Illinois makes one of the 43 states that have enacted the UIDDA (Uniform Interstate Discovery and Depositions Act). If you come from a state that has also adopted this act, you will have a much easier time serving an out-of-state subpoena in Illinois. However, you’ll still need service processors.
At Serve Index LLC, we offer maximum legal support and nationwide service processing alongside designated subpoena services. Read on to learn how the process of serving an out-of-state subpoena in the state of Illinois works.
UIDDA in Illinois
Illinois accepted the UIDDA in 2015, just eight years after it became active. It’s an act that makes serving subpoenas across different states easier. It protects all out-of-state witnesses and cuts legal costs.
Because of the UDDA, you don’t have to file petitions, send rogatory letters, or hire a separate legal council from Illinois when you serve a subpoena there. Instead, attorneys can communicate with the local county’s clerk to domesticate it. This makes your out-of-state witnesses and evidence easier and more affordable to access.
How to Serve a Subpoena in Illinois?
Okay, say you come from New York, a state which has also accepted the UIDDA. To serve a subpoena in Illinois, you just need to send appropriate documents to the County’s Law Division in Illinois.
These include:
- Out-of-state subpoena referring to your state’s regulations (NY in this case);
- A civil action cover sheet,
- A foreign action cover sheet subpoena, and
- An Illinois civil matter subpoena.
To avoid the hassle, Serve Index LLC can help take the burden off your back and navigate this part of the process for you. After we send the files, the county takes on the responsibility and issues the subpoena in Illinois for the discovery or deposition.
Remember that the process will differ if your state hasn’t accepted the UIDDA. These include Texas, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Wyoming, and Massachusetts. In such a case, Serve Index LLC will be of great assistance in seeing the process through without any legal obstructions.
Possible Complications
For starters, your out-of-state subpoena should not violate Illinois laws. It should be delivered in person and within a given timeframe. You should also follow the strict deadlines it imposes.
Any mistake, like delivering the subpoena to the wrong person or address, will cost you a lot of time and money. Sadly, mistakes are more common when attorneys deliver subpoenas to a different state they don’t know anything about.
Thankfully, with Serve Index’s expertise in all legal processes, you will complete the subpoena process from start to finish – and in accordance with all regulations.
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