New York Laws
Article 62 - Attachment
6204 - Discharge of Garnishee's Obligation.

ยง 6204. Discharge of garnishee's obligation. A person who, pursuant to
an order of attachment, pays or delivers to the sheriff money or other
personal property in which a defendant has or will have an interest, or
so pays a debt he owes the defendant, is discharged from his obligation
to the defendant to the extent of the payment or delivery.