New Hampshire § 171-A:27 Custody and Transportation

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 171-A:27 — Custody and Transportation

New Hampshire § 171-A:27

Title XIIPUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

Ch. 171-ASERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED

SubdivisionInvoluntary Admission

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 171-A:27 (2026).

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I. Any law enforcement officer shall take custody of persons who are subject to proceedings for involuntary admission under the following circumstances:

(a)Upon issuance by an administrator or designee of a complaint for delivery for review pursuant to RSA 171-A:23, II;

(b)Upon a determination to revoke a conditional discharge temporarily pursuant to RSA 171-A:23, III; or

(c)As necessary to ensure the presence of the person at hearings or examinations conducted under RSA 171-A or 171-B, to effect a transfer between receiving facilities, or to carry out any other lawful order of a court. II. A law enforcement officer shall also transport any person taken into custody to the appropriate receiving facility, court, place of examination, or other location.

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I. Any law enforcement officer shall take custody of persons who are subject to proceedings for involuntary admission under the following circumstances:
(a) Upon issuance by an administrator or designee of a complaint for delivery for review pursuant to RSA 171-A:23, II;
(b) Upon a determination to revoke a conditional discharge temporarily pursuant to RSA 171-A:23, III; or
(c) As necessary to ensure the presence of the person at hearings or examinations conducted under RSA 171-A or 171-B, to effect a transfer between receiving facilities, or to carry out any other lawful order of a court.
II. A law enforcement officer shall also transport any person taken into custody to the appropriate receiving facility, court, place of examination, or other location.