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2006 New Hampshire Statutes - Section 594:5 Resisting Arrest.

If a person has reasonable ground to believe that he is being arrested and that the arrest is being made by a peace officer, it is his duty to submit to arrest and refrain from using force or any weapon in resisting it, regardless of whether there is a legal basis for the arrest.

Source. 1941, 163:5. RL 423:24.

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