ยง 27. Discharge of exempt witness. Where a person has been arrested in
violation of section twenty-five, a justice of the supreme court, a
county judge or the court, if any, from which the subpoena was issued or
which ordered the witness to attend, or a judge thereof, shall order
such person discharged from the arrest upon proof, by affidavit, of the
facts.
Structure New York Laws
Article 3 - Privilege From Arrest
20 - No Imprisonment for Non-Payment of Costs in Certain Cases.
22 - Privilege of Officers and Prisoner From Arrest While Passing Through Another County.
23 - No Person to Be Arrested in Civil Proceedings Without a Statutory Provision.
24 - Privilege From Arrest of Officers of Courts of Record.
25 - Witness Exempt From Arrest.
26 - Action Against Officer Making Arrest of Exempt Person.
27 - Discharge of Exempt Witness.