New Hampshire § 7-12 - Section 7:12 Assistants.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 7-12 — Section 7:12 Assistants., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-12. Section 7:12 Assistants.
I. With the approval of the joint legislative fiscal committee and the governor and council, the attorney general may employ counsel, attorneys, detectives, experts, accountants and other assistants in case of reasonable necessity, and may pay them reasonable compensation, on the warrant of the governor, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. II. With the approval of the joint legislative fiscal committee and the governor and council, the attorney general may expend funds in excess of budgeted amounts to pay witness fees. Such fees may be paid on the warrant of the governor, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-12 ("Section 7:12 Assistants.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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