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It is a summons. A similar instrument is a subpoena, which compels an individual to provide evidence or appear as a witness in court.
It is a summons. A similar instrument is a subpoena, which compels an individual to provide evidence or appear as a witness in court.
A court, Grand Jury, legislative body, or Administrative Agency uses a subpoena to compel an individual to appear before it at a specified time to give testimony. An individual who receives a subpoena but fails to appear may be charged with Contempt of court and subjected to civil or criminal penalties. In addition, a person who has been served with a subpoena and has failed to appear may be brought to the proceedings by a law enforcement officer who serves a second subpoena, called an instanter.
Criminal attachment charge is a court order to arrest an individual who failed to appear in court in response to the witness subpoena.
Generally, it means you are required to appear at a court hearing. You are either being sued by someone, or you have knowledge and/or evidence that you need to present to the court.
summons or subpoena.
A legal order that requires a person to appear in court or produce requested documents is called a subpoena. It is a legal document issued by a court or government agency to compel an individual to provide testimony or evidence in a legal proceeding. Failure to comply with a subpoena can result in penalties or contempt of court charges.
A writ requiring appearance in court to give testimony is called a subpoena.
A "subpoena duces tecum." directs an individual to come to court and directs that certain items be brought with them. A 'regular' subpoena simply directs the individual to come to court.
A subpoena requires you to appear in court, not go to jail.
A subpoena is a court order that requires an individual to appear in court to testify or produce certain documents or evidence. Failure to comply with a subpoena can result in legal consequences, such as being held in contempt of court. Subpoenas are commonly used in legal proceedings to gather information or compel witness testimony.
A subpoena which requests items be brought with the person is called a "subpoena duces tecum". A subpoena is an order directed to an individual commanding him to appear in court on a certain day to testify or produce documents in a pending lawsuit. The power to subpoena a person is granted officers of the court, such as clerks of courts, attorneys and judges. A person may be subpoenaed to appear in court or any designated location to provide testimony for trial or deposition or produce documents or other evidence.