2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 1F North Carolina Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act.
1F-2. Definitions.

1F‑2. Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Chapter:

(1) Foreign jurisdiction. A state other than North Carolina.

(2) Foreign subpoena. A subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction.

(3) Person. An individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(4) State. A state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(5) Subpoena. A document, however denominated, issued under authority of a court of record requiring a person to:

a. Attend and give testimony at a deposition, either oral or upon written questions;

b. Produce and permit inspection and copying of designated books, documents, records, electronically stored information, or tangible things in the possession, custody, or control of the person; or

c. Permit inspection of premises under the control of the person. (2011‑247, s. 1.)