2022 Georgia Code
Title 9 - Civil Practice
Chapter 11 - Civil Practice Act
Article 6 - Trials
§ 9-11-45. Subpoena for Taking Depositions; Objections; Place of Examination

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1. 1. 1. The clerk of the superior court of the county in which the action is pending or the clerk of any court of record in the county where the deposition is to be taken shall issue subpoenas for the persons sought to be deposed, upon request.
      2. Upon agreement of the parties, an attorney, as an officer of the court, may issue and sign a subpoena for the person sought to be deposed on behalf of a court in which the attorney is authorized to practice or a court for a venue in which a deposition is compelled by the subpoena, if the deposition pertains to an action pending in a court in which the attorney is authorized to practice.
      3. Subpoenas issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be issued and served in accordance with law governing issuance of subpoenas for attendance at court, except as to issuance by an attorney. The subpoena may command the person to whom it is directed to produce and permit inspection and copying of designated books, papers, documents, or tangible things which constitute or contain matters within the scope of the examination permitted by subsection (b) of Code Section 9-11-26, but in that event the subpoena will be subject to subsection (c) of Code Section 9-11-26; or the court, upon motion made promptly and in any event at or before the time specified in the subpoena for compliance therewith, may quash or modify the subpoena if it is unreasonable and oppressive, or condition denial of the motion upon the advancement by the person in whose behalf the subpoena is issued of the reasonable cost of producing the books, papers, documents, or tangible things.
      1. In the county wherein he resides or is employed or transacts his business in person;
      2. In any county in which he is served with a subpoena while therein; or
      3. At any place which is not more than 30 miles from the county seat of the county wherein the witness resides, is employed, or transacts his business in person.

      History. Ga. L. 1967, p. 226, § 19; Ga. L. 1972, p. 510, § 11; Ga. L. 1997, p. 457, § 1.

      Cross references.

      Subpoenas and notices to produce generally, § 24-13-21 et seq.

      U.S. Code.

      For provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 45, see 28 U.S.C.

      Law reviews.

      For article comparing sections of the Georgia Civil Practice Act with preexisting provisions of the Georgia Code, see 3 Ga. St. B.J. 295 (1967).

      For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 42 Mercer L. Rev. 469 (1990).

      For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 16 (1997).

      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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