Washington § 12.04.201 - Form of subpoena.

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§ 12.04.201. Form of subpoena.

FORM OF SUBPOENA
State of Washington,
County of  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,
ss.
To  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
In the name of the state of Washington, you are hereby required to appear before the undersigned, one of the justices of the peace in and for said county, on the  . . . . day of  . . . . . ., (year) . . . ., at  . . . . o'clock in the  . . . . noon, at his or her office in  . . . . . ., to give evidence in a certain cause, then and there to be tried, between A B, plaintiff, and C D, defendant, on the part of (the plaintiff, or defendant as the case may be).
Given under my hand this  . . . . day of  . . . . . . . ., (year) . . . .
 
J. P., Justice of the Peace.
[ 2016 c 202 s 13; 2010 c 8 s 3014; 1957 c 89 s 4. Prior: Code 1881 s 1885, part; 1873 p 373 c 16, part; 1863 p 370 c 16, part; 1854 p 253 c 19, part; RRS s 1890, part.]

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 12.04.201 ("Form of subpoena.") is part of the Revised Code of Washington, the codified statutory law of Washington. 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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