Served 123 LLC domesticates and serves out-of-state subpoenas across all 67 Florida counties under the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (§ 92.251, Fla. Stat.). We prepare the Florida subpoena, file with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and serve under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
A subpoena from another state has no force in Florida until the Clerk of the Circuit Court reissues it under § 92.251. The old commission-and-order process was replaced effective July 1, 2019 — pre-2019 guidance is obsolete. We get the Florida subpoena issued first, then serve under Rule 1.410.
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To domesticate a subpoena in Florida, submit your out-of-state subpoena and a completed Florida subpoena — mirroring the foreign subpoena’s terms and listing all counsel — to the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where discovery is sought. Under § 92.251, Fla. Stat. the clerk promptly issues the Florida subpoena; there is no hearing, and the request is not an appearance in Florida’s courts. Florida adopted the UIDDA effective July 1, 2019, retiring the old commission-and-order process. No reciprocity is required. We prepare the Florida subpoena, file with the correct county clerk, and serve under Rule 1.410.
Florida adopted the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act as § 92.251, Florida Statutes, effective July 1, 2019 (Ch. 2019-13) — a statute that replaced Florida’s old Uniform Foreign Depositions Law. It lets an out-of-state litigant obtain an enforceable Florida subpoena for depositions, testimony, documents, and inspection of premises, without a new lawsuit, a commission, or a hearing. See § 92.251.
Under § 92.251(3), you submit the foreign subpoena to the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the Florida county where discovery is sought, together with a completed Florida subpoena, and the clerk promptly issues the Florida subpoena. The statute is explicit that the request does not constitute an appearance in Florida’s courts. Florida is the largest county footprint we serve — 67 counties across 20 judicial circuits — and Served 123 LLC files and serves in every one.
From intake to affidavit — exactly what happens on every Florida order.
Use the order form above or email info@served123.com. Include the originating state, the Florida county where discovery is sought, and your subpoena as a PDF. We confirm the matter qualifies under § 92.251 at intake.
We prepare a completed Florida subpoena, in the form required by the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, that incorporates the terms of your foreign subpoena and carries the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel of record and any unrepresented party, exactly as § 92.251(3)(c) requires.
We file your foreign subpoena and the completed Florida subpoena with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the correct county and pay the clerk fee — from $2.00 for an attorney-prepared subpoena under § 28.24(18), advanced and included. Issuance is administrative — no commission, no hearing, no appearance.
The clerk issues the Florida subpoena; our authorized representative waits at the counter for issuance and retrieves it in person, then sends you a copy. No court appearance is required.
We dispatch through our experienced Florida process-server network under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.410 — a Florida subpoena may be served by any authorized non-party — with diligent attempts per address. For non-party records without a deposition, we coordinate the Rule 1.351 notice procedure. Statutory witness fees ($5/day plus $0.06/mile, § 92.142) are tendered when a witness must appear and quoted in advance.
You receive a signed, court-ready affidavit of service confirming completion in full compliance with Florida law — ready for immediate filing in your home-state case.
Until July 2019, reaching a Florida witness or records custodian for an out-of-state case meant appointing a commissioner and obtaining a court order. The UIDDA replaced that with a single clerk filing.
The complete § 92.251 framework, the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure that govern form, service, production, and objections, and the statutes that set the clerk fee and witness fees — the authority we work from on every Florida order.
| Authority | Subject | Key requirement |
|---|---|---|
| § 92.251(1)–(2) | Short title & definitions | Defines foreign jurisdiction, foreign subpoena, person, state, and subpoena (testimony, documents/ESI, and inspection of premises) |
| § 92.251(3) | Issuing subpoena | The Clerk of the Circuit Court in the discovery county promptly issues the Florida subpoena; it incorporates the foreign terms + all counsel contact info; the request is not an appearance |
| § 92.251(4) | Service | The Florida subpoena is served in compliance with Florida law and the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure |
| § 92.251(6) | Quash / modify / enforce | Applications to enforce, quash, modify, or for a protective order are filed in the court in the discovery county |
| § 92.251(8) | Criminal excluded | The act does not apply to criminal proceedings |
| Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.410 | Subpoena & service | Governs subpoenas; a subpoena may be served by any authorized person or any non-party 18 or older, with proof of service by affidavit |
| Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.410(c) | Quash / modify | On prompt motion (by the compliance time), the court may quash or modify a production subpoena that is unreasonable and oppressive |
| Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.351 | Non-party production | Exclusive procedure for documents from non-parties without a deposition; requires 10 days’ notice to other parties before the subpoena issues |
| § 28.24(18), Fla. Stat. | Clerk fee | $2.00 to issue an attorney-prepared subpoena (sign and seal); $7.00 if the clerk prepares it |
| § 92.142, Fla. Stat. | Witness fees | $5 per day plus $0.06 per mile; a flat $7.50 if the witness resides in the county, tendered with service |
Citations verified against the Florida Statutes (§ 92.251), the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, and the clerk fee schedule (§ 28.24) at the time of writing. Rules and fees may be amended and can vary slightly by county clerk; we confirm the current rules and fees on every order.
A clerk’s refusal to issue, a defective service, or a motion to quash can cost weeks and blow your discovery window. These are the Florida-specific errors we screen out before anything is filed.
Appointing a commissioner or seeking a court order — the old way. § 92.251 retired it in 2019. We file the modern clerk route.
Your home-state subpoena has no force in Florida until the clerk reissues it. We get the Florida subpoena issued first.
§ 92.251(3)(c) requires the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel of record and any unrepresented party. We assemble the full set.
Non-party document subpoenas without a deposition require 10 days’ notice to the parties first. We coordinate it.
Filed somewhere other than where discovery occurs across Florida’s 67 counties. We file in the discovery county.
An attendance subpoena requires tendering the § 92.142 witness and mileage fees with service. We tender them.
End-to-end handling — no gaps, no hidden handoffs.
We confirm your matter qualifies as out-of-state civil discovery and that the foreign subpoena is in order before anything is filed.
We prepare the Florida subpoena in the form the Rules of Civil Procedure require, incorporating your discovery request and every counsel name, address, and phone number per § 92.251(3)(c).
We file with the correct Clerk of the Circuit Court, advance the clerk fee (from $2.00, § 28.24(18)), and retrieve the issued subpoena — typically within 1–3 days.
Service under Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.410 through our experienced process-server network in all 67 counties, with Rule 1.351 coordination for non-party records.
A signed affidavit of service confirming full compliance with Florida’s rules — ready for immediate filing in your case.
Our in-house team responds within minutes during business hours with real-time status at every stage.
Every major subpoena type we domesticate in Florida under § 92.251.
Compels production of documents, records, or electronically stored information. Business-records subpoenas are subject to Florida's Rule 1.351 procedure for non-party production.
Requires personal appearance and testimony. Witness and mileage fees ($5 per day plus $0.06 per mile, Fla. Stat. § 92.142) apply.
Requires a witness to appear for a recorded deposition under § 92.251 — often combined with document production in a single subpoena.
Directs an entity in Florida to designate a representative to testify. It can also compel inspection of premises under the entity's control (§ 92.251(2)(e)).
From solo practitioners to Fortune 500 legal teams — all relying on Served 123 LLC for Florida domestication across all 67 Florida counties.
Running multi-state cases that need testimony or records from witnesses across all 67 Florida counties.
In-house teams handling cross-jurisdictional discovery through Florida's Circuit Courts.
Claims teams pulling Florida medical records, depositions, and expert subpoenas under § 92.251.
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We file and serve in all 67 of Florida’s counties, across all 20 judicial circuits — from the Southeast metros to the Gulf Coast, Central Florida, the First Coast, and the Panhandle:
All 67 counties and 20 judicial circuits covered — send your subpoena and the county where discovery is sought.
The questions attorneys ask most about domesticating a subpoena in Florida under the UIDDA.
Send the originating state, the Florida county, and your subpoena PDF. We prepare the Florida subpoena, file with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, advance the clerk fee, and serve statewide — usually within days.
Served 123 LLC is a process service and litigation-support company, not a law firm. This page is general information about Florida procedure, not legal advice.
