Texas § CP.171.051 - SUBPOENAS

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§ CP.171.051. SUBPOENAS

SUBPOENAS. (a) The arbitrators, or an arbitrator at the direction of the arbitrators, may issue a subpoena for: (1) attendance of a witness; or (2) production of books, records, documents, or other evidence. (b) A witness required to appear by subpoena under this section may appear at the hearing before the arbitrators or at a deposition. (c) A subpoena issued under this section shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a subpoena issued in a civil action pending in a district court. (d) Each provision of law requiring a witness to appear, produce evidence, and testify under a subpoena issued in a civil action pending in a district court applies to a subpoena issued under this section. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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