New Hampshire Statutes

TITLE LXII — CRIMINAL CODE (Includes Chapters 625 - 651-E)

CHAPTER 625 — PRELIMINARY
- Section 625:1 Name.
- Section 625:10 Burden of Proof.
- Section 625:11 General Definitions.
- Section 625:2 Effective Date.
- Section 625:3 Construction of the Code.
- Section 625:4 Territorial Jurisdiction.
- Section 625:5 Civil Actions.
- Section 625:6 All Offenses Defined by Statute.
- Section 625:7 Application to Offenses Outside the Code.
- Section 625:8 Limitations.
- Section 625:9 Classification of Crimes.
CHAPTER 626 — GENERAL PRINCIPLES
- Section 626:1 Requirement of a Voluntary Act.
- Section 626:2 General Requirements of Culpability.
- Section 626:3 Effect of Ignorance or Mistake.
- Section 626:4 Intoxication.
- Section 626:5 Entrapment.
- Section 626:6 Consent.
- Section 626:7 Defenses; Affirmative Defenses and Presumptions.
- Section 626:8 Criminal Liability for Conduct of Another.
CHAPTER 627 — JUSTIFICATION
- Section 627:1 General Rule.
- Section 627:2 Public Duty.
- Section 627:3 Competing Harms.
- Section 627:4 Physical Force in Defense of a Person.
- Section 627:5 Physical Force in Law Enforcement.
- Section 627:6 Physical Force by Persons With Special Responsibilities.
- Section 627:7 Use of Force in Defense of Premises.
- Section 627:8 Use of Force in Property Offenses.
- Section 627:8-a Use of Force by Merchants.
- Section 627:8-b Detention Powers of County Fair Security Guards.
- Section 627:9 Definitions.
CHAPTER 628 — RESPONSIBILITY
- Section 628:1 Immaturity.
- Section 628:2 Insanity.
CHAPTER 629 — INCHOATE CRIMES
- Section 629:1 Attempt.
- Section 629:2 Criminal Solicitation.
- Section 629:3 Conspiracy.
CHAPTER 630 — HOMICIDE
- Section 630:1 Capital Murder.
- Section 630:1-a First Degree Murder.
- Section 630:1-b Second Degree Murder.
- Section 630:2 Manslaughter.
- Section 630:3 Negligent Homicide.
- Section 630:4 Causing or Aiding Suicide.
- Section 630:5 Procedure in Capital Murder.
- Section 630:6 Place; Witnesses.
CHAPTER 631 — ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES
- Section 631:1 First Degree Assault.
- Section 631:2 Second Degree Assault.
- Section 631:2-a Simple Assault.
- Section 631:3 Reckless Conduct.
- Section 631:3-a Conduct Involving Laser Pointing Devices.
- Section 631:4 Criminal Threatening.
- Section 631:4-a Harm or Threats to Certain Government Officials.
- Section 631:5 Operating Boats Under Influence of Liquor or Drugs.
- Section 631:6 Failure to Report Injuries.
- Section 631:7 Student Hazing.
- Section 631:8 Criminal Neglect of Elderly, Disabled, or Impaired Adults.
CHAPTER 632 — RAPE
CHAPTER 632-A — SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES
- Section 632-A:1 Definitions.
- Section 632-A:10 Prohibition From Child Care Service of Persons Convicted of Certain Offenses.
- Section 632-A:10-a Penalties.
- Section 632-A:10-b HIV Testing.
- Section 632-A:10-c Limitations on Civil Actions.
- Section 632-A:11-19 Repealed.
- Section 632-A:2 Aggravated Felonious Sexual Assault.
- Section 632-A:3 Felonious Sexual Assault.
- Section 632-A:4 Sexual Assault.
- Section 632-A:5 Spouse as Victim; Evidence of Husband and Wife.
- Section 632-A:6 Testimony and Evidence.
- Section 632-A:7 Limitations of Prosecutions.
- Section 632-A:8 In Camera Testimony.
- Section 632-A:9 Speedy Trial.
CHAPTER 633 — INTERFERENCE WITH FREEDOM
- Section 633:1 Kidnapping.
- Section 633:10 Restitution and Compensation.
- Section 633:2 Criminal Restraint.
- Section 633:3 False Imprisonment.
- Section 633:3-a Stalking.
- Section 633:4 Interference With Custody.
- Section 633:5 Peonage.
- Section 633:6 Definitions.
- Section 633:7 Trafficking in Persons.
- Section 633:8 Forfeiture of Items Used in Connection With Trafficking in Persons.
- Section 633:9 Administrative Forfeiture of Items Used in Connection With Trafficking in Persons.
CHAPTER 634 — DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
- Section 634:1 Arson.
- Section 634:2 Criminal Mischief.
- Section 634:3 Unauthorized Use of Propelled Vehicle or Animal.
CHAPTER 635 — UNAUTHORIZED ENTRIES
- Section 635:1 Burglary.
- Section 635:2 Criminal Trespass.
- Section 635:3 Trespassing Stock.
- Section 635:4 Prescribed Manner of Posting.
- Section 635:5 Penalty.
- Section 635:6 Interference With Cemetery or Burial Ground.
- Section 635:7 Unlawful Possession or Sale of Gravestones and Gravesite Items.
- Section 635:8 Penalties.
CHAPTER 636 — ROBBERY
- Section 636:1 Robbery.
CHAPTER 637 — THEFT
- Section 637:1 Consolidation.
- Section 637:10 Theft by Misapplication of Property.
- Section 637:10-a Use or Possession of Theft Detection Shielding Devices and Theft Detection Device Removers.
- Section 637:10-b Fraudulent Retail Transactions.
- Section 637:11 Penalties.
- Section 637:2 Definitions.
- Section 637:3 Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer.
- Section 637:3-a Willful Concealment.
- Section 637:4 Theft by Deception.
- Section 637:5 Theft by Extortion.
- Section 637:6 Theft of Lost or Mislaid Property.
- Section 637:7 Receiving Stolen Property.
- Section 637:7-a Possession of Property Without Serial Number.
- Section 637:8 Theft of Services.
- Section 637:9 Unauthorized Use of Propelled Vehicle or Rented Property.
CHAPTER 638 — FRAUD
- Section 638:1 Forgery.
- Section 638:10 Frauds on Depositors.
- Section 638:11 Misapplication of Property.
- Section 638:12 Fraudulent Execution of Documents.
- Section 638:13 Use and Possession of Slugs.
- Section 638:14 Unlawful Simulation of Legal Process.
- Section 638:15 Fraud on the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program.
- Section 638:15-a False Academic Documentation.
- Section 638:16 Computer Crime; Definitions.
- Section 638:17 Computer Related Offenses.
- Section 638:18 Computer Crime Penalties.
- Section 638:19 Venue.
- Section 638:2 Fraudulent Handling of Recordable Writings.
- Section 638:20 Insurance Fraud.
- Section 638:21 Definitions.
- Section 638:22 Criminal Acts Involving Cloned Phones and Telephone Cloning Paraphernalia; Possession or Use.
- Section 638:23 Criminal Acts Involving Cloned Phones and Telephone Cloning Paraphernalia; Traffic and Manufacture; Exclusions.
- Section 638:24 Restitution; Civil Action; Forfeiture.
- Section 638:25 Definitions.
- Section 638:26 Identity Fraud.
- Section 638:27 Venue.
- Section 638:28 Definitions.
- Section 638:29 Use of Scanning Device or Reencoder to Defraud Prohibited.
- Section 638:3 Tampering With Public or Private Records.
- Section 638:4 Issuing Bad Checks.
- Section 638:5 Fraudulent Use of Credit Card.
- Section 638:5-a Fraudulent Communications Paraphernalia.
- Section 638:6 Deceptive Business Practices.
- Section 638:6-a Dealing in Counterfeit Recordings.
- Section 638:6-b Dealing in Counterfeit Goods.
- Section 638:7 Commercial Bribery.
- Section 638:8 Sports Bribery.
- Section 638:9 Fraud on Creditors.
CHAPTER 639 — OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY
- Section 639:1 Bigamy.
- Section 639:2 Incest.
- Section 639:3 Endangering Welfare of Child or Incompetent.
- Section 639:4 Non-Support.
- Section 639:5 Concealing Death of a Newborn.
CHAPTER 639-A — METHAMPHETAMINE-RELATED CRIMES
- Section 639-A:1 Definitions: In this chapter:
- Section 639-A:2 Prohibited Conduct.
- Section 639-A:3 Penalties.
- Section 639-A:4 Protective Custody for Health Screening; Reports Required.
CHAPTER 640 — CORRUPT PRACTICES
- Section 640:1 Scope of Chapter.
- Section 640:2 Bribery in Official and Political Matters.
- Section 640:3 Improper Influence.
- Section 640:4 Compensation for Past Action.
- Section 640:5 Gifts to Public Servants.
- Section 640:6 Compensation for Services.
- Section 640:7 Purchase of Public Office.
CHAPTER 641 — FALSIFICATION IN OFFICIAL MATTERS
- Section 641:1 Perjury.
- Section 641:2 False Swearing.
- Section 641:3 Unsworn Falsification.
- Section 641:4 False Reports to Law Enforcement.
- Section 641:5 Tampering With Witnesses and Informants.
- Section 641:6 Falsifying Physical Evidence.
- Section 641:7 Tampering With Public Records or Information.
- Section 641:8 False Filing With the Director of Charitable Trusts.
CHAPTER 642 — OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- Section 642:1 Obstructing Government Administration.
- Section 642:10 Obstructing Report of Crime or Injury.
- Section 642:2 Resisting Arrest or Detention.
- Section 642:3 Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution.
- Section 642:3-a Taking a Firearm From a Law Enforcement Officer.
- Section 642:4 Aiding Criminal Activity.
- Section 642:5 Compounding.
- Section 642:6 Escape.
- Section 642:7 Implements for Escape and Other Contraband.
- Section 642:8 Bail Jumping.
- Section 642:9 Assaults by Prisoners.
CHAPTER 643 — ABUSE OF OFFICE
- Section 643:1 Official Oppression.
- Section 643:2 Misuse of Information.
CHAPTER 644 — BREACHES OF THE PEACE AND RELATED OFFENSES
- Section 644:1 Riot.
- Section 644:10 Violation of Privacy of Messages.
- Section 644:11 Criminal Defamation.
- Section 644:12 Emergency Calls.
- Section 644:13 Unauthorized Use of Firearms and Firecrackers.
- Section 644:14 Selling Air Rifles or Paint Ball Guns to Young Persons.
- Section 644:15 Furnishing Arms to Persons Under 16.
- Section 644:16 Exposing Poisons.
- Section 644:16-a Sale or Use of Stink Bombs.
- Section 644:16-b Sale or Use of Smoke Bombs.
- Section 644:17 Willful Concealment and Shoplifting.
- Section 644:17-a Civil Damages; Willful Concealment and Shoplifting.
- Section 644:18 Facilitating a Drug or Underage Alcohol House Party.
- Section 644:19 Unauthorized Recording in a Motion Picture Theater.
- Section 644:2 Disorderly Conduct.
- Section 644:2-a Exposing the Public to Toxic Biological or Chemical Substances.
- Section 644:2-b Prohibition on Funeral Protests.
- Section 644:20 Criminal Street Gang; Solicitation.
- Section 644:3 False Public Alarms.
- Section 644:3-a False Fire Alarms.
- Section 644:3-b False Fire Alarms Resulting in Injury or Death.
- Section 644:3-c Unlawful Interference With Fire Alarm Apparatus.
- Section 644:4 Harassment.
- Section 644:5 Intoxication.
- Section 644:5-a Inhaling Toxic Vapors for Effect.
- Section 644:6 Loitering or Prowling.
- Section 644:7 Abuse of Corpse.
- Section 644:8 Cruelty to Animals.
- Section 644:8-a Exhibitions of Fighting Animals.
- Section 644:8-aa Animals in Motor Vehicle.
- Section 644:8-b Docking Tail of Horse.
- Section 644:8-c Animal Use in Science Classes and Science Fairs.
- Section 644:8-d Maiming or Causing the Death of or Willful Interference With Police Dogs or Horses.
- Section 644:8-e Willful Interference With Organizations or Projects Involving Animals or With Animal Facilities.
- Section 644:8-f Transporting Dogs in Pickup Trucks.
- Section 644:9 Violation of Privacy.
CHAPTER 645 — PUBLIC INDECENCY
- Section 645:1 Indecent Exposure and Lewdness.
- Section 645:1-a Public Urination or Defecation.
- Section 645:2 Prostitution and Related Offenses.
- Section 645:3 Adultery.
CHAPTER 646 — OFFENSES AGAINST THE FLAG
CHAPTER 646-A — DESECRATION OF THE FLAG
- Section 646-A:1 Definitions.
- Section 646-A:2 Desecration Prohibited.
- Section 646-A:3 Destruction of a Worn Flag of the United States Allowed.
- Section 646-A:4 Penalties.
CHAPTER 647 — GAMBLING OFFENSES
- Section 647:1 Lotteries.
- Section 647:2 Gambling.
CHAPTER 648 — SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 649 — SABOTAGE PREVENTION
- Section 649:1 Definitions.
- Section 649:10 Rights of Labor.
- Section 649:11 Relation to Other Statutes.
- Section 649:12 When in Force.
- Section 649:2 Intentional Injury to or Interference With Property.
- Section 649:3 Intentionally Defective Workmanship.
- Section 649:4 Attempts.
- Section 649:5 Conspirators.
- Section 649:6 Witnesses' Privileges.
- Section 649:7 Unlawful Entry on Property.
- Section 649:8 Questioning and Detaining Suspected Persons.
- Section 649:9 Closing and Restricting Use of Highway.
CHAPTER 649-A — CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
- Section 649-A:1 Declaration of Findings and Purposes.
- Section 649-A:2 Definitions.
- Section 649-A:3 Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Images.
- Section 649-A:3-a Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Images.
- Section 649-A:3-b Manufacture of Child Sexual Abuse Images.
- Section 649-A:4 Exemption.
- Section 649-A:5 Justifiable Dissemination.
- Section 649-A:6 Proving Age of Child.
- Section 649-A:7 Discovery.
CHAPTER 649-B — COMPUTER PORNOGRAPHY AND CHILD EXPLOITATION PREVENTION
- Section 649-B:1 Short Title.
- Section 649-B:2 Definition.
- Section 649-B:3 Computer Pornography Prohibited.
- Section 649-B:4 Certain Uses of Computer Services Prohibited.
- Section 649-B:5 Owners or Operators of Computer Services Liable.
- Section 649-B:6 State Criminal Jurisdiction.
CHAPTER 650 — OBSCENE MATTER
- Section 650:1 Definitions.
- Section 650:2 Offenses.
- Section 650:3 Exemption.
- Section 650:4 Justifiable and Non-Commercial Private Dissemination.
- Section 650:5 Evidence; Adjudication of Obscenity.
- Section 650:6 Preliminary Hearing.
CHAPTER 650-A — FELONIOUS USE OF FIREARMS
- Section 650-A:1 Felonious Use of Firearms.
CHAPTER 650-B — FELONIOUS USE OF BODY ARMOR
- Section 650-B:1 Definition.
- Section 650-B:2 Felonious Use of Body Armor.
CHAPTER 650-C — NEGLIGENT STORAGE OF FIREARMS
- Section 650-C:1 Negligent Storage of Firearms.
CHAPTER 651 — SENTENCES
- Section 651:1 Applicability.
- Section 651:10 Discharge or Transfer From Prison.
- Section 651:11 Transfer From County Correctional Facility.
- Section 651:11-a Duration of Committal Orders.
- Section 651:11-b Rights of Persons Transferred to State Hospital.
- Section 651:12-14 Repealed.
- Section 651:15 Sentence to State Prison.
- Section 651:16 Solitary Confinement.
- Section 651:17 Year or Less.
- Section 651:18 Place; Reduction in Sentence.
- Section 651:19 Release for Purpose of Gainful Employment, Rehabilitation, or Home Confinement.
- Section 651:19-a Day Reporting Program.
- Section 651:2 Sentences and Limitations.
- Section 651:20 Incarceration Under Suspended Sentence.
- Section 651:21 Terms on Revocation of Suspended Sentence.
- Section 651:22 Jurisdiction Over and Disposition of Wages and Income.
- Section 651:23 Change of Place of Confinement.
- Section 651:24 Failure to Report Deemed Escape.
- Section 651:25 Release From State Prison.
- Section 651:28 Default.
- Section 651:29-36 Repealed.
- Section 651:3 Calculation of Periods.
- Section 651:36-a Uncompensated Public Service by Prisoners.
- Section 651:37-55-c Repealed.
- Section 651:4 Presentence Investigation.
- Section 651:4-a Victims of Certain Violent Crimes Against a Person Permitted to Speak Before Sentencing and at Sentence Reduction or Suspension Hearings.
- Section 651:4-b Presentence Investigation of Members and Veterans of the Armed Forces.
- Section 651:5 Annulment of Criminal Records.
- Section 651:56 Execution of Compact Authorized.
- Section 651:57 Review Division.
- Section 651:58 Application for Review.
- Section 651:59 Review Procedure.
- Section 651:6 Extended Term of Imprisonment.
- Section 651:60 Amendment of Sentence.
- Section 651:61 Records.
- Section 651:61-a Statement of Purpose.
- Section 651:62 Definitions.
- Section 651:63 Restitution Authorized.
- Section 651:64 Time and Method of Restitution.
- Section 651:65 Civil Actions.
- Section 651:66 Revocation of Restitution.
- Section 651:67 Failure to Make Restitution.
- Section 651:68 Uncompensated Public Service.
- Section 651:69 Compensation.
- Section 651:7 Release From State Prison.
- Section 651:70 Liability.
- Section 651:8 Certificate of Jury.
- Section 651:8-a Plea of Insanity.
- Section 651:8-b Hospitalization; Persons Acquitted by Reason of Insanity.
- Section 651:9 Committal.
- Section 651:9-a Committal.
CHAPTER 651-A — PAROLE OF PRISONERS
- Section 651-A:1 Purpose of Parole.
- Section 651-A:10 Psycho-Sexual Murder Defined.
- Section 651-A:10-a Medical Parole.
- Section 651-A:11 Notice of Hearings.
- Section 651-A:11-a Victims Permitted to Speak at Parole Hearings.
- Section 651-A:12 Reduction of Maximum Sentence While on Parole.
- Section 651-A:13 Suspension of Supervision.
- Section 651-A:14 Early Discharge for Good Conduct.
- Section 651-A:15 Complaint for Violation of Parole.
- Section 651-A:15-a Arrest of Parolees.
- Section 651-A:16 Report Required.
- Section 651-A:17 Parole Revocation.
- Section 651-A:18 Revocation Required.
- Section 651-A:19 Effect of Recommittal.
- Section 651-A:2 Definitions.
- Section 651-A:20 Parole Records.
- Section 651-A:21 Final Discharge.
- Section 651-A:22 Credits for Good Conduct.
- Section 651-A:23 Credit for Confinement Prior to Sentencing.
- Section 651-A:24 Administrative Attachment.
- Section 651-A:25 Execution of Compact Authorized.
- Section 651-A:26 Definitions.
- Section 651-A:27 Interstate Commission Established.
- Section 651-A:28 Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission.
- Section 651-A:29 Organization and Operation of the Interstate Commission.
- Section 651-A:3 Adult Parole Board; Establishment; Procedures.
- Section 651-A:30 Officers and Staff of the Interstate Commission.
- Section 651-A:31 Activities of the Interstate Commission.
- Section 651-A:32 Rulemaking.
- Section 651-A:33 Oversight, Enforcement, and Dispute Resolution.
- Section 651-A:34 Finance.
- Section 651-A:35 Compacting States, Amendment.
- Section 651-A:36 Withdrawal, Default, Termination, and Judicial Enforcement.
- Section 651-A:37 Severability and Construction.
- Section 651-A:38 Binding Effect.
- Section 651-A:4 Duties; Adult Parole Board.
- Section 651-A:5 Executive Assistant.
- Section 651-A:6 Terms of Release.
- Section 651-A:7 Eligibility for Release; Life Sentences.
- Section 651-A:8 Eligibility for Parole; Persons Convicted of Psycho-Sexual Murder.
- Section 651-A:9 Psycho-Sexual Murder Certified.
CHAPTER 651-B — REGISTRATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS
- Section 651-B:1 Definitions.
- Section 651-B:10 Hearing.
- Section 651-B:11 Registration Fee.
- Section 651-B:12 Application.
- Section 651-B:2 Registration.
- Section 651-B:3 Release of Certain Sexual Offenders Into the Community; Duties.
- Section 651-B:4 Duty to Report.
- Section 651-B:4-a Registration of Online Identifiers.
- Section 651-B:5 Change of Registration Information; Duty to Inform.
- Section 651-B:6 Duration of Registration.
- Section 651-B:7 Availability of Information to the Public and Law Enforcement.
- Section 651-B:8 Rules.
- Section 651-B:9 Penalty.
CHAPTER 651-C — DNA TESTING OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS
- Section 651-C:1 Definitions.
- Section 651-C:2 DNA Analysis Required.
- Section 651-C:3 Dissemination of Information in DNA Database.
- Section 651-C:4 Unauthorized Dissemination or Use of DNA Database Information; Obtaining DNA Samples Without Authority; Penalties.
- Section 651-C:5 Expungement of DNA Database Records Upon Reversal or Dismissal of Conviction.
- Section 651-C:6 Cost.
- Section 651-C:7 Applicability.
CHAPTER 651-D — POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING
- Section 651-D:1 Definitions.
- Section 651-D:2 Post-Conviction DNA Testing of Biological Material.
- Section 651-D:3 Preservation of Biological Material for DNA Testing.
- Section 651-D:4 DNA Testing and Analysis.
CHAPTER 651-E — INTERBRANCH CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE COUNCIL
- Section 651-E:1 Council Established.
- Section 651-E:2 Membership and Compensation.
- Section 651-E:3 Duties.
- Section 651-E:4 Chairperson; Quorum.
- Section 651-E:5 Report.