Florida Statute 92.251 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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F.S. 92.251

92.251 Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.—

(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.”

(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:

(a) “Foreign jurisdiction” means a state other than this state.

(b) “Foreign subpoena” means a subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction.

(c) “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(d) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(e) “Subpoena” means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record requiring a person to:

1. Attend and give testimony at a deposition;

2. Produce and permit inspection and copying of designated books, documents, records, electronically stored information, or tangible things in the possession, custody, or control of the person; or

3. Permit inspection of premises under the control of the person.

(3) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA.—

(a) To request issuance of a subpoena under this section, a party from a foreign jurisdiction must submit a foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county in this state in which discovery is sought. A request for the issuance of a subpoena under this act does not constitute an appearance in the courts of this state.

(b) When a party submits a foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in this state, the clerk, in accordance with that court’s procedure, shall promptly issue a subpoena for service upon the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed.

1. Incorporate the terms used in the foreign subpoena; and

2. Contain or be accompanied by the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel of record in the proceeding to which the subpoena relates and of any party not represented by counsel.

(4) SERVICE OF SUBPOENA.—A subpoena issued by a clerk of court under subsection (3) must be served in compliance with the laws of this state and the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.

(5) DEPOSITION, PRODUCTION, AND INSPECTION.—The laws and rules of this state govern and apply to all subpoenas issued under subsection (3).

(6) APPLICATION TO COURT.—An application to the court for a protective order or to enforce, quash, or modify a subpoena issued by a clerk of court under subsection (3) must comply with the statutes and rules of this state and be submitted to the court in the county in which discovery is to be conducted.

(7) UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.—In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

(8) INAPPLICABILITY TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.—This act does not apply to criminal proceedings.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 59-250; s. 3, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 1, ch. 2019-13.

Note.—Former s. 90.25.

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Cases Citing Statute 92.251

Total Results: 12

Travelers Indemnity Company v. Hill

388 So. 2d 648, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 17304

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 1, 1980 | Docket: 419903

Cited 29 times | Published

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., JJ., concur. NOTES [1] § 92.251, Florida Statutes (Uniform Foreign Deposition

Freedom Newspapers, Inc. v. Egly

507 So. 2d 1180

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 29, 1987 | Docket: 459971

Cited 7 times | Published

Depositions Law, which Florida has enacted at section 92.251 Florida Statutes (1985). Following rendition

Reinhardt v. Northside Motors, Inc.

479 So. 2d 240, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2685

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 4, 1985 | Docket: 1514326

Cited 4 times | Published

for by the Uniform Foreign Depositions Law, Section 92.251, Florida Statutes (1983) and its counterpart

Greenlight Fin. Servs. v. Union Am. Mortg.

971 So. 2d 983, 2008 WL 62447

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 2, 2008 | Docket: 1731578

Cited 2 times | Published

Law ("UFDL"), which Florida has enacted at section 92.251, Florida Statutes (1985). As part of the California

Quest Diagnostics Inc. v. Swaters

94 So. 3d 635, 2012 WL 2913275, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 11702

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 18, 2012 | Docket: 60310922

Cited 1 times | Published

Foreign Depositions Law (UFDL) is codified in section 92.251, Florida Statutes. Georgia has adopted the

Breanden Beneschott v. Toptal, LLC, Taso Duval and Denis Grosz

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 2025 | Docket: 69905400

Published

Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (“UIDDA”), § 92.251, Fla. Stat. (2020), is a final order for purposes

Luv N Care, Ltd. v. Nouri Ed Hakim

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 1, 2024 | Docket: 68490763

Published

Depositions and Discovery Act (“UIDDA”), codified in section 92.251, Florida Statutes (2022), which governs foreign

PROAMPAC HOLDINGS, INC. vs RCBA NUTRACEUTICALS, LLC D/B/A RONNIE COLEMAN SIGNATURE SERIES, WESTERN PACKAGING, INC. AND POLYFIRST PACKAGING, INC.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 2, 2022 | Docket: 60677184

Published

jurisdiction. Foreign subpoenas are covered by section 92.251, Florida Statutes, while long-arm jurisdiction

GISELLE LUGONES v. PHYSICIAN'S INDEMNITY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 8, 2020 | Docket: 16667096

Published

petition for writ of certiorari is denied. See § 92.251(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2019) (defining “foreign subpoena”

Ferrandino v. Riley

236 So. 3d 493

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 22, 2018 | Docket: 64672048

Published

non-party witness who resides in Florida. See § 92.251(2), Fla. Stat. Florida law governs the enforcement

Reedy v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America

721 So. 2d 803, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 15622, 1998 WL 852822

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 11, 1998 | Docket: 64784651

Published

underlying commission. There is no requirement in section 92.251, Florida Statutes, or in Rule 1.410 that a

Stark v. Regency Highland Condominium Ass'n

418 So. 2d 1058, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21481

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 28, 1982 | Docket: 64591901

Published

provisions of the Uniform Foreign Depositions Act, Section 92.251, Florida Statutes (1981). During the deposition