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§ 386.53 Subpoenas, witness fees.

Wording in the annual edition revised as of Oct. 1, 2000, superseded November 27, 2023.

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49 CFR § 386.53 — Subpoenas, witness fees.. Text in force on September 30, 2016. This wording effective October 1, 2000 to November 27, 2023. Source: govinfo, 2015 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2015-title49-vol5/CFR-2015-title49-vol5-sec386-53. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/386.53?asof=2016-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

(a) Applications for the issuance of subpoenas must be submitted to the Assistant Administrator, or in cases that have been called for a hearing, to the administrative law judge. The application must show the general relevance and reasonable scope of the evidence sought. Any person served with a subpoena may, within 7 days after service, file a motion to quash or modify. The motion must be filed with the official who approved the subpoena. The filing of a motion shall stay the effect of the subpoena until a decision is reached.

(b) Witnesses shall be entitled to the same fees and mileage as are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States. The fees shall be paid by the party at whose instance the witness is subpoenaed or appears.

(c) Paragraph (a) of this section shall not apply to the Administrator or employees of the FMCSA or to the production of documents in their custody. Applications for the attendance of such persons or the production of such documents at a hearing shall be made to the Assistant Administrator or administrative law judge, if one is appointed, and shall set forth the need for such evidence and its relevancy.

Amendment history

3 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996
  1. Nov. 27, 2023 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
  2. Oct. 1, 2000 → Nov. 27, 2023annual editions 2000–2016diff vs. previousviewing
  3. Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2000annual editions 1996–1999

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.