N.Y. Judiciary Law § 756: Application to punish for contempt; procedure

§ 756. Application to punish for contempt; procedure. An application

to punish for a contempt punishable civilly may be commenced by notice

of motion returnable before the court or judge authorized to punish for

the offense, or by an order of such court or judge requiring the accused

to show cause before it, or him, at a time and place therein specified,

why the accused should not be punished for the alleged offense. The

application shall be noticed, heard and determined in accordance with

the procedure for a motion on notice in an action in such court,

provided, however, that, except as provided in section fifty-two hundred

fifty of the civil practice law and rules or unless otherwise ordered by

the court, the moving papers shall be served no less than ten and no

more than thirty days before the time at which the application is

noticed to be heard. The application shall contain on its face a notice

that the purpose of the hearing is to punish the accused for a contempt

of court, and that such punishment may consist of fine or imprisonment,

or both, according to law together with the following legend printed or

type written in a size equal to at least eight point bold type:

WARNING:

YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR

IN COURT MAY RESULT IN

YOUR IMMEDIATE ARREST

AND IMPRISONMENT FOR

CONTEMPT OF COURT.