{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-594-4","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 594:4","heading":"Permissible Force.","body":"I. No unnecessary or unreasonable force or means of restraint may be used in detaining or arresting any person.\nII. A peace officer is justified in using deadly force to effect an arrest as provided in RSA 627:5, II.","path":["Title LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES","Chapter 594: ARRESTS IN CRIMINAL CASES","Arrest"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LIX/594/594-4.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:45Z","sha256":"e0c9ba2b4a3626befa3e10a043fa6ebb719d5b88c807bff664ba283053e8fe9c","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-594-3","next":"us-nh/rsa-594-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}