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RSA 597:17 · Term and Identification Card

Title
LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Chapter
597 · BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES
Status
current
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597:17 Term and Identification Card. –

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I.

Bail commissioners shall be commissioned for 5 years and continue in office until their successors shall have qualified. A bail commissioner's appointment may be revoked for cause at any time during the term of his or her appointment by the chief justice of the supreme court or the chief justice's designee.

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II.

The judicial branch shall issue an identification card to each qualified bail commissioner in the state. The identification card shall be made of a durable material similar to that of a driver's license, and shall contain a photograph of the bail commissioner, the terms and dates of the bail commissioner's appointment, and any other information deemed necessary by the judicial branch. The judicial branch may enter into an agreement, through an interagency memorandum of understanding or any other appropriate mechanism, with the department of safety, division of motor vehicles to facilitate the production and issuance of the identification card. Source. 1895, 37:2. PL 366:28. RL 425:28. 2020, 12:12, eff. July 16, 2020. 2024, 317:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.

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Source note

Source. 1895, 37:2. PL 366:28. RL 425:28. 2020, 12:12, eff. July 16, 2020. 2024, 317:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.

Source history

  • 1895, 37:2. PL 366:28. RL 425:28
  • 2020, 12:12, eff. July 16, 2020
  • 2024, 317:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2025

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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: (