887.24 Depositions and discovery; for use in other states.

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(1)Short title. This section may be cited as the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.

(2)Definitions. In this section:

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

(b)“Foreign subpoena” means a subpoena issued in a civil action 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, 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 do any of the following:

1. Attend and give testimony at a deposition, either oral or upon written questions.

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.