It is the express policy of the Judicial Branch of New Hampshire to allow public access to court records. This policy is intended to recognize and effectuate the public's rights to access proceedings under the New Hampshire Constitution.
The establishment of priorities among requests for action from the clerk's and register's staff must be set in order to guarantee the efficient provision of services, and in recognition that the primary function of the Office of Clerk of Court and the Register of Probate Court is to process pending cases so as to insure every citizen the right to speedy resolution of disputes.
In further recognition of the diversity of caseload from court to court within the State, the establishment of priorities shall remain a matter of discretion to be determined by the Administrative Justice at each level of court, in consultation with the clerk of court or the register, hereinafter referred to as clerks.
