As used in this chapter:
I. “Witness” means a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in any criminal action before a court.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 613-A:1

  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • State: includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 613-A:1
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

II. “Penal institutions” includes a jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention.
III. “State” includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.