{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-6201","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules § 6201","heading":"Grounds for attachment","body":"§ 6201. Grounds for attachment. An order of attachment may be granted\nin any action, except a matrimonial action, where the plaintiff has\ndemanded and would be entitled, in whole or in part, or in the\nalternative, to a money judgment against one or more defendants, when:\n  1. the defendant is a nondomiciliary residing without the state, or is\na foreign corporation not qualified to do business in the state; or\n  2. the defendant resides or is domiciled in the state and cannot be\npersonally served despite diligent efforts to do so; or\n  3. the defendant, with intent to defraud his creditors or frustrate\nthe enforcement of a judgment that might be rendered in plaintiff's\nfavor, has assigned, disposed of, encumbered or secreted property, or\nremoved it from the state or is about to do any of these acts; or\n  4. the action is brought by the victim or the representative of the\nvictim of a crime, as defined in subdivision six of section six hundred\ntwenty-one of the executive law, against the person or the legal\nrepresentative or assignee of the person convicted of committing such\ncrime and seeks to recover damages sustained as a result of such crime\npursuant to section six hundred thirty-two-a of the executive law; or\n  5. the cause of action is based on a judgment, decree or order of a\ncourt of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to\nfull faith and credit in this state, or on a judgment which qualifies\nfor recognition under the provisions of article 53.","path":["Civil Practice Law \u0026 Rules","Article 62. Attachment"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVP/6201","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"547e0fadfcde41fe569f304a9ac897a953a514abb485f6d7d0ff3cedeacc0014","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-6001","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-practice-law-rules-6202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}