The
Massachusetts Notary
Public & Legal Support Network can issue your subpoenas and
summonses for
your pending case. We have degreed paralegals who can draft the
subpoena or summons so that it will comply with the applicable court
rules. Our
commissioned Notaries Public can issue them in accordance with Rule 45
of the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure (Mass.R.Civ.P).
The word "subpoena" is a
Latin phrase that literally means "under
penalty".
In accordance with Mass.R.Civ.P 45(a),
"[e]very subpoena shall be
issued
by the clerk of court, by a notary public, or by a justice of the
peace, shall state the name of the court and the title of the action,
and shall command each person to whom it is directed to attend and give
testimony at a time and place therein specified. . ."
Furthermore, Mass.R.Civ.P 45(b) states
that "a subpoena may
also command the person to whom it is directed to produce the books,
papers, documents, or tangible things designated therein. . ."
We specialize in drafting and
issuing the following types of subpoenas:
Subpoena
Ad
Testificandum
= (Latin for "to testify
under penalty")
a court order used to command a person to appear and give oral
testimony at a hearing or trial.
Subpoena
Duces Tecum
= (Latin for "bring with
you under penalty") a court
order used to command a person to appear and produce tangible evidence
(documents, records, photos, etc.) for use at a hearing or trial.
Deposition
Subpoena
= a court order used to command a person to
appear and testify at a deposition presided over by an officer
authorized to administer oaths (notary public, justice of the peace,
etc.). A deposition will take place outside the courtroom, usually in
an attorney's office.
Witness
Summons =
a court order used to compel a witness to appear
at Court, before a person authorized to examine witnesses (i.e.,
hearing officer), or at a deposition, to testify about what he/she
knows. Pursuant to ALM GL ch. 233, § 1, a witness
summons
is
equivalent to a subpoena.
Our Network also has
certified Court Process Servers available who will legally serve the
subpoena
or summons in-hand to the person who it is for. Our process servers
comply with
the rules of court that stipulate how subpoenas, and other court
process, are to be
served.
NOTE:
We call and confirm receipt of every subpoena submitted through this
site. We draft, issue (notarize), attach witness fee to, and serve the
subpoena on the same day if the service request is received before 2PM
on Monday - Friday. Once service has been effectuated, the subpoena and
Return of Service are faxed or emailed to you, then all original
documents are mailed to your office (or home address if acting pro se).
All of our subpoenas will comply with the
applicable court rules that stipulate how
a subpoena should be drafted and issued.
If you would rather request a
subpoena by fax instead of using the online form, please open the PDF
document, fill in the applicable information, then fax it to us at
(978) 882-0234.
One the appropriate department receives your fax, we will notify you
via email or telephone to confirm that you want a subpoena
drafted, issued and served.
In order to view PDF files, you will need to have Adobe Reader. To
download and install a free copy, click on the image below.
Process
Server Fee(s):
1-5 miles
= $25.00 (per subpoena served)*
6-10 miles
= $35.00 (per subpoena served)*
11-30 miles
= $50.00 (per subpoena served)*
31+ miles
= $60.00 (per subpoena served)*
QUANTITY DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE
*If
more
then one subpoena needs to be served at the same address, it's an
additional $10 per subpoena rather then the full amount. For example,
if you want us to serve a husband and wife at the same address within 5
miles from our starting point, the fee will only be $35.00 instead of
$50.00.
To
determine how many miles our Process
Server has to travel, simply enter
the address of the person you want
the subpoena served on. Then use
our fee schedule above to determine
the price for the service.
Our
starting point is the Town of Ayer Zip code:
01432
Required Witness Fee:
The witness fee in Massachusetts is $6.00 for each day that the witness
attends court plus a travel expense of 10 cents per mile to and from
the witness' home and the court. If the witness has a place of business
or employment in the city or town where the court is located, then the
10 cents per mile is measured from where the witness works to the
court. The witness fee and travel expense for one day's attendance at
court must be given to the witness at the time the subpoena is served.
You can estimate the mileage.
If the subpoena is for a public officer, or any officer of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts or of the United States, you do not have to pay
him or her a witness fee. This also goes for government
agencies. For example, if you need to subpoena a notary public, who is
a public officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you do not have
to pay the notary a witness fee. If you need to subpoena the Department
of Social Services or the Department of Transitional Assistance, you do
not have to pay the agency, or workers of the agency, a witness fee.
NOTE: The person requesting
the subpoena is required to pay each witness he
or she wants subpoenaed. In the event that we arrange for service of
your subpoena
online, and never meet you face-to-face, you will have to pay the
witness fee along
with our service fees all at once. Our process server will then pay the
witness the
required amount.
The law allows a business, or other entity, to charge a reasonable fee
for the producing of books, papers, documents, or other tangible things
designated in a Subpoena Duces Tecum. The amount charged is usually
referred to as a "Subpoena
Compliance Fee".
Make sure you ask the business or entity who you need records from if
they charge a fee. This fee, however, has nothing to do with the
issuing authority or process server.
Add up
your total fee and pay online using any credit card or debit card. To
do so, simply click on the PayPal button below and you will be sent to
a secure area where you will be prompted for your credit card or debit
card information. You do
not have to be
a member of PayPal to make a payment. PayPal guarantees that your
personal
information will be sent securely. In fact, we don't see your credit
card or debit card information because PayPal handles everything for us.
We will notify you immediately
if you overpay or underpay. If you
overpaid, we will refund the excess amount. If you underpaid, we will
contact you and arrange for you to make an additional payment.
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