New Hampshire § 534:27 Disobeying Writ

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 534:27 — Disobeying Writ

New Hampshire § 534:27

Title LVPROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES

Ch. 534HABEAS CORPUS

SubdivisionPenalties, etc.

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 534:27 (2026).

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If a person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed refuses to receive it, or conceals himself or avoids, so that the writ cannot be delivered to him, or, after the receipt thereof, and payment or tender of expenses when required as aforesaid, he refuses or neglects to yield obedience thereto, unless prevented by the sickness of the person detained or other necessity, he shall forfeit for every such offense, to the person aggrieved, the sum of five hundred dollars.

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If a person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed refuses to receive it, or conceals himself or avoids, so that the writ cannot be delivered to him, or, after the receipt thereof, and payment or tender of expenses when required as aforesaid, he refuses or neglects to yield obedience thereto, unless prevented by the sickness of the person detained or other necessity, he shall forfeit for every such offense, to the person aggrieved, the sum of five hundred dollars.