Effective January 1, 2010 fees in the District Court have changed. Please be sure to review the new fee schedule. A $10 fee has been added to the fee to file a civil writ, now making it a total of $155.00. Please be advised that, depending upon the amount being claimed, the fee to file a small claim has changed as well.
NOTICE REGARDING CONSOLIDATION OF
NEW LONDON DISTRICT COURT INTO NEWPORT DISTRICT COURT
Pursuant to RSA 502-A:1 the New London District Court has been consolidated with the Newport District Court. The last session of Court will be held in New London on October 21, 2009. Effective October 22, 2009 all cases and pleadings formerly filed in the jurisdiction of the New London District Court in the towns of New London, Wilmot and Newbury should be filed at the Newport District Court located at 55 Main St., Newport, NH 03773 and for the cases formerly filed in the jurisdiction of the New London District Court for the town of Sutton should be filed at the Henniker District Court located at 41 Liberty Hill Road, Building 2 Suite 110, Henniker, NH 03242.
NOTICE REGARDING CONSOLIDATION
DURHAM DISTRICT COURT INTO DOVER DISTRICT COURT
Pursuant to RSA 502-A:1 the Durham District Court has been consolidated with the Dover District Court. Court sessions will continue to be scheduled at the Durham courthouse for cases arising out of the towns of Durham, Madbury and Lee. Effective February 3, 2009 all cases and pleadings formerly filed in the jurisdiction of Durham District Court should be filed at Dover District Court located at 25 St. Thomas St. in Dover New Hampshire 03820. For the convenience of the public, however, there will be a secure drop box for pleadings located at the Durham courthouse. The telephone number for the newly consolidated court is 603-742-7202.
The District Courts, located in 32 cities and towns across the state, are truly New Hampshire’s "community courts."
Cases within the jurisdiction of the district court involve families, juveniles, small claims, landlord tenant matters, minor crimes and violations and civil cases in which the disputed amount does not exceed $25,000.
The legislature, in establishing the district court locations, believed that these kinds of matters should be handled at the local level so that court staff, police departments, social service workers and members of the community can work closely with each other to help the parties involved reach a fair and effective resolution of their case.
