Rule 5. Appearance and Appointment of Counsel in Circuit Court-District Division and Superior Court

Category: NH Rules of Criminal Procedure Section: SCOPE, INTERPRETATION, ADOPTION AND EFFECTIVE DATE

(a) In any case where a person is arrested for a class A misdemeanor and/or felony and appears before a bail commissioner, prior to the defendant's release or detention, the bail commissioner shall provide the defendant with oral and written notice that, if the defendant is unable to afford counsel, counsel will be appointed prior to that arraignment, if requested, subject to the State's right of reimbursement for expenses related thereto.

     In any case where a person arrested for a class A misdemeanor is released with a written summons, the summons shall provide the defendant with written notice that, if the defendant is unable to afford counsel, counsel will be appointed prior to the arraignment, if requested, subject to the State's right of reimbursement for expenses relate

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