Connecticut § 52-144 - Form of subpoena.
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§ 52-144. Form of subpoena.
Sec. 52-144. Form of subpoena. The form of a subpoena may be as follows:
To A. B. and C. D. of ....:
By authority of the state of Connecticut, you are hereby commanded to appear before the .... court, to be held at .... on the .... day of .... or to such day thereafter and within sixty days hereof on which the action is legally to be tried, to testify what you know in a certain civil action pending in the court, between E. F. of H., plaintiff, and G. A. of M., defendant.
Hereof fail not, under penalty of the law.
To any proper officer or indifferent person to serve and return.
Dated at H., etc.
J. K., (title of officer authorized to sign subpoena).
(1949 Rev., S. 7867; 1955, S. 3151d; P.A. 79-6; P.A. 82-160, S. 60.)
History: P.A. 79-6 required appearance within 60 rather than 30 days after subpoena; P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.
Cited. 12 CA 364.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 52-144 ("Form of subpoena.") is part of the Connecticut General Statutes, the codified statutory law of Connecticut. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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