New Hampshire Statutes
§ 40:8 — Disorder
New Hampshire § 40:8
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title IIITOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES
Ch. 40GOVERNMENT OF TOWN MEETING
SubdivisionProceedings
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:8 (2026).
Text
If any person shall behave in a disorderly manner, and, after notice from the moderator, persist in such behavior, or shall in any way disturb the meeting, or willfully violate any rule of proceeding, the moderator may command any constable or police officer, or any legal voter of the town, to remove such disorderly person from the meeting and detain such person until the business is finished.
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Legislative History
RS 33:6. CS 35:7. GS 36:7. GL 39:7. PS 42:9. PL 46:8. RL 58:8. RSA 40:8. 1996, 64:4, eff. July 1, 1996.
Nearby Sections
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§ 40:1
Election§ 40:12
Definition§ 40:13
Use of Official Ballot§ 40:16
Legalization of Meetings§ 40:3
Pro Tem§ 40:3-a
Assistant Moderator§ 40:4
Duties§ 40:4-a
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New Hampshire § 40:8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/40/40%3A8.