S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6050
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 31, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to exempt-
ing any federal or state stimulus check that is the result of a
declared national or state disaster emergency from money judgments
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5205 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
by adding a new subdivision (p) to read as follows:
(P) EXEMPTION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE STIMULUS CHECKS. 1. NO FEDERAL OR
STATE STIMULUS CHECK THAT IS THE RESULT OF A DECLARED NATIONAL OR STATE
DISASTER EMERGENCY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO EXECUTION, GARNISHMENT, OR
ATTACHMENT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL PROCESS, EXCEPT SUCH PART AS A COURT
DETERMINES TO BE UNNECESSARY FOR THE REASONABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
JUDGMENT DEBTOR AND THE DEBTOR'S DEPENDENTS.
2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "STIMULUS CHECK"
SHALL MEAN ANY ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENT SENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO TAXPAY-
ERS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08371-02-1