2015 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XLII - NOTARIES, COMMISSIONERS, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Chapter 455-A - JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Section 455-A:2 - Application.

NH Rev Stat § 455-A:2 (2015) What's This?

    455-A:2 Application. –
    I. Any person applying to be a justice of the peace shall indicate on the application whether he or she has been a registered voter in this state for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date of application. The applicant must sign a written statement under oath stating whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime that has not been annulled by a court, other than minor traffic violations. The applicant shall be endorsed for appointment by 2 justices of the peace and a registered voter of this state.
    II. A person shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 if he or she negligently or recklessly makes a material false representation on the application form when applying for a commission as a justice of the peace. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if he or she purposefully or knowingly makes a material false representation on the application form when applying for a commission as a justice of the peace. The civil penalty shall be imposed in the same manner as set forth in RSA 455:16.

Source. 1988, 121:10. 1997, 102:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998. 2005, 118:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.


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