Subpena (subpoena) - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

A subpoena is a court order that requires a person to appear before a court, and testify, or produce specified evidence. A person who receives a subpoena but fails to comply with it may be charged with contempt of court and be subjected to civil or criminal proceedings.�

This case from North Carolina, explains that �a subpoena� is a writ or order commanding a person to appear before a court, subject to a penalty for failing to comply.�

A subpoena must be served on the person ordered to appear. In some states, a law enforcement officer personally has to serve it, whereas other states allow it to be served by mail or a telephone call.�

The rules controlling subpoenas in Federal matters are found in�Rule 17 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure�and�Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.�