Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 92.251 (2025)

Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 17 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: Ellis v. Kaye-Kibbey, 581 F. Supp. 2d 861 (W.D. Mich. 2008).

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Ellis v. Kaye-Kibbey, 581 F. Supp. 2d 861 (W.D. Mich. 2008). · cites it 2× “See Fla. Stat. Ann. § 92.251 (2008).”). 18 . The approximate distance from Troy in Oakland County, Michigan to Miami, Florida, is 1,381 miles, not "several thousand miles”, but Ellis’s factual exaggeration on this score is not material to Kaye’s motion for summary judgment.”

Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. Mixter, 109 A.3d 1 (Md. 2015). “Fla. Stat. Ann. § 92.251 (2014). Section 92.”

Ollins v. Karl, 2022 IL App (1st) 220150 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “Contrary to the circuit court’s finding, the Act established a uniform process for obtaining out-of-state depositions and discovery and did not provide for service of process in this case. The court’s error does not compel reversal in this case, though, because its finding that…”

Travelers Indem. Co. v. Hill, 388 So. 2d 648 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980). “NOTES [1] § 92.251, Florida Statutes (Uniform Foreign Deposition Act): Whenever any mandate, writ of commission is issued out of any court of record in any other state, territory, district or foreign jurisdiction, or whenever upon notice or agreement it is required to take the…”

Freedom Newspapers, Inc. v. Egly, 507 So. 2d 1180 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). · cites it 2× “The proceedings in circuit court were brought under the Uniform Foreign Depositions Law, which Florida has enacted at section 92.251 Florida Statutes (1985). Following rendition of the circuit court's order petitioners initiated appellate review by filing a notice of appeal,…”

Reinhardt v. Northside Motors, Inc., 479 So. 2d 240 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985). · cites it 2× “350, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, or implementing the procedures provided for by the Uniform Foreign Depositions Law, Section 92.251, Florida Statutes (1983) and its counterpart, Section 2023, Code of Civil Procedure of California, respondents' attorney mailed petitioner a…”

Ferrandino v. Riley, 236 So. 3d 493 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018). · cites it 2× “See § 92.251(2), Fla. Stat. Florida law governs the enforcement of, and the witness' objections to, the deposition proceedings.”

Greenlight Fin. Servs. v. Union Am. Mortg., 971 So. 2d 983 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008). · cites it 3× “("Union"), and was brought pursuant to the Uniform Foreign Depositions Law ("UFDL"), which Florida has enacted at section 92.251, Florida Statutes (1985). As part of the California lawsuit, GFS sought to depose Kenneth Crenshaw, Esq.”

Quest Diagnostics Inc. v. Swaters, 94 So. 3d 635 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “In Florida, the Uniform Foreign Depositions Law (UFDL) is codified in section 92.251, Florida Statutes. Georgia has adopted the Uniform Foreign Depositions Act.”

Stark v. Regency Highland Condo. Ass'n, 418 So. 2d 1058 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982). · cites it 2× “Although the deposition was scheduled, and the witness resided, in Tennessee, neither party took steps to have a commissioner appointed or to have legal process issued and delivered under the provisions of the Uniform Foreign Depositions Act, Section 92.251, Florida Statutes…”

Luv N Care, Ltd. v. Nouri Ed Hakim (Fla. 4th DCA 2024). · cites it 3× “Our conclusion is dictated by the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (“UIDDA”), codified in section 92.251, Florida Statutes (2022), which governs foreign, i.”

Breanden Beneschott v. Toptal, LLC, Taso Duval & Denis Grosz (Fla. 6th DCA 2025). · cites it 3× “The order, enforcing a subpoena under the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (“UIDDA”), § 92.251, Fla. Stat. (2020), is a final order for purposes of our appellate jurisdiction under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.”

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— 92.251(2) — 1 case

Ferrandino v. Riley, 236 So. 3d 493 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018). “See § 92.251(2), Fla. Stat. Florida law governs the enforcement of, and the witness' objections to, the deposition proceedings.”

— 92.251(2)(b) — 1 case

Giselle Lugones v. Physician's Indem. Risk Retention Grp., Inc. (Fla. 4th DCA 2020).

— 92.251(5) — 2 cases

Luv N Care, Ltd. v. Nouri Ed Hakim (Fla. 4th DCA 2024). “Our conclusion is dictated by the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (“UIDDA”), codified in section 92.251, Florida Statutes (2022), which governs foreign, i.”

Breanden Beneschott v. Toptal, LLC, Taso Duval & Denis Grosz (Fla. 6th DCA 2025). “The order, enforcing a subpoena under the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (“UIDDA”), § 92.251, Fla. Stat. (2020), is a final order for purposes of our appellate jurisdiction under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.”

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