New Hampshire Revised Statutes 171-A:27 – Custody and Transportation
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I. Any law enforcement officer shall take custody of persons who are subject to proceedings for involuntary admission under the following circumstances:
(a) Upon issuance by an administrator or designee of a complaint for delivery for review pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 171-A:23, II;
(b) Upon a determination to revoke a conditional discharge temporarily pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 171-A:23, III; or
(c) As necessary to ensure the presence of the person at hearings or examinations conducted under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 171-A or 171-B, to effect a transfer between receiving facilities, or to carry out any other lawful order of a court.
II. A law enforcement officer shall also transport any person taken into custody to the appropriate receiving facility, court, place of examination, or other location.
(a) Upon issuance by an administrator or designee of a complaint for delivery for review pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 171-A:23, II;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 171-A:27
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
(b) Upon a determination to revoke a conditional discharge temporarily pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 171-A:23, III; or
(c) As necessary to ensure the presence of the person at hearings or examinations conducted under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 171-A or 171-B, to effect a transfer between receiving facilities, or to carry out any other lawful order of a court.
II. A law enforcement officer shall also transport any person taken into custody to the appropriate receiving facility, court, place of examination, or other location.