New Hampshire Statutes
§ 4:23 — Commutation
New Hampshire § 4:23
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title ITHE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Ch. 4POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL IN CERTAIN CASES
SubdivisionPardons; Commutations; and Reprieves
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 4:23 (2026).
Text
The governor, with advice of the council, upon application of any convict under sentence of death may grant him a pardon on condition that he shall be imprisoned for life or any term of years expressed in the pardon, and upon such further conditions as may be thought just; and the governor's warrant, reciting such conditions, shall be sufficient authority to all officers to carry into effect such conditions, as if the same were the original sentence.
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Legislative History
GS 18:4. GL 19:4. PS 20:4. PL 19:5. RL 27:6.
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 4:23, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/4/4%3A23.