Statute · New York Criminal Procedure Law
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 680.10 — Examination of witnesses on commission; in general
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 680.10
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- Statute
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- New York Criminal Procedure Law
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- New York
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- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 680.10 Examination of witnesses on commission; in general.
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N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 680.10 — Examination of witnesses on commission; in general is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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.