N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 5011: Definition and content of judgment

§ 5011. Definition and content of judgment. A judgment is the

determination of the rights of the parties in an action or special

proceeding and may be either interlocutory or final. A judgment shall

refer to, and state the result of, the verdict or decision, or recite

the default upon which it is based. A judgment may direct that property

be paid into court when the party would not have the benefit or use or

control of such property or where special circumstances make it

desirable that payment or delivery to the party entitled to it should be

withheld. In any case where damages are awarded to an incarcerated

individual serving a sentence of imprisonment with the state department

of corrections and community supervision or to a prisoner confined at a

local correctional facility, the court shall give prompt written notice

to the office of victim services, and at the same time shall direct that

no payment be made to such incarcerated individual or prisoner for a

period of thirty days following the date of entry of the order

containing such direction.