{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cpl", "section": "610.10", "citation": "CPL § 610.10", "heading": "Securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena; in general", "text": ["§ 610.10  Securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena; in general.", "1.  Under circumstances prescribed in this article, a person at liberty within the state may be required to attend a criminal court action or proceeding as a witness by the issuance and service upon him of a subpoena.", "2.  A \"subpoena\" is a process of a court directing the person to whom it is addressed to attend and appear as a witness in a designated action or proceeding in such court, on a designated date and any recessed or adjourned date of the action or proceeding.  If the witness is given reasonable notice of such recess or adjournment, no further process is required to compel his attendance on the adjourned date.", "3.  As used in this article, \"subpoena\" includes a \"subpoena duces tecum.\"  A subpoena duces tecum is a subpoena requiring the witness to bring with him and produce specified physical evidence."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/610.10", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person at liberty within New York may be **required by subpoena to attend** a criminal action or proceeding as a witness, under the circumstances this article prescribes.\n- **(1)** The witness is compelled by the **issuance and service of a subpoena** on him.\n- **(2)** A **subpoena** is court process directing the person to appear as a witness in a designated action or proceeding on a designated date and on any recessed or adjourned date. If the witness gets **reasonable notice of the recess or adjournment, no further process is needed** to compel attendance on the new date. ★\n- **(3)** In this article, \"subpoena\" includes a **subpoena duces tecum**, which requires the witness to **bring and produce specified physical evidence**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cpl/610.10", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}