---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 92.50"
title: "22"
number: "92.50"
heading: "Use of depositions in court actions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/92.50"
---

# §92.50. Use of depositions in court actions.


Generally depositions may be taken and used in all civil actions or suits. In criminal cases in the United States, a deposition cannot be used, unless a statute has been enacted which permits a defendant in a criminal case to have a deposition taken in his own behalf, or unless the defendant consents to the taking of a deposition by the State for use by the prosecution. (For exception in connection with the proving of foreign documents for use in criminal actions, see [§ 92.65](/cfr/22/92.65.md).)


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a, 2656, 4215 and 4221.

### Source

Source: 22 FR 10858, Dec. 27, 1957, unless otherwise noted.