Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in New York

Re: Warrants

Not in New York. There used to be a procedure called "body execution" or capias ad respondendum, but it was repealed long ago.

HOWEVER, if the creditor has secured a judgment and served you with a subpoena to disclose where and what your assets are, and you fail to appear or you lie about your assets, you can be held in contempt of court; and for THAT, you can go to jail.

Assuming that yo have not committed a contempt of court, the threat to imprison is an over-the-top violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. You can sue for this, and the creditor not only gets zinged for damages and penalties but it also has to pay your attorney's fees.

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