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RSA 516:5 · Service of Summons

Title
LIII: PROCEEDINGS IN COURT
Chapter
516 · WITNESSES
Status
current
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516:5 Service of Summons. – Any person may be summoned to attend and testify or give his deposition, by reading to him, or by giving to him in hand an attested copy of, the writ of summons, and by paying or tendering to him the fees established for his travel to and from the place where his attendance is required, and for one day's attendance. Source. RS 188:6. CS 200:6. GS 209:5. GL 228:5. PS 224:5. 1895, 9:1. PL 336:5. RL 392:5.

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Source. RS 188:6. CS 200:6. GS 209:5. GL 228:5. PS 224:5. 1895, 9:1. PL 336:5. RL 392:5.

Source history

  • 1895, 9:1. PL 336:5. RL 392:5
  • RS 188:6. CS 200:6. GS 209:5. GL 228:5. PS 224:5

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    relative to the litigation of small claims. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Judicial Privilege. Amend RSA 516 by inserting after section 33-a the following new section: 516:33-b Judicial Privilege. I. In this section, "judge" means any full-time or part-time judge of the supreme, superior, or circuit court; a retired ju

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    Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Service of Summons to Law Enforcement Officers and Public Officials. Amend RSA 516 by inserting after section 5 the following new section: 516:5-a Service of Summons to Law Enforcement Officers and Other Public Officials. Any law enforcement officer or any other employee of a law enforcement agency

  • 2026 HB1665 reference · effective 2027-01-01

    hearing held pursuant to law shall have equal authority to subpoena witnesses or documents, and that authority shall be identical to the authority set forth in RSA 516:2 through RSA 516:5. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027. HELPFUL LINKS Redistricting Information Ethics Committee Statutory/Study Committees Voting Records Past Member Legislation Driving Directions IT Hel

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