New Hampshire Revised Statutes 613:4 – Exemption from Arrest and Service of Process
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I. If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this state he shall not while in this state pursuant to such summons be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons.
II. If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and testify in that state or while returning therefrom, he shall not while so passing through this state be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons.
II. If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and testify in that state or while returning therefrom, he shall not while so passing through this state be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 613:4
- 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
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- state: shall include any territory of the United States and District of Columbia. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 613:1
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- summons: shall include a subpoena, order, or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 613:1
- Testify: Answer questions in court.