490-F:1 Purpose
490-F:2 Circuit Court; General
490-F:3 Circuit Court Divisions
490-F:3-a District Division; Criminal Cases
490-F:4 Circuit Court Locations
490-F:5 Circuit Court Judges and Masters; Appointment; Tenure
490-F:6 Circuit Court Judges and Masters; Assignment; Certification
490-F:7 Circuit Court Judges; Number
490-F:8 Circuit Court Judges; Retired Judges
490-F:9 Disqualifications of Judges
490-F:10 Full-Time Circuit Court Judges
490-F:11 Judicial Branch Budget Request
490-F:12 Part-Time Judges; Salary Calculation
490-F:13 Circuit Court Clerks; Appointment
490-F:14 Staff
490-F:15 Referees
490-F:16 Alternative Dispute Resolution
490-F:17 Existing Procedure Applicable
490-F:18 Statutory References
490-F:19 Implementation Plan

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 490-F - Circuit Court

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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
  • governor and council: shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:31-a
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.