New Hampshire Revised Statutes 594:19-a – Detention of Person Arrested; With Warrant; Without Warrant
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I. Every officer making an arrest or holding a person in custody under a warrant shall take the accused to the court as directed in the warrant without unreasonable delay.
II. An officer arresting a person without a warrant shall without unreasonable delay take such person to the court to answer a complaint for the offense.
II. An officer arresting a person without a warrant shall without unreasonable delay take such person to the court to answer a complaint for the offense.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 594:19-a
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Officer: or "peace officer" is any sheriff or deputy sheriff, mayor or city marshal, constable, police officer or watchman, member of the national guard acting under orders while in active state service ordered by the governor under N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 594:1
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9