New Hampshire § 104-18 - Section 104:18 Forfeiture.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 104-18 — Section 104:18 Forfeiture., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 104-18. Section 104:18 Forfeiture.
A sheriff who fails to pay to the county treasurer any money received by him for the county, immediately on receipt thereof, or the amount of any fine, forfeiture or costs, immediately after he has voluntarily or negligently suffered a prisoner liable therefor to escape, shall forfeit treble the amount thereof, with double costs of suit, to be recovered by the treasurer for the use of the county, and he may be removed from office by the superior court.
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Section 104-18 ("Section 104:18 Forfeiture.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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