New Hampshire Statutes
§ 534:7 — Copy of Precept
New Hampshire § 534:7
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 534:7 (2026).
Text
If an officer having the custody of any such person by virtue of a precept refuses or delays unnecessarily to deliver to the applicant an attested copy of the precept, on demand, the court or justice, on proof by affidavit of the applicant or other credible witness of the demand and refusal or of unnecessary delay, shall forthwith issue the writ of habeas corpus as prayed for.
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Legislative History
RS 202:7. CS 215:7. GS 224:7. GL 243:7. PS 239:7. PL 350:7. RL 406:7.
Nearby Sections
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§ 534:1
Right§ 534:10
How Returnable§ 534:11
When Issued by Justice§ 534:12
Mode of Return§ 534:13
Security; Expenses§ 534:14
Service§ 534:15
Return of Service§ 534:16
Return of Writ§ 534:17
Time§ 534:18
Place§ 534:19
Adjourning to Court§ 534:2
Limitation on§ 534:20
Orders§ 534:21
Hearing§ 534:22
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New Hampshire § 534:7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/534/534%3A7.