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    599:1-a Petition; Late Appeal. –

A person sentenced for an offense by a district or municipal court who fails to appeal as provided in RSA 599:1 may petition said court to enter a late appeal. The petition shall be in writing and shall be made within 3 days from the date sentence is declared. The court shall grant such petition, provided that the person appealing shall appear in person or by his attorney at the next regular session of the court, or at such time and place as the justice of the court shall designate, to perfect his appeal by providing such bail as is determined proper by the court. All other requirements provided for in RSA 599:1 shall be in force.

Source. 1961, 131:1, eff. July 17, 1961.