National Incident-Based Reporting System. Crime data from NIBRS (as of 2004) come from 5,271 law enforcement agencies that represent about 20 percent of the total U.S. population. NIBRS is the result of the FBI's efforts in the 1980s to revise the UCR. Learn more about NIBRS and access data Exit Notice.
subpoena duces tecum(noun) a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control.
Subpoena Duces Tecum Law and Legal Definition. A subpoena which requests items be brought with the person is called a subpoena duces tecum. A subpoena is an order directed to an individual commanding him to appear in court on a certain day to testify or produce documents in a pending lawsuit. The power to subpoena a person is granted officers of the court, such as clerks of courts, attorneys and judges.