New Hampshire Statutes
§ 597:38 — Forfeit of Recognizance
New Hampshire § 597:38
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LIXPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Ch. 597BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES
SubdivisionForfeitures of Recognizances and Actions Thereon
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 597:38 (2026).
Text
If a recognizance is forfeited and paid in any case in which, if the recognizor had been convicted, any sum might have been due and payable to the complainant or to any other person, the superior court may ascertain the amount and may order it to be paid from the state treasury.
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Legislative History
RS 211:16. CS 224:16. GS 245:3. GL 263:3. PS 261:3. PL 375:3. RL 435:3. RSA 597:38. 1983, 383:62, eff. July 1, 1984.
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§ 597:1-d
Probationees and Parolees§ 597:10
Copies, on Appeal§ 597:11-a
Copies, Binding Over§ 597:12
Penalty§ 597:13
Accepting Insufficient Bail, etc§ 597:14
Minors§ 597:15
Superior Court§ 597:15-a
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 597:38, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/597/597%3A38.