Rule 234.1 Subpoena to Attend and Testify
Chapter 200: Business of Courts
Rule Text
(a) A subpoena is an order of the court commanding a person to attend and testify at a particular time and place. It may also require the person to produce documents or things which are under the possession, custody or control of that person.
(b) A subpoena may be used to command a person to attend and to produce documents or things only at
(1) a trial or hearing in an action or proceeding pending in the court, or
(2) the taking of a deposition in an action or proceeding pending in the court.
(c) A subpoena may not be used to compel a person to appear or to produce documents or things ex parte before an attorney, a party or a representative of the party.
(d) A subpoena shall be served reasonably in advance of the date upon which attendance is required.
Amendment history: The provisions of this Rule 234.1 adopted December 14, 1989, effective January 1, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 7; amended April 7, 1997, effective July 1, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 1921; amended November 24, 1998, effective January 1, 1999, 28 Pa.B. 6069; amended March 9, 2015, effective April 8, 2015, 45 Pa.B. 1490. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (349153) and (344991).