N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 610.30: Securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena; where subpoena may be served

§ 610.30 Securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena; where subpoena

may be served.

1. A subpoena of any criminal court, issued pursuant to section

610.20, may be served anywhere in the county of issuance or anywhere in

an adjoining county.

2. A subpoena of a superior court or of a superior court judge

sitting as a local criminal court, issued pursuant to section 610.20,

may be served anywhere in the state.

3. A subpoena of a district court or of the New York City criminal

court, issued pursuant to section 610.20, may be served anywhere in the

state; provided that, if such subpoena is issued by a prosecutor or by

an attorney for a defendant, it may be served in a county other than the

county of issuance or an adjoining county only if such court, upon

application of such prosecutor or attorney, endorses upon such subpoena

an order for the attendance of the witness.

4. A subpoena of a city court or a town court or a village court,

issued pursuant to section 610.20, may be served in a county other than

the one of issuance or an adjoining county if a judge of a superior

court, upon application of the issuing court or the district attorney or

an attorney for the defendant, endorses upon such subpoena an order for

the attendance of the witness.