N.Y. CVP Law § 6226
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Disposition of attached property after execution issued; priority of orders of attachment
Official statutory text
§ 6226. Disposition of attached property after execution issued;\npriority of orders of attachment. Where an execution is issued upon a\njudgment entered against the defendant, the sheriff's duty with respect\nto custody and disposition of property or debt levied upon pursuant to\nan order of attachment is the same as if he had levied upon it pursuant\nto the execution. The priority among two or more orders of attachment\nagainst the same defendant shall be in the order in which they were\ndelivered to the officer who levied upon the property or debt. The\npriority between an order of attachment and an execution, or a payment,\ndelivery or receivership order, is set forth in section 5234.\n
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