Civil Process Fees
Overview
For information on how to file a civil process, visit New Hampshire Judicial Branch website
Sheriff’s Service Fees effective July 1, 2025 as per RSA 104:31
Please get in touch with the Sheriff’s Office at (603) 352-4238 for the total cost before sending payment
For information on how to file a civil process visit
New Hampshire Judicial Branch website
Sheriff’s Service Fees
RSA 104:31
(Effective July 1, 2026)
Please contact the Sheriff’s Office at (603) 352-4238 for total cost prior to sending payment
SERVICE
FEE
Non Est (non-service)
$14.33
Writ of Summons
$35.83
Writs (including Landlord and Tenant)
$35.83
Writ of Replevin
$35.83
Writ of Summons with Petition
$43.03
Writ of Attachment with Petition
$43.03
Petitions
$35.83
Petitions (requiring “In Hand” service)
$71.66
Attachment – Real Estate
$35.83
Bill
$35.83
Divorce Libel
$35.83
Libel with Restraining Order*
$78.86
Petition with Restraining Order*
$78.86
Writ of Possession
$35.83
Demand for Rent
$35.83
Eviction Notice
$35.83
Small Claims Notice
$35.83
Order of Notice (Small Claims Action)*
$71.66
Process
$35.83
Writs of Execution**
$35.83
Subpoena*
$71.66
Attachment – Personal Property
$35.83
Attachment – Bulky Articles
$35.83
Copies
$1.00
Postage and Handling, per writ
$1.00 min
Search, Inventory, Sale and Wait Time***
$35.83 per hour
Travel/Mileage
Federal Rate
Notary Fee
$5.00
Fingerprinting
$5.00/card
Fingerprinting for In/Out-of-County Resident
$10.00/$20.00
Crash/Incident Report – Copy
$15.00 (1st 10 pages)
$1.00/pp after that
*When IN-HAND service is required by a court order or court rule an additional $35.83 will be assessed.
**Levying Executions, Sheriff Sale or both, on the dollar:
First $100 levied – $0.05
Above $100, not exceeding $500 – $0.04
Above $500, not exceeding $1,000 – $0.03
Above $1,000 – $0.02
Minimum fee $12.00
***A $35.83 per hour fee (increments of 30 minutes – $17.92) will be access to search for accurate/updated information, if information provided is not accurate or is incomplete.
For service of an Order of Arrest for Violation of a Court Order a $35.83 fee will be charged to the defendant on top of the bail amount, unless, the defendant, upon motion, shows the court good cause for failure to appear.
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