Section 618:9 – Committal for Nonpayment; Term.
618:9 Committal for Nonpayment; Term. – Whenever a person is committed to a county correctional facility in default of payment of a fine imposed by a justice of a superior court or a district court, he or she shall be discharged from custody by the superintendent thereof at the expiration of a number of […]
Section 618:10 – Petition for Discharge.
618:10 Petition for Discharge. – 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 […]
Section 618:11 – Procedure for Discharge.
618:11 Procedure for Discharge. – No discharge shall be granted pursuant to RSA 618:10 unless the petition shall be approved by the county attorney, or it shall appear to the court that the county attorney has been served with a copy of the petition, and that notice has been given to him of the […]
Section 618:12 – Discharge by Selectmen.
618:12 Discharge by Selectmen. – 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 […]
Section 618:13 – Effect.
618:13 Effect. – In neither of the cases specified in RSA 618:10 and 12 shall a fine be released by the discharge of the prisoner, but a writ of execution therefor against the goods or estate of the prisoner may be at any time issued, upon request of the county commissioners or selectmen, without […]
Section 618:14 – Costs.
618:14 Costs. – Except as otherwise provided by statute, the assessment of any costs against respondents in criminal cases is hereby forbidden; provided, however, that costs involving transportation of prisoners up to the time of court arraignment may be assessed against respondents, in the discretion of the superior court. Source. 1951, 163:1. RSA 618:14. […]
Section 618:15 – Liability for Costs.
618:15 Liability for Costs. – All legal costs attending the arrest, examination or conveyance of an offender, except when directed or approved in writing by the counsel of the state or county commissioners, shall be paid by the complainant. Source. RS 222:21. CS 237:21. GS 250:13. 1876, 10:1. GL 268:13. PS 256:9. PL 370:9. […]
Section 618:7 – Execution.
618:7 Execution. – A writ of execution may be issued for any fine in a criminal case, notwithstanding the respondent may be committed or detained in a county correctional facility for nonpayment thereof, and if the fine is collected upon the execution, the convict shall not be further detained on account thereof. Source. GS […]
Section 618:8 – At End of Term, or on Payment of Balance.
618:8 At End of Term, or on Payment of Balance. – Any person sentenced conditionally to pay a fine or to be imprisoned for a term shall be discharged at the expiration of the term, and may be discharged at any time on payment of the balance of the fine, after deducting $150 for […]
Section 618:1 – Imposition; Definition of Fine.
618:1 Imposition; Definition of Fine. – I. Fines are imposed by the sentence of a court of criminal jurisdiction in a prosecution begun by indictment or information, or upon complaint before a justice of a municipal court. II. In this chapter, "fine" means a fine, a penalty assessment, or an administrative fee imposed for […]