Production of things at the examination · as in force on May 31, 2026
Rule 3111. Production of things at the examination. The notice or subpoena may require the production of books, papers and other things in the possession, custody or control of the person to be examined to be marked as exhibits, and used on the examination. The reasonable production expenses of a non-party witness shall be defrayed by the party seeking discovery.
A deposition notice or subpoena may require the witness to bring books, papers, and other controlled items so they can be marked as exhibits and used during questioning. The party seeking discovery must pay a nonparty witness’s reasonable production expenses. ★
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 Clerk in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Court Clerk: Civil Practice Law and Rules; Volume 1 — Your Career: Civil Practice in Plain English.