Domesticating Foreign Subpoenas

UIDDA. Ala. Code secs. 12-21-400 to 12-21-407; Ala. R. Civ. P. 28(c). Civil actions only, and the other state must have a similar act (sec. 12-21-406). Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the circuit court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues an Alabama subpoena, which must state on its face that the recipient may object in writing within 15 days of proper service.
Court forms, Alabama Administrative Office of Courts (Form C-12A, Application for Issuance of a Foreign Subpoena)

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. Alaska R. Civ. P. 45.1. Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of court for the judicial district where discovery is to be conducted, and the clerk promptly issues an Alaska subpoena incorporating the foreign terms. The request does not constitute an appearance in Alaska courts.
Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure (Rule 45.1), Alaska Court System

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. Ariz. R. Civ. P. 45.1. Present the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the superior court in the county where discovery will be conducted, and the clerk issues a signed, blank Arizona subpoena for the requesting party to complete before service. The foreign subpoena should carry, below the case number, the phrase “For issuance of an Arizona Subpoena under Ariz.R.Civ.P. 45.1.”
Instructions for an Arizona subpoena for a foreign case, Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. Ark. R. Civ. P. 45.1, effective January 1, 2018. Submit the foreign subpoena to the circuit clerk in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues an Arkansas subpoena. The clerk does not open a case at issuance. Arkansas covers testimony and production, but not inspection of premises.

UIDDA (California version, the Interstate and International Depositions and Discovery Act). Cal. Civ. Proc. Code secs. 2029.100 to 2029.900. Submit the original or a true and correct copy of the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the superior court in the county where discovery is to be conducted, with the application on Form SUBP-030 and the $45 fee set by Gov. Code sec. 70626, and the clerk promptly issues a California subpoena. Alternatively, retained California counsel may issue the subpoena under sec. 2029.350. Note that sec. 2029.300(e) bars issuance for certain foreign subpoenas tied to gender affirming care and other sensitive services.
Form SUBP-030, Application for Discovery Subpoena in Action Pending Outside California, California Courts

UIDDA. Colo. Rev. Stat. secs. 13-90.5-101 to 13-90.5-107. File a Request to Issue Subpoena (Form JDF 87), with the foreign subpoena attached and a completed Colorado subpoena, in the district court in the county where the discovery will be conducted; the court opens an individual case for the request.
Guide to Issuing a Subpoena for Cases Outside of Colorado (JDF 86), Colorado Judicial Branch

Connecticut Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (UIDDA). Conn. Gen. Stat. secs. 52-655 to 52-660, effective July 1, 2023. Submit the original or a true copy of the foreign subpoena, the application on Form JD-CL-166, and the statutory fee to the clerk of the Superior Court in the judicial district (or the clerk of the Probate Court in the probate district) where discovery is to be conducted, and the clerk promptly issues a Connecticut subpoena.
Application for Issuance of Foreign Subpoena (Form JD-CL-166), Connecticut Judicial Branch

UIDDA. 10 Del. C. sec. 4311. Submit the foreign subpoena to the prothonotary of the Superior Court in the county where discovery is sought, and the prothonotary promptly issues a Delaware subpoena incorporating the foreign terms.
Out of State Subpoena in a Civil Case (Superior Court form), Delaware Courts

UIDDA, with a required affirmation. D.C. Code secs. 13-441 to 13-449; D.C. Super. Ct. R. Civ. P. 28-I. Submit the foreign subpoena to the Clerk of the Superior Court, together with a signed statement, sworn or affirmed under penalty of perjury, that no portion of the subpoena is intended or anticipated to further an investigation or proceeding interfering with bodily autonomy; a subpoena filed without the affirmation will not be accepted. The older commission route under D.C. Code sec. 14-103 is preserved in Rule 28-I(d).
Civil Rule 28-I, Interstate Depositions and Discovery Procedures, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

UIDDA. Fla. Stat. sec. 92.251, effective July 1, 2019. Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Florida subpoena incorporating the foreign terms. No reciprocity is required, and the act does not apply to criminal proceedings. The older commissioner route under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.410(g) also remains available.

UIDDA, with the older commission route preserved. O.C.G.A. secs. 24-13-110 to 24-13-116. Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of superior court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Georgia subpoena. Reciprocity is required and criminal proceedings are excluded (sec. 24-13-112(d) and (e)).

UIDDA, plus a court petition route. Haw. Rev. Stat. secs. 624D-1 to 624D-7; sec. 624-27. Under the UIDDA, submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of court in the circuit where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Hawaii subpoena. Separately, sec. 624-27 allows a circuit court, on a verified petition, to order a subpoena where a commission or similar out-of-state proceeding seeks testimony in Hawaii.

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. Idaho R. Civ. P. 45(j). Submit the foreign subpoena, together with a drafted Idaho subpoena, to the clerk of the District Court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues an Idaho subpoena advising the witness of the right to petition to quash or modify. The clerk creates no case file and collects no fee. The rule covers actions pending outside Idaho and does not apply to litigation originating in foreign countries.
Idaho Court Rules, Idaho Supreme Court

UIDDA, with an attestation requirement. 735 ILCS 35/1 to 35/9.5; Ill. S. Ct. R. 17. Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the circuit court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues an Illinois subpoena unless issuance is prohibited. Since 2023, a submission must include the Supreme Court Foreign Subpoena Attestation form, completed under penalty of perjury, for subpoenas covered by 735 ILCS 35/3.5, which bars issuance for foreign subpoenas seeking information related to lawful health care activity.
Illinois Supreme Court Rule 17, Foreign Subpoenas, Illinois Courts

UIDDA, with a court order route preserved. Ind. Code secs. 34-44.5-1-1 to 34-44.5-1-11; Ind. Trial R. 28(E). Under the UIDDA, submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues an Indiana subpoena (sec. 34-44.5-1-6). Trial Rule 28(E) separately allows an Indiana court to order testimony or production for an out-of-state proceeding, on application or letter rogatory.

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. Iowa R. Civ. P. 1.1702; Iowa Code sec. 622.84. Request a signed, blank subpoena from the clerk of court in the county where discovery is to be conducted, or have an attorney licensed or otherwise authorized to practice in Iowa issue and sign the subpoena as an officer of the court, with a copy of the foreign subpoena attached. There is no fee on the attorney issued route; the clerk collects a $50 fee when a court file is opened under Rule 1.1702(5), including when a motion is filed.

UIDDA. Kan. Stat. Ann. sec. 60-228a. Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought and pay the docket fee required by Kan. Stat. Ann. sec. 60-2001 (currently $173), and the clerk promptly issues a Kansas subpoena, assigns it a case file number, and enters it on the docket as a civil action. Kansas defines “foreign jurisdiction” to include a foreign country.

UIDDA. Ky. Rev. Stat. sec. 421.360. Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Kentucky subpoena incorporating the foreign terms.

UIDDA, with the older Uniform Foreign Depositions Law also in force. La. Rev. Stat. sec. 13:3825 (UIDDA); secs. 13:3821 et seq. (Uniform Foreign Depositions Law). Present the original or a certified copy of the foreign subpoena to the clerk of court of the parish where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Louisiana subpoena. Applications to enforce, quash, or modify go to the district court that issued the subpoena.
La. Rev. Stat. sec. 13:3825, Louisiana Legislature

UIDDA. 14 M.R.S. secs. 401 to 408, enacted in 2019. Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the District Court in the district, or the clerk of the Superior Court of the county, where discovery is to be conducted, and the clerk promptly issues a Maine subpoena. A 2023 amendment requires an attestation and bars issuance for subpoenas related to legally protected health care activity (sec. 403). Me. R. Civ. P. 30(h) now cross-references the UIDDA.
14 M.R.S. chapter 15, Maine Legislature

UIDDA. Md. Code Ann., Cts. and Jud. Proc. secs. 9-401 et seq. Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the circuit court for the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Maryland subpoena incorporating the foreign terms (sec. 9-402).

No UIDDA (commissioner and court order practice). Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 45; ch. 223A, sec. 11; Mass. R. Civ. P. 45. Massachusetts has not adopted the UIDDA, although adoption bills were pending in 2026. A deposition for a case pending in another state is taken before a justice of the peace, a notary public, or a commissioner appointed under the authority of the state where the case is pending, and the witness can be summoned before the commissioner by process from a justice of the peace or notary public (ch. 233, sec. 45). A Massachusetts court may also order a person in the Commonwealth to give testimony or produce documents for a proceeding outside the Commonwealth, on application or letter rogatory (ch. 223A, sec. 11, which since 2022 bars such orders for proceedings concerning legally protected health care activity).
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 45, Massachusetts Legislature

UIDDA. MCL secs. 600.2201 to 600.2209; MCR 2.305(E). Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the circuit court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Michigan subpoena on Form CC 11a incorporating the foreign terms.
Subpoena for Out-of-State Case (Form CC 11a), Michigan Courts

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. Minn. R. Civ. P. 45.06. Submit the foreign subpoena to the district court administrator of the court in the county where discovery is sought, and the administrator promptly issues a Minnesota subpoena. Alternatively, an attorney admitted to practice in Minnesota may issue and sign the subpoena directly, as an officer of the court.
Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 45, Minnesota Revisor of Statutes

UIDDA. Miss. Code Ann. secs. 11-59-1 to 11-59-15; Miss. R. Civ. P. 45(a)(3). The act applies to requests for discovery in cases pending on or after July 1, 2011. Submit the foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Mississippi subpoena (sec. 11-59-5). An application for a protective order or to enforce, quash, or modify the subpoena goes to the court in the county where discovery is to be conducted (sec. 11-59-11).

No UIDDA (court order process). Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 57.08 and 57.09; Mo. Rev. Stat. sec. 492.100. Missouri has not adopted the UIDDA. Where a deposition is to be taken in Missouri for use in a proceeding in another state, apply to the circuit court in the county where the deponent is found for an order issuing a subpoena under Rule 57.09. This is a court order process, not a ministerial clerk filing, and local practice varies by circuit.

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. Mont. R. Civ. P. 28(c). Submit the foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Montana subpoena incorporating the foreign terms. Service is under Mont. R. Civ. P. 45.

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. Neb. Ct. R. Disc. sec. 6-330A, effective February 16, 2021. File the official Request for the Issuance of a Nebraska Subpoena, with the foreign subpoena and a list of all counsel and self-represented parties, with the clerk of the district court in the county where discovery is to be conducted, and pay the $75 fee per subpoena. The clerk reissues the foreign subpoena as a Nebraska subpoena, and no local counsel or pro hac vice admission is needed for issuance.
Request for the Issuance of a Nebraska Subpoena (official form), Nebraska Judicial Branch

UIDDA. Nev. Rev. Stat. secs. 53.100 to 53.200 (issuance at sec. 53.170). Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of a court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Nevada subpoena incorporating the foreign terms. Service and enforcement are under Rule 45 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.

UIDDA enacted, effective January 1, 2027. RSA 517-A:1 to 517-A:11, enacted by HB 1489 (2026). From January 1, 2027, submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the superior court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a New Hampshire subpoena. Until that date, the prior procedure applies: the Uniform Foreign Depositions Law at RSA chapter 517-A, with depositions taken before commissioners under RSA 517:18. RSA 517:18 is repealed when the new act takes effect, and its substance is carried into RSA 517-A:11.
HB 1489 (2026), chaptered text, New Hampshire General Court

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. N.J. Ct. R. 4:11-4(b), effective September 1, 2014. For a case pending in another state, no petition and no New Jersey counsel are required: file the foreign subpoena with the clerk of the court in the county where discovery is sought (a miscellaneous matter is opened and the clerk issues the subpoena), or have a New Jersey licensed attorney issue it. A subpoena seeking records must also seek the witness’s deposition. Rule 4:11-4(a) still governs discovery for federal court and foreign country proceedings, by ex parte petition.
Civil Practice Committee 2014 Report (UIDDA rule amendments), New Jersey Courts

UIDDA, adopted by court rule, with a miscellaneous proceeding filing. Rule 1-045.1 NMRA; Rule 1-045(B)(6) NMRA. File a miscellaneous proceeding in the judicial district where the subpoena is to be served, and on docketing the district court clerk issues a New Mexico subpoena incorporating the foreign terms. The older judge order statute, NMSA 1978 sec. 38-8-1, remains in the statutes as a predecessor route.

UIDDA. CPLR 3119. Submit the out-of-state subpoena to the county clerk in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a New York subpoena; alternatively, retained New York counsel may issue it (CPLR 3119(b)). Every request must include an affirmation, under penalty of perjury, that the subpoena is not related to a proceeding targeting legally protected health activity, or that a statutory exception applies (CPLR 3119(b)(2) and (g)).
CPLR 3119, New York State Senate
Sample subpoena form, Nassau County Clerk

UIDDA. N.C. Gen. Stat. secs. 1F-1 to 1F-7. Submit the foreign subpoena to the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk opens a court file, collects the filing fee under G.S. 7A-305(a)(2), and promptly issues a North Carolina subpoena (sec. 1F-3).

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. N.D. R. Ct. 5.1; N.D. R. Civ. P. 45(a)(3). Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a North Dakota subpoena. Only a clerk of court may issue a Rule 5.1 subpoena.
Rule 5.1, Interstate Depositions and Discovery, North Dakota Court System

UIDDA. Ohio Rev. Code sec. 2319.09, effective September 14, 2016. Submit the foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues an Ohio subpoena incorporating the foreign terms. Section 2319.09 replaced the older Uniform Foreign Depositions Act text in the same section.
Foreign Subpoena Instructions under R.C. 2319.09, Franklin County Clerk of Courts

UIDDA. 12 Okla. Stat. secs. 3250 to 3257, effective November 1, 2021. Submit the foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues an Oklahoma subpoena incorporating the foreign terms (sec. 3252). Service follows 12 Okla. Stat. sec. 2004.1(B).

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. ORCP 38 C; UTCR 5.140. Submit the foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought, together with the UTCR 5.140 packet (an ORCP 55 compliant subpoena and a declaration and request for issuance), and the clerk assigns a case number and promptly issues an Oregon subpoena. UTCR 5.140 was amended effective January 1, 2026.

UIDDA. 42 Pa.C.S. secs. 5331 to 5337. Submit the foreign subpoena to the prothonotary in the jurisdiction where the person who is the subject of the subpoena resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business in person, which differs from the uniform act’s county where discovery is sought wording, and the prothonotary promptly issues a Pennsylvania subpoena (sec. 5335). Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure 4009.21 to 4009.27 apply.

UIDDA adopted in 2026. Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure 25.2 and 40.6, as amended by Ley 178-2026, signed August 13, 2026 and effective immediately. For a case pending in Puerto Rico, the requesting party asks the Clerk of the Court of First Instance where the case is pending to issue a subpoena for a witness located in another United States jurisdiction, and the Clerk issues it promptly; the subpoena is served under the law of the state where it is filed. For discovery coming into Puerto Rico, service of a subpoena from a jurisdiction that has adopted the UIDDA follows Rule 40.3 and is carried out by the requesting litigants or their legal representatives, with marshal service available on payment of the service costs (Rule 40.6(e)). Commissions and letters rogatory remain available for foreign countries and for United States jurisdictions that have not adopted the UIDDA.
Ley 178-2026, enrolled text, Oficina de Servicios Legislativos

UIDDA. R.I. Gen. Laws secs. 9-18.1-1 to 9-18.1-8, effective July 15, 2019. Submit the foreign subpoena to a clerk of the Superior Court in the county where discovery is sought, or to a lawyer who is a member in good standing of the Rhode Island bar; either may issue a Rhode Island subpoena (sec. 9-18.1-3).

UIDDA, with the Rule 28(d) commission route preserved. S.C. Code secs. 15-47-100 to 15-47-160; S.C. R. Civ. P. 28(d). Under the UIDDA, submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of court of the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a South Carolina subpoena (sec. 15-47-120). Rule 28(d) separately allows issuance by a South Carolina licensed attorney or the clerk of court on a certified copy of the mandate, writ, or commission from the out-of-state court.
S.C. Code Title 15, Chapter 47, South Carolina Legislature

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. SDCL secs. 15-6-28.1 to 15-6-28.6. Submit the foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a South Dakota subpoena (sec. 15-6-28.3). An older provision remains at SDCL sec. 19-5-4.

UIDDA. Tenn. Code Ann. secs. 24-9-201 to 24-9-207. Submit the foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Tennessee subpoena incorporating the foreign terms (sec. 24-9-203).

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. Tex. R. Civ. P. 201.3, effective August 31, 2025. Submit the out-of-state subpoena to the clerk of a district or county court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Texas subpoena incorporating its terms. No Texas counsel and no separate lawsuit are required. A clerk issued subpoena under Rule 201.3 cannot compel an inspection of premises; a court order is required for that. The former statute, Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code sec. 20.002, was repealed effective September 1, 2025.
HB 3929 (2023), the act authorizing adoption of the UIDDA, Texas Legislature Online

UIDDA, with reciprocity required. Utah Code secs. 78B-17-101 to 78B-17-302; issuance at sec. 78B-17-201. Submit the foreign subpoena to a court in the judicial district where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Utah subpoena. Utah’s act may be used only if the other state has enacted the UIDDA or provisions substantially similar to it (sec. 78B-17-103(3)), and it does not excuse compliance with the rules on unauthorized practice of law and limited appearance.
Utah Code chapter 78B-17 (S.B. 205, 2008), Utah Legislature

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. Vt. R. Civ. P. 45(f). Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the Superior Court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Vermont subpoena incorporating the foreign terms.

UIDDA, with reciprocity and a health care attestation. Va. Code secs. 8.01-412.8 to 8.01-412.15. Submit to the circuit court clerk where discovery is sought: the foreign subpoena, a written statement that the law of the foreign jurisdiction grants reciprocal privileges to citizens of Virginia, and, since July 1, 2026, an attestation under penalty of perjury stating whether the subpoena seeks documents, information, or testimony related to protected health care activity (sec. 8.01-412.10). The clerk promptly issues a Virginia subpoena on Form CC-1439, and no separate civil action needs to be filed.
Form CC-1439, Subpoena Under Foreign Subpoena, Fairfax County Circuit Court
Foreign Subpoena Instructions, Fairfax County Circuit Court
Service of Subpoenas (Requesting a Foreign Subpoena), Loudoun County Circuit Court Clerk

UIDDA, with a protected health care attestation. Wash. Rev. Code secs. 5.51.010 to 5.51.902. Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought, together with an attestation under penalty of perjury stating whether it seeks material related to protected health care services (RCW 5.51.020, as amended in 2023). If it does seek such material, the clerk shall not issue it and shall present it to the court. Service is under Superior Court Civil Rule 45.
Foreign Subpoena Instruction Sheet, King County Department of Judicial Administration

UIDDA. W. Va. Code secs. 56-12-1 to 56-12-8. Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a West Virginia subpoena incorporating the foreign terms.

UIDDA. Wis. Stat. sec. 887.24. Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of circuit court for the county where discovery is to be conducted, and the clerk promptly signs and issues a Wisconsin subpoena; alternatively, a Wisconsin attorney may issue the subpoena as an officer of the court. The subpoena must advise the recipient of the right to petition for a protective order.
Wis. Stat. sec. 887.24, Wisconsin Legislature

UIDDA, adopted by court rule. Wyo. R. Civ. P. 28(c), effective September 1, 2021. Submit the foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county where discovery is sought in Wyoming, and the clerk promptly issues a Wyoming subpoena incorporating its terms. Service is under Rule 45, and applications for a protective order or to enforce, quash, or modify go to the court for the county where discovery is to be conducted.
Order Amending Rules 5 and 28 of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure (2021), Supreme Court of Wyoming

UIDDA, with reciprocity. V.I. Code tit. 5, secs. 4922 to 4925B; see also V.I. R. Civ. P. 30(i). Submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the Virgin Islands court where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a Virgin Islands subpoena incorporating the foreign terms.