N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 20: No imprisonment for non-payment of costs in certain cases

§ 20. No imprisonment for non-payment of costs in certain cases. A

person shall not be arrested or imprisoned, for the non-payment of

costs, awarded otherwise than by a final judgment, or a final order,

made in a special proceeding instituted by state writ, except where an

attorney, counselor, or other officer of the court, is ordered to pay

costs for misconduct as such, or a witness is ordered to pay costs on an

attachment for non-attendance.