may tend to establish that he owes a debt or is otherwise subject to a

civil suit. This section does not require a witness to give an answer

which will tend to accuse himself of a crime or to expose him to a

penalty or forfeiture, nor does it vary any other rule respecting the

examination of a witness.