Judiciary Law 4-A — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 4 Sittings of courts to be public up ARTICLE 2 General Provisions Relating to Courts and Judges next SECTION 5 Courts not to sit on Sunday except in special cases nor on Saturday in certain cases Viewing most recent revision (from 2020-12-18) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2020-12-18 Share Facebook Email SECTION 4-A Certain powers of the courts regarding civil arrests Judiciary (JUD) CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE 2 § 4-a. Certain powers of the courts regarding civil arrests. In order to maintain access to the court and open judicial proceedings for all persons in their individual capacity and to prevent interference with the needs of judicial administration, a court has the power to issue appropriate judicial orders to protect the privilege from civil arrest, in accordance with article three of the civil rights law.