New Hampshire Revised Statutes 153:19 – Taking Testimony
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 153:19
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
The state fire marshal shall, when in his opinion the proceedings under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 153:18 are necessary, take or cause to be taken the testimony on oath of all persons supposed to be cognizant of any facts or to have means of knowledge in relation to the matters concerning which such examination is made, and cause the same to be reduced to writing. If he shall be of the opinion that there is sufficient evidence to charge any person with the crime of arson or incendiarism he shall furnish to the appropriate law enforcement agency all such evidence together with the names of witnesses and all information obtained by him, including a copy of all pertinent and material testimony in the case.