AG provides legal guidance for COVID-19 state-of-emergency scenarios
The state Attorney General has outlined guidance for law enforcement protocols in this “unprecedented” public health emergency.
CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Attorney General has issued a directive for law enforcement with protocols should there be mandatory quarantine orders.
The document provides legal guidance in a situation that is “unprecedented” for enforcement as related to Gov. Chris Sununu’s declaration of a statewide emergency and recent emergency orders around COVID-19.
In summary, an person found in violation of an emergency order (at the discretion of law enforcement) may be subject to a misdemeanor charge.
The full document is below:
