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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 680.30 — Examination of witnesses on commission; application by people for examination of witnesses
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 680: Securing Testimony Outside the State For Use In Proceeding Within the State-- Examination of Witnesses On Commission, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 680.30
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
680.30 Examination of witnesses on commission; application by people
for examination of witnesses.
1. Upon granting the defendant's application for issuance of a
commission, the court may, upon application of the people, determine
that the commission shall also authorize examination of a person or
persons designated by the people, who reside in the jurisdiction in
which the examination proceeding is to occur, if it is satisfied that
such person or persons possess material information, reside outside the
state and otherwise meet the standards for examination of witnesses on a
commission as prescribed in subdivision one of section 680.20.
2. Such application and the moving papers must be in writing, must be
subscribed and sworn to by the district attorney, and copies thereof
must be served upon the defendant and his attorney, with reasonable
notice and opportunity to be heard. The moving papers must contain all
of the allegations required upon a defendant's application, as specified
in subdivision two of section 680.20.
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