New Hampshire Revised Statutes 622:39 – Authority
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All security officers of the prison security force shall be ex officio constables and shall possess general police powers including the power of arrest, but such powers shall extend only to the confines of the grounds of the prisons and only to the period during which such officers are on official active duty. The only 2 instances where the authority of members of the prison security force shall extend beyond the prisons’ grounds are:
I. Where a member of the security force is in hot pursuit of a person or persons who have committed a crime or violation while on prison grounds or who have committed the crime of escape from the prisons; and
II. Where a member of the prison security force is transporting a court committed inmate.
I. Where a member of the security force is in hot pursuit of a person or persons who have committed a crime or violation while on prison grounds or who have committed the crime of escape from the prisons; and
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 622:39
- Active duty: means full-time duty as an enlisted member, or as a commissioned or warrant officer, in any branch of the armed forces. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:50
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
II. Where a member of the prison security force is transporting a court committed inmate.