594:21-a Authority of Superintendent. – The request of the officer making the arrest shall be sufficient authority if accompanied by an arrest report, uniform report of crime form, or other substantiating documentation, for the superintendent of the county department of corrections, for the police station, or for any other officer or person, for keeping […]
594:22, 594:23 Repealed by 1965, 158:2, eff. Aug. 15, 1965. –
594:24, 594:25 Repealed by 1977, 588:32, eff. Sept. 16, 1977. –
594:26 Power of Arrest for New Hampshire Crimes. – I. In this section, " a certified border patrol agent " means a person who: (a) Is employed as a border patrol agent by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection; (b) Has satisfactorily completed a course of study in New […]
594:3 Searching for Weapons. – A peace officer may search for a dangerous weapon any person whom he is questioning or about to question as provided in RSA 594:2 whenever he reasonably believes that he might be in danger if such person possessed a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a weapon, he may […]
594:4 Permissible Force. – I. No unnecessary or unreasonable force or means of restraint may be used in detaining or arresting any person. II. A peace officer is justified in using deadly force to effect an arrest as provided in RSA 627:5, II. Source. 1941, 163:4. RL 423:23. RSA 594:4. 1981, 373:4, eff. Aug. […]
594:5 Resisting Arrest. – If a person has reasonable ground to believe that he is being arrested and that the arrest is being made by a peace officer, it is his duty to submit to arrest and refrain from using force or any weapon in resisting it, regardless of whether there is a legal […]
594:6 Aid to Officers. – Every law enforcement officer who encounters a need for assistance in the execution of his office in a criminal case or emergency situation may require any person to render suitable aid. Any person who, when so required, neglects or refuses to give such aid shall be guilty of a […]
594:7 Arrest on Warrant. – An officer to whom a warrant for the arrest of an offender may be addressed has power to make the arrest at any time and in any place, and shall have, in any county, the same powers in relation to the process as an officer of that county. Source. […]
594:8 Conveying Prisoner. – An officer, having made an arrest under a warrant to him directed, may, if convenient, convey the prisoner through any town or county, and, in respect to such prisoner, shall have the powers of an officer of such town or county. Source. RS 222:19. CS 237:19. GS 236:11. GL 254:11. […]
594:9 Arrest by Virtue of a Warrant Not in Officer’s Possession. – An arrest by a peace officer acting under a warrant is lawful even though the officer does not have the warrant in his possession at the time of the arrest, but, if the person arrested so requests, the warrant shall be shown […]
