New Hampshire § 597:15-a Circuit Court

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 597:15-a — Circuit Court

New Hampshire § 597:15-a

Title LIXPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 597BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES

SubdivisionBail Commissioners

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 597:15-a (2026).

Text

The circuit court may appoint justices of the peace and quorum as commissioners authorized to fix and receive bail and other fines and fees as authorized by law in criminal or civil cases as hereinafter provided. The circuit court shall not appoint as a bail commissioner anyone whose appointment would present a conflict of interest or an appearance of bias in the carrying out of his or her duties as a bail commissioner.

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The circuit court may appoint justices of the peace and quorum as commissioners authorized to fix and receive bail and other fines and fees as authorized by law in criminal or civil cases as hereinafter provided. The circuit court shall not appoint as a bail commissioner anyone whose appointment would present a conflict of interest or an appearance of bias in the carrying out of his or her duties as a bail commissioner.

Legislative History

1963, 331:9. 1985, 341:9. 1998, 288:5, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. 2008, 105:1, eff. May 28, 2008. 2013, 59:2, eff. June 6, 2013.

Nearby Sections

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§ 597:15

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§ 597:15-a

Circuit Court

§ 597:15-b

Repealed by 2013, 59:4, I, eff. June 6, 2013

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