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RSA 594:4 · Permissible Force

594:4 Permissible Force. –

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I.

No unnecessary or unreasonable force or means of restraint may be used in detaining or arresting any person.

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II.

A peace officer is justified in using deadly force to effect an arrest as provided in RSA 627:5, II. Source. 1941, 163:4. RL 423:23. RSA 594:4. 1981, 373:4, eff. Aug. 22, 1981.

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Source note

Source. 1941, 163:4. RL 423:23. RSA 594:4. 1981, 373:4, eff. Aug. 22, 1981.

Source history

  • 1941, 163:4. RL 423:23. RSA 594:4
  • 1981, 373:4, eff. Aug. 22, 1981

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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

  • 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