11.24 Completing and Filing Subpoenas

Introduction

Practice Guidance

  • The court ordering a party to attend the hearing issues a subpoena, which contains the following:
    • Name of the court and the title of the action;
    • Person to whom it is directed to attend and give testimony at a specified time/place, and it may also require the person to produce business records, papers, or other documents; or
    • Person to whom it is directed to only provide the presentation of records known as a subpoena duces tecum.


Procedure

​When a subpoena is necessary, the SSW:

  1. Arranges for:
    1. The subpoena of witnesses as outlined in SOP 11.20 Emergency Custody Order (ECO) in preparation for the adjudication hearing; and
    2. Assistance in completing and filing subpoenas from the county attorney or the Office of Legal Services (OLS);
  2. Obtains the subpoena forms from the office of the court clerk and:
    1. Completes the subpoena form;
    2. Files the form in the court clerk’s office; and
    3. Delivers the form to the sheriff’s office for service.


Documents

Revisions