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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 612:9

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
Every peace officer or other person empowered to make an arrest pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 612:8 shall have the same authority to command assistance in arresting the accused as peace officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with like penalties against those who refuse their assistance.