{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-204","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law § 204","heading":"Subpoenaing hearing referees","body":"§ 204. Subpoenaing hearing referees. No officer or employee of the\ndepartment of motor vehicles who has conducted a hearing concerning an\nowner or operator of a motor vehicle or motorcycle shall be required to\nappear in any court as a witness in a civil action in which such owner\nor operator is a party except pursuant to a subpoena signed by a judge\nof a court of record, or a judge of the court in which the action is\npending, issued upon an application to such judge after, at least, one\nday's notice to the commissioner or a deputy commissioner of motor\nvehicles.","path":["Vehicle \u0026 Traffic Law","Title 2. Department of Motor Vehicles; Commissioner","Article 2. Department of Motor Vehicles; Commissioner"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/VAT/204","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"45fb47a403dfc4a102ef7e1313035d2dd8aba1e41976bb5944f370bf49083bb9","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-203","next":"us-ny/n.y.-vehicle-traffic-law-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}