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 September 18, 2010)
Please contact the Sheriff’s Office at (603) 352-4238 for total cost prior to sending payment
SERVICE | FEE |
Non est return (Non-service) | $10.00 |
Writ of Summons | $25.00 |
Writs (including Landlord and Tenant | $25.00 |
Writ of Replevin | $25.00 |
Writ of Summons with Petition | $30.00 |
Writ of Attachment with Petition | $30.00 |
Petitions | $25.00 |
Petitions (requiring “In Hand” service)* | $50.00 |
Attachment – Real Estate | $25.00 |
Bill | $25.00 |
Divorce Libel | $25.00 |
Libel with Restraining Order** | $55.00 |
Petition with Restraining Order** | $55.00 |
Writ of Possession | $25.00 |
Demand for Rent | $25.00 |
Eviction Notice | $25.00 |
Small Claims Notice | $25.00 |
Order of Notice (Small Claims Action)* | $50.00 |
Process | $25.00 |
Writs of Execution*** | $25.00 |
Subpoena* | $50.00 |
Attachment – Personal Property | $25.00 |
Attachment – Bulky Articles | $25.00 |
Copies | $1.00 |
Postage and Handling, per writ | $1.00 |
Search, Inventory, Sale and Wait Time**** | $25.00 per hour |
Travel/Mileage | Federal Rate |
In-Hand Service | $25.00 |
* $25.00, plus $25.00 for “In Hand” service
** $30.00, plus $25.00 for “In Hand” service
***Levying Executions, Sheriff Sale or both, on the dollar:
First $100 levied – $0.04
Above $100, not exceeding $500 – $0.03
Above $500, not exceeding $1,000 – $0.02
Above $1,000 – $0.01
Minimum fee $10.00
****A $25.00 per hour fee (increments of 30 minutes – $12.50) 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 $25.00 will be assess.
For service of an Order of Arrest for Violation of a Court Order a $25.00 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.