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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
618:2 For Whose Use. – Unless otherwise specially provided, all fines and forfeitures imposed by a municipal court shall be for the use of the town in which the court is established, and all other fines and forfeitures shall be for the use of the county within which the offense was committed. Source. RS […]
618:3 Fines, to Whom Paid. – No fines or other money belonging to a county shall be paid to the county attorney; but when imposed or recovered in the superior court they shall be paid to the clerk of court or to the sheriff having a precept therefor. Source. 1861, 2486:2. GS 271:11. GL […]
618:3-a Payment of Fines. – All fines, except parking fines or except as otherwise specifically provided by law, shall be paid to the clerk of the court imposing the fine. Source. 1957, 166:2, eff. Aug. 5, 1957.
618:4 Paying Over to County. – Every justice of a municipal court shall pay over to the town or county to which any fine or forfeiture accrues every such fine or forfeiture received by him within 6 months after the receipt of the same. Upon default thereof, he shall forfeit double the amount of […]
618:5 Paying Over by County. – If any fine appropriated to the use of any town or person or for any particular use is paid into the county treasury, the county commissioners, upon application, shall draw their order upon the county treasurer for the same, in favor of the party so entitled. Source. GS […]
618:6 Place of Committal. – Any person sentenced to pay a fine shall be ordered to be imprisoned until sentence is performed, or he or she is otherwise legally discharged, in the county correctional facility in which the crime was committed. This section shall not be construed as authorizing the confinement of any juvenile […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
