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RSA 106-R:4 · Enforcement

Title
VII: SHERIFFS, CONSTABLES, AND POLICE OFFICERS
Chapter
106-R · ANTI-SANCTUARY ACT
Status
current
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106-R:4 Enforcement. –

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I.

Any executive or administrative state, county, or municipal officer who violates his or her duties under this chapter may be subject to action by the attorney general, who may file suit against a local governmental entity or local law enforcement agency in a court of competent jurisdiction for declaratory or injunctive relief for a violation of this chapter.

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II.

If a local governmental entity or local law enforcement agency violates this chapter, the court shall enjoin the unlawful sanctuary policy. The court has continuing jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter and may enforce its orders with the initiation of contempt proceedings as provided by law.

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III.

An order approving a consent decree or granting an injunction shall include written findings of fact that describe with specificity the existence and nature of the sanctuary policy that violates this chapter. Source. 2025, 39:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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Source note

Source. 2025, 39:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

Source history

  • 2025, 39:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026

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  • 2026 HB1822 amend

    orrectional facilities. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Civil Immigration Detentions; Reporting. Amend RSA 106-R by inserting after section 3 the following new section: 106-R:3-a Reporting of Civil Immigration Detentions by State and Local Law Enforcement and Correctional Facilities. I. Any state or county correctional facilit

  • 2026 HB1822-FN amend

    orrectional facilities. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Civil Immigration Detentions; Reporting. Amend RSA 106-R by inserting after section 3 the following new section: 106-R:3-a Reporting of Civil Immigration Detentions by State and Local Law Enforcement and Correctional Facilities. I. Any state or county correctional facilit