N.Y. DCD Law § 86
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Insolvent to be released from imprisonment
Official statutory text
§ 86. Insolvent to be released from imprisonment. If, at the time when\nthe discharge is granted, the petitioner is under arrest, by virtue of\nan execution against his person issued, or an order of arrest made, in\nan action or special proceeding, founded upon a debt or liability from\nwhich he is discharged, as prescribed in the foregoing sections of this\narticle, he must be released from the arrest, upon producing to the\nofficer his discharge, or a certified copy of the record thereof. If the\nadverse party wishes to test the validity of the discharge, he may\nprocure a new order of arrest, or cause a new execution to be issued, as\nthe case requires.\n
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