{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-594-3","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 594:3","heading":"Searching for Weapons.","body":"A peace officer may search for a dangerous weapon any person whom he is questioning or about to question as provided in RSA 594:2 whenever he reasonably believes that he might be in danger if such person possessed a dangerous weapon. If the officer finds a weapon, he may take and keep it until the completion of the questioning, when he shall either return it or arrest the person.","path":["Title LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES","Chapter 594: ARRESTS IN CRIMINAL CASES","Arrest"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LIX/594/594-3.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:45Z","sha256":"dcb8461b73f54776a65abcb8916f0cf5a8ff291c9382fcdc94fcf714244ffdb9","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-594-2","next":"us-nh/rsa-594-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}