# N.Y. CVP Law § 6203: Attaching creditor's rights in personal property

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6203

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. CVP Law § 6203
- **Heading:** Attaching creditor's rights in personal property
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act CVP / Article 62 / Section 6203

## Text

§ 6203. Attaching creditor's rights in personal property. Where a\nplaintiff has delivered an order of attachment to a sheriff, the\nplaintiff's rights in a debt owed to the defendant or in an interest of\nthe defendant in personal property against which debt or property a\njudgment may be enforced, are superior to the extent of the amount of\nthe attachment to the rights of any transferee of the debt or property,\nexcept:\n 1. a transferee who acquired the debt or property before it was levied\nupon for fair consideration or without knowledge of the order of\nattachment; or\n 2. a transferee who acquired the debt or property for fair\nconsideration after it was levied upon without knowledge of the levy\nwhile it was not in the possession of the sheriff.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6201 Grounds for attachment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6201.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6202 Debt or property subject to attachment; proper garnishee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6202.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6203 Attaching creditor's rights in personal property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6203.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6204 Discharge of garnishee's obligation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6204.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6205 Order of attachment in certain cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6205.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6210 Order of attachment on notice; temporary restraining order; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6210.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6211 Order of attachment without notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6211.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6212 Motion papers; undertaking; filing; demand; damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6212.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6213 Service of summons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6213.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6214 Levy upon personal property by service of order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6214.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6215 Levy upon personal property by seizure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6215.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6216 Levy upon real property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6216.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6217 Additional undertaking to carrier garnishee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6217.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 6218 Sheriff's duties after levy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A62_S6218.md)

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