RSA 614:5: What Constitutes Fresh Pursuit.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
- Chapter 614: FRESH PURSUIT
- Uniform Law on Interstate Fresh Pursuit
The term "fresh pursuit" as used in this subdivision shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of driving a motor vehicle or operating a boat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled drug. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
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