N.Y. LIE Law § 86
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Application for warrant
Official statutory text
§ 86. Application for warrant. The lienor may make a written\napplication to a justice of the supreme court, at chambers, in the\njudicial district in which the lienor resides or in a county adjoining\nsuch district, for a warrant to enforce a lien on a vessel and to\ncollect the amount thereof.\n The application shall specify:\n 1. By whom and when such debt was contracted and for what vessel; and\nthe name and residence of the owner of the vessel, if known.\n 2. The items composing the debt and the amount claimed.\n 3. That the debt is justly due the applicant over and above all\npayments and just deductions.\n 4. Any assignment or transfer of the debt which may have taken place\nsince it was contracted.\n 5. When and where the notice of lien was filed.\n The application shall be verified in the same manner as a pleading in\na court of record.\n
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