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RSA 503:4 · Disposition of Fees

Title
LI: COURTS
Chapter
503 · LITIGATION OF SMALL CLAIMS
Status
current
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503:4 Disposition of Fees. –

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I.

The clerk shall receive the entry fee for the use of the state and shall pay the postage for mailing the statement to the defendant required in RSA 503:6.

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II.

The sum of $5 shall be added to each entry fee collected in the district courts for small claims actions in which the amount of debt or damages is $5,000 or less and the sum of $60 shall be added to each entry fee collected in the district courts for small claims actions in which the amount of debt or damages exceeds $5,000. Such sums shall be deposited in the mediation and arbitration fund established under RSA 490-E:4. Source. 1939, 179:4. 1941, 138:3. RL 378:4. 1945, 70:1. RSA 503:4. 1973, 309:1. 1983, 383:42. 2005, 193:2. 2007, 344:4. 2009, 79:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.

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Source. 1939, 179:4. 1941, 138:3. RL 378:4. 1945, 70:1. RSA 503:4. 1973, 309:1. 1983, 383:42. 2005, 193:2. 2007, 344:4. 2009, 79:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.

Source history

  • 1939, 179:4
  • 1941, 138:3. RL 378:4
  • 1945, 70:1. RSA 503:4
  • 1973, 309:1
  • 1983, 383:42
  • 2005, 193:2
  • 2007, 344:4
  • 2009, 79:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2010

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  • 2026 HB652 reference · effective 2026-01-01

    mediation and arbitration and the office of family mediation. The fund shall consist of: (a) All moneys collected pursuant to RSA 461-A:7, X, RSA 490:27, II, RSA 490-D:12, III, RSA 503:4, II, and RSA 502-A:28, III. (b) Any moneys appropriated to the fund by the general court. (c) Any moneys collected by the office of mediation and arbitration and the office of family mediation from fees, grants, and

  • 2026 HB652-FN reference · effective 2026-01-01

    mediation and arbitration and the office of family mediation. The fund shall consist of: (a) All moneys collected pursuant to RSA 461-A:7, X, RSA 490:27, II, RSA 490-D:12, III, RSA 503:4, II, and RSA 502-A:28, III. (b) Any moneys appropriated to the fund by the general court. (c) Any moneys collected by the office of mediation and arbitration and the office of family mediation from fees, grants, and

  • 2025 HB2 reference

    ll be exempt from the surcharge under subparagraph (a): (1) Actions relating to children under RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, and RSA 169-D. (2) Domestic violence actions under RSA 173-B. (3) Small claims actions under RSA 503. (4) Landlord/tenant actions under RSA 540, RSA 540-A, RSA 540-B, and RSA 540-C. (5) Stalking actions under RSA 633:3-a II-a.] The supreme court may establish by rule an equitable fee of not less than $25 to b