RSA 594:14 Summons Instead of Arrest.

I. In any case in which a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a person has committed a misdemeanor or violation, the officer may issue to the person in hand a written summons in lieu of arrest. This shall not apply if the peace officer has probable cause to believe that a person has committed abuse as defined under RSA 173-B:1, I, violated a temporary or permanent protective order issued under RSA 173-B or RSA 458:16, or violated stalking provisions under RSA 633:3-a. The summons shall be in substantially the following form:
The State of New Hampshire
To ....................
You are hereby notified to appear before the .......... circuit court of the State of New Hampshire, district division, to be holden in .......... on the ..... day of .......... 20