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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 490-F:18 (2026)

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    490-F:18 Statutory References. – During the implementation of the circuit court, references in statutes involving the jurisdiction of the circuit court to the probate or district courts or to the judicial branch family division shall be deemed to include the circuit court. Following the full implementation of the circuit court, those references shall be deemed to be to the New Hampshire circuit court where it has exclusive jurisdiction of a subject matter and to the superior court and circuit court where the circuit court has concurrent jurisdiction with the superior court.

Source. 2011, 88:1, eff. July 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 2017–2025 · leading case: In Re Search Warrant for Records From AT & T, 165 A.3d 711 (N.H. 2017).
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In Re Search Warrant for Records From AT & T, 165 A.3d 711 (N.H. 2017). · cites it 3× “2016) ; see RSA 490-F:18 (Supp. 2016) (providing that, for statutes involving jurisdiction, references to probate, district, and judicial branch family division are to be considered references to the circuit court in some instances, and references to both the circuit court and…”
John Doe, et al. v. P Comm'r, New Hampshire Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 2023 DNH 020 (D.N.H. 2019). “3 The New Hampshire Supreme Court clarified that “although RSA chapter 135-C refers to the ‘district court’ and the ‘probate court,’ those references are ‘deemed to be to the New Hampshire circuit court’ pursuant to RSA 490-F:18.” Doe, 174 N.H. at 250, n.1.”
Jane Doe v. Comm'r of the New Hampshire Dep't of Health & Human Servs. (N.H. 2021). · cites it 3× “2020); see RSA 490-F:18. A person who has been involuntarily admitted on an emergency basis must be discharged when: (1) there has been a finding of no probable cause by the court, see RSA 135-C:31, I; or (2) the administrator of a receiving 1 Although RSA chapter 135-C refers…”
In re M.M. (N.H. 2021). · cites it 3× “See generally RSA 490-F:18 (Supp. 2020) (explaining that statutes which reference the jurisdiction of the district court or judicial branch family division are deemed to refer to the circuit court).”
In re Guardianship of D.E. (N.H. 2023). · cites it 2× “” “Although RSA chapter 135-C refers to the ‘district court’ and the ‘probate court,’ those references are ‘deemed to be to the New Hampshire circuit court’ pursuant to RSA 490-F:18.” Doe v. Comm’r, N.H. Dep’t of Health & Human Servs.”
In the Matter of Philip Borelli & Catherine Borelli (N.H. 2022). · cites it 2× “615, 622 (2010); RSA 490-D:2, I (2010); RSA 490-F:18 (Supp. 2021) (references in statutes to the judicial branch family division shall be deemed to be to the circuit court where it has exclusive subject matter jurisdiction).”
In the Matter of Brian Colsia & Allana Kelley-Colsia (N.H. 2022). · cites it 2× “See RSA 490-D:2, I (2010); RSA 490-F:18 (Supp. 2021) (references in statutes to the judicial branch family division shall be deemed to be to the circuit court where it has exclusive subject matter jurisdiction).”
Mary Jane Re v. Glenn Moir (N.H. 2021). · cites it 2× “” RSA 490-F:18 (Supp. 2020). Thus, prior to 2011, RSA 490-D:2 provided that jurisdiction over divorce matters was exclusively exercised through the judicial branch family division.”
State v. James Jaskolka (N.H. 2019). “2018) (identifying the jurisdiction of the district court in criminal cases); RSA 490-F:18 (Supp. 2018) (explaining that statutes which reference the jurisdiction of the district court are deemed to refer to the circuit court).”
Amanda Colburn v. Nicholas Saykaly & a. (N.H. 2020). “” RSA 490-F:18 (Supp. 2019). Circuit court judges are assigned to a division within the court “at the discretion of the administrative judge,” as “justice and efficiency require.”
New Hampshire Alpha of SAE Trust v. Town of Hanover (N.H. 2021). “See RSA 676:17, V; RSA 490-F:18 (explaining that statutory references to the district court shall be deemed to be referring to the circuit court).”
State of New Hampshire v. Robert A. Graham, Jr. (N.H. 2022). “2020); RSA 490-F:18 (Supp. 2020). Consistent with this premise, the legislature has prescribed strict time limitations upon a defendant’s right to appeal convictions in the circuit courts, see RSA 599:1 to :1-a, which, in turn, impose limitations upon the circuit court’s…”
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