Establishes the "Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act"

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 171 1
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE VEIT .
3930H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 510, RSMo, by adding thereto eight new sections relating to the uniform
interstate depositions and discovery act.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 510, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto eight new sections, to
2 be known as sections 510.500, 510.503, 510.506, 510.509, 510.512, 510.515, 510.518, and
3 510.521, to read as follows:
510.500. Sections 510.500 to 510.521 shall be known and may be cited as the
2 "Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act".
510.503. As used in sections 510.500 to 510.521, the following terms mean:
2 (1) "Foreig n jurisdiction", a state other than this state;
3 (2) "For eign subpoena", a subpoena issued under authority of a court of reco rd
4 of a for eign jurisdiction;
5 (3) "Person", an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust,
6 partnership, limited liability company , association, joint ventur e, public corporation,
7 government or political subdivision, agency or instrumentality , or any other legal or
8 commer cial entity;
9 (4) "State", a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
10 the United States V irgin Islands, a federally recogn ized Indian tribe, or any territory or
11 insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
12 (5) "Subpoena", a document, however denominated, issued under authority of a
13 court of rec ord r equiring a person to:
14 (a) Attend and give testimony at a deposition;
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
15 (b) Pr oduce and permit inspection and copying of designated books, documents,
16 r ecords, electr onically stor ed information, or tangible items in the possession, custody ,
17 or contr ol of the person; or
18 (c) Permit inspection of pr emises under the contr ol of the person.
510.506. 1. T o req uest issuance of a subpoena under this section, a party shall
2 submit a for eign subpoena to a clerk of court in the county in which discovery is sought
3 to be conducted in this state. A req uest for the issuance of a subpoena under sections
4 510.500 to 510.521 shall not constitute an appearance in the courts of this state.
5 2. If a party submits a for eign subpoena to a clerk of court in this state, the clerk,
6 in accordance with such court's proced ure, shall pr omptly issue a subpoena for service
7 upon the person to which the for eign subpoena is dir ected.
8 3. A subpoena under subsection 2 of this section shall:
9 (1) Incorporate the terms used in the for eign subpoena; and
10 (2) Contain or be accompanied by the names, addr esses, and telephone numbers
11 of all counsel of record in the pr oceeding to which the subpoena r elates and of any party
12 not rep rese nted by counsel.
510.509. A subpoena issued by a clerk of court under section 510.506 shall be
2 served in compliance with the Missouri supr eme court rules of civil proced ure and laws
3 of this state.
510.512. The Missouri suprem e court rules of civil proced ure and laws of this
2 state, and any amendments ther eto, apply to subpoenas issued under section 510.506.
510.515. An application to the court for a pr otective order or to enforce, quash,
2 or modify a subpoena issued by a clerk of court under section 510.506 shall comply with
3 the Missouri supre me court rules of civil pro cedur e and statutes of this state and be
4 submitted to the court in the county in which discovery is to be conducted.
510.518. In applying and construing sections 510.500 to 510.521, consideration
2 shall be given to the need to pr omote uniformity of the law with res pect to its subject
3 matter among states that enact it.
510.521. Sections 510.500 to 510.521 apply to r equests for discovery in cases
2 pending on August 28, 2026.
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