Rhode Island General Laws 46-23-9. Subpoena
The council is hereby authorized and empowered to summon witnesses and issue subpoenas in substantially the following form:
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To _______________________________________ of _______________________________________ greeting:
You are hereby required, in the name of the state of Rhode Island, to make your appearance before the commission on _______________________________________ in the _______________________________________ city of _______________________________________ on the_______________________________________ day of_______________________________________ to give evidence of what you know relative to a matter upon investigation by the commission on _______________________________________ and produce and then and there have and give the following:
Hereof fail not, as you will answer to default under the penalty of the law in that behalf made and provided.
Dated at _______________________________________ the _________________________________________ day of _________________________________________ in the year _________________________________________ .
History of Section.
P.L. 1971, ch. 279, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 46-23-9
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.