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RSA 597:22 · Recognizances After Arrest

Title
LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Chapter
597 · BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES
Status
current
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597:22 Recognizances After Arrest. – Any police officer may detain any person who he deems to be a necessary witness to a crime; provided, however, within 24 hours, including Sundays and holidays, he shall be brought before a justice of the superior court who may, upon the showing that the testimony of said person is necessary in any court, release the person on personal recognizance or take the recognizance of the witness in such sum as the justice may deem reasonable for his appearance before the court. Source. RS 222:5. CS 237:5. GS 240:16. GL 258:16. PS 252:22. PL 366:33. RL 425:33. RSA 597:22. 1959, 159:1. 1965, 86:5. 1969, 78:7. 1975, 407:1, eff. Aug. 15, 1975.

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Source. RS 222:5. CS 237:5. GS 240:16. GL 258:16. PS 252:22. PL 366:33. RL 425:33. RSA 597:22. 1959, 159:1. 1965, 86:5. 1969, 78:7. 1975, 407:1, eff. Aug. 15, 1975.

Source history

  • 1959, 159:1
  • 1965, 86:5
  • 1969, 78:7
  • 1975, 407:1, eff. Aug. 15, 1975
  • RS 222:5. CS 237:5. GS 240:16. GL 258:16. PS 252:22. PL 366:33. RL 425:33. RSA 597:22

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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: (