ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA / CID RESPONSE GUIDE

1. INTAKE AND AUTHORITY

• Log receipt date/time; calendar return date.
• Identify issuing agency, statutory authority, and enforcement forum.
• Confirm any New Jersey-specific CID/subpoena prerequisites under the New Jersey Administrative Procedure Act (N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq.).

2. SCOPE REVIEW

• List requests; note date ranges, custodians, subject matter.
• Identify overbreadth, vagueness, burden, privilege, confidentiality, and trade secret issues.

3. PRESERVATION AND HOLDS

• Issue legal hold to relevant custodians; suspend auto-deletion where needed.

4. NEGOTIATION AND MEET-AND-CONFER

• Request extensions if needed; propose narrowed scope.
• Seek protective order or confidentiality assurances.

5. COLLECTION AND REVIEW

• Collect from agreed sources; document chain of custody.
• Privilege review; redact PII/PHI/trade secrets as appropriate.

6. PRODUCTION

• Produce in agreed format; Bates-label; include cover letter.

7. CHALLENGE / MOTION TO QUASH (IF NEEDED)

• Grounds: lack of jurisdiction, overbreadth, undue burden, privilege, irrelevance.
• Consider filing with agency or enforcing court per N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq.