§ 46-303.18. Assistance with discovery.

Current through October 23, 2012

A tribunal of the District may:

(1) Request a tribunal of another state to assist in obtaining discovery; and

(2) Upon request, compel a person over whom it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal of another state.

                
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(Feb. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-81, § 317, 42 DCR 6748; redesignated § 318, June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(c)(18), 53 DCR 3634.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 30-343.17.

2001 Ed., § 46-303.17

Legislative History of Laws

For legislative history of D.C. Law 11-81, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 46-301.01.

For Law 16-137, see notes following § 46-301.01.

Effective Dates

Applicability: Section 3 of D.C. Law 16-137 provides: "This act shall apply as of April 1, 2007."

Editor's Notes

Former § 46-303.18 has been recodified as § 46-303.19 by D.C. Law 16-137, § 2(c)(19).

Uniform Law

This section is based upon § 318 of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (2001 Act). See Volume 9, Part IB Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition, or ULA Database on Westlaw.