Senate Bill S5621

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for service of subpoena and delivery of records

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S5621 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7057
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §2305, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S4867, A6047

2015-S5621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for service of subpoena and delivery of records.

2015-S5621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5621

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. BONACIC -- (at request of the Office of Court Admin-
  istration) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  practice law and rules, in relation to a
  subpoena of records for trial

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 2305 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
by adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
  (D) SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM FOR A TRIAL; SERVICE OF SUBPOENA AND DELIVERY
FOR  RECORDS.  WHERE  A TRIAL SUBPOENA DIRECTS SERVICE OF THE SUBPOENAED
DOCUMENTS TO THE  ATTORNEY  OR  SELF-REPRESENTED  PARTY  AT  THE  RETURN
ADDRESS  SET  FORTH  IN  THE  SUBPOENA,  A COPY OF THE SUBPOENA SHALL BE
SERVED UPON ALL PARTIES SIMULTANEOUSLY  AND  THE  PARTY  RECEIVING  SUCH
SUBPOENAED RECORDS, IN ANY FORMAT, SHALL DELIVER A COMPLETE COPY OF SUCH
RECORDS  IN THE SAME FORMAT TO ALL OPPOSING COUNSEL AND SELF-REPRESENTED
PARTIES WHERE APPLICABLE, FORTHWITH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and apply to  all  actions
pending on or after such effective date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09371-03-5

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