Form CIV-SC-63 at a glance
What it is: CIV-SC-63 is the Affidavit of Service of an Information Subpoena, a Civil Court of the City of New York form.
Who signs: Anyone NOT A PARTY TO THE ACTION who is over the age of 18 may serve the subpoena. After the papers are mailed, the server must fill out an affidavit of service, have it notarized, and retain it for future use if necessary.
A filled-in Form CIV-SC-63 example: a friend serves an information subpoena
How to fill out Form CIV-SC-63, box by box
Civil Court of the City of New York, County
Under CIVIL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, enter the County and the Part.
Enter the Index No. on the AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE OF AN INFORMATION SUBPOENA.
Claimant(s)/Plaintiff(s) and the Judgment debtor
Enter the Claimant(s)/Plaintiff(s).
Enter the Judgment debtor, the Address and the City, State, Zip Code.
State of New York, County of, and the Name of Deponent
Enter the County after State of New York, County of.
Enter the Name of Deponent, who is duly sworn.
Time, Date and who was served
I am over the age of 18 and not a party to this action. Enter the Time and the Date, then who was served with a copy of an Information Subpoena with Questions and a prepaid addressed return envelope.
Enter the address where the papers were mailed in an envelope addressed to him/her, by Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested.
Signature of Server and Sworn to before me
SIGN at Signature of Server. Sworn to before me, then Signature of Notary.
More rules for Form CIV-SC-63
An information subpoena from the Civil Court of the City of New York may only be served within the State of New York.
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.
Make a photocopy of the subpoena and two photocopies of the list of questions.
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.
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.
Common questions about Form CIV-SC-63
Are there fees?
No fee may be charged to fill in this form.
Sources
[1] Form CIV-SC-63 Affidavit (Revised November 2009), Civil Court of the City of New York (the Official source link on this page).