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Originally Posted by Kamper
...It doesnt have to. In New Hampshire (and most states), a police officer's authority is not limited by the agency they are assigned to....Specific agencies may have primary responsibilities but they all have authority of the State to act....
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Actually, in New Hampshire, a police officer's authority
IS LIMITED by the agency they are assigned to!
In New Hampshire, by statute, a Deputy Sheriff has full law enforcement powers in the entire State and can act on both criminal & civil law. They are, by statute, the most powerful law enforcement agents in the State.
State Police personnel have powers that are limited in communities with populations over 3000.
Local police officers only have jurisdiction (and arrest powers) in the local community that they serve, with only several narrow exceptions.
Likewise, MP officers, again by statute, are limited in the scope of their respective law enforcement powers.
In the particular agency we are speaking of, conservation officers fall somewhere in the area between troopers & deputies.
New Hampshire has a very complicated hierarchy of law enforcement powers & capabilities.
As usual, Nightwing has pretty accurately explained the situation...
