Opn. No.

Honorable William Kroeger Acting Chairman State of New York Workers' Compensation Board

Your general counsel has asked whether the Workers' Compensation Board (Board) should comply with subpoenas duces tecum issued by administrative agencies.

New York law governs subpoenas issued to State administrative agencies. CPLR, § 2307 (a) provides in pertinent part:

"A subpoena duces tecum to be served upon * * * a department or bureau * * * of the state, or an officer thereof, requiring the production of any books, papers or other things, shall be issued by a justice of the supreme court in the district…