New Hampshire law makes a business accountable if it serves alcohol to an obviously intoxicated person.  In New Hampshire, this legal protection is found in a statute: RSA 507-F “Alcoholic Beverage Licensee Liability.” Such a legal proceeding is commonly referred to as a “Dram Shop” action.

The Superior Court system in New Hampshire has been several years in implementing a Felonies First criminal program.  This space has written about the proposed change in the past.  It has finally come into being.  Essentially, the program does away with the probable cause hearing process and send