Title LIX, Proceedings in Criminal Cases

Whenever any person within this state shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before any judge or magistrate of this state with the commission of any crime in any other state and, except in cases arising under RSA 612:6, with having fled from justice, or with having b…

The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private person without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, but whe…

If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged and, except in cases arising under RSA 612:6, that he has fled from justice, the judge or magistrate must, by a warrant reciting th…

Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed, a judge or magistrate in this state may admit the person arrested to bail by bond, with sufficient suret…

If the accused is not arrested under warrant of the governor by the expiration of the time specified in the warrant or bond, a judge or magistrate may discharge him or may recommit him for a further period, not to exceed 60 days, or a judge or magistrate may again take bail for h…

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 …

If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this state and is still pending, when a demand for extradition is received, the governor, in his discretion, may surrender the person on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold …

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the Constitution of the United States controlling, and any and all acts of Congress enacted in pursuance thereof, it is the duty of the governor of this state to have arrested and delivered up to the executive authority…

The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged may not be inquired into by the governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as provided in RSA 612:3 has been presented to the governor, …

The governor may recall his warrant of arrest or may issue another warrant whenever he deems proper.

Whenever the governor of this state shall demand a person charged with a crime or with escaping from confinement or breaking the terms of his bail, probation, or parole in this state from the executive authority of any other state, or from the chief justice or an associate justic…

I. When the return to this state of a person charged with a crime in this state is required, the prosecuting attorney shall present to the governor his written application for a requisition for the return of the person charged, in which application shall be stated the name of the…

All expenses of officers of this state in connection with extradition proceedings under the provision of this chapter shall be paid out of the county treasury in the county wherein the crime is alleged to have been committed, except as provided in the case of recommitment of cert…

A person brought into this state by, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceedings to answer which he is being or has been returned, until h…

Any person arrested in this state charged with having committed any crime in another state or alleged to have escaped from confinement or broken the terms of his bail, probation, or parole may waive the issuance and service of the warrant provided for in RSA 612:7 and 612:8 and a…

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by this state of its right, power, or privilege to try a demanded person for a crime committed within this state, or of its right, power, or privilege to regain custody of such person by extradition proceedi…

After a person has been brought back to this state by, or after waiver of, extradition proceedings, he may be tried in this state for other crimes which he may be charged with having committed here as well as that specified in the requisition for his extradition.

The provisions of this chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

No demand for the extradition of a person charged with a crime in another state shall be recognized by the governor, unless in writing alleging, except in cases arising under RSA 612:6, that the accused was present in the demanding state at the time of the commission of the alleg…

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the…

When a demand shall be made upon the governor of this state by the executive authority of another state for the surrender of a person so charged with a crime, the governor may call upon the attorney general or any prosecuting officer in this state to investigate or assist in inve…

When it is desired to have returned to this state a person charged in this state with a crime, and such person is imprisoned or is held under criminal proceedings then pending against him in another state, the governor of this state may agree with the executive authority of such …

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a law enforcement agency shall deliver a person in custody to the accredited agent or agents of a demanding state without the governor's warrant provided that: I. Such person is alleged to have broken the terms of his probation, paro…

The governor of this state may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of any other state, any person in this state charged in such other state in the manner provided in RSA 612:3 with committing an act in this state or in a third state, intentionally resulting in a …

If the governor decides that the demand should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the state seal and shall be directed to any peace officer or other person whom he may think fit to entrust with the execution thereof. The warrant must s…

The warrant issued pursuant to RSA 612:7 shall authorize the peace officer or other person to whom it is directed to arrest the accused at any time and any place where he may be found within the state, to command the aid of all peace officers or other persons in the execution of …

Every peace officer or other person empowered to make an arrest pursuant to RSA 612:8 shall have the same authority to command assistance in arresting the accused as peace officers have by law in the execution of any criminal process directed to them, with like penalties against …