N.Y. Judiciary Law § 754: Special proceeding to punish for contempt punishable civilly

§ 754. Special proceeding to punish for contempt punishable civilly.

Sections seven hundred and fifty, seven hundred and fifty-one, and seven

hundred and fifty-two, do not extend to a special proceeding to punish a

person in a case specified in section seven hundred and fifty-three. In

a case specified in section seven hundred and fifty-three, or in any

other case where it is specially prescribed by law, that a court of

record, or a judge thereof, or a referee appointed by the court, has

power to punish, by fine and imprisonment, or either, or generally as a

contempt, a neglect or violation of duty, or other misconduct; and a

right or remedy of a party to a civil action or special proceeding

pending in the court, or before the judge or the referee, may be

defeated, impaired, impeded, or prejudiced thereby, the offense must be

punished as prescribed in the following sections of this article.