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RSA 597:1 · Release and Detention Authority Generally

Title
LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Chapter
597 · BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES
Status
current
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597:1 Release and Detention Authority Generally. – Except as provided in RSA 597:1-a, 597:1-c, or 597:1-d, all persons arrested for an offense shall be eligible to be released pending judicial proceedings upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Source. GS 240:18. GL 258:18. PS 252:12. PL 366:13. RL 425:13. RSA 597:1. 1969, 78:1. 1974, 34:4. 1988, 110:1. 1989, 386:1. 1993, 258:1, eff. Aug. 14, 1993.

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Source. GS 240:18. GL 258:18. PS 252:12. PL 366:13. RL 425:13. RSA 597:1. 1969, 78:1. 1974, 34:4. 1988, 110:1. 1989, 386:1. 1993, 258:1, eff. Aug. 14, 1993.

Source history

  • 1969, 78:1
  • 1974, 34:4
  • 1988, 110:1
  • 1989, 386:1
  • 1993, 258:1, eff. Aug. 14, 1993
  • GS 240:18. GL 258:18. PS 252:12. PL 366:13. RL 425:13. RSA 597:1

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  • 2026 HB1509 reference · effective 2027-01-01

    JUDICIAL IMMUNITY 490-L:1 Limitation of Judicial Immunity. I. Any judge or other member of the judiciary who sits in a judicial capacity and makes determinations pursuant to RSA 597 regarding the release of criminal defendants pending trial may be held liable for civil negligence if all of the following are met: (a) The criminal defendant being released pursuant to RSA 597 is being released: (

  • 2026 HB1509-FN reference · effective 2027-01-01

    JUDICIAL IMMUNITY 490-L:1 Limitation of Judicial Immunity. I. Any judge or other member of the judiciary who sits in a judicial capacity and makes determinations pursuant to RSA 597 regarding the release of criminal defendants pending trial may be held liable for civil negligence if all of the following are met: (a) The criminal defendant being released pursuant to RSA 597 is being released: (

  • 2025 HB57 amend

    d by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 160:1 Bail and Recognizances; Release of a Defendant Pending Trial. Amend RSA 597:2, III(c) to read as follows: (c) Except as provided in RSA 597:1-c, a person who is charged with a qualifying offense [homicide under RSA 630; first degree assault under RSA 631:1; second degree assault under RSA 631:2; felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; aggrav

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