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S.C. Code Ann. § 15-47-120

Issuance of subpoena

Known as the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act

The act spans §§ 15-47-100 to 15-47-160 (7 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Attorney Grievance Commission v. Mixter (2015)

Most recently applied in Attorney Grievance Commission v. Mixter (February 2015)

2010 Act No. 132, SECTION 1, eff March 30, 2010.

(A) To request issuance of a subpoena under this chapter, a party must submit a foreign subpoena to the clerk of court of 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.

(B) When a party submits a foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in this State, the clerk, in accordance with the rules of court, promptly shall issue a subpoena for service upon the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed. The subpoena 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.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.