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NH Rev Stat § 597:40 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 597 - Bail and Recognizances|Section 597:40 - Recognizance for Appearance in Superior Court.

    597:40 Recognizance for Appearance in Superior Court. –||If a person is arrested in one county on a warrant for an offense alleged to have been committed in another county exceeding the jurisdiction of a justice to determine, the officer, on the arrestee's request, shall take the arrestee before a justice for the county or judicial district thereof in which the arrest was made, and, upon the arrestee's waiving examination, such justice may take the arrestee's personal recognizance or recognizance with sufficient sureties upon the terms and conditions prescribed by this chapter for the arrestee's appearance at the next term of the superior court for the county or judicial district thereof in which the offense is alleged to have been committed, and the arrestee shall return to said court certified copies of the warrant and recognizance.|||Source. RS 222:16. CS 237:16. GS 236:12. GL 254:12. PS 250:12. PL 364:15. RL 423:15. RSA 597:40. 1969, 78:9. 1992, 284:77, eff. July 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 597:41 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 597 - Bail and Recognizances|Section 597:41 - Recognizance for Appearance Before Court or Justice Named in Warrant.

    597:41 Recognizance for Appearance Before Court or Justice Named in Warrant. –||A justice before whom a party is taken pursuant to RSA 597:40 may, upon good cause shown, take the recognizance of the party to appear before the court or justice as directed in the warrant on a day and hour named, within 10 days following. He shall certify the fact upon the warrant and deliver it, with the recognizance, to the officer.|||Source. GS 236:13. GL 254:13. PS 250:13. PL 364:16. RL 423:16.|
NH Rev Stat § 597:42 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 597 - Bail and Recognizances|Section 597:42 - Return of Recognizance, etc.

    597:42 Return of Recognizance, etc. –||The officer shall forthwith deliver the warrant and recognizance to the justice or court before whom the warrant is returnable, who may thereupon summon before him and order to recognize any witness that he may deem necessary to appear at the same time and place.|||Source. GS 236:14. GL 254:14. PS 250:14. PL 364:17. RL 423:17.|
NH Rev Stat § 597:43 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 597 - Bail and Recognizances|Section 597:43 - Repealed by 2019, 143:7, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.

    597:43 Repealed by 2019, 143:7, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 598-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 598-A - Professional Bondsmen|Section 598-A:1 - Approval and Registration.

    598-A:1 Approval and Registration. –||No person proposing to become bail or surety in a criminal case for hire or reward, either received or to be received, shall be accepted as such unless he shall have been approved and registered as a professional bondsman by the secretary of state or his designee; provided, however, no person proposing to become bail or surety in a criminal case in any calendar year after having become bail or surety in criminal cases on 5 separate occasions in said year shall be accepted thereafter during that year as bail or surety unless he shall have been approved and registered as a professional bondsman as provided in this section.|||Source. 1967, 156:1. 1977, 386:1. 1989, 8:1. 1992, 288:55, eff. July 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 598-A:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 598-A - Professional Bondsmen|Section 598-A:1-a - Fees.

    598-A:1-a Fees. –||I. A person proposing to become bail or surety and registered as a professional bondsman shall pay to the secretary of state or his designee an initial application fee of $400; the fee shall be deposited in the general fund by the state treasurer as unrestricted revenue.||II. Thereafter, an annual renewal fee of $100 for the registration in each county of the state where a professional bondsman seeks to post bail shall be due and payable to the secretary of state or his designee on December 30 for the ensuing year. The fee shall be deposited in the general fund by the state treasurer as unrestricted revenue.|||Source. 1977, 386:2. 1989, 8:2. 1992, 288:55, eff. July 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 598-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 598-A - Professional Bondsmen|Section 598-A:2 - Revocation.

    598-A:2 Revocation. –||A person who has been accepted as bail or surety, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, shall nevertheless be liable on his obligation as such bail or surety. Approval and registration under this chapter may be revoked at any time by the secretary of state or his designee and shall be revoked in case such a bondsman fails for 30 days after demand to satisfy in full a judgment recovered under RSA 597:33. The county attorney or prosecuting officer obtaining any such judgment which is not satisfied in full within 30 days after demand shall immediately notify the secretary of state or his designee in writing.|||Source. 1967, 156:1. 1977, 386:3. 1989, 8:3. 1992, 288:55, eff. July 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 598-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 598-A - Professional Bondsmen|Section 598-A:3 - List of Professional Bondsmen.

    598-A:3 List of Professional Bondsmen. –||The secretary of state or designee shall furnish all superior court clerks, all district courts having authority to accept bail, all jails, and all police stations with a list of the names of all persons registered as professional bondsmen and shall notify such clerks, courts, jails, and police stations of any change in a bondsman's status. The secretary of state shall update the list as necessary, but not less than once per year. The list shall include the following statement in bold type: "You are encouraged to contact more than one bail bondsman because not all bail bondsmen charge the same fees or provide the same services." The unaltered list shall be displayed prominently and visibly to defendants in all courts, jails, and police stations. No other list shall be displayed, furnished, or provided.|||Source. 1967, 156:1. 1977, 386:4. 1989, 8:4. 1992, 288:55, eff. July 1, 1992. 2008, 35:1, eff. July 11, 2008. 2011, 236:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 598-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 598-A - Professional Bondsmen|Section 598-A:4 - Rules of Secretary of State or His Designee.

    598-A:4 Rules of Secretary of State or His Designee. –||All professional bondsmen shall be governed by rules which shall be adopted under RSA 541-A by the secretary of state or his designee.|||Source. 1967, 156:1. 1977, 386:5. 1989, 8:5. 1992, 288:55, eff. July 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 598-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 598-A - Professional Bondsmen|Section 598-A:5 - Penalty.

    598-A:5 Penalty. –||Any unregistered person receiving hire or reward for his services as bail or surety in any criminal case, any unregistered person becoming bail or surety in any criminal case in any calendar year after having become bail or surety in criminal cases on 5 separate occasions in said year, and any professional bondsman violating any provision of the rules established hereunder for such bondsmen shall, if a natural person, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, if another person, a felony.|||Source. 1967, 156:1. 1973, 370:19, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 598-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 598-A - Professional Bondsmen|Section 598-A:6 - Exceptions.

    598-A:6 Exceptions. –||The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a fidelity, guaranty or surety company duly authorized to transact business in New Hampshire nor any duly authorized agent thereof. A person shall be deemed to have become bail or surety on a separate occasion within the meaning of this chapter if he becomes such: (1) for a person in respect to a single offense; or (2) for a person in respect to 2 or more offenses committed at the same time or arising out of the same transaction or course of conduct wherefor he at different times offers bail or surety; or (3) for 2 or more persons at the same time offering bail or surety in respect to offenses committed jointly or in a common course of conduct. Becoming bail or surety for the same person or persons in subsequent proceedings in connection with prosecution for the same offense or offenses shall not be deemed an additional occasion or occasions.|||Source. 1967, 156:1, eff. Aug. 1, 1967.|
NH Rev Stat § 599:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 599 - Appeals From Convictions in Circuit Court|Section 599:1 - Appeals.

    599:1 Appeals. –||A person convicted by a circuit court of a class A misdemeanor, at the time the sentence is declared, may appeal therefrom to obtain a de novo jury trial in the superior court, which shall hear the appeal. The appeal shall be entered by the defendant at the next return day unless for good cause shown the time is extended by the superior court. If, after a jury trial in the superior court, the defendant is found guilty, the superior court shall sentence the defendant, and the defendant may appeal questions of law arising therefrom to the supreme court. In the event the defendant waives the right to jury trial after the case has been appealed, the superior court shall forthwith remand the case to the circuit court for imposition of the sentence originally imposed by the circuit court, and the defendant may appeal questions of law arising therefrom to the supreme court. In all misdemeanor cases which are appealed to superior court, it shall be the duty of the superior court to transmit to the justice of the circuit court, within 10 days after the case is finally disposed of, a certificate showing the final disposition of the case.|||Source. RS 222:2. CS 237:2. 1860, 239:3. GS 240:2. GL 258:2. PS 252:2. PL 366:2. 1927, 10:1. 1937, 49:1. RL 425:2. 1947, 121:14. 1951, 163:13. RSA 599:1. 1957, 244:38. 1965, 86:1. 1983, 382:6. 1988, 19:3. 1992, 269:6. 1995, 277:20, eff. Aug. 19, 1995. 2006, 64:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2007. 2011, 88:28, eff. July 1, 2011. 2015, 249:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2016, July 1, 2016 and Oct. 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 599:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 599 - Appeals From Convictions in Circuit Court|Section 599:1-a - Petition; Late Appeal.

    599:1-a Petition;  Late Appeal. –||A person sentenced for an offense by a district or municipal court who fails to appeal as provided in RSA 599:1 may petition said court to enter a late appeal. The petition shall be in writing and shall be made within 3 days from the date sentence is declared. The court shall grant such petition, provided that the person appealing shall appear in person or by his attorney at the next regular session of the court, or at such time and place as the justice of the court shall designate, to perfect his appeal by providing such bail as is determined proper by the court. All other requirements provided for in RSA 599:1 shall be in force.|||Source. 1961, 131:1, eff. July 17, 1961.|
NH Rev Stat § 599:1-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 599 - Appeals From Convictions in Circuit Court|Section 599:1-b - Petition for Appeal.

    599:1-b Petition for Appeal. –||Any person aggrieved by a decision of a district or municipal court who was prevented from appealing therefrom, as provided in RSA 599:1 or RSA 599:1-a, through mistake, accident or misfortune, and not from his own neglect, may petition the superior court at any time within 30 days from the time the sentence is declared, to be allowed an appeal, setting forth his interest, his reason for appealing and the cause of his delay. The court may make such order thereon as justice may require.|||Source. 1961, 131:2, eff. July 17, 1961.|
NH Rev Stat § 599:1-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 599 - Appeals From Convictions in Circuit Court|Section 599:1-c - Records Required.

    599:1-c Records Required. –||I. Any person charged with any violation or class B misdemeanor may, at least 5 days prior to trial, request the district or municipal court that a sound recording be kept of all proceedings in his trial. If such a request is made, the district or municipal court shall make the sound recording at no cost to the person requesting it.||II. A person sentenced by a district or municipal court for a violation or class B misdemeanor may, at the time the sentence is declared or within 30 days thereafter, appeal therefrom to the supreme court. On any such appeal, the district or municipal court shall, at no cost to the person, provide to the supreme court the sound recording requested under paragraph I.|||Source. 1983, 382:18. 1985, 341:8. 1993, 190:18, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 599:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 599 - Appeals From Convictions in Circuit Court|Section 599:2 - Recognizance of Appellant.

    599:2 Recognizance of Appellant. –||Before the appeal is allowed, the appellant shall enter into recognizance, with sufficient sureties, in such sum as the court shall order, not exceeding $2,000, to appear at the court of appeal, to prosecute his appeal with effect, to abide the order of the court thereon and, if so required, to be of good behavior in the meantime, or shall surrender himself to the proper authority for the purpose of commitment to the county jail or house of correction pending such appeal.|||Source. RS 222:2. CS 237:2. GS 240:3. GL 258:3. PS 252:3. 1913, 68:1. 1915, 38:1. PL 366:3. 1931, 161:1. RL 425:3.|
NH Rev Stat § 599:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 599 - Appeals From Convictions in Circuit Court|Section 599:3 - Failure to Prosecute Appeal.

    599:3 Failure to Prosecute Appeal. –||If the appellant fails to enter his appeal within the time limited and prosecute his appeal, a record thereof shall be made, his recognizance shall be declared forfeited, and, within 10 days, the clerk of court shall transmit to the district or municipal court appealed from a certificate of such forfeiture.|||Source. 1862, 2606. GS 240:4. GL 258:4. PS 252:4. PL 366:4. 1927, 10:2. 1937, 49:2. RL 425:4. RSA 599:3. 1957, 244:39, eff. Sept. 23, 1957.|
NH Rev Stat § 599:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 599 - Appeals From Convictions in Circuit Court|Section 599:4 - Enforcing Original Sentence.

    599:4 Enforcing Original Sentence. –||The justice shall record the certificate of forfeiture, and he shall issue a mittimus or other process to carry into effect the original sentence.|||Source. 1862, 2606. GS 240:4. GL 258:4. PS 252:4. PL 366:5. RL 425:5. RSA 599:4. 1955, 322:4, eff. Aug. 5, 1955.|
NH Rev Stat § 600:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600 - Grand Juries|Section 600:1 - Drawing Jurors.

    600:1 Drawing Jurors. –||Grand jurors shall be drawn, summoned and returned in the same manner as jurors for trials, and talesmen, not exceeding 5, under the direction of the court may be returned by the sheriff or other officer.|||Source. RS 176:20. CS 186:21. GS 242:2. GL 260:2. PS 253:2. PL 367:2. RL 427:2.|
NH Rev Stat § 600:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600 - Grand Juries|Section 600:2 - Issuance of Venires in Emergencies.

    600:2 Issuance of Venires in Emergencies. –||In case of emergency, venires may be issued for grand jurors to be drawn and notified and to attend forthwith as in the case of petit jurors.|||Source. RS 176:15. CS 186:16. GS 242:3. GL 260:3. PS 253:3. PL 367:3 RL 427:3.|
NH Rev Stat § 600:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600 - Grand Juries|Section 600:3 - Oath.

    600:3 Oath. –||Grand jurors before entering upon their duties shall take the following oath: You, as grand jurors, do solemnly swear that you will diligently inquire, and a true presentment make, of all such matters and things as shall be given you in charge; the state's counsel, your fellows' and your own you shall keep secret; and shall present no person for envy, hatred or malice; neither shall you leave any unpresented for love, fear, favor, affection or hope of reward; but you shall present things truly as they come to your knowledge, according to the best of your understanding. So help you God.|||Source. RS 176:22. CS 186:23. GS 242:5. GL 260:5. PS 253:5. PL 367:4. RL 427:4. RSA 600:3. 1992, 284:78, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 600:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600 - Grand Juries|Section 600:4 - Oath to Witnesses.

    600:4 Oath to Witnesses. –||The foreman of the grand jury, the prosecuting officer or any justice upon the jury may administer oaths to witnesses to be examined before them.|||Source. GS 242:6. GL 260:6. PS 253:6. PL 367:5. RL 427:5.|
NH Rev Stat § 600:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600 - Grand Juries|Section 600:5 - Clerk; Minutes.

    600:5 Clerk;  Minutes. –||The grand jury may appoint one of their number to be clerk to preserve minutes of the proceedings before them, which shall be delivered to the attorney general or county attorney.|||Source. GS 242:7. GL 260:7. PS 253:7. PL 367:7 RL 427:6.|
NH Rev Stat § 600-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600-A - Multicounty Grand Juries|Section 600-A:1 - Application for Multicounty Grand Jury.

    600-A:1 Application for Multicounty Grand Jury. –||Application for a multicounty grand jury may be made by the attorney general to the supreme court. In such application the attorney general shall state that, in his or her judgment, the convening of a multicounty grand jury is necessary because of an alleged crime or crimes involving more than one county or judicial district thereof of the state and that, in his or her judgment, the grand jury functions cannot be effectively performed by a county grand jury. The application shall specify for which counties or judicial districts thereof the multicounty grand jury is to be convened.|||Source. 1985, 133:1. 1992, 284:79, eff. July 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 600-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600-A - Multicounty Grand Juries|Section 600-A:2 - Contents of Order Convening Multicounty Grand Jury.

    600-A:2 Contents of Order Convening Multicounty Grand Jury. –||I. An order issued upon an application made pursuant to RSA 600-A:1 shall:||(a) Convene a multicounty grand jury having statewide jurisdiction, or jurisdiction over all counties and judicial districts thereof requested in the application by the attorney general;||(b) Designate a judge of a superior court to be supervising judge over such multicounty grand jury and provide that such judge shall, with respect to all proper activities of said multicounty grand jury, have jurisdiction over all counties or judicial districts thereof in the jurisdiction of said multicounty grand jury;||(c) Designate the counties or judicial districts thereof which shall supply jurors and in what ratios;||(d) Designate a location or locations for the multicounty grand jury proceeding; and||(e) Provide for such other incidental arrangements as may be necessary.||II. All matters to be included in such order shall be determined by the justice issuing the order in any manner which he deems appropriate, except that the supreme court may adopt general rules, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, establishing standard procedures for the convening of multicounty grand juries.|||Source. 1985, 133:1. 1992, 284:80, eff. July 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 600-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600-A - Multicounty Grand Juries|Section 600-A:3 - Term.

    600-A:3 Term. –||The regular term of the multicounty grand jury shall be 6 months. The terms may be shortened by the supervising judge at the request of the attorney general. The term may be extended by the supervising judge for a specified time period upon a written petition by the attorney general stating that an extension is needed to conclude a multicounty grand jury begun prior to the expiration of its term.|||Source. 1985, 133:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 600-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600-A - Multicounty Grand Juries|Section 600-A:4 - Applicable Law.

    600-A:4 Applicable Law. –||The law applicable to county grand juries, including their powers, duties and functions, shall apply to multicounty grand juries except insofar as it is in conflict with this chapter.|||Source. 1985, 133:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 600-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600-A - Multicounty Grand Juries|Section 600-A:5 - Presentation of Evidence to Multicounty Grand Jury.

    600-A:5 Presentation of Evidence to Multicounty Grand Jury. –||Evidence shall be presented a multicounty grand jury by the attorney general or his designee.|||Source. 1985, 133:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 600-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600-A - Multicounty Grand Juries|Section 600-A:6 - Indictment; Designation of Venue; Consolidation.

    600-A:6 Indictment;  Designation of Venue;  Consolidation. –||Any indictment by any multicounty grand jury shall be returned to the supervising judge and shall include a finding as to the county, judicial district thereof, or counties in which the alleged offense was committed. Thereupon, the supervising judge shall, by order, designate the county of venue for the purpose of trial. The supervising judge may, by order, direct the consolidation of an indictment returned by a county grand jury with an indictment returned by a multicounty grand jury and fix venue for trial.|||Source. 1985, 133:1. 1992, 284:81, eff. July 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 600-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600-A - Multicounty Grand Juries|Section 600-A:7 - Prosecution of Indictments.

    600-A:7 Prosecution of Indictments. –||The attorney general or his designee shall prosecute all indictments returned by a multicounty grand jury.|||Source. 1985, 133:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 600-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600-A - Multicounty Grand Juries|Section 600-A:8 - Costs and Expenses.

    600-A:8 Costs and Expenses. –||The costs and expenses incurred by impaneling a multicounty grand jury and in the performance of its functions and duties shall be paid by the state.|||Source. 1985, 133:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 600-B:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 600-B - Multicounty Grand Juries Convened by the Superior Court|Section 600-B:1 - Multicounty Grand Jury Convened by the Superior Court.

[RSA 600-B:1 repealed by 2020 17:10, effective June 30, 2022.]|    600-B:1 Multicounty Grand Jury Convened by the Superior Court. –||The chief justice of the superior court shall have authority to issue an order convening a multicounty grand jury.|||Source. 2020, 17:9, eff. July 17, 2020.|