New Hampshire Statutes
§ 618:12 — Discharge by Selectmen
New Hampshire § 618:12
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. § 618:12 (2026).
Text
Any person convicted of an offense against the police of towns or against a bylaw of a town may, upon petition and proof of inability to pay the fine, be discharged by the selectmen, and the town shall be liable for prison charges if the prisoner is unable to pay them.
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Legislative History
RS 114:9. CS 120:11. GS 250:11. GL 268:11. PS 256:14. PL 370:14. RL 430:14. 1951, 163:9, eff. July 1, 1951.
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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