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Asking for Subpoenas

You may ask us to issue a Subpoena or a Subpoena Duces Tecum.

• A Subpoena is a legal document that orders a person to appear and testify at a hearing.
• A Subpoena Duces Tecum is a legal document that orders a person or organization (such as a bank, school, hospital, medical clinic, etc.) to produce documents or other records by a certain date.

If you want a witness(s) to testify at your hearing and you are not sure the individual(s) you have asked to come to your hearing will come OR you cannot reach the individual to ask that he/she come to your hearing and testify, you may want us to issue a Subpoena.

If you are having difficulty getting documents or other records from a bank, school, hospital, medical clinic, etc. you may ask us to issue a Subpoena Duces Tecum.

To request either type of subpoena, you must do the following:

• make your request as soon as you receive your Hearing Notice (with the date, time, and location of your hearing)
• call the telephone number of the Regional Office closest to you (see chart below)
• talk to one of our support staff who handles subpoena requests
• provide information about the witnesses (name and address) and records (name, type, location) you want subpoenaed
• explain why these witnesses and records are important to your hearing

State Hearings Division Regional Offices

Your subpoena request will be reviewed by the Presiding Judge of the appropriate Regional Office. If your request is denied, you will be notified by a letter or a telephone call.

If your request is approved, you will receive the subpoena documents in the mail, along with a cover letter. Please look at the instructions in the cover letter. It is your responsibility to serve each subpoena on the person or organization named in the subpoena.