New Hampshire § 365:16 Testimonial Privilege

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 365:16 — Testimonial Privilege

New Hampshire § 365:16

Title XXXIVPUBLIC UTILITIES

Ch. 365COMPLAINTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMISSION

SubdivisionProceedings Before the Commission

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 365:16 (2026).

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No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any book or paper in any investigation or inquiry by or upon any hearing before the commission, when ordered to do so by the commission, upon the ground that the testimony or evidence, book or document required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; but no person shall be prosecuted, punished or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any act, transaction, matter or thing concerning which under oath, after claiming his privilege, he shall by order of the commission have testified or produced documentary evidence.

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No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any book or paper in any investigation or inquiry by or upon any hearing before the commission, when ordered to do so by the commission, upon the ground that the testimony or evidence, book or document required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; but no person shall be prosecuted, punished or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any act, transaction, matter or thing concerning which under oath, after claiming his privilege, he shall by order of the commission have testified or produced documentary evidence.