New Hampshire Statutes
§ 618:10 — Petition for Discharge
New Hampshire § 618:10
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LXCORRECTION AND PUNISHMENT
Ch. 618FINES, COSTS, AND DISCHARGES
SubdivisionDischarge of One Committed in Default of Payment of Fine
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 618:10 (2026).
Text
Whenever a person under conviction for a criminal offense and confined in a county correctional facility is unable to pay the fine, the superior court, upon petition of the prisoner or the superintendent and satisfactory proof of such inability, may order the prisoner to be discharged upon such terms as they may think proper.
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Legislative History
RS 226:12. 1846, 351. CS 241:12. GS 250:9. 1872, 80:1. GL 268:9. PS 256:12. PL 370:12. RL 430:12. 1951, 163:8. RSA 618:10. 1957, 244:44. 1988, 89:36, eff. June 17, 1988. 2003, 237:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Nearby Sections
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§ 618:10
Petition for Discharge§ 618:11
Procedure for Discharge§ 618:12
Discharge by Selectmen§ 618:13
Effect§ 618:14
Costs§ 618:15
Liability for Costs§ 618:2
For Whose Use§ 618:3
Fines, to Whom Paid§ 618:3-a
Payment of Fines§ 618:4
Paying Over to County§ 618:5
Paying Over by County§ 618:6
Place of Committal§ 618:7
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