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deadline for payment of the deposit.

Pre-filing Checklist

After completing the mandatory notice of appeal form, review this list before filing:

Attach to the notice of appeal form only the documents mentioned on the form -- the trial

court decision and the clerk’s notice of decision, and any decision on a post-trial motion and the

clerk’s notice of decision on the motion. DO NOT ATTACH OTHER DOCUMENTS AND DO NOT

FILE AN APPENDIX. (You may file an appendix with your brief.)

After the required documents have been attached, number all pages of the form and

attachments sequentially. The entire document is referred to as your notice of appeal.

Determine the number of copies of the notice of appeal (the form and attachments) that

you need. You must file the original and eight (8) copies with the clerk of the Supreme Court, send

two (2) copies, or when a marital master is involved, three (3) copies to the clerk of the trial court, and

send one (1) copy to each party or the party’s counsel. Be sure to keep a copy of the notice of

appeal for your records.

Copy the notice of appeal on good quality, 8 1/2” x 11” paper.

Staple the notice of appeal together in the top left corner. It is not necessary to bind it in

booklet form.

Filing the Mandatory Notice of Appeal Package

File the mandatory notice of appeal (the form with the attachments), and eight (8) copies of the

mandatory notice of appeal with the Clerk of the Supreme Court by the appeal deadline. You may

mail the package or deliver it to the court.

Payment must be sent with your notice of appeal package. The filing fee in criminal appeals is

$225.00. In civil appeals, the filing fee is $225.00 for the following types of cases: A) Actions relating

to children under RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, and RSA 169-D; (B) Domestic violence actions under RSA

173-B; (C) Small claims actions under RSA 503; (D) Landlord/tenant actions under RSA 540, RSA

540-A, RSA 540-B, and RSA 540-C; and (E) Stalking actions under RSA 633:3-a. In all other civil

appeals, the fee is $250.00. Checks should be made payable to the "State of New Hampshire." If

you are unable to pay the filing fee for financial reasons, you must file a motion for waiver of filing fee

and an affidavit of assets and liabilities. The court will review the motion and will determine whether to

waive the fee.

Send or deliver a copy of the notice of appeal to the other parties to the case, or their counsel, and

send or deliver to the trial court two (2) or, when a master was involved in the case, three (3) copies

of the notice of appeal package.

Requesting the Appointment of An Attorney in Criminal Appeals and Other Cases in

Which There is a Right to Counsel

If you are indigent and have a right to appointed counsel on appeal, you or your counsel should

file a financial affidavit and application for court appointed counsel with the notice of appeal. The

financial affidavit must be filled out completely and the authorization included in the form must be

signed before a justice of the peace or notary public.

Who To Contact If You Have A Question

If you have a question about how to complete the mandatory notice of appeal form, contact the clerk’s

office:

Clerk of Court

New Hampshire Supreme Court

One Charles Doe Drive

Concord, New Hampshire 03301

Telephone: (603) 271-2646

NHJB-2296-SUP-Instructions (12/23/2013)

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