(a)Subpoena.- The clerk, deputy clerk, magistrate or magistrate assistant shall, upon the request of a party, issue a subpoena commanding the person to whom it is directed to attend and give testimony at a time and place therein specified. The clerk, deputy clerk, magistrate or magistrate assistant shall issue the subpoena signed but otherwise in blank, to a party requesting a subpoena in blank, who shall fill it in before service.(b)Subpoena for production of documentary evidence. - A subpoena may also command the person to whom it is directed to produce the books, papers, documents or tangible things designated therein. The magistrate, upon a motion may: (1) Quash or modify the subpoena if it is unreasonable and oppressive; or(2) Condition denial of the motion to quash upon the advancement by the person in whose behalf the subpoena is issued of the reasonable cost of producing the books, papers, documents, or tangible things.(c)Service. - Service shall be made by the sheriff, by an attorney, or by any other credible person who is not a party. Service shall be made in the same manner as service of process upon individuals, and, if demanded, by providing to the witness the fees for one day's attendance and the mileage allowed by law. When the subpoena is issued on behalf of the State or an officer or agency of the State, or on behalf of an indigent, fees and mileage need not be provided in advance. A subpoena may be served at any place within the State.
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