New Hampshire Revised Statutes 7:34 – Duties
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 7:34
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
The county attorney of each county shall be under the direction of the attorney general, and, in the absence of the latter, he or she shall perform all the duties of the attorney general’s office for the county. If no other representation is provided, under the direction of the county commissioners he or she shall prosecute or defend any suit in which the county is interested. The county attorney shall tax all costs arising in state or county suits in his or her county for the consideration of the court.