South Carolina Code 15-47-140. Deposition, production, and inspection
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 15-47-140
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Person: means 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. See South Carolina Code 15-47-110
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
When a subpoena issued under § 15-47-120 commands a person to attend and give testimony at a deposition, produce designated books, documents, records, electronically stored information, or tangible items, or permit inspection of premises, the time and place and the manner of the taking of the deposition, the production, or the inspection must comply with the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure relating to discovery.