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Section 517:8 – Caption.

    517:8 Caption. – The magistrate taking the deposition shall certify such oath, with the time and place of taking the deposition, the case and court in which it is to be used, that the adverse party was or was not present, was or was not notified, and that he did or did not object. […]

Section 517:9 – Annexing Copy of Notice.

    517:9 Annexing Copy of Notice. – A copy of the notice left with the adverse party, his agent or attorney, with the return of the officer or affidavit of the person leaving such notice thereon, stating the time of leaving it, shall be annexed to the caption of the deposition, when the adverse party […]

Section 517:10 – Sealing.

    517:10 Sealing. – Depositions so taken shall be sealed up by the magistrate taking the same, directed to the court or justice before whom they are to be used, with a brief description of the case, and shall be so delivered into court. Source. RS 188:23. CS 200:23. GS 210:11. GL 229:11. PS 225:2. […]

Section 517:12 – Neglect to Take.

    517:12 Neglect to Take. – If any party after giving notice to the adverse party neglects or refuses to take a deposition the adverse party may be allowed as costs such amount as the court may deem equitable, not exceeding twenty-five cents a mile for actual travel of himself or his attorney to attend […]

Section 517:13 – Discovery Depositions in Criminal Cases.

    517:13 Discovery Depositions in Criminal Cases. – I. Except as otherwise provided in this section or by order of the court, depositions shall be taken in the manner provided in civil actions. II. The court in its discretion may permit either party to take the deposition of any witness, except the defendant, in any […]

Section 517:13-a – Videotape Trial Testimony Authorized.

    517:13-a Videotape Trial Testimony Authorized. – I. In any criminal case, the state may move to take videotape trial testimony of any witness, including the victim, who was 16 years of age or under at the time of the alleged offense. Any victim or other witness who was 16 years of age or under […]

Section 517:14 – Compensation of State’s Counsel.

    517:14 Compensation of State’s Counsel. – If a county attorney or the attorney general shall attend the caption of a deposition taken under the provisions of the preceding section he shall receive a reasonable compensation for his services and expenses from the treasury of the county in which the prosecution is pending, his account […]

Section 517:14-a – Deposition Authorized.

    517:14-a Deposition Authorized. – The attorney general or a county attorney conducting the prosecution in a criminal case may take the deposition of any witness the prosecution intends to call at the trial, if it is determined by a justice of the superior court that: I. The defendant in the case in which the […]