New Hampshire § 604-A:2-c Determination of Financial Ability

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 604-A:2-c — Determination of Financial Ability

New Hampshire § 604-A:2-c

Title LIXPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 604-AADEQUATE REPRESENTATION FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 604-A:2-c (2026).

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The determination of a defendant's financial ability to obtain counsel shall be made by comparing the defendant's assets and incomes with the minimum cost of obtaining qualified private counsel. The defendant's assets shall include all real and personal property owned in any manner by the defendant, excluding only those assets which are exempt from attachment and execution under RSA 511:2. The defendant's income shall include all income, whether earned or not, from any source, unless exempt from attachment under any state or federal law, and shall be reduced only by the amount of expenses which are reasonably necessary for the maintenance of the defendant and his dependents. In determining a defendant's financial ability to obtain counsel, the court shall consider the defendant's ability t

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The determination of a defendant's financial ability to obtain counsel shall be made by comparing the defendant's assets and incomes with the minimum cost of obtaining qualified private counsel. The defendant's assets shall include all real and personal property owned in any manner by the defendant, excluding only those assets which are exempt from attachment and execution under RSA 511:2. The defendant's income shall include all income, whether earned or not, from any source, unless exempt from attachment under any state or federal law, and shall be reduced only by the amount of expenses which are reasonably necessary for the maintenance of the defendant and his dependents. In determining a defendant's financial ability to obtain counsel, the court shall consider the defendant's ability to borrow some or all of the necessary funds.