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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-M:8-c

  • 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.
  • justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
If a physician or a hospital provides any physical examination of a victim of an alleged sexual offense to gather information and evidence of the alleged crime, these services shall be provided without charge to the individual. Upon submission of appropriate documentation, the physician or hospital shall be reimbursed for the cost of such examination by the department of justice to the extent such costs are not the responsibility of a third party under a health insurance policy or similar third party obligation. The bill for the medical examination of a sexual assault victim shall not be sent or given to the victim or the family of the victim. The privacy of the victim shall be maintained to the extent possible during third party billings. Billing forms shall be subject to the same principles of confidentiality applicable to any other medical record under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151:13. Where such forms are released for statistical or accounting services, all personal identifying information shall be deleted from the forms prior to release.