N.Y. Judiciary Law Section 401
Sheriff must certify to court names of persons resisting execution of mandate

The sheriff must certify to the court, from which or by whose authority the mandate was issued, the names of the resisters, their aiders and abettors, as far as he can ascertain the same, to the end that they may be punished for their contempt of the court.

Source: Section 401 — Sheriff must certify to court names of persons resisting execution of mandate, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/JUD/401 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 25, 2025).

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