New Hampshire Revised Statutes 71-B:9 – Administration of Oaths, Subpoenas, Etc.; Fees
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 71-B:9
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
- sworn: when applied to public officers required by the constitution to take oaths therein prescribed, shall refer to those oaths; when applied to other officers it shall mean sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties of their offices before a justice of the peace, or other person authorized to administer official oaths in such cases. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:25
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
The board shall have authority to administer oaths and to compel the attendance of witnesses to proceedings before it. The board shall have the power to subpoena and subpoena duces tecum. Witnesses compelled to appear shall be paid the same fee and mileage that are paid to witnesses in the superior court of the state. A subpoena or subpoena duces tecum of the board may be served by any person designated in the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum to serve it. Any testimony given by a person duly sworn shall be subject to the pains and penalties of perjury. All applications or petitions to the board for which no filing fee has been otherwise specified by statute shall be accompanied by a $65 filing fee. Costs and attorney’s fees may be taxed as in the superior court.