N.Y. UDC Law § 1201
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Subpoenas
Official statutory text
§ 1201. Subpoenas.\n A subpoena and a subpoena duces tecum, and the powers of the court\nwith reference to them, shall be governed by the CPLR, except that they\nshall be served only within the county or in a county adjoining the\ncounty in which the action is pending or within the city of New York if\nthe action is pending in a county adjoining such city. But the court,\nupon motion of a party which need not be on notice, may issue either\nkind of subpoena and permit its service elsewhere outside the county if\nsatisfied that the interests of justice would be served thereby.\n
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