If any party recognized to appear makes default, the recognizance shall be declared forfeited, and the state may cause proceedings to be had immediately for the recovery of such forfeiture.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 597:31
Declaration of Forfeiture
Source. 1865, 4077:3, 4
Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.