New Hampshire Revised Statutes 512:44 – On Settlement Before Service Date
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 512:44
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
In all cases where suit is brought and the personal earnings of the defendant are held under the trustee process, and a settlement of the action is made, or tendered, by the defendant or by some other person in his or her behalf prior to the service date specified by the court on the summons, the following items of costs, and no more, shall be chargeable to the defendant: The fees of the officer serving the writ as fixed by law and $1 for the writ.