EVERY DEADLINE
20 periods New Hampshire law measures, gathered out of the guide and put in order, shortest first. Each one says what starts it, whose period it is, and what the law attaches to it. The shortest here is 48 hours. The longest is 5 years.
Every period on this page is stated by a section of the guide and carries that section's own authority. None of it is a calculation: a period that turns on facts, on service, or on a court's discretion is described the way the section describes it and no further.
20 deadlines
Traffic stops1
48 hours
Producing a license after a stop
- From
- The arrest
- Whose
- The driver
A driver charged with not having the license is not convicted if they produce evidence of a valid license at the arresting officer's office within this time.
Impaired driving1
180 days
License suspension for refusing a test
- From
- The refusal
- Whose
- A driver under arrest
The license is suspended for this time on a first refusal with no prior conviction, or 2 years otherwise.
Court and money12
3 business days
Canceling a sale made at your door
- From
- The date of the transaction
- Whose
- The buyer
The buyer may cancel any time before midnight of the third business day after the transaction.
72 hours
Final wages after a discharge
- From
- The discharge
- Whose
- The employer
The employer pays the employee's wages in full within this time.
5 business days
An agency answering a records request
- From
- The request
- Whose
- The public body or agency
A body that cannot make a record available at once responds within this time, as the section sets out.
60 days
Notice before relocating a child
- From
- Before the relocation
- Whose
- The relocating parent
Reasonable notice is given to the other parent, and this much is presumed reasonable.
180 days
A discrimination complaint to the commission
- From
- The alleged act of discrimination
- Whose
- The person aggrieved
A verified written complaint is filed with the commission within this time.
1 year
A protective order's length
- From
- The order
- Whose
- The court
An order is for a fixed period of no more than this, and may be extended for good cause.
2 years
Notice of a work injury
- From
- The date of the injury
- Whose
- The injured employee
A workers' compensation claim is barred unless notice of the injury is given to the employer within this time.
3 years
Changing a child support order without a substantial change
- From
- The last order for support
- Whose
- Either parent
Either may apply to modify the order after this time without showing a substantial change of circumstances.
3 years
Filing a workers' compensation claim
- From
- The date of the injury
- Whose
- The injured employee
Compensation is barred unless a claim is filed within this time.
3 years
Suing a town, city or other governmental unit
- From
- The injury or damage, or its discovery
- Whose
- The person harmed
No action is maintained against the governmental unit unless begun within this time.
3 years
Suing for an injury to a person or property, or on a contract
- From
- The act or omission complained of, or its discovery
- Whose
- The person harmed
Personal actions, other than slander and libel, are brought within this time, as the section provides.
5 years
Asking for term alimony after the decree
- From
- The effective date of the final decree
- Whose
- Either spouse
A request for alimony is made before the final decree takes effect or within this time after.
Your home5
7 days
A former tenant's belongings
- From
- The day the tenant vacated
- Whose
- The landlord
The landlord keeps and takes reasonable care of the tenant's property for this time.
7 days
Notice of intent to appeal an eviction
- From
- The date of the notice of judgment
- Whose
- A party to the eviction
A notice of intent to appeal to the supreme court is filed in the district court within this time.
30 days
A landlord returning a security deposit
- From
- The end of the tenancy
- Whose
- The landlord
The deposit and any interest due are returned within this time, with a written itemized list of any deductions.
30 days
A residential eviction notice
- From
- The notice to quit
- Whose
- The landlord
Notice for a residential tenancy, or 7 days for unpaid rent, substantial damage or a threat to health or safety.
6 months
A landlord's action presumed retaliatory
- From
- The landlord learning of the tenant's report, or finishing the repairs
- Whose
- The tenant
An eviction, rent increase or substantial change in terms begun within this time is presumed retaliatory, as the section provides.
Charges and penalties1
3 years
Annulling a class A misdemeanor
- From
- As the section counts it
- Whose
- The person convicted
The waiting period before a petition to annul, as the section sets out.
MyRightz is legal education, not legal advice. Nothing here creates an attorney client relationship. Applying the law to a particular situation is the work of a licensed New Hampshire attorney.