Statute · New York Judiciary Law
N.Y. Jud. Law § 400 — Sheriff may command power of county to overcome resistance
N.Y. Jud. Law § 400
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Judiciary Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 400. Sheriff may command power of county to overcome resistance. If a sheriff, to whom a mandate is directed and delivered, finds, or has reason to apprehend, that resistance will be made to the execution thereof, he may command all persons in his county, or as many as he thinks proper, and…
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N.Y. Jud. Law § 400 — Sheriff may command power of county to overcome resistance is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 400. Sheriff may command power of county to overcome resistance. If a sheriff, to whom a mandate is directed and delivered, finds, or has reason to apprehend, that resistance will be made to the execution thereof, he may command all persons in his county, or as many as he thinks proper, and with such arms as he directs, to assist him in overcoming the resistance and, if necessary, in arresting and confining the resisters, their aiders and abettors, to be dealt with according to law.