I. An officer, employee or agent of a state or local agency or department thereof may obtain financial or credit records under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-C:4, I(b), pursuant to an administrative subpoena or summons otherwise authorized by law and served upon the financial institution or creditor only if:
(a) The person issuing such administrative summons or subpoena has served a copy of the subpoena or summons on the customer; and

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 359-C:8

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

(b) The subpoena or summons includes the name of the agency or department on whose name the subpoena or summons is issued and the statutory purpose for which the information is to be obtained; and
(c) The customer has not moved to quash such subpoena or summons within 10 days of service.
II. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a financial institution or creditor from notifying a customer of the receipt of an administrative summons or subpoena.