Bill Summary: HB 6423

• Authorizes state prosecutors (Chief State's Attorney, deputy Chief State's Attorney, or state's attorney) to issue subpoenas compelling production of property relevant to investigations of specified crimes including fraud, theft, and financial crimes effective October 1, 2011.

• Requires subpoenas to specify property with reasonable particularity, allow reasonable compliance time, cover a reasonable time period, and compel production at the prosecutor's office.

• Allows prosecutors to apply to Superior Court judges for immunity orders protecting subpoenaed persons from prosecution related to produced property or derived evidence.

• Requires prosecutors to provide written notice to persons when subpoenaing medical, psychiatric, or substance abuse treatment records, allowing those persons to file motions to quash.

• Establishes procedures for quashing or modifying subpoenas, including sealed in-camera hearings with anonymous plaintiff designation ("John Doe" or "Jane Doe"), expedited assignment, and authority for judges to quash for just cause or recognized legal privileges.