A peace officer may stop any person whom the officer has reason to suspect is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a crime. An officer may request the person's name and address, but the officer shall not arrest the person based solely on the person's refusal to provide such information.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 594:2
Questioning and Detaining Suspects
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada Humboldt County et al. (2004)
Most recently applied in Mocek v. City of Albuquerque (December 2015)
Source. 1941, 163:2
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Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.