Serving Subpoenas Across State Lines: How Law Firms Can Ensure Compliance
As a busy law firm, you may need to send subpoenas to a different state, whether to have someone testify or to provide documents. First, just finding the person may be challenging, not to mention the physical task of getting the subpoena to the right person. And more than likely, you have many other things to do besides searching for an individual in another state. Not to mention, you must stay in compliance while doing so.
That’s why you need help from a company like Pro Legal Support Services. Delegating your subpoena delivery to a professional organization like us frees up time for you to work on other cases. Our trained process servers will follow the law to the T, ensuring that your subpoenas make it in the right hands. Here’s how.
Utilize the Uniform Interstate Depositions & Discovery Act (UIDDA)
Many states in America have adopted the Uniform Depositions and Discovery Act (UIDDA), which helps simplify the process for attorneys to obtain discovery from witnesses in other states. To use the UIDDA, an attorney from the trial state obtains a subpoena and then submits it to the state district court clerk in the witness’s state.
This process is easier than trying to serve a subpoena from the trial state to someone who resides in a different state. Process servers can handle the subpoena delivery in the witness’s state just like they would in the trial state.
Understand Different States’ Laws
One barrier to a smooth process is that states in the country have different laws regarding process serving. Some of the other rules include requiring personal service by a sheriff or process server or allowing service by certified mail.
That’s why a dedicated process server, like the ones from Pro Legal, can help your law firm — they know the laws in different states and will ensure compliance with delivering the subpoena.
Clear & Detailed Documentation
While delivering subpoenas, you must have detailed and clear documentation of every step involved in service of process. Proper documentation is crucial for demonstration validity and providing proof of service, which is essential for compliance and for use in court, should the service be contested.
How Pro Legal Can Help Serve Out-of-State Subpoenas
Pro Legal’s process servers can handle delivering out-of-state subpoenas with ease. We are experts at state laws and provide top-notch service, from up-to-the-minute communication and solution-focused speed. We also maintain compliance, can utilize skip tracing as needed, and provide courthouse and e-filing services.
Regulation Compliance
Pro Legal process servers are trained and experienced in handling legal requirements related to correct service. This is vital in ensuring the subpoena’s validity. In addition, any special requests are handled with exceptional professionalism.
Skip Tracing
Looking for an out-of-state individual to deliver a subpoena? Pro Legal can handle your skip tracing requests to locate those who are more difficult to locate. We have access to sophisticated methods of searching, going deeper than a basic Google search. We’ll use our resources to locate the individual and deliver the subpoena.
Courthouse & E-Filing
To further streamline your subpoena delivery, Pro Legal also offers courthouse filing and e-filing services. These help move your case forward quickly and give you peace of mind that your documents are correctly filed and submitted.
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