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New Hampshire court records

Who holds it: State Judicial Branch: Supreme Court, Superior Court (criminal and civil cases; the only forum for jury trials) and Circuit Court with District, Probate and Family Divisions; Family Division sits in 32 locations across the ten counties, Probate Division in each of the ten counties1

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  1. Fees
  2. What is public and what is sealed
  3. More details
  4. Related records in New Hampshire
  5. How New Hampshire handles it
  6. Court records in New Hampshire counties with a full guide
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Copy fees circuit

Circuit Court (schedule dated 07/01/2025): copied material $.50/page; kiosk and screen printouts $.25/page; certification $10.00 plus copy fee; authenticated copy of probate $40.00 each2

Statewide case search

LUCIE (Look Up Case Information Electronically), lucie.courts.nh.gov - account required; covers non-confidential e-filed cases: Superior Court civil and criminal (non-domestic violence); Circuit Court civil, small claims, name change and estates. Old public access portal retired September 30, 20263

Fees

Fees
Record search: no fee if you have the case number and review the file at the court; searches without a case number (employers, non-parties, etc.) cost $6.50 per name, per court with form NHJB-2798-DFS, sent to the NHJB Central Processing Center, 1 Granite Place, Suite N400, Concord4
Record search fee
$6.50 per name, per court; manual searches that include cases before 1992 are $6.50 per name plus $25.00/hour after the first hour5
Copy fees superior
Superior Court (schedule effective 07/01/2025): all copied material $.50/page; certificates and certified copies $10.00; exemplification of judgment $40.006

What is public and what is sealed

What is public
Judicial Branch FAQ: court files are public record and open for inspection at the clerk's office; requests for records must be in writing and may involve a fee; the court charges for copies1
Sealed and confidential records
Confidential cases are not available through record checks or LUCIE; annulled criminal records governed by RSA 651:53

More details

Kiosks
Non-confidential case documents can be viewed at public access kiosks in courthouses3
Case summaries
Case summaries from the case management system are informational only, not the official record; confidential cases are excluded7
Criminal history checks: state repository
NH State Police Criminal Records Unit (Central Repository), 33 Hazen Drive, Concord - the only source for an individual's complete NH criminal history8
Criminal history checks: who may order
Anyone may obtain public criminal conviction history for a fee; non-conviction/confidential data only to law enforcement or the person themself8
Criminal history checks: fee
$25.00 per NH request (reduced $10.00 for qualifying nonprofit volunteers); NH + FBI fingerprint check $47.00 ($20.00 volunteers)9
Divorce records: who holds it
Divorce case files: Circuit Court Family Division (32 locations in 10 counties). Divorce certificates: DVRA and city/town clerks10
Probate: who holds it
Circuit Court Probate Division (courthouses in each of the 10 counties): wills, trusts, estates, guardianships, adoptions, name changes11

How New Hampshire handles it

  • Vital records are kept by 234 city and town clerks plus the state DVRA - any clerk can issue. Any of the 234 city/town clerks or DVRA can issue certified copies12
  • Property tax is municipal (town selectmen/assessors), not county. Abatements go to selectmen or assessors, then BTLA or superior court13
  • Unified state court system; Circuit Court divisions replace county probate/family/district courts. Circuit Court has District, Probate and Family Divisions1

Court records in New Hampshire counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Hillsborough County———
Rockingham County———

For any other county, see the county list on the New Hampshire guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any New Hampshire office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: court records in every state. Everything else in New Hampshire: New Hampshire public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 13 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Judicial Branch FAQsNew Hampshire Judicial Brancharchived copy
  2. Circuit Court Filing Fees (dated 07/01/2025)New Hampshire Judicial Brancharchived copy
  3. LUCIE - Look Up Case Information ElectronicallyNew Hampshire Judicial Brancharchived copy
  4. How Do I Obtain a Record Search? (11/01/2023)New Hampshire Judicial Branch - Court Service Centerarchived copy
  5. Record Research and Billing Form NHJB-2798-DFSNew Hampshire Judicial Brancharchived copy
  6. Superior Court Fee Schedule (effective 07/01/2025)New Hampshire Judicial Brancharchived copy
  7. Record ChecksNew Hampshire Judicial Brancharchived copy
  8. Criminal RecordsNH Department of Safety - Division of State Policearchived copy
  9. Criminal History Record RequestsNH Department of Safety - Division of State Policearchived copy
  10. Circuit Court Family DivisionNew Hampshire Judicial Brancharchived copy
  11. Circuit Court Probate DivisionNew Hampshire Judicial Brancharchived copy
  12. Request for CertificatesNH Secretary of State - Division of Vital Records Administrationarchived copy
  13. RSA 76:16 Abatement by Selectmen or AssessorsNH General Courtarchived copy