New Hampshire Statutes
§ 594:3 — Searching for Weapons
New Hampshire § 594:3
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LIXPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Ch. 594ARRESTS IN CRIMINAL CASES
SubdivisionArrest
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 594:3 (2026).
Text
A peace officer may search for a dangerous weapon any person whom he is questioning or about to question as provided in RSA 594:2 whenever he reasonably believes that he might be in danger if such person possessed a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a weapon, he may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when he shall either return it or arrest the person.
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Legislative History
1941, 163:3. RL 423:22.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 594:1
Definitions§ 594:1-a
Bailiffs and Court Security Officers§ 594:10
Arrest Without a Warrant§ 594:10-a
Notice of Arrest§ 594:11
Judge's Order to Arrest§ 594:12
Duty to Obey§ 594:13
Arrest on Improper Grounds§ 594:14
Summons Instead of Arrest§ 594:14-a
Arrest Records§ 594:15
Notice of Arrest§ 594:17
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 594:3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/594/594%3A3.