{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-11-942","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 11-942","heading":"Subpenas","body":"(a)\nThe Superior Court may compel the attendance of witnesses by attachment. At the request of any party, subpenas [subpoenas] for attendance at a hearing or trial in the Superior Court shall be issued by the clerk of court. A subpena [subpoena] may be served at any place within the District of Columbia, or at any place without the District of Columbia that is within twenty-five miles of the place of the hearing or trial specified in the subpena [subpoena]. The form, issuance, and manner of service of the subpena [subpoena] shall be as prescribed by the rule of the court.\n\n(b)\nA subpena [subpoena] in a criminal case in which a felony is charged may be served at any place within the United States upon order of a judge of the court.","path":["Title 11. Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]","Chapter 9. Superior Court of the District of Columbia.","Subchapter III. Miscellaneous Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/11-942","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8e71354acd1cedcb37a2dca69e50e6bac808726ab02ff4dc7fdb386c1f5912ec","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-11-941","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-11-943"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}