Title VII, Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers

I. With the approval of the commissioner of safety, the director shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A as may be necessary to secure records and other information relative to persons who have been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or violation within the state, or who are known to …

Any person who enters or remains in a railroad station, upon the platform or grounds adjacent to a station, or upon any property of a railroad knowingly without license or privilege to do so, or a person who enters or remains upon or returns to said property in defiance of an ord…

I. Any information or records compiled under this chapter shall not be considered a public record for the purposes of RSA 91-A regardless of the use of such information under paragraph II. II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, the division shall make information or records compiled un…

The division of state police shall record and update on its computer system on a daily basis the names of all persons for whom there are outstanding arrest warrants for misdemeanors in this state, along with a statement of all arrest warrants for misdemeanors each person has pend…

The division of state police, or its designee, may record and update on its computer system on a daily basis the name of any person for whom there is an outstanding arrest warrant or capias issued for criminal or civil non-support, including failure to appear in connection with c…

I. Law enforcement agencies operating within New Hampshire shall submit crime reports to the department of safety, division of state police, based on the specifications prescribed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI's) Criminal Justice Information Services' (CJIS) Unifo…

Any police officer previously certified by the police standards and training council prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be considered certified under this chapter and shall continue to be subject to the jurisdiction of the police standards and training council.

Any deliberate use of the universal emergency telephone number 911 for any reason other than seeking emergency assistance from fire, police, or other safety related agencies shall constitute misuse of the 911 system. The third and any subsequent misuse of the 911 system in a cale…

I. There is hereby established an advisory board to review complaints and licensing issues relative to private investigative agencies, bail recovery agent services, and security guards and security services. Each appointed member shall be appointed by the governor and approved by…

I. Police employees have primary jurisdiction on all turnpikes, toll roads, limited access highways, and interstate highways and nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of local police officers. II. A police employee shall not act within the limits of a …

Railroad police officers shall report all criminal offenses investigated and arrests by them within the state to the nearest state police troop station or to state police headquarters in such a manner as the director of state police shall prescribe.

No person shall wear or exhibit the uniform, button, emblem, decoration, or other distinguishing mark of authority in use by the state police. Nor shall any person wear a similar uniform or wear or exhibit any object so nearly like such insignia as reasonably to be mistaken there…

Any person violating the provisions of RSA 106-B:15-a shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Each police officer so appointed and commissioned shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take an oath of office administered by the commissioner of safety or his designee.

There is established a police psychological stability screening fund for the purpose of reimbursing costs related to psychological stability screening for candidates for certification as law enforcement officers, which shall be administered by the council. The fund shall be nonla…

I. For the purpose of alerting members of the public about emergencies in a particular area and delivering rapid emergency notification and information, the bureau shall develop and maintain a statewide emergency notification system (ENS). The bureau shall work with technical mem…

Any person who is a member of the employees retirement system on July 1, 1962 and who, because of the terms of this chapter shall be transferred and be reclassified as a member of the division of state police or any person who is a member of the employees retirement system on Jul…

I. There is established the law enforcement conduct review committee. The governor shall appoint members of the law enforcement conduct review committee and name its chairperson. This committee shall be administratively attached to New Hampshire police standards and training coun…

I. Upon request of a law enforcement agency, a wireless telecommunications carrier shall provide call location information concerning the telecommunications device of the user in order for the requesting law enforcement agency to respond to a call for emergency services or an eme…

I. The committee shall review all valid complaints alleging misconduct and, if determined necessary, shall: (a) Cause or direct an investigation of the alleged misconduct to be conducted by the law enforcement agency that employs the subject officer; (b) Confirm that any investig…

Any injury, which is due to a hostile or overt act or an act caused by another during the performance of duties which are considered dangerous in nature, received by any state police employee while on assignment, patrol, or duty that requires that the employee be hospitalized or …

I. Within 9 months of the effective date of this section, each law enforcement agency shall adopt an internal affairs program in order to conduct internal investigations and manage complaints regarding their agency's law enforcement officers. II. An internal affairs program shall…

The director is authorized to recruit, train, and organize an auxiliary state police force for the purpose of providing emergency services throughout the state for peacetime or wartime emergencies or threatened emergencies and for augmenting the state police force in such manner …

I. Upon receiving notice of a missing adult, a law enforcement agency shall complete a missing person report by providing identifying and descriptive information about the missing adult within 48 hours to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) for inclusion in the missing p…

There shall be a division of state police within the department of safety as provided in RSA 21-P:7.

The provisions of this chapter shall be effective during, and only during, periods of emergency as defined in RSA 106-C:1, I.

For the purposes of this chapter, the director of the division of state police shall be this state's representative to the conference.

In this chapter: I. "Applicant" means any person who makes application to engage in any activity regulated under this chapter. II. "Armed security guard, private investigator, or bail recovery agent" means a person or entity who offers to perform or performs, in association with …

The terms of the advisory committee members designated in RSA 106-G:1, I, II and IV-IX shall be coterminous with their office. The public member shall be appointed to a term of 3 years.

In this chapter: I. "Automatic location identification" or "ALI" means the system capability to identify automatically the geographical location of the telephone being used by the caller and to provide a display of that location at the public safety answering point. II. "Automati…

I. For the duration of any state of emergency declared by the governor because of a natural disaster, riot, or act of terrorism, notwithstanding any law to the contrary: (a) The governor, the commissioner of safety, or the commissioner's designee, may request assistance from a du…

In this chapter: I. "Committee" means the law enforcement conduct review committee. II. "Council" means the police standards and training council. II-a. "Court security officer" means a security officer employed by the judicial branch who performs such duties as may be establishe…

I. There is established the blue alert program in the division of state police. The blue alert program shall be developed and implemented using existing resources and activated when, in the line of duty, a law enforcement officer has been killed or injured, or is missing, there i…

The commissioner of safety shall have the authority to commission and rescind the commissions of all railroad police officers in the state of New Hampshire. The commissioner of safety may commission and rescind the commissions of railroad police officers recommended by the commis…

I. No state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency or officer, or other state agency with the authority to make arrests, shall engage in racial profiling. II. Nothing in paragraph I shall be interpreted to prohibit a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency from re…

Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by state or federal law, local governmental entities may not prohibit or impede any state or federal law enforcement agency from complying with title 8 of the United States Code.

No state government entity, local government entity, or law enforcement agency shall knowingly enact, issue, adopt, promulgate, enforce, permit, endorse, maintain, or have in effect any sanctuary policy.

The commissioner of the department of safety may establish, equip, and operate a forensic science laboratory with such expert assistants and such facilities as are necessary to support the investigatory, analytical, and enforcement functions of the state criminal, motor vehicle, …

Members of the state police auxiliary force shall be appointed by the director. Each member of the force shall be: (1) a citizen of the United States; (2) a resident of the state of New Hampshire for at least 6 months immediately preceding his appointment; (3) free from convictio…

I. The chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency shall report to the committee, through the director or designee, within 15 business days if any of the following occur in regard to a law enforcement officer of the agency: (a) The agency has received a valid complaint of…

All members of the auxiliary force shall be ex officio constables throughout the state and shall possess the same police powers as granted to state police employees in RSA 106-B:12 and 13, but such police powers shall extend only during the period when such member is on official …

I. Each law enforcement agency shall conduct or cause a valid investigation of any complaint alleging that a law enforcement officer employed by the agency committed an act or acts of misconduct. An agency shall conclude the investigation even if the officer resigns from the agen…

I. It is the purpose of this section both to protect the reputation of law enforcement officers from public disclosure of unwarranted complaints against them and to fulfill the public right to know of any action taken against a law enforcement officer when that action is based on…

The director may provide for members of the auxiliary police force uniforms and equipment necessary in the performance of their duties, but all such property shall remain the property of the state. The director shall maintain an inventory of said property and shall charge against…

I. The committee shall not review any complaint or allegation of misconduct that is alleged to have occurred prior to the effective date of this section. II. A valid complaint shall be filed within 2 years after the act or acts of alleged misconduct. When alleged misconduct was n…

All members of the auxiliary force shall be compensated for their services while actively engaged in the performance of their official duties at rates as fixed by the director.