New Hampshire Revised Statutes 597:22 – Recognizances After Arrest
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 597:22
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
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.