281. A witness may be summoned to declare what he knows, to produce some document, or to do both.
The summons must specify the nature of the case, and invite the witness to contact the attorney whose coordinates appear on the summons.
A notary or a land surveyor may not be summoned for the sole purpose of depositing an authentic copy of an act executed en minute, except in the case of an improbation.
1965 (1st sess.), c. 80, a. 281; 2002, c. 7, s. 69.