{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-92.50","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 92.50","heading":"Use of depositions in court actions.","body":"Generally depositions may be taken and used in all civil actions or suits. In criminal cases in the United States, a deposition cannot be used, unless a statute has been enacted which permits a defendant in a criminal case to have a deposition taken in his own behalf, or unless the defendant consents to the taking of a deposition by the State for use by the prosecution. (For exception in connection with the proving of foreign documents for use in criminal actions, see § 92.65.)","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER J—LEGAL AND RELATED SERVICES","PART 92—NOTARIAL AND RELATED SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"9eb9ba48ada687f2eefae96124e5cbf48f46cf461a7a71328bd625bea26894db","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-92.49","next":"us/22-cfr-92.51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}