District of Columbia § 14-103 Depositions for use in State and Territorial Courts.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 14-103 — Depositions for use in State and Territorial Courts.

District of Columbia § 14-103

Title 14Proof. [Enacted title]

Ch. 1Evidence Generally; Depositions.

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D.C. Code § 14-103 (2026).

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When a commission is issued or notice given to take the testimony of a witness found within the District of Columbia, to be used in an action pending in a court of a State, territory, commonwealth, possession, or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, the testimony may be taken by leave of a judge of the United States District Court in like manner and with like effect as other depositions are taken in United States district courts, or by leave of a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in the manner prescribed by the rules of that court.

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When a commission is issued or notice given to take the testimony of a witness found within the District of Columbia, to be used in an action pending in a court of a State, territory, commonwealth, possession, or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, the testimony may be taken by leave of a judge of the United States District Court in like manner and with like effect as other depositions are taken in United States district courts, or by leave of a judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in the manner prescribed by the rules of that court.