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RSA 517:15 · Appointment

Title
LIII: PROCEEDINGS IN COURT
Chapter
517 · DEPOSITIONS
Status
current
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517:15 Appointment. –

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I.

Upon petition the superior court may appoint some suitable person as commissioner to take depositions outside this state, for use in causes pending in or returnable to said court.

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II.

No appointment shall be required when discovery is sought in a foreign jurisdiction that has adopted the uniform foreign depositions law in RSA 517-A, or the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, or other similar process for obtaining out-of-state discovery and testimony. In such matters, discovery and testimony may be sought pursuant to the manner and process required in the foreign jurisdiction. Source. 1903, 21:1. PL 337:15. RL 393:15. RSA 517:15. 1967, 132:29, eff. July 18, 1967. 2022, 160:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.

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Source. 1903, 21:1. PL 337:15. RL 393:15. RSA 517:15. 1967, 132:29, eff. July 18, 1967. 2022, 160:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.

Source history

  • 1903, 21:1. PL 337:15. RL 393:15. RSA 517:15
  • 1967, 132:29, eff. July 18, 1967
  • 2022, 160:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023

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  • 2026 HB1489 repeal · effective 2027-01-01

    ustices of the peace within this state with reference to depositions for use in civil causes pending within the courts of this state. 2 Repeal. The following are repealed: I. RSA 517:15, relative to the appointment of deposition commissioners. II. RSA 517:16, relative to the procedure for appointing deposition commissioners. III. RSA 517:17, relative to the powers of deposition commissioners. IV.