Served 123 LLC domesticates and serves out-of-state subpoenas across all 105 Kansas counties under the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (K.S.A. 60-228a). We submit the foreign subpoena to the Clerk of the District Court, open the docketed Kansas case, advance the docket fee, and serve under K.S.A. 60-303.
A subpoena from another state has no force in Kansas until a Kansas subpoena is issued under K.S.A. 60-228a. Submitting the foreign subpoena is not an appearance — but Kansas does open a docketed civil case with its own case number and a docket fee. We file it, open the case, advance the fee, and serve under K.S.A. 60-303.
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To domesticate a subpoena in Kansas, submit your out-of-state subpoena to the clerk of the District Court in the county where discovery is sought, together with a matching Kansas subpoena (on the official Judicial Council form) that incorporates the foreign subpoena's terms and lists all counsel. Under K.S.A. 60-228a the clerk issues the Kansas subpoena, assigns a case file number, and dockets it as a civil action (K.S.A. 60-2601); you also pay the statutory docket fee (K.S.A. 60-2001). The request is not an appearance in Kansas's courts, and Kansas adopted the UIDDA in 2010 with no reciprocity requirement. We then serve the issued subpoena under K.S.A. 60-303 and return proof of service.
Kansas adopted the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act as K.S.A. 60-228a — enacted in 2010 (House Bill 2656) and amended in 2011 — in Chapter 60, Article 2 of the Kansas statutes. It lets an out-of-state litigant obtain an enforceable Kansas subpoena for depositions, testimony, documents, and inspection of premises without a new lawsuit, a commission, or a hearing.
Under K.S.A. 60-228a(c), you submit the foreign subpoena to the clerk of the District Court in the county where discovery is sought and pay the docket fee. The clerk issues a Kansas subpoena that incorporates the foreign terms, assigns it a case file number, and enters it on the docket as a civil action (K.S.A. 60-2601). Kansas's trial court is the District Court, sitting in all 105 counties, and Served 123 LLC files and serves in every one.
From intake to return of service — exactly what happens on every Kansas order.
Email the out-of-state subpoena, the originating court, and the Kansas county where the witness lives, works, or transacts business. We open the file and confirm scope the same day.
Kansas has 105 counties, each served by the District Court. We confirm the right county — where discovery is to be conducted — and prepare the filing.
We draft the Kansas subpoena on the official Judicial Council form — appear & testify, deposition, or produce / permit inspection — incorporating the foreign subpoena's terms and listing the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel of record and any unrepresented party, as K.S.A. 60-228a(c)(3) requires.
Our authorized representative submits the foreign subpoena and the Kansas subpoena to the clerk of the District Court and advances the statutory docket fee (K.S.A. 60-2001). The clerk issues the Kansas subpoena, assigns a case file number, and dockets it as a civil action (K.S.A. 60-2601). It is not an appearance, and no hearing is required.
We serve the issued Kansas subpoena in compliance with K.S.A. 60-303 — tendering one day's attendance and mileage where attendance is commanded — with K.S.A. 60-245 governing the subpoena's protections and the duty to comply.
You receive the docketed Kansas subpoena, its case number, and the return of service. If the recipient moves to quash or modify, that goes to the court in the discovery county (K.S.A. 60-228a(f)) — we coordinate with your counsel.
An out-of-state subpoena does not bind a Kansas witness until a Kansas subpoena is issued under K.S.A. 60-228a.
The framework lives in K.S.A. 60-228a, with the docket, service, subpoena, and records procedures in the surrounding Chapter 60 statutes.
| Authority | Subject | Key requirement |
|---|---|---|
| K.S.A. 60-228a | UIDDA | Kansas's Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (enacted 2010; HB 2656). |
| K.S.A. 60-228a(b) | Definitions | Defines foreign subpoena and the scope of a subpoena — testimony, documents and ESI, and inspection of premises. |
| K.S.A. 60-228a(c) | Issuance | Submit the foreign subpoena to the District Court clerk and pay the docket fee; the clerk issues and dockets it. Not an appearance. |
| K.S.A. 60-2001 | Docket fee | Sets the civil docket fee paid when the foreign subpoena is submitted for issuance. |
| K.S.A. 60-2601 | Docketed case | The clerk assigns a case file number and enters the subpoena on the docket as a civil action. |
| K.S.A. 60-303 | Service | Governs service of the issued Kansas subpoena; witness and mileage fees tendered when attendance is commanded. |
| K.S.A. 60-245 | Subpoena | Governs the deposition, production, and inspection, plus the protections for the person subpoenaed. |
| K.S.A. 60-245a | Business records | Streamlined nonparty business-records procedure — notice of intent, subpoena, and custodian declaration. |
| K.S.A. 20-1204 | Contempt | Sets the consequences for a person who, having been served, fails without excuse to obey the subpoena. |
| K.S.A. 60-228a(f) | Quash / modify | Applications to quash, modify, or for a protective order go to the court in the discovery county. |
Citations verified against the Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (ksrevisor.gov) and the Kansas Judicial Council subpoena forms at the time of writing. The docket fee set by K.S.A. 60-2001 can change — we confirm the current amount and advance it on every order.
The errors that get a Kansas subpoena bounced — or cost you a step.
Kansas's District Court sits in all 105 counties. You file with the clerk for the county where discovery is to be conducted — where the witness lives, works, or transacts business — not where your case sits.
Kansas is not purely ministerial: the clerk assigns a case file number and dockets the subpoena as a civil action (K.S.A. 60-2601), and you must pay the statutory docket fee (K.S.A. 60-2001). Filers who expect a free, ministerial stamp get caught out. We advance the fee and handle the docketing.
Match the form to the task — deposition, produce / permit inspection, or appear & testify under K.S.A. 60-245. A nonconforming form invites rejection at the clerk's window.
For nonparty business records, Kansas has a dedicated route under K.S.A. 60-245a — a notice of intent, the subpoena of nonparty business records, and a declaration of custodian. Skipping it can stall a document request.
K.S.A. 60-228a(c)(3) requires the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel of record and any unrepresented party. Missing contacts are a common rejection.
Only the issued, docketed Kansas subpoena can be served. Serving the bare foreign subpoena is unenforceable — and wastes an attempt.
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From Sedgwick County (Wichita) and Johnson County to every rural District Court — we file and serve across the whole state.
Kansas opens a docketed civil case with a case number and docket fee. We handle the 60-2601 docketing and advance the 60-2001 fee so nothing stalls.
Subpoenas are prepared and presented quickly; most clerks issue within one to three business days of submission.
Prepared on the official Judicial Council form and matched to the task — deposition, records, or testimony — exactly as K.S.A. 60-228a requires.
You receive the docketed Kansas subpoena, the case number, and the return of service for your file.
Send your subpoena anytime; live support at info@served123.com keeps every order moving.
Every major subpoena type we domesticate in Kansas under K.S.A. 60-228a.
Compels production of documents, records, or electronically stored information. Business-records subpoenas are with K.S.A. 60-245 and the K.S.A. 60-245a nonparty business-records procedure governing.
Requires personal appearance and testimony. Witness and mileage fees (one day's attendance and mileage as allowed by law, tendered with the subpoena when attendance is commanded) apply.
Requires a witness to appear for a recorded deposition under K.S.A. 60-228a — often combined with document production in a single subpoena.
Directs an entity in Kansas to designate a representative to testify. It can also compel inspection of premises under the entity's control (K.S.A. 60-228a(b)(5)).
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Send the county where the witness lives, works, or transacts business — we file with that county's District Court clerk and serve statewide.
All 105 Kansas counties covered — from Sedgwick County (Wichita) and Johnson County to every rural district. Kansas's District Court sits in all 105 counties; we file with the right county's clerk and serve statewide.
Common questions about domesticating and serving out-of-state subpoenas in Kansas.
Send the originating state, the Kansas county, and your subpoena PDF. We prepare the Kansas subpoena on the official form, file with the Clerk of the District Court, advance the docket fee, open the docketed case, and serve under K.S.A. 60-303 — usually within days.
Served 123 LLC is a process service and litigation-support company, not a law firm. This page is general information about Kansas procedure, not legal advice.
