Strafford, Cheshire, Belknap and Merrimack County Rules of Criminal Procedure

I. Scope, Interpretation, Adoption and Effective Date

• Rule 1. Scope and Interpretation
• Rule 2. Adoption and Effective Date

Ii. Preliminary Proceedings

• Rule 3. Complaint, Arrest Warrant, Arrest, Summons and Release Prior to Arraignment
• Rule 4. Initial Proceedings In Circuit Court-district Division
• Rule 5. Appearance and Appointment of Counsel In Circuit Court-district Division and Superior Court
• Rule 6. Probable Cause Hearing

Iii. Charging Documents In Superior Court

• Rule 7. Definitions
• Rule 8. The Grand Jury
• Rule 9. Waiver of Indictment

Iv. Arraignment, Pleas and Pretrial Proceedings

• Rule 10. Arraignment In Superior Court
• Rule 11. Pleas
• Rule 12. Discovery
• Rule 13. Discovery Depositions
• Rule 14. Notices
• Rule 15. Pretrial Motions
• Rule 16. Videotape Trial Testimony
• Rule 17. Subpoenas

V. Trial Procedures

• Rule 18. Venue
• Rule 19. Transfer of Cases
• Rule 20. Joinder of Offenses and Defendants
• Rule 21. Trial By the Court Or Jury; Right to Appeal
• Rule 22. Selection of Jury
• Rule 23. Juror Notes and Written Questions
• Rule 24. Trial Procedure
• Rule 25. Verdict
• Rule 26. Presence of Counsel
• Rule 27. Disability of Judge
• Rule 28. Communication With Jurors

Vi. Sentencing and Post-sentencing Procedures

• Rule 29. Sentencing Procedures
• Rule 30. Probation Violation
• Rule 31. Annulments

Vii. Appeals

• Rule 32. Bail Pending Appeal
• Rule 33. Transcripts
• Rule 34. Deadline For Criminal Appeals to the Supreme Court

Viii. Rules Applicable In All Criminal Proceedings

• Rule 35. Filings With the Court
• Rule 36. Conduct of Attorneys
• Rule 37. Suspension of Rules; Violations of the Rules of Court
• Rule 38. Plain Error
• Rule 39. Assignment to Specific Judges
• Rule 40. Recusal
• Rule 41. Immunity
• Rule 42. Non-members of the New Hampshire Bar
• Rule 43. Motions For Reconsideration
• Rule 44. Special Procedures In Superior Court Regarding Sex-related Offenses Against Children
• Rule 45. Criminal Contempt
• Rule 46. Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting
• Rule 47. Interpreters For Proceedings In Court
• Rule 48. Clerk's Office; Judge's Chambers; Communications With the Court
• Rule 49. Untimely-filed Guardian Ad Litem Reports
• Rule 50. Access to Confidential Records -- Fees and Notice
• Rule 51. Furnishing Information Regarding Competency and Sanity Evaluations
• Rule 52. Fees
• Rule 53. Duplication of Audio Recordings