Ohio Code § 2319.09

§ 2319.09.

(A) This section may be cited as the “Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.” (B) As used in this section: (1) “ Foreign jurisdiction ” means a state other than Ohio. (2) “ Foreign subpoena ” means a subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction. (3) “ 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. (4) “ State ” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United

States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular

possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (5) “ Subpoena ” means a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record

requiring a person to do any of the following: (a) Attend and give testimony at a deposition; (b) 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; (c) Permit inspection of premises under the control of the person. (C)(1) To request issuance of a subpoena under this section, a party shall submit a foreign

subpoena to a clerk of court in the county in which discovery is sought to be conducted

in this state.  A request for the issuance of a subpoena under this section does not constitute

an appearance in the courts of this state. (2) When a party submits a foreign subpoena to a clerk of court in this state, the clerk,

in accordance with that court's procedure, shall promptly issue a subpoena for service

upon the person to which the foreign subpoena is directed. (3) A subpoena issued under division (C)(2) of this section shall do both of the following: (a) Incorporate the terms used in the foreign subpoena; (b) Contain or be accompanied by the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel

of record in the proceeding to which the subpoena relates and of any party not represented

by counsel. (D) A subpoena issued by a clerk of court under division (C) of this section shall be

served in compliance with any rule of court or statute relating to the service of

a subpoena issued in this state. (E) The Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure and any statutes relating to service of subpoenas

and compliance with subpoenas to attend and give testimony, produce designated books,

documents, records, electronically stored information, or other tangible things, or

to allow inspection of premises shall apply to subpoenas issued under division (C)

of this section. (F) An application to the court for a protective order or to enforce, quash, or modify

a subpoena issued by a clerk of court under division (C) of this section shall comply

with the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure and be submitted to the court in the county

in which discovery is to be conducted. (G) In applying and construing this section, consideration shall be given to the need

to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that

enact a substantially similar statute or rule. (H) This section applies to requests for discovery in cases pending on the effective

date of this act.