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Section 595-A:1 – Issuance of Search Warrants; Purposes.

    595-A:1 Issuance of Search Warrants; Purposes. – A search warrant authorized by this chapter may be issued by any justice, associate justice or special justice of the municipal, district or superior courts to search for and seize any property which is: I. Stolen, embezzled or fraudulently obtained; II. Designed or intended for use or […]

Section 595-A:10 – Informed Consent Exception for Motor Vehicles.

    595-A:10 Informed Consent Exception for Motor Vehicles. – I. A law enforcement officer may legally conduct a search of a motor vehicle without a warrant under this chapter if the law enforcement officer expressly informs the operator of the motor vehicle that: (a) The operator has the right to refuse to consent to a […]

Section 595-A:2 – Requisites of Warrant.

    595-A:2 Requisites of Warrant. – Search warrants shall designate or describe the person, building, vessel, or vehicle to be searched and shall particularly describe the property or articles to be searched for. They shall be substantially in the form prescribed in RSA 595-A:3 and shall be directed to a sheriff or his deputy or […]

Section 595-A:3 – Form of Warrant.

    595-A:3 Form of Warrant. – The warrant shall be in substantially the following form: The State of New Hampshire (County), ss. (Name) Court. To the Sheriffs of our several counties, or their deputies, any State Police Officer, or any Constable or Police Officer of any city or town, within our said State. Proof by […]

Section 595-A:4-a – Electronic Communication and Signature.

    595-A:4-a Electronic Communication and Signature. – The personal appearance and authorization for a search warrant under RSA 595-A:4 may be by means of telecommunication or electronic communication, and electronic signature pursuant to RSA 294-E. Source. 2005, 76:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

Section 595-A:5 – Receipt, Inventory, and Return.

    595-A:5 Receipt, Inventory, and Return. – The officer taking property under the warrant shall give to the person from whom, or from whose premises, the property was taken a copy of the warrant and a receipt for the property taken, or shall leave the copy and receipt at the place from which the property […]

Section 595-A:6 – Seizure, Custody and Disposition of Articles; Exceptions.

    595-A:6 Seizure, Custody and Disposition of Articles; Exceptions. – If an officer in the execution of a search warrant, or by some other authorized method, finds property or articles he is empowered to take, he shall seize and safely keep them under the direction of the court or justice so long as necessary to […]

Section 595-A:7 – Time for Return of Warrant.

    595-A:7 Time for Return of Warrant. – Every officer to whom a warrant to search is issued shall return the same to the court to which it was made returnable as soon as it has been served, and in any event not later than 7 days from the date of issuance thereof, with a […]

Section 595-A:8 – Assistants.

    595-A:8 Assistants. – An officer executing a search warrant may take with him suitable assistants and suffer no others to be with him. Source. 1969, 317:1, eff. Aug. 29, 1969.

Section 595-A:9 – Scope and Definition.

    595-A:9 Scope and Definition. – This chapter does not modify any act inconsistent with it regulating search, seizure and the issuance and execution of search warrants in circumstances for which special provision is made. The term "property" is used in this chapter to denote everything which is the subject of ownership. Source. 1969, 317:1, […]