(1) General Provisions. Subpoenas shall be issued in the name of the Commission and in accordance with M.G.L. c. 151B, § 3 and M.G.L. c. 30A, § 12, subject to the following provisions:

1. (a) Subpoenas may require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production, copying, and photographing of any evidence including, but not limited to, documents, other tangible things, or electronically stored information.
2. (b) A subpoena may be served by any person who is not a party and who is 18 years of age or older.
3. (c) Service of a subpoena upon a person named therein shall be made by personal service.
4. (d) When a subpoena is issued at the request of a party other than the Commission, the cost of the service as well as witness and mileage fees shall be those as in civil cases before the courts and shall be borne by the moving party. The Commission may waive such fees upon a showing of economic hardship.
5. (e) Upon a showing of economic hardship a party may move that a subpoena be issued by the Commission, which may be issued at the discretion of the Commission. Any such motion is exempt from 804 CMR 1.13(4)(a) and (b), although it shall be served on all counsel.
6. (f) Any party issuing a subpoena to a non-party shall give 14 days' notice to the Commission and all parties prior to service, and the subpoena may not be served pending any motion filed pursuant to 804 CMR 1.10(8) or 804 CMR 1.14(2).
7. (g) A party may not serve subpoenas pre-probable cause unless authorized by the Commission.
8. (h) A party may serve subpoenas post-probable cause once a discovery order has been issued.
9. (i) Following certification to public hearing, a party may issue subpoenas compelling the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents and tangible things at public hearing.
10. (j) All subpoenas shall identify the name and address of the party at whose request the subpoena was issued.