New Hampshire Statutes
§ 592-A:3 — Plea of Guilty in District or Municipal Court
New Hampshire § 592-A:3
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LIXPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Ch. 592-AJURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE GENERALLY
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 592-A:3 (2026).
Text
A justice of a district or municipal court may render final judgment and sentence in any case where the punishment is a fine of $100 or of some specific sum less than $100, or imprisonment for a period of not more than 6 months, or is both such fine and imprisonment, if the accused pleads guilty or nolo contendere or files a writing by which he elects a trial by the justice and waives the right of appeal.
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Legislative History
1860, 2366:1. GS 234:7. GL 252:7. PS 248:4. PL 362:4. RL 421:4. RSA 592:4. 1957, 244:8, eff. Sept. 23, 1957.
Nearby Sections
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§ 592-A:1
Superior Court§ 592-A:10
Other Returns§ 592-A:11
Summons for Witnesses§ 592-A:12
Witnesses in Criminal Cases§ 592-A:13
No Witness Fee to Salaried Officers§ 592-A:13-a
Pay in Lieu of Witness Fee§ 592-A:14
Summons for Defendant§ 592-A:15
Default§ 592-A:16
Judgment Against Parent§ 592-A:2
Appeals to Superior Court§ 592-A:2-a
Repealed by 1973, 264:2, eff. Nov. 1, 1973§ 592-A:2-b
Jury Trial§ 592-A:4-a
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 592-A:3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/592-A/592-A%3A3.