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United States — New Hampshire
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If a sheriff has a conflict in a case, another county’s sheriff or the sheriff’s own deputy may serve the writ or process; the sheriff may also serve process on his own deputies.
United States — New Hampshire
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A sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable is not disqualified from serving a writ or other precept involving a town or corporation because they are a town citizen or corporation member.
United States — New Hampshire
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Constables may serve and return only the writs and civil precepts directed to them when the damages demanded do not exceed $75.
United States — New Hampshire
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Town selectmen may appoint special police officers and may designate one as chief of police or superintendent.
United States — New Hampshire
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The selectmen may appoint night watchmen and set their stations, limits, duties, and pay if authorized by a town vote.
United States — New Hampshire
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These persons are appointed and qualified the same way as police officers, and while on duty they have the same powers as police officers.
United States — New Hampshire
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A watchman may arrest certain people found committing disorderly or criminal conduct, or suspiciously wandering the streets at unreasonable hours without a satisfactory account.
United States — New Hampshire
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Police authority can extend across the border to another municipality if the chiefs have a written agreement in place.
United States — New Hampshire
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Police personnel files containing exculpatory evidence must be disclosed to the defendant, and disputed files may require in camera court review.
United States — New Hampshire
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The department of justice may keep an exculpatory evidence schedule, but if it does, it must give notices, update it regularly, and report on compliance.
United States — New Hampshire
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This section lets police officials extend authority across town or city lines for emergency assistance, with written agreements or limited emergency requests, and sets when the agreement ends.
United States — New Hampshire
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Law enforcement officers must report observed misconduct, chiefs must notify the police standards and training council, and retaliation against good-faith reporters is forbidden.
United States — New Hampshire
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Certain appointed police chiefs, superintendents, and city marshals may direct department staff, but they must follow appointing-authority policies and can be suspended or dismissed only for cause after written reasons.
United States — New Hampshire
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An appointment must be made in writing, signed by the selectmen, and recorded by the town clerk with a certificate of the oath of office.
United States — New Hampshire
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Police officers on active duty must wear a visible name tag with their name; the employing state or political subdivision must provide the tag at no cost.
United States — New Hampshire
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All police officers are treated as constables and conservators of the peace, and they are entitled to compensation and the same fees as constables.
United States — New Hampshire
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The selectmen, or a superintendent acting under their direction, may employ police officers.
United States — New Hampshire
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Town police officers may make regulations about where hacks, drays, public automobiles, and carts may stand, and about awnings, shades, fixtures, and obstructions in specified places.
United States — New Hampshire
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These regulations do not take effect until they are approved, recorded, and published or posted as specified.
United States — New Hampshire
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A person who violates the regulation commits a misdemeanor.