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.

• § 603:1 — Repealed by 1977, 588:19, eff. Sept. 16, 1977
• § 604-A:1 — Representation of Defendants
• § 604-A:1-a — Neglected or Abused Children
• § 604-A:1-b — Additional Funding
• § 604-A:1-c — Additional Funding From State Departments and Agencies
• § 604-A:10 — Rulemaking; Records Required; Judicial Council; Commissioner of Administrative Services
• § 604-A:2 — Appointment of Counsel
• § 604-A:2-a — Repealed by 2025, 141:222, III, eff. July 1, 2025
• § 604-A:2-b — Contract Attorneys
• § 604-A:2-c — Determination of Financial Ability
• § 604-A:2-d — Repealed by 2025, 141:222, IV, eff. July 1, 2025
• § 604-A:2-e — Counsel in Juvenile Delinquency Cases
• § 604-A:2-f — Appointment of Counsel for Nonpayment or Nonperformance
• § 604-A:3 — Duration and Substitution of Appointments
• § 604-A:4 — Compensation of Counsel
• § 604-A:5 — Repealed by 2015, 114:5, eff. Aug. 7, 2015
• § 604-A:6 — Services Other Than Counsel.
• § 604-A:6-a — Contract Services
• § 604-A:7 — Rules and Regulations
• § 604-A:8 — Payment of Expenses
• § 604-A:9 — Repayment
• § 604-B:1 — Declaration of Purpose
• § 604-B:2 — Representation of Indigent Defendants
• § 604-B:3 — Limitation of Representation
• § 604-B:4 — Contract
• § 604-B:5 — Supervision
• § 604-B:6 — Allocation of Cases
• § 604-B:7 — Public Defenders
• § 604-B:8 — Alternate Public Defender Program
• § 604-B:9 — Participation in State Employee Health Insurance Plan
• § 604:1 — Capital Cases and First Degree Murder
• § 604:1-a — Repealed by 2015, 249:16, XI, eff. Oct. 1, 2017
• § 604:1-b — Discovery in Criminal Matters
• § 605:1 — Minors, etc
• § 605:2 — Counsel Fees
• § 605:3 — Plea of Lesser Offense
• § 605:4 — Nonacceptance of Plea
• § 605:5 — Refusal to Plead
• § 605:6 — Plea of Nolo Contendere
• § 606-A:1 — Agreement Enacted
• § 606-A:2 — Definition
• § 606-A:3 — Enforcement of Agreement
• § 606-A:4 — Application
• § 606-A:5 — Duty of Warden
• § 606-A:6 — Compact Administrator
• § 606:1 — Impanelling Jury
• § 606:10 — Appeals by the State
• § 606:2 — Oath of Jurors
• § 606:3 — Challenges; Defendant
• § 606:4 — Challenges; State
• § 606:5 — Custody of Jury
• § 606:6 — Rebutting Evidence
• § 606:7 — Waiver of Jury Trial in Certain Cases
• § 606:8 — Offenses Punishable by Imprisonment Not Exceeding One Year
• § 606:9 — Procedure; Challenges
• § 607-A:1 — Definition
• § 607-A:2 — Rights Lost
• § 607-A:3 — Rights Retained by Convicted Person
• § 607-A:4 — Savings Provisions
• § 607-A:5 — Certificate of Discharge
• § 607-A:6 — Uniformity of Interpretation
• § 607-A:7 — Short Title
• § 607-A:8 — Severability
• § 608:1 — Complaint
• § 608:10 — Committal by Surety
• § 608:2 — Order
• § 608:3 — Appeal
• § 608:4 — Order
• § 608:5 — Failure to Prosecute Appeal
• § 608:6 — Recognizing after Committal
• § 608:7 — Certifying to Court
• § 608:8 — Order on Conviction, etc
• § 608:9 — Order on View
• § 610:1 — Offer of Reward
• § 610:2 — Compensation for Service
• § 611-B:1 — Definitions
• § 611-B:10 — Administrative and Technical Assistance
• § 611-B:11 — Oath; Duty to Investigate in Medico-Legal Case
• § 611-B:12 — Mandatory Reporting of Medico-Legal Deaths
• § 611-B:13 — Charge of Body
• § 611-B:14 — Survey of Location
• § 611-B:14-a — Medical Records
• § 611-B:15 — Postmortem Examination
• § 611-B:16 — Property of Deceased
• § 611-B:17 — Performance of Autopsies
• § 611-B:18 — Retention and Disposal of Organs, Unidentified Remains, Body Fragments, and Body Fluids
• § 611-B:19 — Duty of the State Forensic Science Laboratory
• § 611-B:2 — Chief Medical Examiner; Authority; Rulemaking
• § 611-B:20 — Report to County Attorney
• § 611-B:21 — Autopsy and Investigative Reports
• § 611-B:22 — Report to Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
• § 611-B:23 — Dental Examinations
• § 611-B:24 — Release of Body
• § 611-B:25 — Unclaimed Body
• § 611-B:26 — Death Record
• § 611-B:27 — Assistant Deputy Medical Examiner Accounts
• § 611-B:27-a — Autopsy Expenses
• § 611-B:28 — Medico-Legal Investigation Fund
• § 611-B:29 — Dental Records
• § 611-B:3 — Deputy Chief Medical Examiner
• § 611-B:3-a — Associate Medical Examiner
• § 611-B:30 — Identification by Scoring Probabilities
• § 611-B:31 — Destruction of Records
• § 611-B:4 — Acting Chief Medical Examiner
• § 611-B:5 — Assistant Deputy Medical Examiners
• § 611-B:6 — Indemnification of Medical Examiner
• § 611-B:7 — Supervision
• § 611-B:8 — Affiliation and Training
• § 611-B:9 — Temporary Expert Assistance
• § 612:1 — Definitions
• § 612:10 — Rights of Accused Person; Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus
• § 612:11 — Penalty for Noncompliance With Preceding Section
• § 612:12 — Confinement in Jail When Necessary
• § 612:13 — Arrest Prior to Requisition
• § 612:14 — Arrest Without a Warrant
• § 612:15 — Commitment to Await Requisition; Bail
• § 612:16 — Bail; In What Cases; Conditions of Bond
• § 612:17 — Extension of Time of Commitment, Adjournment
• § 612:18 — Forfeiture of Bail
• § 612:19 — Persons Under Criminal Prosecution in This State at Time of Requisition
• § 612:2 — Fugitives From Justice; Duty of Governor
• § 612:20 — Guilt or Innocence of Accused, When Inquired Into
• § 612:21 — Governor May Recall Warrant or Issue Alias
• § 612:22 — Fugitives From This State; Duty of Governors
• § 612:23 — Application for Issuance of Requisition; By Whom Made; Contents
• § 612:24 — Expenses
• § 612:25 — Immunity From Service of Process in Certain Civil Actions
• § 612:26 — Written Waiver of Extradition Proceedings
• § 612:27 — Nonwaiver by This State
• § 612:28 — No Right of Asylum; No Immunity From Other Criminal Prosecutions While in This State
• § 612:29 — Interpretation
• § 612:3 — Form of Demand
• § 612:30 — Constitutionality
• § 612:4 — Governor May Investigate Case
• § 612:5 — Extradition of Persons Imprisoned or Awaiting Trial in Another State or Who Have Left the Demanding State Under Compulsion
• § 612:5-a — Violation of Terms of Release; Presigned Waiver of Extradition
• § 612:6 — Extradition of Persons Not Present in Demanding State at Time of Commission of Crime
• § 612:7 — Issue of Governor's Warrant of Arrest; Its Recitals
• § 612:8 — Manner and Place of Execution
• § 612:9 — Authority of Arresting Officer
• § 613-A:1 — Definitions
• § 613-A:10 — Short Title
• § 613-A:11 — Severability Clause
• § 613-A:2 — Summoning Witness in This State to Testify in Another State
• § 613-A:3 — Court Order
• § 613-A:4 — Terms and Conditions
• § 613-A:5 — Exceptions
• § 613-A:6 — Prisoner from Another State Summoned to Testify in This State
• § 613-A:7 — Compliance
• § 613-A:8 — Exemption from Arrest and Service of Process
• § 613-A:9 — Uniformity of Interpretation
• § 613:1 — Definitions
• § 613:2 — Summoning Witness in This State to Testify in Another State
• § 613:2-a — Alternative Procedure to Compel the Attendance of a Witness to a Contiguous State
• § 613:3 — Witness From Another State Summoned to Testify in This State
• § 613:3-a — Alternative Procedure to Secure the Attendance of a Witness From the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• § 613:4 — Exemption from Arrest and Service of Process
• § 613:5 — Uniformity of Interpretation
• § 613:6 — Constitutionality
• § 614:1 — Authority Granted to Make Arrest
• § 614:1-a — Reciprocity Requirement
• § 614:10 — Limitation
• § 614:2 — Court Hearing
• § 614:3 — Limitation
• § 614:4 — Definition
• § 614:5 — What Constitutes Fresh Pursuit
• § 614:6 — Separability Clause
• § 614:7 — Authority Granted to Make Arrest
• § 614:8 — Court Hearing
• § 614:9 — What Constitutes Fresh Pursuit