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Miss. Code Ann. § 11-59-5

Issuance of subpoena

Known as the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act

The act spans §§ 11–11 (8 sections).

Laws, 2011, ch. 347, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 2011.

To request issuance of a subpoena under this section, a party must submit a foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county in which discovery is sought to be conducted in this state. A request for the issuance of a subpoena under this chapter does not constitute an appearance in the courts of this state.

When a party submits a foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in this state, the clerk, in accordance with that court’s procedure, shall promptly issue a subpoena for service upon the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed.

A subpoena under subsection (b) must:

Incorporate the terms used in the foreign subpoena; and

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

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.