Served 123 LLC domesticates and serves out-of-state subpoenas across all 21 New Jersey counties under Rule 4:11-4(b). Our default: affiliated New Jersey-licensed counsel issues the New Jersey subpoena directly — same-day capable, no clerk fee. Prefer the court? We file with the Clerk of the Superior Court on request.
Rule 4:11-4(b) gives you a choice most services never mention: the New Jersey subpoena can be issued by the Clerk of the Superior Court (a filed submission with a $50 per-subpoena fee), or by a New Jersey-licensed attorney in the name of the Clerk — nothing filed, no clerk fee, same-day capable. We default to attorney issuance through our affiliated New Jersey counsel and offer the clerk route whenever you prefer it.
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To domesticate a subpoena in New Jersey, use Rule 4:11-4(b) — New Jersey's UIDDA rule, adopted by the Supreme Court effective September 1, 2014. The foreign subpoena (carrying the required authorizing phrase) and a conforming New Jersey subpoena are either issued directly by a New Jersey-licensed attorney in the name of the Clerk — our default: same-day capable, no clerk fee, nothing filed — or submitted to the Clerk of the Superior Court for issuance with a $50 per-subpoena fee. We handle both paths and serve in all 21 counties.
New Jersey adopted the provisions of the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act by Supreme Court rule — Rule 4:11-4(b), effective September 1, 2014 — not by statute. The rule covers subpoenas from a court of any of the other 49 states (a “foreign state” under the rule), and it gives the out-of-state litigant something most UIDDA states don't: a choice of who issues the New Jersey subpoena.
Path one — attorney issuance (our default). The foreign subpoena and a conforming New Jersey subpoena are submitted to an attorney authorized to practice in New Jersey, who issues the New Jersey subpoena in the name of the Clerk under R. 1:9-1. Per the Judiciary's own guidance, no subpoena is filed with the court — no clerk fee, no filing queue, same-day capable once the papers are in order. Served 123 LLC routes every order through our affiliated New Jersey-licensed counsel by default.
Path two — clerk issuance (yours on request). The same papers can instead be submitted for issuance by the Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court in the county where the deponent resides, is employed, or transacts business, filed under R. 1:5-6(b) with a $50 per-subpoena fee; the Judiciary's standing Notice to the Bar directs these submissions through the Clerk of the Superior Court in Trenton. It works — it's simply slower and costs more. If your firm's practice or a client policy calls for clerk issuance, we file it that way.
Either way, the papers must be exact: the required authorizing phrase below the case number, the foreign caption and docket number, the counsel-of-record list, and — for a records subpoena — the quash-notice wording that's built into the Judiciary's official Subpoena Duces Tecum form (CN 11010). We prepare all of it, serve statewide, and deliver a court-ready affidavit.
Rule 4:11-4(b) only works if the foreign subpoena carries the exact authorizing phrase below the case number. Get it wrong — or leave it off — and the submission is rejected no matter which issuance route you choose.
Whether the New Jersey subpoena issues through our affiliated New Jersey counsel or through the Clerk of the Superior Court, the foreign subpoena must display this phrase, exactly:
A records subpoena must also carry the quash-notice wording — built into the Judiciary's official Subpoena Duces Tecum form (CN 11010) — providing that subpoenaed evidence is not produced or released while a motion to quash is pending. We place both, verbatim, on every New Jersey order.
From intake to affidavit — both issuance paths, with our faster default first.
Use the order form above or email info@served123.com. Include the originating state and court, the New Jersey county where the witness lives or works, and your subpoena as a PDF. We confirm UIDDA eligibility — Rule 4:11-4(b) covers sister-state matters only — and the correct county at intake.
We place the required phrase below the case number on the foreign subpoena, prepare the New Jersey subpoena on the Judiciary's official subpoena forms using the foreign caption and docket number, add the quash-notice wording on any records subpoena, and attach the list of all counsel of record and unrepresented parties.
Our affiliated New Jersey-licensed attorney issues the New Jersey subpoena in the name of the Clerk under R. 1:9-1. Per the Judiciary's guidance, nothing is filed with the court and no clerk fee applies — issuance is same-day capable once the papers are in order.
Prefer court issuance? We submit the foreign and New Jersey subpoenas for issuance by the Clerk under the Judiciary's standing Notice to the Bar, with the $50 per-subpoena fee advanced and the filing made under R. 1:5-6(b). Same result — just a slower, filed route.
We serve through our New Jersey process-server network statewide, with up to three diligent attempts per address. The statutory witness fee — $2 per day, plus $2 for every 30 miles of travel for an out-of-county witness (N.J.S.A. 22A:1-4) — is tendered where attendance is commanded, and deposition witnesses are reimbursed as R. 4:14-7 requires.
You receive a signed, court-ready PDF affidavit of service confirming completion in full compliance with New Jersey law — ready for filing in your originating case. Motions to quash, modify, or enforce are handled in the Superior Court, Law Division for the discovery county.
Both routes are lawful under Rule 4:11-4(b). Here is why we default to attorney issuance — and what you give up with the clerk route.
The rule framework that governs issuance, the required wording, witness fees, and where motions go — the authority we work from on every New Jersey order.
| Authority | Subject | Key requirement |
|---|---|---|
| R. 4:11-4(b) | UIDDA route | For a subpoena from a court of another U.S. state: submit the foreign subpoena and a conforming New Jersey subpoena to a NJ-licensed attorney or to the Clerk of the Superior Court — effective September 1, 2014 |
| R. 4:11-4(b)(1) | Required phrase | The foreign subpoena must contain, below the case number: “For the Issuance of a New Jersey Subpoena under New Jersey Rule 4:11-4(b)” |
| R. 4:11-4(b)(3) | NJ subpoena contents | The New Jersey subpoena uses the foreign caption and docket number, complies with R. 4:14-7, and is accompanied by the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all counsel of record and any unrepresented party |
| R. 1:9-1 | Attorney issuance | A subpoena may be issued by the clerk of the court or by an attorney or party in the name of the clerk — the basis for our same-day attorney-issuance default |
| R. 1:5-6(b) | Clerk-route filing | When the Clerk issues, the foreign and New Jersey subpoenas are filed; a $50 per-subpoena fee applies |
| R. 4:11-4(a) | Non-sister-state matters | Subpoenas for federal District Court, D.C., Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, territory, or foreign-country proceedings use an ex parte petition to the Law Division — not the UIDDA route |
| R. 4:14-7 | Deposition subpoenas | Governs form and the quash-notice wording on records subpoenas; subpoenaing party reimburses the witness's out-of-pocket expenses and loss of pay |
| N.J.S.A. 22A:1-4 | Witness fees | $2.00 per day of attendance; an out-of-county witness also receives $2.00 for every 30 miles of travel each way |
| Superior Court, Law Division | Venue & motions | Issuance is tied to the county where the deponent resides, is employed, or transacts business; motions to quash, modify, or enforce are brought in New Jersey |
Rule and statute citations verified against the New Jersey Rules of Court and the New Jersey Statutes at the time of writing, including the Judiciary's Notice to the Bar on Rule 4:11-4. Requirements may be amended by the Supreme Court or the Legislature; we confirm current rules on every order.
Rule 4:11-4(b) is exacting about wording and paperwork. These are the New Jersey-specific errors we screen out before anything is issued or filed.
The foreign subpoena must carry “For the Issuance of a New Jersey Subpoena under New Jersey Rule 4:11-4(b)” below the case number — verbatim. We place it on every order.
Rule 4:11-4(b) covers the other 49 states only. Federal District Court, D.C., territory, and foreign-country matters go through the R. 4:11-4(a) petition. We confirm the right route at intake.
A records subpoena must state that evidence will not be produced while a motion to quash is pending — wording built into the Judiciary's official form. We include it verbatim.
Rule 4:11-4(b)(3) requires the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all counsel of record and any unrepresented party. We attach it.
The New Jersey subpoena keeps the foreign state's case title and docket number — not a new New Jersey caption. We caption it correctly.
Many services file every order with the Clerk — fee, filing, and queue included — because they can't issue through New Jersey counsel. Our default skips all three.
End-to-end handling on either issuance path — no gaps, no hidden handoffs.
Our default: a New Jersey-licensed attorney issues your subpoena in the name of the Clerk — same-day capable, no clerk fee, nothing filed.
We confirm the matter qualifies under Rule 4:11-4(b) and tie issuance to the county where the deponent resides, is employed, or transacts business.
Foreign caption, required phrase, counsel list, and the Judiciary's official subpoena forms with the quash-notice wording on records subpoenas.
Prefer court issuance? We file with the Clerk of the Superior Court, advance the $50 per-subpoena fee, and track it through.
Up to three diligent attempts per address statewide, with the N.J.S.A. 22A:1-4 fee tendered where attendance is commanded.
A signed PDF affidavit of service confirming full compliance with New Jersey law — ready for filing.
Every major subpoena type we domesticate in New Jersey under Rule 4:11-4(b).
Compels production of documents, records, or electronically stored information — prepared with the required quash-notice wording.
Requires personal appearance and testimony. The statutory witness fee and any out-of-county mileage are tendered at service.
Compels a New Jersey witness to appear for a recorded deposition — with R. 4:14-7's reimbursement protections honored.
Directs a New Jersey entity to designate a representative to testify. We serve registered agents statewide.
From solo practitioners to Fortune 500 legal teams — all relying on Served 123 LLC for New Jersey domestication across all 21 counties.
Multi-state litigation teams that need New Jersey testimony or records issued fast — without waiting on a clerk's queue.
In-house teams handling cross-jurisdictional discovery through the Superior Court, Law Division.
Claims teams pulling New Jersey medical records, depositions, and expert subpoenas under the UIDDA.
Organizations needing end-to-end New Jersey domestication and records production.
Attorneys who want one vendor to prepare, issue, and serve — on the fast path by default.
Support firms outsourcing New Jersey subpoena domestication for their attorney clients.
We issue and serve in all 21 New Jersey counties — across the Superior Court's 15 vicinages, from the Hudson waterfront to the Delaware Bay. The counties we work in most often:
That's all 21 — every New Jersey county, across the Superior Court's 15 vicinages. Just send your subpoena and the county where the witness lives or works.
Straight answers on domesticating and serving an out-of-state subpoena in New Jersey under Rule 4:11-4(b).
Send the originating state and court, the New Jersey county, and your subpoena PDF. We add the required wording, prepare the official-form New Jersey subpoena, issue it through our affiliated New Jersey counsel — or file with the Clerk if you prefer — and serve statewide, usually within days.
Served 123 LLC is a process service and litigation-support company, not a law firm. Subpoena issuance and related legal services on New Jersey matters are performed by affiliated New Jersey-licensed counsel; Served 123 LLC is not itself a law firm. This page is general information about New Jersey procedure, not legal advice.
