{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-21","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 21","heading":"No imprisonment for non-payment of money pursuant to judgment or order requiring payment of money due upon contract","body":"§ 21. No imprisonment for non-payment of money pursuant to judgment or\norder requiring payment of money due upon contract. Except in a case\nwhere it is otherwise specially prescribed by law, a person shall not be\narrested or imprisoned for disobedience to a judgment or order,\nrequiring the payment of money due upon a contract, express or implied,\nor as damages for non-performance of a contract.","path":["Civil Rights Law","Article 3. Privilege From Arrest"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVR/21","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"4cf13097cae6451d948e6ff7be5fcd1503cb63742f7b76c78d073de0fa03027c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-20","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}