Title LI, Courts

The court shall appoint a clerk, who shall be removable at pleasure. He shall perform all the duties herein specifically required of him and such other duties as usually appertain to that office. His salary shall be in full compensation for the performance of all duties as clerk,…

The court may appoint a messenger, who shall perform such duties with reference to the courtroom and apartments occupied by the justices as they may prescribe, and who shall receive such compensation as the court shall certify to be just and reasonable.

I. For the benefit of the state, there shall be paid to the clerk for the entry of every reserved case, bill of exceptions, petition, appeal, or other action, for the filing of every motion or other document supplementary to the entered case, and for any service rendered by the c…

The supreme court shall provide a law library, which shall consist of the books and related materials, equipment, and furniture now in the law library at the supreme court building, with such additions as may be made thereto, for the use of the supreme court and other members of …

The supreme court shall control all space, facilities, and equipment in the supreme court building and shall employ sufficient numbers of persons to provide custodial services and general maintenance supervision for the building. The commissioner of administrative services shall …

I. The supreme court shall establish by rule an equitable fee schedule for all courts in the state. II. The supreme court may establish by rule an equitable fee of not less than $25 to be added to a fine whenever a court extends the time for the payment of the fine. An equitable …

I. The supreme court shall establish a uniform personnel classification and compensation system and salary and grievance procedures for all nonjudicial court personnel not covered by a collective bargaining agreement under RSA 273-A. The compensation system shall be approved by t…

I. Six percent of each entry fee collected in the supreme, superior, and circuit courts shall be deposited in escrow for judicial branch facility improvements. Moneys in the escrow fund shall be used for improvements to judicial branch facilities by the department of administrati…

The judicial branch administrative council appointed pursuant to supreme court rule 54 shall establish such forms for all courts as are necessary for the effective administration of justice.

The supreme court may establish the following relative to guardians ad litem appointed pursuant to statutory authority or any court order: I. Standards and requirements for registration and training as a guardian ad litem. II. Standards for practice, including but not limited to …

I. Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever a guardian ad litem is appointed or ancillary services are approved pursuant to statutory authority or court order and the responsible party or parents are indigent, the state of New Hampshire shall be responsible for compensation for…

A guardian ad litem who, without good cause, fails to file a report required by any court or statute by the date the report is due may be subject to a fine, established by supreme court rule, of not less than $100 and not more than the amount of costs and attorneys fees incurred …

I. Except as provided in paragraph IV: (a) Thirty percent of each entry fee collected in the supreme, superior, and circuit courts and 16.67 percent of the penalty assessment collected pursuant to RSA 106-L:10 shall be deposited in the judicial branch information technology fund.…

I. Probate court fees as established by the supreme court under RSA 490:26-a shall be paid to the clerk of the applicable circuit court established in RSA 490-F for the benefit of the state. II. The sum of $5 shall be added to each entry fee collected in the probate courts and sh…

Search warrants, arrest warrants, detention orders pursuant to RSA 169-B, placement orders pursuant to RSA 169-C or RSA 169-D, or domestic violence temporary and final orders may be applied for and issued by facsimile or electronic transmission. The original documents, including …

I. Except as provided in a collective bargaining agreement under RSA 273-A, full-time nonjudicial employees of the judicial branch shall, effective January 1, 1984, receive all fringe benefits and salary increases as provided for classified state employees including membership in…

The provisions of RSA 490:28 shall apply to all individuals who are state employees as of the effective date of this section, who previously transferred from the judicial branch to the executive branch.

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all full-time nonjudicial employees of the judicial branch shall, effective January 1, 1984, be eligible for membership in the New Hampshire retirement system. Employees who elect to become members of the New Hampshire retirement sys…

I. The provisions as to the disqualification of justices of the superior court apply to justices of the supreme court. Whenever a justice of the supreme court shall be disqualified or otherwise unable to sit in any cause or matter pending before such court, the chief or senior as…

I. In this section, "committee" means the committee on judicial conduct established by rules of the supreme court. II. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person subject to the code of judicial conduct may provide to the executive secretary of the commit…

I. Whenever a final decision has been rendered by the judicial conduct committee finding that a judicial officer of the supreme, superior, or circuit court has committed judicial misconduct and imposing formal discipline, a litigant alleging that there are reasonable grounds to b…

In those instances where the courts have the authority to order services to be rendered and the responsibility for payment is unclear, the court shall assume said responsibility.

I. The chief justice and a majority of the supreme court, in consultation with the administrative judges of the superior and circuit courts and other nonjudicial branch officers as established by court rule, shall design and implement by court rule, a program for performance eval…

The supreme court shall have general superintendence of all courts of inferior jurisdiction to prevent and correct errors and abuses, including the authority to approve rules of court and prescribe and administer canons of ethics with respect to such courts, shall have exclusive …

Notwithstanding any other rule, regulation or order to the contrary, law enforcement officers shall be permitted to wear firearms in any courtroom in the state.

The supreme court shall have jurisdiction of all other proceedings and matters to be entered or heard therein by special provisions of law.

There is hereby established the New Hampshire court accreditation commission consisting of 12 members as follows: one shall be appointed by the governor, one shall be a member of the house appointed by the speaker, one shall be a member of the senate appointed by the senate presi…

The members of the commission shall each serve for a term of 3 years and shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties hereunder, but they shall be reimbursed for mileage and other reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in visiting any court as provided…

The commission shall operate under the supervision of the supreme court and shall perform such duties as directed by the supreme court to include: I. Prescribing minimum standards for all courts with respect to size, adequacy of facilities, security, decor and design, judicial ch…

The commission shall rate each court inspected as herein provided as "accredited-excellent", "accredited-satisfactory", "not accredited" or give each court a rating established by the commission which substantially reflects these rating categories, in accordance with the criteria…

Written notice of an intention to rate or designate a court as "not accredited" shall be mailed by the commission to the presiding justice of the court, to the owner of the facility, if the owner is not the state, and to the person responsible for the maintenance and repair of th…

There shall be one general term of the supreme court in each year to be held in Concord for the purpose of hearing arguments, making orders, rendering decisions and filing opinions.

I. The chief justice of the supreme court or, if the chief justice is unavailable, the most senior associate justice available, shall have the power, upon the request of the governor, attorney general, or the chief justice of the superior court or the administrative judge of the …

Sessions of the court shall be held by at least 3 supreme court justices. A lesser number, or the clerk, if no justice attends, may adjourn the sessions from day to day until 3 justices attend. If one or more of the justices present is disqualified to sit in any case, one or more…

Questions of fact pending before the court may be heard and determined by one or more justices, or by a master or referee as the court may order.

I. Beginning with notices of appeal filed on January 1, 2002, the supreme court shall make available to the public a record of cases pending before the court. The record shall be by calendar year, with the current year recording all cases filed with the court in that year. The re…