New Hampshire Revised Statutes 517:3 – Disqualifications
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No person shall write the testimony of a witness, record the testimony of a witness, or act as magistrate in taking the same, if:
I. Such person is a party to the action;
II. Such person is a relative, employee, or attorney of a party to the action;
III. Such person has a financial interest in the action or its outcome;
IV. Such person has entered into an arrangement with a person or entity which has a financial interest in the action or its outcome, where the arrangement purports to create a relationship in which the person transcribing the deposition or recording the deposition will be providing exclusive deposition transcribing or deposition recording services for the interested person or entity; or
V. Such person is employed by or is an independent contractor working for a person or entity which has entered into an arrangement with a person or entity which has a financial interest in the action or its outcome, where the arrangement purports to create a relationship in which the person’s employer will be providing exclusive deposition transcribing or deposition recording services for the interested person or entity.
I. Such person is a party to the action;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 517:3
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
II. Such person is a relative, employee, or attorney of a party to the action;
III. Such person has a financial interest in the action or its outcome;
IV. Such person has entered into an arrangement with a person or entity which has a financial interest in the action or its outcome, where the arrangement purports to create a relationship in which the person transcribing the deposition or recording the deposition will be providing exclusive deposition transcribing or deposition recording services for the interested person or entity; or
V. Such person is employed by or is an independent contractor working for a person or entity which has entered into an arrangement with a person or entity which has a financial interest in the action or its outcome, where the arrangement purports to create a relationship in which the person’s employer will be providing exclusive deposition transcribing or deposition recording services for the interested person or entity.