N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Section 1321
Levy upon personal property by seizure

If the claiming authority shall so direct the collecting agent, as an alternative to the method prescribed by § 1320 (Levy upon personal property by service of order)section one thousand three hundred twenty of this article, shall levy upon property capable of delivery by taking the property into his actual custody. In cases in which the collecting agent is a sheriff, the sheriff may require that the claiming authority furnish indemnity that is either satisfactory to the sheriff or is fixed by the court. The collecting agent shall within four days serve a copy of the order of attachment in the manner prescribed by subdivision one of § 1320 (Levy upon personal property by service of order)section one thousand three hundred twenty of this article upon the person from whose possession or custody the property was taken.

Source: Section 1321 — Levy upon personal property by seizure, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CVP/1321 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 3, 2026).

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Definitions 1311
Forfeiture actions 1311–A
Subpoena duces tecum 1311–B
Money judgment 1312
Provisional remedies 1313
Debt or property subject to attachment 1314
Attaching creditor’s rights in personal property 1315
Discharge of garnishee’s obligation 1316
Order of attachment on notice 1317
Order of attachment without notice 1318
Motion papers 1319
Service of summons 1320
Levy upon personal property by service of order 1321
Levy upon personal property by seizure 1322
Levy upon real property 1323
Additional undertaking to carrier garnishee 1324
Claiming agent’s duties after levy 1325
Garnishee’s statement 1326
Disclosure 1327
Proceedings to determine adverse claims 1328
Discharge of attachment 1329
Vacating or modifying attachment 1330
Annulment of attachment 1331
Return of property 1332
Disposition of attachment property after execution issued 1333
Grounds for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order 1334
Motion papers 1335
Temporary restraining order 1336
Vacating or modifying preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order 1337
Ascertaining damages sustained by reason of preliminary injunction or temporary restraining order 1338
Appointment and powers of temporary receiver 1339
Oath 1340
Undertaking 1341
Accounts 1342
Removal 1343
Notice of pendency 1344
Filing, content and indexing of notice of pendency 1345
Service of summons 1346
Duration of notice of pendency 1347
Motion for cancellation of notice of pendency 1348
Undertaking for cancellation of notice of pendency 1349
Disposal of property 1350
Rules of procedure 1351
Application of article 1352
Preservation of other rights and remedies
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Verified:
Jan. 3, 2026

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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