Section 9-18.1-3 Issuance of subpoena.

RI Gen L § 9-18.1-3 (2019) (N/A)

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§ 9-18.1-3. Issuance of subpoena. (a) To request issuance of a subpoena under this section, a party shall submit a foreign subpoena to:

(1) A clerk of the superior court in the county in which discovery is sought to be conducted in this state; or

(2) A lawyer who is a member in good standing of the bar of this state. A request for the issuance of a subpoena under this act does not constitute an appearance in the courts of this state.

(b) When a party submits a foreign subpoena to a clerk of the superior court in this state, the clerk, in accordance with the court's procedure, shall promptly issue a subpoena for service on the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed. When a party submits a subpoena to a lawyer who is a member in good standing of the bar of this state, the lawyer may issue a subpoena for service on the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed.

(1) Incorporate the terms used in the foreign subpoena;

(2) Contain or be accompanied by the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of all counsel of record in the proceeding to which the subpoena relates and of any party not represented by counsel; and

(3) Otherwise be in a form that complies with the laws of this state.

History of Section. (P.L. 2019, ch. 190, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 241, § 1.)

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