Enforcement involving the state

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New York Code › Act CVP › Article 52 › Section 5207

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§ 5207. Enforcement involving the state. None of the procedures for\nthe enforcement of money judgments are applicable to a judgment against\nthe state. All procedures for the enforcement of money judgments against\nother judgment debtors are applicable to the state, its officers,\nagencies and subdivisions, as a garnishee, except where otherwise\nprescribed by law, and except that an order in such a procedure shall\nonly provide for the payment of moneys not claimed by the state, and no\njudgment shall be entered against the state, or any officer, department,\nboard or commission thereof, in such a procedure. This section shall not\nbe deemed to grant any court jurisdiction to hear and determine claims\nor actions against the state not otherwise given by law to such court.\n

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