Served 123 LLC domesticates and serves out-of-state subpoenas across all 87 Minnesota counties under the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (Minn. R. Civ. P. 45.06). We prepare the Minnesota subpoena, file with the district court administrator in the discovery county, and serve under Rule 45.02.
Minnesota requires that all parties receive notice before a discovery subpoena is used, and document-only subpoenas carry a seven-day notice rule (Rule 45.01(e), 45.02(a)). We build in the notice so nothing is challenged as improper.
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To domesticate a subpoena in Minnesota, submit your out-of-state subpoena to the district court administrator in the county where discovery is sought. Under Minn. R. Civ. P. 45.06 the administrator promptly issues a matching Minnesota subpoena on the Judicial Branch's Form CIV101 — no hearing, and since 2021 a Minnesota-admitted attorney may issue it directly. Minnesota imposes no reciprocity requirement and no special on-face language; the subpoena need only mirror the foreign subpoena's terms and list all counsel.
Minnesota adopted the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act as Minn. R. Civ. P. 45.06, effective July 1, 2015 by order of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Because the Court holds inherent authority over court procedure, Minnesota enacted the UIDDA as a rule rather than a statute, but the rule retains the operative provisions of the uniform act. It lets an out-of-state litigant obtain an enforceable Minnesota subpoena for depositions, testimony, and records — without a motion, a hearing, or (in most cases) local counsel.
Under Rule 45.06(b), the foreign subpoena is submitted to the district court administrator in the Minnesota county where discovery is sought, and the administrator “shall promptly issue” a matching Minnesota subpoena. The rule is explicit that the request does not constitute an appearance in Minnesota's courts. Since the 2021 amendment, a Minnesota-admitted attorney acting as an officer of the court may also issue and sign the subpoena directly — an option not available to self-represented filers.
The issued Minnesota subpoena must incorporate the terms used in the foreign subpoena and be accompanied by the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel of record and any unrepresented party (Rule 45.06(b)(3)). It is then served under Rule 45.02, which permits statewide service. Served 123 LLC manages every step across all 87 counties.
From intake to affidavit — exactly what happens on every Minnesota order.
Use the order form above or email info@served123.com. Include the originating state, the Minnesota county where discovery is sought, and your subpoena as a PDF. We confirm UIDDA eligibility and the correct district court county at intake.
We prepare the Minnesota subpoena on Form CIV101, incorporating the foreign subpoena's terms and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all counsel and unrepresented parties, exactly as Rule 45.06(b)(3) requires — and we prepare the notice to all parties.
We submit the foreign subpoena to the district court administrator in the discovery county, who promptly issues the Minnesota subpoena. Where appropriate it may instead be issued and signed by Minnesota-admitted counsel. The request is not an appearance, and issuance typically takes 1–3 business days.
Our authorized representative retrieves the issued Minnesota subpoena in person from the administrator's office, confirms it is enforceable, and sends you a copy. No court appearance is required.
We dispatch through our Minnesota process-server network under Rule 45.02, with up to three diligent attempts per address. Statutory witness and mileage fees ($20 per day plus $0.28 per mile, Minn. Stat. § 357.22) are tendered in advance where attendance is commanded.
You receive a signed, court-ready PDF affidavit of service confirming completion in full compliance with Minnesota law — ready for filing in your originating case.
Before July 2015, reaching a Minnesota witness for an out-of-state case meant a court process that could run for weeks. Rule 45.06 replaced it with a single administrator filing.
The Rule 45 framework that governs form, service, protection, and interstate discovery in Minnesota — plus the witness-fee and judicial-district statutes — the authority we work from on every order.
| Authority | Subject | Key requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Rule 45.01 | Form & issuance | Subpoena form and contents; issued by the court administrator or by an attorney as officer of the court; notice of the right to expense reimbursement |
| Rule 45.02 | Service | Served by any non-party 18 or older, by personal or abode delivery; one day's attendance fee and mileage tendered if attendance is commanded; statewide service |
| Rule 45.03 | Protection | Duty to avoid undue burden; written objection to document production within 14 days; motions to quash or modify to the issuing court |
| Rule 45.04 | Responding | Form of production, electronically stored information, and assertion of privilege or trial-preparation protection |
| Rule 45.05 | Contempt | Failure without adequate excuse to obey a subpoena may be deemed contempt of the issuing court |
| Rule 45.06 | Interstate (UIDDA) | District court administrator (or a Minnesota attorney) issues a Minnesota subpoena on a foreign subpoena; it must incorporate the foreign terms and list all counsel; quash, modify, or enforce in the discovery county |
| Minn. Stat. § 357.22 | Witness fees | $20 per day for attendance plus 28 cents per mile of round-trip travel, tendered in advance in any civil case |
| Minn. Stat. § 2.722 | Judicial districts | Minnesota's 87 counties are organized into 10 judicial districts; the district court is the trial court of general jurisdiction |
Rule and statute citations verified against the Minnesota Court Rules and the 2025 Minnesota Statutes at the time of writing. Requirements may be amended by the Minnesota Supreme Court or Legislature; we confirm current rules on every order.
A rejected filing or a quash motion can cost weeks and blow your discovery window. These are the Minnesota-specific errors we screen out before anything is submitted.
The subpoena is submitted somewhere other than the county where discovery actually occurs. We file with the administrator in the discovery county.
Rule 45.01(e) and 45.02(a) require notice to all parties before a discovery subpoena is used, with seven days' notice for document-only production. We document the notice.
Only the district court administrator may issue for a self-represented filer; the attorney-issuance route is limited to Minnesota-admitted counsel. We route it correctly.
Rule 45.06(b)(3) requires the Minnesota subpoena to incorporate the foreign subpoena's terms and list all counsel. We mirror it exactly.
Rule 45.02 and Minn. Stat. § 357.22 require tendering $20 per day plus mileage in advance when attendance is commanded. We advance them.
Rule 45.06 reaches civil discovery only — not criminal or administrative proceedings. We confirm the matter qualifies up front.
End-to-end handling — no gaps, no hidden handoffs.
We confirm the matter qualifies under Rule 45.06 and identify the correct discovery county before a dollar is spent.
We draft the Minnesota subpoena on Form CIV101, mirroring the foreign subpoena's terms and counsel information per Rule 45.06(b)(3).
We submit to the correct district court administrator and retrieve the issued subpoena in person, typically within 1-3 days.
Three diligent attempts per address under Minn. R. Civ. P. 45.02, through our statewide process-server network.
A signed PDF affidavit of service confirming full compliance with Minnesota law — ready for filing.
Our in-house team responds within minutes during business hours with real-time status at every stage.
Every major subpoena type we domesticate in Minnesota under Rule 45.06.
Compels production of documents, records, or electronically stored information. Under Rule 45.03(b)(1) a document-only subpoena requires no personal appearance.
Requires personal appearance and testimony. Statutory witness and mileage fees ($20 per day plus $0.28 per mile) apply under Minn. Stat. § 357.22.
Requires a witness to appear for a recorded deposition under Rule 45.06 — often combined with document production in a single subpoena.
Directs a Minnesota entity to designate a representative to testify under Rule 30.02(f). We serve registered agents statewide.
From solo practitioners to Fortune 500 legal teams — all relying on Served 123 LLC for Minnesota domestication across all 87 counties.
Running multi-state cases that need testimony or records from witnesses across Minnesota's 87 counties.
In-house teams handling cross-jurisdictional discovery through Minnesota's district courts.
Claims teams pulling Minnesota medical records, depositions, and expert subpoenas under Rule 45.06.
Organizations needing end-to-end Minnesota domestication and records production.
Attorneys who need dependable Minnesota coverage without a local vendor network across the state.
Support firms outsourcing Minnesota subpoena domestication for their attorney clients.
We file and serve in all 87 Minnesota counties — across the state's 10 judicial districts, metro and rural alike. A few of the courts we work in most often:
Don't see your county? We cover all 87 across Minnesota's 10 judicial districts — just send your subpoena and the county where discovery is sought.
Straight answers on domesticating and serving an out-of-state subpoena in Minnesota under Rule 45.06.
Send the originating state, the Minnesota county, and your subpoena PDF. We confirm eligibility, prepare the Minnesota subpoena on Form CIV101, file with the district court administrator, 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 Minnesota procedure, not legal advice.
