CPLR § 7505

Powers of arbitrator  ·  as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 7505. Powers of arbitrator. An arbitrator and any attorney of record in the arbitration proceeding has the power to issue subpoenas. An arbitrator has the power to administer oaths.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/7505

In plain English

An arbitrator and every attorney of record may issue subpoenas, and an arbitrator may administer oaths. ★

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.

In print

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.