New Hampshire
New Hampshire RSA — Title LIX, Criminal Proceedings
370 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 592-A:1 — Superior Court
- § 592-A:10 — Other Returns
- § 592-A:11 — Summons for Witnesses
- § 592-A:12 — Witnesses in Criminal Cases
- § 592-A:13 — No Witness Fee to Salaried Officers
- § 592-A:13-a — Pay in Lieu of Witness Fee
- § 592-A:14 — Summons for Defendant
- § 592-A:15 — Default
- § 592-A:16 — Judgment Against Parent
- § 592-A:2 — Appeals to Superior Court
- § 592-A:2-a — Repealed by 1973, 264:2, eff. Nov. 1, 1973
- § 592-A:2-b — Jury Trial
- § 592-A:3 — Plea of Guilty in District or Municipal Court
- § 592-A:4 — Repealed by 2015, 249:16, II, eff. Oct. 1, 2017
- § 592-A:4-a — Binding Over by Justice
- § 592-A:5 — Justice of the Peace Throughout the State
- § 592-A:6 — Powers of District and Municipal Courts
- § 592-A:7 — Complaints
- § 592-A:8 — Warrants
- § 592-A:9 — When Warrants Returnable to District or Municipal Court
- § 592-B:1 — Jurisdiction
- § 592-B:2 — Repealed by 2022, 268:13, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2024
- § 592-B:3 — Commencement of Criminal Proceeding
- § 592-B:4 — Warrants
- § 592-B:5 — When Warrants Returnable to Superior Court
- § 592-B:6 — Repealed by 2022, 268:13, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2024
- § 592-B:7 — Repealed by 2022, 268:13, III, eff. Jan. 1, 2024
- § 592-B:8 — Dispositional Conference
- § 592-B:9 — Drug Courts or Alternative Drug Offender Programs
- § 593:1 — Order of Court
- § 593:2 — Custodian of Prisoner
- § 593:3 — Order of County Attorney
- § 593:4 — Repealed by 1994, 224:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1995
- § 594:1 — Definitions
- § 594:1-a — Bailiffs and Court Security Officers
- § 594:10 — Arrest Without a Warrant
- § 594:10-a — Notice of Arrest
- § 594:11 — Judge's Order to Arrest
- § 594:12 — Duty to Obey
- § 594:13 — Arrest on Improper Grounds
- § 594:14 — Summons Instead of Arrest
- § 594:14-a — Arrest Records
- § 594:15 — Notice of Arrest
- § 594:16 — Conference With Friends or Counsel
- § 594:17 — Penalty
- § 594:18 — Repealed by 1965, 158:2, eff. Aug. 15, 1965
- § 594:18-a — Release of Persons Arrested Without Warrant
- § 594:19 — Repealed by 1965, 158:2, eff. Aug. 15, 1965
- § 594:19-a — Detention of Person Arrested; With Warrant; Without Warrant
- § 594:2 — Questioning and Detaining Suspects
- § 594:20 — Repealed by 1965, 158:2, eff. Aug. 15, 1965
- § 594:20-a — Place and Time of Detention
- § 594:21 — Repealed by 1965, 158:2, eff. Aug. 15, 1965
- § 594:21-a — Authority of Superintendent
- § 594:26 — Power of Arrest for New Hampshire Crimes
- § 594:3 — Searching for Weapons
- § 594:4 — Permissible Force
- § 594:5 — Resisting Arrest
- § 594:6 — Aid to Officers
- § 594:7 — Arrest on Warrant
- § 594:8 — Conveying Prisoner
- § 594:9 — Arrest by Virtue of a Warrant Not in Officer's Possession
- § 595-A:1 — Issuance of Search Warrants; Purposes
- § 595-A:10 — Informed Consent Exception for Motor Vehicles
- § 595-A:2 — Requisites of Warrant
- § 595-A:3 — Form of Warrant
- § 595-A:4 — Written Statement Under Oath in Support of Application for Warrant; Contents and Form
- § 595-A:4-a — Electronic Communication and Signature
- § 595-A:5 — Receipt, Inventory, and Return
- § 595-A:6 — Seizure, Custody and Disposition of Articles; Exceptions
- § 595-A:7 — Time for Return of Warrant
- § 595-A:8 — Assistants
- § 595-A:9 — Scope and Definition
- § 595-B:1 — Definition
- § 595-B:1-a — Scope
- § 595-B:2 — Requirements for Issue
- § 595-B:3 — Issue; Contents
- § 595-B:4 — Duration
- § 595-B:5 — Conduct of Inspection; Notice
- § 595-B:6 — Receipt for Samples; Inventory and Return
- § 595-B:7 — Evidence
- § 595-B:8 — Refusal to Permit Authorized Inspection
- § 595-B:9 — Application Limited
- § 595-C:1 — Definitions
- § 595-C:2 — Written Policy Required
- § 596-A:1 — Adjournments
- § 596-A:10 — Procedure
- § 596-A:11 — Testimony of Accused
- § 596-A:12 — Excluding Witnesses
- § 596-A:13 — Commitment and Bail
- § 596-A:2 — to 596-A:7 Repealed by 2015, 249:16, III, eff. Oct. 1, 2017
- § 596-A:8 — Record
- § 596-A:9 — Caution to Accused
- § 597:1 — Release and Detention Authority Generally
- § 597:1-a — Release or Detention of a Defendant Pending Sentence or Appeal
- § 597:1-b — Repealed by 1988, 110:12, I, eff. June 17, 1988
- § 597:1-c — Offenses Punishable by Life Imprisonment
- § 597:1-d — Probationees and Parolees
- § 597:10 — Copies, on Appeal
- § 597:11 — Repealed by 2015, 249:16, X, eff. Oct. 1, 2017
- § 597:11-a — Copies, Binding Over
- § 597:12 — Penalty
- § 597:13 — Accepting Insufficient Bail, etc
- § 597:14 — Minors
- § 597:14-a — Repealed by 1988, 110:12, V, eff. June 17, 1988
- § 597:14-b — Penalty for Offense Committed While on Release
- § 597:15 — Superior Court
- § 597:15-a — Circuit Court
- § 597:15-b — Repealed by 2013, 59:4, I, eff. June 6, 2013
- § 597:16 — Repealed by 2013, 59:4, II, eff. June 6, 2013
- § 597:17 — Term and Identification Card
- § 597:18 — Powers
- § 597:18-a — Educational Requirements for Bail Commissioners
- § 597:18-b — Duties
- § 597:19 — Returns
- § 597:2 — Release of a Defendant Pending Trial
- § 597:2-a — Repealed by 1988, 110:12, II, eff. June 17, 1988
- § 597:2-b — Determination of Indigence and Payment of Bail Commissioner Fee
- § 597:20 — Fees
- § 597:21 — Bail on Sunday
- § 597:22 — Recognizances After Arrest
- § 597:23 — Commitment in Default of Recognizance
- § 597:24 — To the State; Sureties
- § 597:25 — Condition
- § 597:26 — Variations
- § 597:27 — Surrender, in Court
- § 597:28 — Surrender, to Jailer
- § 597:29 — Jailer's Authority; New Bail
- § 597:3 — Money Deposited
- § 597:30 — Excusing Surrender
- § 597:31 — Declaration of Forfeiture
- § 597:32 — Striking Off Default
- § 597:33 — Judgment
- § 597:34 — Venue
- § 597:35 — Defective Records, etc
- § 597:36 — Declaration
- § 597:37 — Bench Warrants
- § 597:38 — Forfeit of Recognizance
- § 597:38-a — Default Fees
- § 597:38-b — Collection of Forfeitures; Motor Vehicles
- § 597:39 — Procedure
- § 597:4 — In Superior Court
- § 597:40 — Recognizance for Appearance in Superior Court
- § 597:41 — Recognizance for Appearance Before Court or Justice Named in Warrant
- § 597:42 — Return of Recognizance, etc
- § 597:43 — Repealed by 2019, 143:7, eff. Nov. 1, 2020
- § 597:5 — When Requirable
- § 597:5-a — When Requirable; Bail and Recognizances for Person Detained for Probation Violation
- § 597:6 — Repealed by 2015, 249:16, IX, eff. Oct. 1, 2017
- § 597:6-a — Repealed by 1989, 386:11, eff. June 5, 1989
- § 597:6-b — Repealed by 1988, 110:12, III, eff. June 17, 1988
- § 597:6-c — Repealed by 1988, 110:12, IV, eff. June 17, 1988
- § 597:6-d — Release or Detention of Material Witness
- § 597:6-e — Review and Appeal of Release or Detention Order
- § 597:6-f — Appearance at Superior Court
- § 597:7 — Commitment in Default of Recognizance
- § 597:7-a — Detention and Sanctions for Default or Breach of Conditions
- § 597:7-b — Bail Agents and Recovery Agents; Licensure; Notification to Local Law Enforcement Required
- § 597:8 — Subsequent Bail
- § 597:9 — Copies, Subsequent Bail
- § 598-A:1 — Approval and Registration
- § 598-A:1-a — Fees
- § 598-A:2 — Revocation
- § 598-A:3 — List of Professional Bondsmen
- § 598-A:4 — Rules of the Executive Director
- § 598-A:5 — Penalty
- § 598-A:6 — Exceptions
- § 599:1 — Appeals
- § 599:1-a — Petition; Late Appeal
- § 599:1-b — Petition for Appeal
- § 599:1-c — Records Required
- § 599:2 — Recognizance of Appellant
- § 599:3 — Failure to Prosecute Appeal
- § 599:4 — Enforcing Original Sentence
- § 600-A:1 — Application for Multicounty Grand Jury
- § 600-A:2 — Contents of Order Convening Multicounty Grand Jury
- § 600-A:3 — Term
- § 600-A:4 — Applicable Law
- § 600-A:5 — Presentation of Evidence to Multicounty Grand Jury
- § 600-A:6 — Indictment; Designation of Venue; Consolidation
- § 600-A:7 — Prosecution of Indictments
- § 600-A:8 — Costs and Expenses
- § 600:1 — Drawing Jurors
- § 600:2 — Issuance of Venires in Emergencies
- § 600:3 — Oath
- § 600:4 — Oath to Witnesses
- § 600:5 — Clerk; Minutes
- § 601:1 — Indictments, Necessity
- § 601:2 — Waiving Indictment
- § 601:3 — Additional Charges
- § 601:3-a — Waiving Indictment in Other Cases
- § 601:4 — Sufficiency
- § 601:5 — Charging Intent to Defraud
- § 601:6 — Charging Manner of Death
- § 601:6-a — Joining Charges
- § 601:7 — Charging Assaults
- § 601:8 — Formal Errors, etc
- § 601:9 — Lotteries
- § 602:1 — Parts of Offense in More Than One County, etc
- § 602:2 — Arraignment and Bail of Defaulters