---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 1174.21"
title: "45"
number: "1174.21"
heading: "Depositions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/1174.21"
---

# §1174.21. Depositions.

- (a) If the ALJ grants a motion for deposition, the ALJ shall issue a subpoena for the deponent, which may require the deponent to produce documents. The subpoena shall specify the time and place at which the deposition will take place.
- (b) The party seeking to depose shall serve the subpoena in the manner prescribed by [§ 1174.8](/cfr/45/1174.8.md).
- (c) The deponent may file with the ALJ a motion to quash the subpoena or a motion for a protective order within ten days of service.
- (d) The party seeking to depose shall provide for the taking of a verbatim transcript of the deposition, which it shall make available to all other parties for inspection and copying.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; 5 U.S.C. App. 8G(a)(2).

### Source

Source: 86 FR 44628, Aug. 13, 2021, unless otherwise noted.