New Hampshire Revised Statutes 592-B:3 – Commencement of Criminal Proceeding
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I. Criminal proceedings in superior court shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint by the attorney general, county attorney or the county attorney’s designee, or by indictment by the grand jury. If a complaint is filed, the accused shall subsequently be indicted by a grand jury or waive grand jury indictment pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 601:2 for the case to proceed.
II. The complaint shall be addressed to the court and shall set forth by name or description the party accused and the offense charged. The description of an accused may include an identifiable ridge skin impression or a DNA profile. A complaint that contains only an identifiable ridge skin impression or DNA profile, and that alleges one or more of the following offenses shall, upon its filing, toll the applicable statute of limitations under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 625:8 for:
(a) Capital murder under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:1.
(b) First degree murder under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:1-a.
(c) Second degree murder under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:1-b.
(d) Manslaughter under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:2.
(e) Negligent homicide under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:3.
(f) First degree assault under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 631:1.
(g) Second degree assault under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 631:2.
(h) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:2.
(i) Felonious sexual assault under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:3.
(j) Kidnapping under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 633:1.
(k) Arson under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 634:1, I-III.
(l) Robbery under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 636:1.
II. The complaint shall be addressed to the court and shall set forth by name or description the party accused and the offense charged. The description of an accused may include an identifiable ridge skin impression or a DNA profile. A complaint that contains only an identifiable ridge skin impression or DNA profile, and that alleges one or more of the following offenses shall, upon its filing, toll the applicable statute of limitations under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 625:8 for:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 592-B:3
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
(a) Capital murder under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:1.
(b) First degree murder under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:1-a.
(c) Second degree murder under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:1-b.
(d) Manslaughter under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:2.
(e) Negligent homicide under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 630:3.
(f) First degree assault under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 631:1.
(g) Second degree assault under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 631:2.
(h) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:2.
(i) Felonious sexual assault under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:3.
(j) Kidnapping under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 633:1.
(k) Arson under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 634:1, I-III.
(l) Robbery under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 636:1.