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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 597:37 (2024)

Bench Warrants

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    597:37 Bench Warrants. – Any court may issue a warrant for the arrest of a person under recognizance to appear before the court who fails to appear according to the condition thereof or of any person who, being party to a criminal proceeding, is, by escape or otherwise, improperly at large.

Source. GS 241:16. GL 259:16. PS 252:37. PL 366:48. RL 425:48. RSA 597:37. 1967, 132:41, eff. July 18, 1967.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1985–2020 · leading case: State v. Jones, 503 A.2d 802 (N.H. 1985).
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State v. Jones, 503 A.2d 802 (N.H. 1985). “New Hampshire courts are authorized by RSA 597:37 to issue bench warrants, and officers are bound by RSA 594:7 to execute the warrants issued.”
State of New Hampshire v. Donna L. Wesson, No. 2019-0712 (N.H. Oct. 26, 2020). · cites it 2× “RSA 597:37 (2001) authorizes a court to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person under recognizance to appear before the court who fails to appear according to a condition thereof.”
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