New Hampshire Statutes
§ 105:12 — Powers
New Hampshire § 105:12
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title VIISHERIFFS, CONSTABLES, AND POLICE OFFICERS
Ch. 105POLICE OFFICERS AND WATCHMEN
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 105:12 (2026).
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Every watchman may arrest any person whom he shall find committing any disorder, disturbance, crime, or offense, or such as are strolling about the streets at unreasonable hours, who refuse to give an account, or are reasonably suspected of giving a false account, of their business or design, or who can give no account of the occasion of their being abroad.
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Legislative History
RS 115:3. CS 121:3. GS 235:11. GL 253:10. PS 249:10. PL 363:12. RL 422:13.
Nearby Sections
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§ 105:1
Appointment§ 105:10
Watchmen§ 105:11
As Police Officers§ 105:12
Powers§ 105:13
Extended Authority§ 105:13-b
Confidentiality of Personnel Files§ 105:13-d
Exculpatory Evidence Schedule§ 105:2
Form§ 105:2-a
Police Chiefs; Powers; Dismissal§ 105:3
Powers; Compensation§ 105:3-a
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