Any police officer may carry a person arrested upon the cars of the railroad upon whose petition the officer was appointed to the next railroad station at which the train on which they are travelling stops, although in another county, and detain said person until he can be taken back to the county wherein the offense was committed. All persons so arrested shall be discharged or taken before a municipal or district court to answer for their offenses within 24 hours after their arrest, Sundays and holidays excepted.
RSA 106-N:13
1979, 331:1, eff. Aug. 21, 1979.