Section 610.30. Securing attendance of witnesses by subpoena; where subpoena may be served  


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  • 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.