RULES OF THE PROBATE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 

  
    (a) Upon receipt of a Motion to the Court for a duplicate audio tape of a recorded probate court proceeding, the probate judge or probate master who presided over the proceeding shall either (1) direct the Register to release a copy of the audio tape to the Person, or (2) deny the Motion. Any denial of a Motion for a duplicate audio tape shall include a statement of reason(s) supporting the denial.

    (b) In the case of any probate court proceeding made CONFIDENTIAL by New Hampshire statute, case law, or court order, no duplicate audio tape shall be released, except to a Party to the proceeding or to an Attorney for a Party to the proceeding. In such cases, the Party or Attorney shall sign a "Receipt for Duplicate Audio Tape of Confidential Probate Proceeding."

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

________________________ COUNTY                                 PROBATE COURT


IN RE: ____________________________________

DOCKET NUMBER: ________________

RECEIPT for DUPLICATE AUDIO TAPE of
CONFIDENTIAL PROBATE PROCEEDING

    I acknowledge receipt of a duplicate audio tape of a CONFIDENTIAL probate proceeding in this case.

    As a condition of the receipt of this duplicate audio tape, I shall take all reasonable actions to ensure that the CONFIDENTIALITY of the proceeding, including the CONFIDENTIALITY of this audio tape, is preserved. Those actions shall include the following:

    I shall not reproduce this audio tape in any form

    I shall not release this audio tape, or a copy of this audio tape, to anyone.

    I shall not allow anyone to listen to this audio tape, except for a Party to this proceeding, Attorney for a Party to this proceeding, or a Person with a court order authorization to listen to this audio tape.

DATE: ____________________                SIGNATURE ________________________


    (c) The fee for each duplicate audio tape shall be $25.00, payable to the Register.