Statute · New York Debtor & Creditor Law
N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 137 — Effect of failure so to apply
N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 137
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Debtor & Creditor Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 137. Effect of failure so to apply. If the prisoner does not, within thirty days after personal service of such a notice, either present a petition to the proper court, as prescribed in article third of this chapter, or serve, upon the creditor giving the notice, a copy of a petition and…
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N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 137 — Effect of failure so to apply is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 137. Effect of failure so to apply. If the prisoner does not, within thirty days after personal service of such a notice, either present a petition to the proper court, as prescribed in article third of this chapter, or serve, upon the creditor giving the notice, a copy of a petition and schedule, with a notice of his intention to apply for his discharge, as prescribed in this article; or if, after such a presentation or service, he does not diligently proceed thereupon to a decision, he shall be forever barred from obtaining his discharge under the provisions of this article, or of article third of this chapter.