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NH Rev Stat § 105:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:2-a - Police Chiefs; Powers; Dismissal.

    105:2-a Police Chiefs;  Powers;  Dismissal. –||Subject to such written formal policies as may be adopted by the appointing authority, each chief of police, superintendent of police, or city marshal of any city or town who is appointed rather than elected, shall have authority to direct and control all employees of his or her department in their normal course of duty and shall be responsible for the efficient and economical use of all department equipment. Such chief, superintendent, or city marshal shall be subject to suspension without pay or dismissal only for cause, and after he or she has been presented with a written specification of the reasons. Upon such suspension or dismissal, he or she shall be entitled to a hearing, on the merits and reasonableness of the action, in superior court in the county in which the municipality is located, provided that he or she petitions the clerk of the superior court for such a hearing within 45 days of his or her suspension or dismissal. The court shall have the power to affirm, modify, or negate such suspension or dismissal, based upon its findings.|||Source. 1973, 371:1. 2005, 24:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:3 - Powers; Compensation.

    105:3 Powers;  Compensation. –||All police officers are, by virtue of their appointment, constables and conservators of the peace. They shall receive such compensation as may be voted by the town, and the same fees as constables.|||Source. RS 114:3. CS 120:5. GS 235:6. GL 253:5. PS 249:3. PL 363:3. RL 422:3.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:3-a - Name Tag Required.

    105:3-a Name Tag Required. –||I. Every police officer, while on active duty, shall wear on his uniform in a clearly visible place a name tag printed with his name. The tag shall be furnished to the officer by the state or political subdivision thereof which employs the officer at no cost to the officer.||II. This section shall not apply to a police officer on special duty when such duty requires that his identity as a police officer not be disclosed.|||Source. 1975, 289:1, eff. Aug. 6, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:4 - Employment.

    105:4 Employment. –||The selectmen, or superintendent under their direction, may employ police officers in the detection and conviction of criminals and the prevention of crime in their town, and in the preservation of order on public or special occasions.|||Source. 1852, 1226:2. CS 120:2. GS 235:2. GL 253:2. PS 249:4. PL 363:4. RL 422:4.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:5 - Police Matrons.

    105:5 Police Matrons. –||Women may be appointed as police matrons, and thereupon shall have, within the limits of the city or town, all the powers conferred by law upon constables except in relation to the service of civil process.|||Source. 1915, 91:1. PL 363:5. RL 422:5.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:6 - Police Regulations.

    105:6 Police Regulations. –||The police officers of a town may make regulations for the stand of hacks, drays, public automobiles, and carts, in any street, lane, or alley; for the height and position of any awning, shade, or fixture in front of or near a building; and respecting any obstruction in any street, lane, or alley, or in any stable or other outbuilding.|||Source. RS 114:7. CS 120:9. GS 235:7. 1877, 30:1. GL 253:6. PS 249:5. 1917, 70:1. PL 363:6. RL 422:6. RSA 105:6. 1993, 301:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:7 - Approval, Etc.

    105:7 Approval, Etc. –||Such regulations shall not take effect until they have been approved by the selectmen, and, together with such approval, have been recorded by the town clerk, nor until they have been published in some newspaper printed in the town, or, if there be none, until they have been posted in 2 or more public places in the town.|||Source. RS 114:8. CS 120:10. GS 235:8. GL 253:7. PS 249:6. PL 363:7. RL 422:7.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:8 - Penalty.

    105:8 Penalty. –||If a person violates any such regulation he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. RS 114:7. CS 120:9. GS 235:7. GL 253:6. PS 249:7. PL 363:8. RL 422:8. RSA 105:8. 1973, 528:35, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:9 - Police Attendance at Public Meetings or Functions.

    105:9 Police Attendance at Public Meetings or Functions. –||I. Any person desiring to conduct a public dance, circus or carnival shall make application for police attendance at that function. Any person who conducts a public dance, circus, or carnival without first making application for police attendance at that function is guilty of a violation.||II. The chief of police in any city or town, subject to the written approval of the mayor and board of aldermen, board of selectmen, or licensing board shall examine applications for police attendance at public dances, circuses and carnivals and determine if such attendance is necessary. If the chief of police decides police attendance is necessary, he shall detail one or more police officers to attend whose services shall be paid for by the applicant.||III. The chief of police shall have the authority to assign police details to attend any public meetings or functions which he determines may potentially:||(a) Involve traffic-related problems; or||(b) Lead to a public disturbance or public nuisance; or||(c) Endanger public health, safety or welfare.||III-a. The applicant or sponsor of any public meeting or function may be charged for the services of any police officers that may be detailed or assigned to that meeting or function, unless charges authorized by this section for the services of a police officer are waived by the chief of police when in his judgment such authorization does not conflict with an existing local ordinance or policy.||IV. The chief of police, the police department, and any city, town, or political subdivision shall not be held liable for any decision not to detail police officers to attend any public meeting or function.|||Source. 1925, 124:1. PL 363:9. RL 422:9. RSA 105:9. 1971, 108:1. 1973, 528:36; 529:16. 1983, 290:1. 1985, 5:1. 1986, 72:1, eff. July 11, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:9-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:9-a - Employing Police.

    105:9-a Employing Police. –||The chief of police in any city or town may, in order to meet the requirements set forth in RSA 105:9, employ certified police officers of any other town in this state to preserve order among the persons attending any public meeting or function. Such officers shall have the powers there which they have in the towns for which they are appointed, and their services shall be paid for by the sponsor of the public meeting or function.|||Source. 1863, 2717. GS 255:14. GL 273:14. PS 271:12. PL 385:12. RL 448:12. RSA 578:12. 1973, 532:20. 1983, 290:2, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:9-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:9-b - Repealed by 1983, 290:3, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.

    105:9-b Repealed by 1983, 290:3, eff. Aug. 17, 1983. –|
NH Rev Stat § 105:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:10 - Watchmen.

    105:10 Watchmen. –||The selectmen, being authorized by vote of the town, may appoint night watchmen, fix their stations and limits, prescribe their duties, and contract for and pay them a reasonable compensation.|||Source. RS 115:1. CS 121:1. GS 235:9. GL 253:8. PS 249:8. PL 363:10. RL 422:11.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:11 - As Police Officers.

    105:11 As Police Officers. –||They shall be appointed and qualified in the same manner, and shall have, while on duty, the same powers, as police officers.|||Source. RS 115:2. CS 121:2. GS 235:10. GL 253:9. PS 249:9. PL 363:11. RL 422:12.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:12 - Powers.

    105:12 Powers. –||Every watchman may arrest any person whom he shall find committing any disorder, disturbance, crime, or offense, or such as are strolling about the streets at unreasonable hours, who refuse to give an account, or are reasonably suspected of giving a false account, of their business or design, or who can give no account of the occasion of their being abroad.|||Source. RS 115:3. CS 121:3. GS 235:11. GL 253:10. PS 249:10. PL 363:12. RL 422:13.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:13-a - Extended Authority of Municipality in Another State.

    105:13-a Extended Authority of Municipality in Another State. –||The authority of any duly authorized certified police officer of a municipality located near the border of a neighboring state shall extend to any other municipality in the other state also located near such border, provided that the chief law enforcement officer of the requesting municipality has executed with the chief law enforcement officer of the responding municipality a written agreement which sets forth the terms and conditions under which such assistance may be requested or rendered. The executed agreement shall constitute authorization for every request for assistance, and for any assistance rendered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the written agreement, regardless of whether the responding police officer is named in the agreement. In an emergency situation, the ranking on-duty law enforcement official of the municipality is authorized to make an oral request for assistance to the ranking on-duty law enforcement official in the responding municipality, subject to the terms and conditions of such written agreement, and the authority of the responding police officer shall extend to the requesting municipality. The written agreement shall remain in full force and effect until terminated by the mutual consent of the chief law enforcement officers of each municipality, or until 10 days after the chief law enforcement officer of one municipality has received notification from the chief law enforcement officer of the other municipality of his intention to terminate.|||Source. 1988, 70:1.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:13-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:13-b - Confidentiality of Personnel Files.

    105:13-b Confidentiality of Personnel Files. –||I. Exculpatory evidence in a police personnel file of a police officer who is serving as a witness in any criminal case shall be disclosed to the defendant. The duty to disclose exculpatory evidence that should have been disclosed prior to trial under this paragraph is an ongoing duty that extends beyond a finding of guilt.||II. If a determination cannot be made as to whether evidence is exculpatory, an in camera review by the court shall be required.||III. No personnel file of a police officer who is serving as a witness or prosecutor in a criminal case shall be opened for the purposes of obtaining or reviewing non-exculpatory evidence in that criminal case, unless the sitting judge makes a specific ruling that probable cause exists to believe that the file contains evidence relevant to that criminal case. If the judge rules that probable cause exists, the judge shall order the police department employing the officer to deliver the file to the judge. The judge shall examine the file in camera and make a determination as to whether it contains evidence relevant to the criminal case. Only those portions of the file which the judge determines to be relevant in the case shall be released to be used as evidence in accordance with all applicable rules regarding evidence in criminal cases. The remainder of the file shall be treated as confidential and shall be returned to the police department employing the officer.|||Source. 1992, 45:1. 2012, 288:4, eff. June 27, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 105:13-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:13-c - Repealed by 2015, 150:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.

    105:13-c Repealed by 2015, 150:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015. –|
NH Rev Stat § 105:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:14 - to 105:18 Repealed by 2018, 170:2, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.

    105:14 to 105:18 Repealed by 2018, 170:2, II, eff. Jan. 1, 2019. –|
NH Rev Stat § 105:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105 - Police Officers and Watchmen|Section 105:19 - Reports of Misconduct by Law Enforcement Officers.

    105:19 Reports of Misconduct by Law Enforcement Officers. –||I. For the purposes of this section, "misconduct" means assault, sexual assault, bribery, fraud, theft, tampering with evidence, tampering with a witness, use of a chokehold, or excessive and illegal use of force as defined by the New Hampshire criminal code.||II. It shall be the duty of any law enforcement officer who observes misconduct by another law enforcement officer to notify the chief law enforcement officer in his or her department in writing immediately or as soon as is practicable after observing such misconduct. Within 7 days of receiving such notification, the chief law enforcement officer shall notify the police standards and training council of such misconduct in writing. If the chief law enforcement officer is the subject of the misconduct report, the reporting officer shall report directly to the police standards and training council.||III. No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action shall be taken against any officer for any information given or disclosed by him or her in good faith in the course of making a report of misconduct under paragraph II.||IV. Any police department that receives a report of misconduct under this section shall timely conduct an investigation and reach a determination on the merits. After the investigatory entity determines that the evidence shows that the individual committed any acts of misconduct, the name of the individual and any act of misconduct shall be disclosed to the police standards and training council.|||Source. 2020, 12:16, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 105-C:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105-C - Police Commissions|Section 105-C:1 - Establishment Authority.

    105-C:1 Establishment Authority. –||Any town which adopts this chapter may establish a police commission, consisting of 3 commissioners, who shall have been residents of the town for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date of their election or appointment.|||Source. 1981, 277:1, eff. June 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 105-C:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105-C - Police Commissions|Section 105-C:2 - Referendum.

    105-C:2 Referendum. –||The following questions shall be submitted to the voters of a town on the regular ballot for the election of town officers if a petition is presented to the selectmen in accordance with RSA 39:3 requesting the same:||I. "Shall the government of the police department of the town of __________ be entrusted to a police commission?"||II. "If so, shall such police commissioners be chosen by:||(a) Popular election at town election; or||(b) Appointment of the governor with consent of the council?"|||Source. 1981, 277:1, eff. June 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 105-C:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105-C - Police Commissions|Section 105-C:3 - Establishment.

    105-C:3 Establishment. –||I. If a majority of those voting in a town in any town election answer the question posed in RSA 105-C:2, I in the affirmative and select the method of establishment set out in RSA 105-C:2, II(a), the voters of such town shall, at the next succeeding annual town election, elect such a police commission. The term of office of each such commissioner shall be for 3 years, except that of the first commission elected under this chapter in any town, one member shall be elected to serve a term of one year and one member shall be elected to serve a term of 2 years. Any vacancy occurring on the commission shall be filled by appointment of the board of selectmen until the next regular annual town meeting.||II. If a majority of those voting in a town in any town election answer the question posed in RSA 105-C:2, I in the affirmative and select the method of establishment set out in RSA 105-C:2, II(b), the governor, with the consent of the council, shall promptly appoint such a commission. The term of office of each such commissioner shall be for 3 years, except that of the first commission appointed under this chapter in any town, one member shall be appointed to serve a term of one year and one member shall be appointed to serve a term of 2 years. Any vacancy occurring on the commission shall be filled by appointment of the governor, with the approval of the council, for the duration of the unexpired term.||III. No person holding office as a selectman, treasurer, collector of taxes, auditor, highway agent, or head of a police department shall be elected or appointed as a police commissioner under this section.|||Source. 1981, 277:1, eff. June 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 105-C:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105-C - Police Commissions|Section 105-C:4 - Duties; Powers.

    105-C:4 Duties;  Powers. –||It shall be the duty of the police commissioners to appoint such police personnel, including police officers, staff, constables and superior officers, as they deem necessary and to fix such persons' compensation. The commissioners shall make and enforce all rules necessary for the operation of the police force in the manner most beneficial to the public interest. The commissioners may at any time remove police personnel for just cause and after a hearing satisfying the requirements of due process, which cause shall be specified in an order of removal except that special police officers appointed and designated as such shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and may be removed for other than just cause.|||Source. 1981, 277:1, eff. June 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 105-C:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105-C - Police Commissions|Section 105-C:5 - Prohibition; Police in Office.

    105-C:5 Prohibition;  Police in Office. –||After the election and qualification of the police commissioners under this chapter, no chief of police, police officers, constables or superior officers shall be appointed in any town adopting this chapter except as provided in this chapter. Any chief of police, police officer, constable, or superior officer in office on the date the commission has been duly established, shall be deemed to have been appointed by the commission, subject to the terms and conditions of his original appointment.|||Source. 1981, 277:1, eff. June 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 105-C:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105-C - Police Commissions|Section 105-C:6 - Compensation.

    105-C:6 Compensation. –||Police commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for all actual expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties.|||Source. 1981, 277:1, eff. June 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 105-C:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers|Title 105-C - Police Commissions|Section 105-C:7 - Option to Rescind Action.

    105-C:7 Option to Rescind Action. –||Any town which has voted to establish a police commission under this chapter may rescind such action by submission of an article in the town warrant as provided in RSA 39:3.|||Source. 1981, 277:1, eff. June 16, 1981.|