New York § 680.10 Examination of witnesses on commission; in general

New York Statutes

§ 680.10 — Examination of witnesses on commission; in general

New York § 680.10

Law CPLCriminal Procedure

Title SProcedures For Securing Testimony For Future Use, and For Using Testi- Mony Given In a Prior Proceeding

Part 3Special Proceedings and Miscellaneous Procedures

Art. 680Securing Testimony Outside the State For Use In Proceeding Within the State-- Examination of Witnesses On Commission

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N.Y. Criminal Procedure § 680.10 (2026).

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§ 680.10  Examination of witnesses on commission; in general.\n  1.  Under circumstances prescribed in this article, testimony material\nto a trial or pending trial of an accusatory instrument which charges a\ncrime, may be taken by "examination on a commission" outside the state\nand received in evidence at such trial.\n  2.  A "commission" is a process issued by a superior court designating\none or more persons as commissioners and authorizing them to conduct a\nrecorded examination of a witness or witnesses under oath, primarily on\nthe basis of interrogatories annexed to the commission, and to remit to\nthe issuing court the transcript of such examination.\n

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§ 680.10 Examination of witnesses on commission; in general.\n 1. Under circumstances prescribed in this article, testimony material\nto a trial or pending trial of an accusatory instrument which charges a\ncrime, may be taken by "examination on a commission" outside the state\nand received in evidence at such trial.\n 2. A "commission" is a process issued by a superior court designating\none or more persons as commissioners and authorizing them to conduct a\nrecorded examination of a witness or witnesses under oath, primarily on\nthe basis of interrogatories annexed to the commission, and to remit to\nthe issuing court the transcript of such examination.\n