New Hampshire § 612:18 Forfeiture of Bail

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 612:18 — Forfeiture of Bail

New Hampshire § 612:18

Title LIXPROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Ch. 612UNIFORM CRIMINAL EXTRADITION LAW

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 612:18 (2026).

Text

If a prisoner is admitted to bail and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the conditions of his bond, the judge or magistrate, by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order his immediate arrest without warrant if he is within this state. Recovery may be had on such bond in the name of the state as in the case of other bonds given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this state.

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If a prisoner is admitted to bail and fails to appear and surrender himself according to the conditions of his bond, the judge or magistrate, by proper order, shall declare the bond forfeited and order his immediate arrest without warrant if he is within this state. Recovery may be had on such bond in the name of the state as in the case of other bonds given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this state.