Section 381:3 – Responsibility.
381:3 Responsibility. – In enforcing the provisions of this chapter, neither the commissioner of safety as an individual nor the state of New Hampshire shall assume any civil liability for acts of a police officer in exercising or attempting to exercise the powers conferred by this chapter. Nothing contained in this chapter shall have […]
Section 381:4 – Qualifying for Commission.
381:4 Qualifying for Commission. – Any person who was a railroad police officer on August 21, 1979, in order to qualify for an appointment as a railroad police officer pursuant to RSA 381:2, must have been employed on a full-time basis by a railroad police department, municipal police department or a state police department, […]
Section 381:5 – Powers.
381:5 Powers. – Any police officer appointed in accordance with this chapter shall have the authority in all cases in which the rights of the appointing railroad are involved to exercise within this state all the powers of a special police officer, including the powers of arrest and the carrying of firearms, for the […]
Section 381:6 – Disposition of Persons Arrested.
381:6 Disposition of Persons Arrested. – The keepers of jails, lockups and station houses in any county, city or town shall receive all persons arrested by railroad police for the commission of any offense against the laws of this state or the ordinances of any such city or town to be dealt with according […]
Section 381:7 – Carrying of Shield.
381:7 Carrying of Shield. – Each railroad police officer so appointed and commissioned shall, when on duty, carry a shield or star with the words "Police", "Railroad Police", or "Railway Police", and the name of initials of the appointing railroad inscribed thereon. This shield, or star, shall be worn in plain view when in […]
Section 381:8 – Compensation.
381:8 Compensation. – The railroad to which each railroad police officer is assigned shall be responsible for employment and retirement compensation and for the financial cost of training of railroad police officers. Source. 1979, 331:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1979.
Section 381:9 – Reciprocity.
381:9 Reciprocity. – In order to more effectively carry out the purposes of this chapter, the governor of this state, referred to as the empowering state, may enter into a reciprocal agreement with the governor of any other state, referred to as the reciprocal state, subject to any regulations prescribed under such agreement, empowering […]
Section 381:10 – Termination of Authority.
381:10 Termination of Authority. – Upon termination of employment of any railroad police officer, the powers of such police officer shall terminate. Within 10 days after such termination, the appointing railroad shall, through its designated chief police officer or, in the absence of a chief police officer, its chief operating officer, file a notice […]
Section 380:13 – Notice.
380:13 Notice. – Prior to making such a clearing, the railroad shall give the owner thereof notice of its intention by letter mailed to his last known address, and thereafter by publishing said notice at least once in 2 newspapers of general circulation in the county. Said notice shall quote RSA 380:12-17. Source. 1913, […]
Section 380:14 – Failure to Object.
380:14 Failure to Object. – If the owner shall not file an objection to such clearing with the department of transportation within 15 days from the date of such publication, he shall be deemed to have given consent. Source. 1913, 155:4. PL 250:14. RL 300:14. 1951, 203:59 par. 14. RSA 380:14. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(8).