510:1 Time; Where Returnable. – All original writs and writs of mesne process shall be served by the service date specified by the court on the summons, and shall be returnable to the superior court for Rockingham County at Brentwood; Strafford County at Dover; Belknap County at Laconia; Carroll County at Ossipee; Merrimack County […]
510:10 Defendant County, Etc. – Service of writs against counties may be made upon one of the county commissioners and the treasurer for the county; against cities, upon the mayor or one of the aldermen and the city clerk, or in a city where the city manager is chief administrative officer and the head […]
510:11 Service on Inhabitant, When. – If any of the offices specified in RSA 510:10 is vacant, the service otherwise to be made upon the incumbent of such office may be made instead upon one of the principal inhabitants of the county, city, town or district. Source. RS 183:8. CS 194:10. GS 204:11. GL […]
510:12 On Town Clerk. – Whenever service of process or attachment is required to be made by leaving a copy at the abode of a town or city clerk, it shall be deemed sufficient service if the copy is left at his office, in case he has an office separate from his dwelling house. […]
510:13 Associations. – Service of writs or other process against unincorporated associations, joint stock companies, limited liability companies, syndicates, orders or any mutual association of persons, other than a partnership having not more than 4 members, within this state may, except when otherwise provided, be made upon any officer thereof, or, if it has […]
510:14 Corporations. – Service of writs against other corporations may be made upon the clerk, treasurer, cashier, or one of the directors, trustees or managers, if any, in the state, and otherwise upon any principal member or stockholder, or upon any agent, overseer or other person having the care of any of the property […]
510:15 Railroads. – Service of writs against a railroad corporation may be made upon any person doing the business of the corporation as ticket master for the sale of passenger tickets at any station upon its railroad. Source. GS 204:13. GL 223:13. PS 219:14. PL 331:15. RL 387:15.
510:16 Manufacturing Corporations. – Service of a writ against a manufacturing corporation may be made by leaving an attested copy of the writ at the office or countingroom of the corporation. Source. 1873, 17:1. GL 223:14. PS 219:15. PL 331:16. RL 387:16.
510:17 Trustee Process Return. – In the return of service of trustee process against a corporation, the officer shall set forth the hour when the copy was given or left. Source. GS 204:15. GL 223:15. PS 219:16. PL 331:17. RL 387:17.
510:2 Manner. – All writs and other processes shall be served by giving to the defendant or leaving at his abode an attested copy thereof, except in cases otherwise provided for. Source. RS 183:2. CS 194:2. GS 204:2. GL 223:2. 1883, 22:1. PS 219:2. 1893, 67:6. PL 331:2. RL 387:2. RSA 510:2. 1971, 179:10, […]
510:2-a Contents of Writs and Processes. – All writs and other processes shall at the time that they are served upon the defendant indicate on such writ or process the time, place and mode of service made upon the defendant, and shall further indicate any attachments made upon the property of the defendant and […]
510:3 Repealed by 1971, 227:8, eff. Aug. 17, 1971. –
510:4 Nonresident Defendant. – I. Jurisdiction. Any person who is not an inhabitant of this state and who, in person or through an agent, transacts any business within this state, commits a tortious act within this state, or has the ownership, use, or possession of any real or personal property situated in this state […]
510:5 Repealed by 1969, 305:2, eff. Aug. 29, 1969. –
510:6 Scire Facias. – A writ of scire facias may be served, in case the defendant is not an inhabitant of the state, on the attorney who appeared for him in the original action or as otherwise provided in RSA 510:4. Source. RS 183:7. CS 194:9. GS 204:7. GL 223:7. PS 219:7. PL 331:6. […]
510:7 Repealed by 1969, 305:2, eff. Aug. 29, 1969. –
510:8 Other Notice. – When the defendant is not an inhabitant of the state, and no mode of serving the writ is prescribed, or service thereof cannot be made in the mode prescribed, the action may be entered in court and such notice ordered as the case requires, and notice of the pendency of […]
510:9 Publication. – Where notice by publication in a newspaper is ordered by any court upon any petition, writ or other similar process, the original of which is upon file in such court, it shall be sufficient to publish a citation containing the title of the case, the name of the court in which […]
