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.
CREDIT(S)
(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.