{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "cplr", "section": "2304", "citation": "CPLR § 2304", "heading": "Motion to quash, fix conditions or modify", "text": ["§ 2304. Motion to quash, fix conditions or modify.  A motion to quash, fix conditions or modify a subpoena shall be made promptly in the court in which the subpoena is returnable. If the subpoena is not returnable in a court, a request to withdraw or modify the subpoena shall first be made to the person who issued it and a motion to quash, fix conditions or modify may thereafter be made in the supreme court; except that such motion with respect to a child support subpoena issued pursuant to section one hundred eleven-p of the social services law shall be made to a judge of the family court or the supreme court.  Reasonable conditions may be imposed upon the granting or denial of a motion to quash or modify."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/2304", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "- A motion to **quash, fix conditions, or modify** a subpoena is **made promptly in the court where the subpoena is returnable.** ★\n- If **not returnable in a court**, you **first ask the issuer** to withdraw/modify; a motion may **thereafter** be made in **supreme court** (child-support subpoena motions go to a Family Court or supreme court judge).\n- **Reasonable conditions** may be imposed on granting or denying the motion.", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/cplr/2304", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}