21 - No imprisonment for non-payment of money pursuant to judgment or order requiring payment of money due upon contract. - New York Statutes

§ 21. No imprisonment for non-payment of money pursuant to judgment or order requiring payment of money due upon contract. Except in a case where it is otherwise specially prescribed by law, a person shall not be arrested or imprisoned for disobedience to a judgment or order, requiring the payment of money due upon a contract, express or implied, or as damages for non-performance of a contract.