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New Hampshire's baseline method is handing the defendant an attested—court-certified—copy of the writ. RSA 510:2 directs that all writs and processes be served by giving them to the defendant or leaving them at the abode, so in-hand delivery of the certified copy fully satisfies the statute. In superior court the sheriff or a deputy ordinarily carries out this service.

510:2 Manner. – All writs and other processes shall be served by giving to the defendant or leaving at his abode an attested copy thereof, except in cases otherwise provided for. — N.H. Rev. Stat. § 510:2

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New Hampshire does not use a distinct leave-and-mail rule; abode service lives in the same statute. RSA 510:2 lets the server leave an attested copy at the defendant's abode as an alternative to in-hand delivery. The statute sets no follow-up mailing and states no prior-diligence requirement—leaving the court-certified copy at the dwelling completes service.

510:2 Manner. – All writs and other processes shall be served by giving to the defendant or leaving at his abode an attested copy thereof, except in cases otherwise provided for. — N.H. Rev. Stat. § 510:2

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When a defendant is not a New Hampshire inhabitant, or the ordinary mode cannot be used, RSA 510:8 lets the action be entered and notice ordered as the case requires. RSA 514:3 then allows the court to continue the case and direct notice by publication, registered mail, personal service, or otherwise; once the court's order is satisfied, that notice is sufficient.

510:8 Other Notice. – When the defendant is not an inhabitant of the state, and no mode of serving the writ is prescribed, or service thereof cannot be made in the mode prescribed, the action may be entered in court and such notice ordered as the case requires, and notice of the pendency of the suit, given according to the order, shall be sufficient service. | 514:3 Continuance to Notify Defendant. – If no personal service has been made on a defendant in an action which may be entered without such service the court, on suggestion thereof, may order the action to be continued and notice of the pendency thereof to be given by publication, by mail in a registered letter, by personal service or otherwise, as they think proper; and, upon satisfactory evidence that the order has been complied with, the notice shall be sufficient. — N.H. Rev. Stat. § 510:8; § 514:3

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Corporations are served under RSA 510:14 on the clerk, treasurer, cashier, a director, trustee, or manager in the state—or otherwise on a principal member, stockholder, or an agent having care of its property or business. A New Hampshire LLC is served through its registered agent under RSA 304-C:37; with no agent reachable by reasonable diligence, certified mail to the principal office is the fallback.

510:14 Corporations. – Service of writs against other corporations may be made upon the clerk, treasurer, cashier, or one of the directors, trustees or managers, if any, in the state, and otherwise upon any principal member or stockholder, or upon any agent, overseer or other person having the care of any of the property or charge of any of the business of the corporation. | 304-C:37 Service of Process on Domestic Limited Liability Companies. – I. A limited liability company's registered agent is the limited liability company's agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the limited liability company. II. If a limited liability company has no registered agent or if the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the limited liability company may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the limited liability company at its principal office. — N.H. Rev. Stat. § 510:14; § 304-C:37

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RSA 510:10 fixes who accepts service for public bodies: a county on a commissioner and the treasurer; a city on the mayor or an alderman and the clerk (or the city manager and clerk); a town on a selectman and the town clerk; a school district on a board member and clerk; and a village district on a commissioner and clerk.

510:10 Defendant County, Etc. – Service of writs against counties may be made upon one of the county commissioners and the treasurer for the county; against cities, upon the mayor or one of the aldermen and the city clerk, or in a city where the city manager is chief administrative officer and the head of the administrative branch of the city government, upon the city manager and the city clerk; against towns, upon one of the selectmen and the town clerk; against school districts, upon one of the members of the school board and the clerk of the district; and against village districts, upon one of the commissioners and the clerk of the district. — N.H. Rev. Stat. § 510:10

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