CIVIL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICE OF AN INFORMATION SUBPOENA
RESTRICTIONS:
An information subpoena from the Civil Court of the City of New York may only be served within
the State of New York. Please note that if the information subpoena is served outside of the City of New
York, Westchester or Nassau counties and the person subpoenaed does not obey the information subpoena a
Judge of the Civil Court may not have the power to punish that person for contempt.
An agency of the city, county or state government, or a public library, may only be subpoenaed with
the written permission of a judge.
PROCEDURES:
1. Make a photocopy of the subpoena and two photocopies of the list of questions.
2. Place the photocopy of the subpoena, together with the original and one of the photocopies of the
questions to be answered in an envelope addressed to the person from whom you desire information. Include
a stamped self-addressed envelope for use by the deponent to return the answers to you.
3. Anyone NOT A PARTY TO THE ACTION who is over the age of 18 may “serve” the subpoena.
To “serve” the subpoena, the person who is serving the papers must put the copy of the subpoena together
with the questions and the stamped self-addressed envelope in an envelope, and mail it by Certified Mail,
Return Receipt Requested, to the deponent.
4. After the papers are mailed, the server must fill out an affidavit of service, provided on the other
side of this Instruction Sheet, have it notarized, and retain it for future use if necessary.
CIV-SC-63 Reverse (Revised November, 2009)