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Wash. Rev. Code § 5.51.010 (2026)

Definitions

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In this chapter:
(1) "Foreign jurisdiction" means a state other than Washington state.
(2) "Foreign subpoena" means a subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction.
(3) "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.
(4) "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.
(5) "Subpoena" means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record requiring a person to:
(a) Attend and give testimony at a deposition;
(b) 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
(c) Permit inspection of premises under the control of the person.
[ 2012 c 95 s 2.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2013–2016 · leading case: Strong & Hawk v. Intermountain Anesthesia, 368 P.3d 647 (Idaho 2016).
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Strong & Hawk v. Intermountain Anesthesia, 368 P.3d 647 (Idaho 2016). “” Washington has enacted the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, RCW §§ 5.51.010 to 5.51.902, which permits a party to present a subpoena issued in another state to the clerk of court in Washington, who must then promptly issue a subpoena for service upon the…”
Henne v. City of Yakima, 313 P.3d 1188 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “See RCW 5.51.010(3); RCW 7.04A.010(6); RCW 23B.”
Michael Henne v. City Of Yakima (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “See RCW 5.51.010(3); RCW 7.04A.01O(6); RCW 23B.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 5.51.010(3) — 2 cases
Henne v. City of Yakima, 313 P.3d 1188 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “See RCW 5.51.010(3); RCW 7.04A.010(6); RCW 23B.”
Michael Henne v. City Of Yakima (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “See RCW 5.51.010(3); RCW 7.04A.01O(6); RCW 23B.”
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