# N.Y. CVP Law § 3106: Priority of depositions; witnesses; prisoners; designation of deponent

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3106

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. CVP Law § 3106
- **Heading:** Priority of depositions; witnesses; prisoners; designation of deponent
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act CVP / Article 31 / Section 3106

## Text

Rule 3106. Priority of depositions; witnesses; prisoners; designation\nof deponent. (a) Normal priority. After an action is commenced, any\nparty may take the testimony of any person by deposition upon oral or\nwritten questions. Leave of the court, granted on motion, shall be\nobtained if notice of the taking of the deposition of a party is served\nby the plaintiff before that party's time for serving a responsive\npleading has expired.\n (b) Witnesses. Where the person to be examined is not a party or a\nperson who at the time of taking the deposition is an officer, director,\nmember or employee of a party, he shall be served with a subpoena.\nUnless the court orders otherwise, on motion with or without notice,\nsuch subpoena shall be served at least twenty days before the\nexamination. Where a motion for a protective order against such an\nexamination is made, the witness shall be notified by the moving party\nthat the examination is stayed.\n (c) Prisoners. The deposition of a person confined under legal process\nmay be taken only by leave of the court.\n (d) Designation of deponent. A party desiring to take the deposition\nof a particular officer, director, member or employee of a person shall\ninclude in the notice or subpoena served upon such person the identity,\ndescription or title of such individual. Such person shall produce the\nindividual so designated unless they shall have, no later than ten days\nprior to the scheduled deposition, notified the requesting party that\nanother individual would instead be produced and the identity,\ndescription or title of such individual is specified. If timely\nnotification has been so given, such other individual shall instead be\nproduced.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3101 Scope of disclosure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3101.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3102 Method of obtaining disclosure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3102.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3103 Protective orders](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3103.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3104 Supervision of disclosure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3104.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3105 Notice to party in default](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3105.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3106 Priority of depositions; witnesses; prisoners; designation of deponent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3106.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3107 Notice of taking oral questions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3107.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3108 Written questions; when permitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3108.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3109 Notice of taking deposition on written questions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3109.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3110 Where the deposition is to be taken within the state](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3110.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3111 Production of things at the examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3111.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3112 Errors in notice for taking depositions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3112.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3113 Conduct of the examination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3113.md)
- [N.Y. CVP Law § 3114 Examination of witness who does not understand the English language](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_ACVP_A31_S3114.md)

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