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Title 24. EVIDENCE · Chapter 13. SECURING ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES AND PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE · Article 2. SUBPOENAS AND NOTICE TO PRODUCE

24-13-24. Service of subpoenas.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. A subpoena may be served by any sheriff, by his or her deputy, or by any other person not less than 18 years of age. Proof may be shown by return or certificate endorsed on a copy of the subpoena. Subpoenas may also be served by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, and the return receipt shall constitute prima-facie proof of service. Service upon a party may be made by serving his or her counsel of record.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 24-13-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.

Cross references

Issuance of subpoenas by Superior Court of Fulton County on behalf of the Committees on Ethics of the Senate and House of Representatives, § 28-1-16.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t24-ch8-14-(v20a)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V20A, 2023 edition, pages 502 to 503; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 5c80296e7624.