21 NCAC 08C .0121         SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS

(a)  Subpoenas shall be served as the officer issuing the subpoenas shall direct and as may be appropriate to the circumstances of the case. The Executive Director, Board counsel, or staff member designated by the Executive Director may serve subpoenas on behalf of the Board pursuant to G.S. 1A-1, Rule 45(e).

(b)  Subpoenas shall be issued in duplicate and contain a Return of Service. The Return of Service shall be the same as that found in the Subpoena and Return of Service forms provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts. The person serving the subpoena shall fill out the Return of Service form for each copy and promptly return one copy of the subpoena containing the completed Return of Service form to the Board office.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 93-12; 150B-39;

Eff. May 1, 1989;

Amended Eff. March 1, 1990;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 28, 2014;

Readopted Eff. June 1, 2026.