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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 680.10 — Examination of witnesses on commission; in general
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 § 680.10
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.
680.10 Examination of witnesses on commission; in general.
1. Under circumstances prescribed in this article, testimony material
to a trial or pending trial of an accusatory instrument which charges a
crime, may be taken by "examination on a commission" outside the state
and received in evidence at such trial.
2. A "commission" is a process issued by a superior court designating
one or more persons as commissioners and authorizing them to conduct a
recorded examination of a witness or witnesses under oath, primarily on
the basis of interrogatories annexed to the commission, and to remit to
the issuing court the transcript of such examination.
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