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.

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

(3)Request for issuance of subpoena.

(a)Submission of foreign subpoena to clerk. To request issuance of a subpoena under this section by a clerk of circuit court, a party must submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk for the county in which discovery is sought to be conducted in this state, accompanied by the appropriate Wisconsin subpoena form which shall do all of the following:

1. List the Wisconsin county in which discovery is to be conducted as the court from which the subpoena is issued. Discovery is to be conducted in the county in which the person to whom the subpoena is directed resides. If the person is not a natural person, discovery is to be conducted in a county in which the person does substantial business. The subpoena shall list the address, including county of residence, for the witness.

2. Use the title of the action and its docket number from the foreign jurisdiction.