Section 110-03-0400 - Requiring witnesses to testify or provide documents(1) A party may require witnesses to testify or provide documents by issuing a subpoena. A subpoena is an order to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony or to provide books, documents, or other items.(2) ALJs, DCYF, and attorneys for the parties may prepare subpoenas.(3) If a party is not represented by an attorney, the party may ask the ALJ to prepare a subpoena on that party's behalf:(a) The ALJ may schedule a hearing to decide whether to issue a subpoena;(b) There is no cost to the requesting party to have an ALJ prepare a subpoena, but the requesting party must pay for: (i) Serving the subpoena;(ii) Enforcing compliance with a subpoena; and(iii) Witness fees required according to RCW 34.05.446(7).(4) A party may request that an ALJ quash (set aside) or change the subpoena at any time before the deadline given in the subpoena.(5) An ALJ may set aside or change a subpoena if it is unreasonable.Wash. Admin. Code § 110-03-0400
Adopted by WSR 20-02-031, Filed 12/19/2019, effective 1/19/2020