New Hampshire Small Claims Court Forms and How to Fill Them Out

You Do Not Download Blank Complaint Forms

This trips up most people: New Hampshire does not use a fill-in-the-blank complaint form for small claims. All small claims cases are filed electronically through TurboCourt, and the system generates the complaint based on your answers to an online interview. Paper filings are not accepted without a court-approved exemption for extraordinary circumstances.

So when you search for "NH small claims forms download," what you actually need is access to TurboCourt and an understanding of what information the interview requires. The court's website at courts.nh.gov links directly to the portal.

What TurboCourt Asks You

The TurboCourt interview walks through each section of the complaint. Here is what you need to have ready before you start:

Your information: full legal name, current mailing address, date of birth, email address, and phone number.

Defendant information: the defendant's full legal name (not a nickname or trade name), mailing address, and — if suing a business — the registered agent's name and address from the Secretary of State QuickStart database.

Claim details: a concise factual statement explaining what happened, when it happened, and why the defendant owes you money. The system gives you a text field, not a multiple-choice menu. Be specific: "Defendant installed kitchen cabinets on March 15, 2026, cabinets separated from wall within two weeks, defendant refused to return for repair, repair estimate $3,200 from ABC Contractors" is far better than "Defendant did bad work."

Claim amount: the dollar amount you are claiming, broken into principal, any pre-filing costs, and interest if applicable. The $10,000 limit applies to the debt or damages claimed, exclusive of statutory interest and court costs.

Military service statement: you must certify whether the defendant is on active military duty (required by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act). If you do not know, you can check through the Defense Manpower Data Center's website.

Sensitive information redaction: account numbers, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers must show only the last four digits.

Additional Forms for Specific Situations

Some filings require forms that you upload alongside the TurboCourt complaint:

Business entity plaintiffs represented by a non-attorney (RSA 503:11):

• Form NHJB-2936-De — Authorization for Representation under RSA 503:11, with an attached corporate resolution, LLC member authorization, or partnership agreement
• Form NHJB-2804-De — Rule 1.3D Statement confirming the representative's authority

Without both forms, the clerk may reject or dismiss a filing in which a non-attorney represents an LLC, corporation, or partnership.

Fee waiver requests:

• Form NHJB-2886-DFPe — Motion to Waive Filing Fees, with a Statement of Assets and Liabilities and facts showing extraordinary circumstances (not just low income — the small claims fee waiver standard is stricter than for general civil cases)

Consumer debt claims:

• A Statement of Consumer Debt listing all prior assignees and debt owners from the original creditor must be included if the claim involves assigned consumer credit

These forms are available as PDFs on the New Hampshire Judicial Branch website under "Court Forms."

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Wrong defendant name: suing "Joe's Auto Shop" instead of "Joseph A. Smith d/b/a Joe's Auto Shop" or "Joe's Auto Shop LLC" makes any judgment potentially unenforceable. Always verify business names through the Secretary of State database.

Vague factual statements: "Defendant owes me money" is not enough. The judge reads your complaint before the hearing. A clear, chronological narrative with dates and amounts sets you up to be taken seriously.

Forgetting the filing fee: TurboCourt collects the fee electronically. Have a credit or debit card ready — $125 for claims up to $5,000, $180 for claims from $5,001 to $10,000. The electronic payment processing adds a small surcharge on top.

Get the Complete Filing Toolkit

Our New Hampshire Small Claims Filing Guide walks through TurboCourt step by step, includes a party verification worksheet to get defendant names right the first time, and covers everything from the demand letter through post-judgment collection.

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