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(a) Subpoenas for Witnesses:
(1) Requests for subpoenas for witnesses should be filed at least ten days prior to trial.
(2) Requests for subpoenas for witnesses not timely filed should not be honored except when authorized by the court for good cause.
(b) Subpoenas Duces Tecum:
(1) Requests for subpoenas duces tecum should be filed at least 15 days prior to trial.
(2) Requests for subpoenas duces tecum not timely filed should not be honored except when authorized by a judge for good cause.
(c) Meaning of Filed: The term filed as used in this Rule means received in the appropriate clerk's office or by an appropriate magistrate.
(d) Exception: This Rule does not apply to subpoenas for witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum issued by attorneys in civil cases as authorized by Virginia Code §§ 8.01-407 and 16.1-89.