RSA 517:13-a Videotape Trial Testimony Authorized.

I. In any criminal case, the state may move to take videotape trial testimony of any witness, including the victim, who was 16 years of age or under at the time of the alleged offense. Any victim or other witness who was 16 years of age or under at the time of the offense may also move to take videotape trial testimony. The court shall order videotape trial testimony if it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that:
(a) The child will suffer emotional or mental strain if required to testify in open court; or
(b) Further delay will impair the child's ability to recall and relate the facts of the alleged offense.
II. Videotape trial testimony taken pursuant to this section shall be conducted before the judge at such a place as ordered by the court in the presence