New Hampshire Service of Process Rules

New Hampshire

State Serve Rules
State Serve Rules

Additional Rules

Additional rules - TM
Sheriff only

Affidavit

Notary
N/A
Refusal service
N/A

Mailing

Mail for corporate substitute service
N/A
Mail for substitue service
N/A

Minors, Incapacitated, and Jail

Incapacitated individuals + care/custody
N/A
Jail Care Custody Service
N/A
Jail Personal Service
N/A
Service to a minor
N/A

Proof Specialists

Mirrors Fed Rules
N/A

Substitute Service Rules - Business / Entity

Corporate subservice at a residence
N/A
Government substitute service
N/A
Service of Corporate Person in charge
N/A
Workplace substitute service
N/A

Substitute Service Rules - Individuals

Due diligence prior to substitute service
N/A
Minimum age for substitute service
N/A
Residential substitute service
N/A
Spousal Service
N/A
Subpoena Personal Service Only?
N/A
Substitute serve by posting (Nail & Mail)
N/A

When and where can you serve?

Serve at a nursing home
Client policy
Sunday Service
N/A

Eviction Posting Rules
Eviction Posting Rules

Additional Rules

Additional rules - TM
Affidavit (not sworn under oath) + copy of the document posted, Commercial certified mail to last known legal address or registered agent if they have one.

Mailing

Certified Mail
Entity Only
Mail always?
Entity Only
**By Whom Served.** [Comment: New Hampshire’s laws pertaining to the service of process are somewhat confusing and diverse. While private process servers may serve subpoenas, we could not locate a specific reference granting private process servers the authority to serve original process.]

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