SB107 S JUD AMT

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The Committee on Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Senate Bill 107–A Bill to amend and reenact the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §56-12-1, §56-1-2, §56-12-3, §56-12-4, §56-12-5, §56-12-6, §56-12-7 and §56-12-8, all relating to creating and adopting the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act; establishing the short and citation title of the act; defining terms; creating the procedure governing issuance of subpoenas by clerks of the court in this state; clarifying the rules governing service of such subpoenas; establishing application of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure to subpoenas issued under the act; requiring that any application or motion to enforce, quash or modify a subpoena issued under the act comply with the rules and statutes of this state including where to file any such application or motion; encouraging consideration of uniformity of the law with respect to the act whenever it is applied or construed; and establishing the application of the effective date of the act.