New Hampshire § 593:2 Custodian of Prisoner

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 593:2 — Custodian of Prisoner

New Hampshire § 593:2

Title LIXPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 593FINGERPRINTING AND MEASURING

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 593:2 (2026).

Text

Any officer or keeper of a prison or other place of detention, having in custody any prisoner, suspicious person or lodger, may, if deemed advisable, measure and describe, or cause such person to be measured and described, in accordance with the system commonly known as the Bertillon method for identification, and in addition may take such photographs as are deemed necessary and also may take copies of the fingerprints of such person in accordance with the fingerprint system for identification.

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Any officer or keeper of a prison or other place of detention, having in custody any prisoner, suspicious person or lodger, may, if deemed advisable, measure and describe, or cause such person to be measured and described, in accordance with the system commonly known as the Bertillon method for identification, and in addition may take such photographs as are deemed necessary and also may take copies of the fingerprints of such person in accordance with the fingerprint system for identification.

Legislative History

1907, 24:1. PL 362:17. RL 421:17.

Nearby Sections

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§ 593:1

Order of Court

§ 593:2

Custodian of Prisoner

§ 593:3

Order of County Attorney

§ 593:4

Repealed by 1994, 224:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1995

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