Civil Process Fees
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, 2022)
Please contact the Sheriff’s Office at (603) 352-4238 for total cost prior to sending payment
SERVICE | FEE |
Non est return (Non-service) | $12.12 |
Writ of Summons | $30.30 |
Writs (including Landlord and Tenant | $30.30 |
Writ of Replevin | $30.30 |
Writ of Summons with Petition | $36.36 |
Writ of Attachment with Petition | $36.00 |
Petitions | $30.30 |
Petitions (requiring “In Hand” service)* | $60.60 |
Attachment – Real Estate | $30.30 |
Bill | $30.30 |
Divorce Libel | $30.30 |
Libel with Restraining Order** | $66.66 |
Petition with Restraining Order** | $66.66 |
Writ of Possession | $30.30 |
Demand for Rent | $30.30 |
Eviction Notice | $30.30 |
Small Claims Notice | $30.30 |
Order of Notice (Small Claims Action)* | $60.60 |
Process | $30.30 |
Writs of Execution*** | $30.30 |
Subpoena* | $60.60 |
Attachment – Personal Property | $30.30 |
Attachment – Bulky Articles | $30.30 |
Copies | $1.01 |
Postage and Handling, per writ | $1.00 min |
Search, Inventory, Sale and Wait Time**** | $30.00 per hour |
Travel/Mileage | Federal Rate |
In-Hand Service | $30.30 |
* $30.30, plus $30.30 for “In Hand” service
** $36.36, plus $30.30 for “In Hand” service
***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 $30.00 per hour fee (increments of 30 minutes – $15) will be access to search for accurate/updated information, if information provided is not accurate or is incomplete.
When in-hand service is required by a court order or court rule an additional $30.00 will be assess.
For service of an Order of Arrest for Violation of a Court Order a $30.00 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.