District Court Rules Table of Contents
(I) Fees
(A) Original Entries:
Civil writ of
summons
$ 100.00
Replevin
$ 100.00
Landlord/Tenant
entry
$ 75.00
Registration of foreign
judgment
$ 125.00
Small claims
entry
$ 60.00
(B) General and Miscellaneous
Motion for Periodic
Payments
$ 15.00
Petition to annul criminal
record
$ 50.00
Original
writ
$ 1.00 each
Application to Appear Pro Hac
Vice
$ 225.00
(C) Certificates & Copies
Certificate of
Judgment
$ 10.00
Exemplication of
Judgment
$ 25.00
Certified
copies
$ 5.00
All copied material (except
transcripts)
$ .50/page
Computer screen
printout
$ .50/page
(II) Surcharge
Pursuant to RSA 490:26-a, II, the sum
of $25.00 shall be added to each civil filing fee set forth in paragraph (I)(A)
above, except for the following types of cases which pursuant to RSA 490:26-a,
II(b) are exempt from the surcharge:
(A) Actions relating to children under RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, and RSA 169-D.
(B) Domestic violence actions under RSA 173-B.
(C) Small claims actions under RSA 503.
(D) Landlord/tenant actions under RSA 540, RSA 540-A, RSA 540-B, and RSA 540-C.
(E) Stalking actions under RSA 633:3-a.
(III) Records Research Fees
(A) Record information must be requested in writing and include the individual's full name and, if available, the individual's date of birth.
(B) A fee of $10.00 per request will be assessed for electronic (computer) searches of less than ten names.
(C) A fee of $25.00 per request will be assessed for electronic (computer) searches of ten or more names.
(D) Extensive electronic (computer) searches requiring more than one hour will be assessed $25.00 per additional hour or portion thereof.
(E) A fee of $25.00 per hour or portion thereof will be assessed for manual searches. The fee is based on this hourly rate and not the number of names per request.
(F) Charges for requests requiring a combination of manual and electronic searches on the same party will be assessed according to the fee schedule for both categories.
EXAMPLE: One request for electronic search with seven names = $10.00. Additional requirement that one or more of those seven names be manually researched as well = $25.00 per hour or portion thereof. Assuming the manual research is completed in less than one hour, then the total fee = $35.00.
(G) The Clerk may waive the records research fee when a request for record information is made by a member of the media consistent with the public's right to access court records under the New Hampshire Constitution.