If a subpoena is mailed, it must be sent certified mail return receipt requested.

• A. It may be mailed without certification
• B. It should be delivered by hand only
• C. It must be sent certified mail return receipt requested
• D. It cannot be mailed

Answer: (C)

When a subpoena is issued, ensuring proper service is essential so the person knows they must comply. If you choose to mail it, you need a method that provides solid proof of delivery. Certified mail with return receipt requested does exactly that: it creates a verifiable record that the subpoena was sent and received, including the date and the recipient’s signature. This helps protect due process and makes enforcement smoother if compliance is challenged later.

Seeing it mailed without certification would leave you without reliable proof of service. Delivering by hand only isn’t always required or feasible, and it ignores valid mailed service when allowed by the rules. And claiming it cannot be mailed isn’t correct because mailing is allowed in many situations, provided you use certified mail with return receipt requested.