{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4501","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules § 4501","heading":"Self-incrimination","body":"§ 4501. Self-incrimination. A competent witness shall not be excused\nfrom answering a relevant question, on the ground only that the answer\nmay tend to establish that he owes a debt or is otherwise subject to a\ncivil suit. This section does not require a witness to give an answer\nwhich will tend to accuse himself of a crime or to expose him to a\npenalty or forfeiture, nor does it vary any other rule respecting the\nexamination of a witness.","path":["Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules","Article 45. Evidence"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVP/4501","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"f885808a2705678b02a2b6e7592fc53304ad61d85e304f99ef9df13baf59194b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4406","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-4502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}