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Skip · 02-27-2007, 02:02 PM

Before there is any (more) speculation that the NHMP may have acted outside of their scope in the case cited, no DWI charges (once filed) are dropped in the State until and unless the case has been reviewed by the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office and said office agrees that the charge be dropped or modified. Furthermore the Attorney General's Office keeps a log of all such cases and said log is available for review by the media or the general public. Anyone can call or drop by the Attorney General's Office during regular business hours if they are interested in the facts of this particular case.

On a sidenote, there are persistent claims by at least one poster here that information regarding waterborne accidents held by the Marine Patrol are not accessible or hidden. Again, the particulars of any closed accident case are readily available and only require an inquiry be made at NHMP Headquarters, as others of you already know and have accessed. The policies and procedures followed by the NHMP in answering any applicable Right-to-Know (RSA 91-A) request are no different than that of any other State agency and the same procedures for public information request releases that are followed by virtually every other law enforcement agency in the State.

The fact that some folks may be too embarrased or timid to take the time to seek the information they desire and that is readily available is a personal issue that only they can attest to!

02-27-2007, 02:02 PM	#12
Skip Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 1,615 Thanks: 256 Thanked 514 Times in 182 Posts	How a DWI charge is dropped in New Hampshire Before there is any (more) speculation that the NHMP may have acted outside of their scope in the case cited, no DWI charges (once filed) are dropped in the State until and unless the case has been reviewed by the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office and said office agrees that the charge be dropped or modified. Furthermore the Attorney General's Office keeps a log of all such cases and said log is available for review by the media or the general public. Anyone can call or drop by the Attorney General's Office during regular business hours if they are interested in the facts of this particular case. On a sidenote, there are persistent claims by at least one poster here that information regarding waterborne accidents held by the Marine Patrol are not accessible or hidden. Again, the particulars of any closed accident case are readily available and only require an inquiry be made at NHMP Headquarters, as others of you already know and have accessed. The policies and procedures followed by the NHMP in answering any applicable Right-to-Know (RSA 91-A) request are no different than that of any other State agency and the same procedures for public information request releases that are followed by virtually every other law enforcement agency in the State. The fact that some folks may be too embarrased or timid to take the time to seek the information they desire and that is readily available is a personal issue that only they can attest to!