NORTH CAROLINA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE — G.S. 1A-1, RULE 45

Civil Subpoena — Witness and Duces Tecum

Compel witness testimony and/or document production. Fill in your case details and download a court-ready PDF instantly. Free. No account required.
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01ISSUING ATTORNEY INFORMATION
02CASE INFORMATION
03SUBPOENA TYPE
04WITNESS INFORMATION
05DOCUMENTS REQUESTED (DUCES TECUM)
06SPECIAL NOTICES & CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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RULE 45 CHECKLIST

  • Issued by Clerk on attorney's request — or attorney can sign directly as officer of the court
  • Failure to comply is punishable as contempt of court
  • Must give reasonable time to comply with document requests
  • For deposition subpoena: must tender one day's witness fee ($20) + travel fee at time of service
  • Medical/mental health records: must give 10-day advance notice to the patient
  • Employee records: must give 10-day advance notice to the employee
  • Serve with copy of all papers in the case if commanding document production
  • Objecting party has 14 days before compliance to serve written objections

STATUTORY REFERENCE

G.S. 1A-1, Rule 45Subpoena
Rule 45(c)(2)Protect persons subject to subpoena
Rule 45(d)Duties on responding party
G.S. 8-53Physician-patient privilege
HIPAA §164.512(e)PHI in litigation

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