Depositions and the Sunday rule

The words

A deposition is testimony under oath taken down in writing. CPLR 3113 authorizes depositions before a notary.

The actual law, so it can’t scare you later.

Actually means

Lawyers ask, a witness answers under oath, and you are the officer who swore the witness in.

Plain English. No legalese survives this step.

Live example

Attorneys take a witness statement in an office; the notary present administers the oath and the testimony is recorded.

A scene you can picture.

Killer question

Two crisp facts: a notary may take depositions, and a notary may notarize on Sunday but a civil deposition cannot be taken on Sunday.

Exactly how the exam asks it.