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RSA 594:18-a · Release of Persons Arrested Without Warrant
594:18-a Release of Persons Arrested Without Warrant. – When a peace officer makes an arrest without a warrant, either he or his superior officer may release the person arrested instead of taking him before a district or municipal court if satisfied either that there is no ground for making a criminal complaint against such person or that such person has been arrested for drunkenness and no further proceedings are necessary. A person released as above provided shall have no right to sue any peace officer on the ground that he was released without being brought before a court. Source. 1965, 158:1, eff. Aug. 15, 1965.
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2026 HB1087
amend · effective 2027-01-01
. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Arrests in Criminal Cases; Citizen's Arrest by Private Person. Amend RSA 594 by inserting after section 10-a the following new section: 594:10-b Citizen’s Arrest by Private Persons. I. A private person may arrest another person: (a) For a felony committed in the arrestor’s presence; (b) For
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2026 HB1087-FN
amend · effective 2027-01-01
. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Arrests in Criminal Cases; Citizen's Arrest by Private Person. Amend RSA 594 by inserting after section 10-a the following new section: 594:10-b Citizen’s Arrest by Private Persons. I. A private person may arrest another person: (a) For a felony committed in the arrestor’s presence; (b) For