RSA 21-M:8-b Office of Victim/Witness Assistance.

I. In this section:
(a) "Victim" means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional or psychological harm as the result of the commission or the attempted commission of a crime. "Victim" also includes the immediate family of any victim who is a minor or who is incompetent, or the immediate family of a homicide victim, or the surviving partner in a civil union.
(b) "Witness" means any person who has been or is expected to be summoned to testify for the state in a criminal case or who by reason of having relevant information is subject to call or likely to be called as a witness for the state, whether or not any action or proceeding has yet been commenced.
II. There is hereby established within the criminal justice bureau of the department of justice