New Hampshire Revised Statutes 598-A:6 – Exceptions
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 598-A:6
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a fidelity, guaranty or surety company duly authorized to transact business in New Hampshire nor any duly authorized agent thereof. A person shall be deemed to have become bail or surety on a separate occasion within the meaning of this chapter if he becomes such: (1) for a person in respect to a single offense; or (2) for a person in respect to 2 or more offenses committed at the same time or arising out of the same transaction or course of conduct wherefor he at different times offers bail or surety; or (3) for 2 or more persons at the same time offering bail or surety in respect to offenses committed jointly or in a common course of conduct. Becoming bail or surety for the same person or persons in subsequent proceedings in connection with prosecution for the same offense or offenses shall not be deemed an additional occasion or occasions.