Section 594:1-a - Bailiffs and Court Security OfficersI.Bailiffs and supreme court security officers responsible for court security shall have the powers of arrest provided in this chapter when performing their duties relating to court security.II.The sheriff, through the sheriff's deputies and bailiffs, shall be responsible for court security and shall be responsible for the conduct and control of detained defendants and prisoners during the time period that such defendants and prisoners are in all state courts, except for the supreme court. 1985, 258:3. 1998, 297:5, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.