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N.H. R. Ev. 601

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Rule 601 Competency to Testify in General

Article VI. Witnesses

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(a) General rule of competency. Every person is competent to be a witness unless these rules or an applicable statute provide otherwise. (b) Incompetence of a witness. A person is not competent to testify as a witness if the court finds that the witness lacks sufficient capacity to observe, remember and narrate as well as understand the duty to tell the truth.

Rule 601 Competency to Testify in General

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