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Título 24. EVIDENCE · Capítulo 13. SECURING ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES AND PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE · Artículo 2. SUBPOENAS AND NOTICE TO PRODUCE

24-13-21. Issuance of subpoena; form; punishment for misuse.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. (a)

    As used in this Code section, the term “subpoena” includes a witness subpoena and a subpoena for the production of evidence.#

  2. (b)

    A subpoena shall state the name of the court, the name of the clerk, and the title of the proceeding and shall command each person to whom it is directed to attend and give testimony or produce evidence at a time and place specified by the subpoena.#

  3. (c)

    The clerk of court shall make subpoenas in blank available on demand by electronic or other means to parties or their counsel or to the grand jury.#

  4. (d)

    An attorney who is counsel of record in a proceeding may issue and sign a subpoena obtained by electronic or other means from the clerk of court as an officer of a court for any deposition, hearing, or trial held in conjunction with such proceeding.#

  5. (e)

    A district attorney may issue, and upon the request of the grand jury shall issue, a subpoena in grand jury proceedings.#

  6. (f)

    A subpoena shall be completed prior to being served.#

  7. (g)

    Subpoenas are enforceable as provided in Code Section 24-13-26.#

  8. (h)

    If an individual misuses a subpoena, he or she shall be subject to punishment for contempt of court and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300.00 or not more than 20 days’ imprisonment, or both.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 24-13-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 24/HB 942.

Cross references

Subpoena, Fed. R. Civ. P. 45. Subpoena, Fed. R. Crim. P. 17.

Law reviews

For article, “Best Practices for Issuing Subpoenas Depositions of Georgia Residents in Cases Pending Out of State,” see 12 Ga. St. B.J. 12 (2007).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t24-ch8-14-(v20a)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volumen V20A, edición 2023, página 493; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo 5c80296e7624.