Examination of witnesses conditionally; in general · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 660.10 Examination of witnesses conditionally; in general.
After a defendant has been arraigned upon an accusatory instrument, and under circumstances prescribed in this article, a criminal court may, upon application of either the people or a defendant, order that a witness or prospective witness in the action be examined conditionally under oath in order that such testimony may be received into evidence at subsequent proceedings in or related to the action.
After arraignment, a criminal court may, on the People’s or defendant’s application and under this article, order a witness or prospective witness examined conditionally under oath so the testimony may be used in later proceedings in or related to the case. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Officer: Criminal Procedure Law; Volume 2 — Your Career: Criminal Procedure in Plain English.