New Hampshire Revised Statutes 612:16 – Bail; In What Cases; Conditions of Bond
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 612:16
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
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 sureties in such sum as he deems proper, conditioned for his appearance before the judge or magistrate at a time specified in such bond, and for his surrender, to be arrested upon the warrant of the governor of this state.