RSA 509:2: Form.

Writs and processes issuing returnable to any court shall be in the name of the state of New Hampshire, shall be under the seal of the court, shall bear the teste of the chief, first, senior or other justice of the court who is not a party, and shall be signed or imprinted by a facsimile of the signature of the clerk or, if issued in the superior court, shall be signed or imprinted by a facsimile of the signature of the clerk thereof for any county; provided, however, executions in civil actions and all criminal processes shall be signed by the clerk.