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NH Rev Stat § 159:6-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:6-b - Suspension or Revocation of License.

    159:6-b Suspension or Revocation of License. –||I. The issuing authority may order a license to carry a loaded pistol or revolver issued to any person pursuant to RSA 159:6 to be suspended or revoked for just cause, provided written notice of the suspension or revocation and the reason therefore is given to the licensee. A licensee whose license has been suspended or revoked shall be permitted a hearing on such suspension or revocation if a hearing is requested by the licensee to the issuing authority within 7 days of the suspension or revocation.||II. When the licensee hereunder ceases to be a resident of the community in which the license was issued he shall notify in writing the issuing authority at his new place of residence that he has a current license. Such license shall remain in effect until it expires pursuant to RSA 159:6.|||Source. 1979, 355:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:6-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:6-c - Appeal From Denial, Suspension, or Revocation.

    159:6-c Appeal From Denial, Suspension, or Revocation. –||Any person whose application for a license to carry a loaded pistol or revolver has been denied pursuant to RSA 159:6 or whose license to carry a loaded pistol or revolver has been suspended or revoked pursuant to RSA 159:6-b may within 30 days thereafter, petition the district or municipal court in the jurisdiction in which such person resides to determine whether the petitioner is entitled to a license. The court shall conduct a hearing within 14 days after receipt of the petition. During this hearing the burden shall be upon the issuing authority to demonstrate by clear and convincing proof why any denial, suspension, or revocation was justified, failing which the court shall enter an order directing the issuing authority to grant or reinstate the petitioner's license. The court shall issue its decision not later than 14 days after the hearing on whether the petitioner is entitled to a license.|||Source. 1979, 355:2. 1998, 380:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:6-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:6-d - Reciprocity.

    159:6-d Reciprocity. –||The director of the division of state police shall negotiate and enter into reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions to recognize in those jurisdictions the validity of the license issued under RSA 159:6. The director shall apply to every jurisdiction with which New Hampshire does not have a reciprocity agreement, at least once every 5 years to obtain recognition in those jurisdictions of the license issued under RSA 159:6. Any such agreement executed shall not expire unless an expiration date is required under the statutes of the reciprocal jurisdiction.|||Source. 1993, 130:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994. 2017, 1:2, eff. Feb. 22, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:6-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:6-e - Violation.

    159:6-e Violation. –||Any person aggrieved by a violation of the licensing sections of this chapter by a licensing entity may petition the superior court of the county in which the alleged violation occurred for injunctive relief. The court shall give proceedings under this chapter priority on the court calendar. Such a petitioner may appear with or without counsel. The petition shall be deemed sufficient if it states facts constituting a violation of the licensing sections of this chapter by the licensing entity, and may be filed by the petitioner or the petitioner's counsel with the clerk of court or the justice. The clerk of court or any justice shall order service by copy of the petition on the licensing entity or a person employed by the entity. If the justice finds that time is of the essence, the justice may order notice by any reasonable means, and shall have authority to issue an order ex parte when the justice reasonably deems such an order necessary to insure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 1996, 122:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:6-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:6-f - Remedies.

    159:6-f Remedies. –||I. If any licensing entity or employee or member of the city council or board of selectmen, in violation of the provisions of this chapter, refuses to comply with this chapter, such entity or person shall be liable for reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in a lawsuit under this chapter to enforce the terms of this chapter, provided that the court finds that such lawsuit was necessary in order to obtain compliance with this chapter by the licensing authority. Fees shall not be awarded unless the court finds that the entity or person knew or should have known that the conduct engaged in was a violation of this chapter or when the parties, by agreement, provide that no such fees shall be paid. In any case in which fees are awarded under this chapter, upon a finding that an employee, or other official of a licensing entity has acted in bad faith in refusing to comply with this chapter, the court may award such fees personally against such employee or other official.||II. The court may invalidate an action of a licensing entity taken in violation of the provisions of this chapter, if the circumstances justify such invalidation, and may require the licensing entity to issue a license or otherwise comply with the provisions of this chapter.||III. In addition to any other relief awarded pursuant to this chapter, the court may issue an order to enjoin future violations of this chapter.|||Source. 1996, 122:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:7 - Sales to Felons.

    159:7 Sales to Felons. –||No person shall sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer a pistol, revolver or any other firearm, to a person who has been convicted, in any jurisdiction, of a felony. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class B felony.|||Source. 1923, 118:8. PL 149:7. RL 179:7. RSA 159:7. 1973, 405:2; 528:85. 1981, 553:5, eff. Aug. 29, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:8 - License to Sell.

    159:8 License to Sell. –||The selectmen of a town and the chief of police of a city may grant licenses, the form of which shall be prescribed by the director of the division of state police, effective for not more than 3 years from date of issue, permitting the licensee to sell at retail pistols and revolvers subject to the following conditions, for breach of any of which the licensee shall be subject to forfeiture:||I. The business shall be carried on only in the building designated in the license or at any organized sporting show or arms collectors' meeting sponsored by a chartered club or organization.||II. The license or a copy thereof, certified by the issuing authority, shall be displayed on the premises where it can easily be read.||III. No pistol, revolver, or other firearm shall be delivered to a purchaser not personally known to the seller or who does not present clear evidence of his identity; nor to a person who has been convicted of a felony.|||Source. 1923, 118:10. PL 149:8. RL 179:8. RSA 159:8. 1967, 220:5. 1979, 44:1. 1981, 553:6. 1991, 254:2. 1996, 167:1, eff. Aug. 2, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:8-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:8-a - Sales to Nonresidents; Attorney General.

    159:8-a Sales to Nonresidents;  Attorney General. –||No person holding a license issued under the provisions of RSA 159:8 shall sell a pistol or revolver to a nonresident unless such nonresident has authority under the laws of the state of his residence, to purchase a pistol or revolver in the state of his residence, or unless the director of the division of state police, for good cause shown, has issued to such nonresident a permit for the purchase of a pistol or revolver. The attorney general shall, at least once annually, file with the secretary of state a summary of the laws of each state of the United States relative to the purchase of pistols and revolvers in such states; and a licensee may rely upon such summary in determining if a nonresident offering to purchase a pistol or revolver has authority to make such purchase under the laws of the state of his residence.|||Source. 1967, 220:6, eff. Aug. 21, 1967.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:8-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:8-b - Penalties.

    159:8-b Penalties. –||If a licensee shall in any court be found guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of RSA 159:8-a, such court shall, for each such violation, order the suspension of his license for a period of 3 months, and may, in addition, impose a fine not in excess of $100.|||Source. 1967, 220:6, eff. Aug. 21, 1967.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:9 - Repealed by 1996, 116:1, I, eff. July 14, 1996.

    159:9 Repealed by 1996, 116:1, I, eff. July 14, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 159:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:10 - Sale Without License.

    159:10 Sale Without License. –||Any person who, without being licensed as herein provided, sells, advertises or exposes for sale, or has in his possession with intent to sell, pistols or revolvers shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.|||Source. 1923, 118:9. PL 149:10. RL 179:10. RSA 159:10. 1967, 220:7. 1973, 528:86, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:11 - False Information.

    159:11 False Information. –||Any person who, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a pistol, revolver, or other firearm, gives false information or offers false evidence of his identity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense, and be guilty of a class B felony for any subsequent offense.|||Source. 1923, 118:11. PL 149:11. RL 179:11. RSA 159:11. 1967, 220:8. 1981, 553:7, eff. Aug. 29, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:12 - Sale to Minors.

    159:12 Sale to Minors. –||I. Any person who shall sell, barter, hire, lend or give to any minor any pistol or revolver shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||II. This section shall not apply to:||(a) Fathers, mothers, grandparents, guardians, administrators or executors who give a pistol or revolver to their children or wards or to heirs to an estate.||(b) Individuals instructing minors in the safe use of firearms during a supervised firearms training program, provided the minor's parent or legal guardian has granted the minor permission to participate in such program.||(c) Licensed hunters accompanying a minor while lawfully taking wildlife.||(d) Individuals supervising minors using firearms during a lawful shooting event or activity.|||Source. 1923, 118:7. PL 149:12. RL 179:12. RSA 159:12. 1973, 528:87. 2006, 73:2, eff. April 28, 2006. 2018, 324:1, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:13 - Changing Marks.

    159:13 Changing Marks. –||No person shall change, alter, remove or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number or other mark of identification on any pistol or revolver. Possession of any such firearms upon which the same shall have been changed, altered, removed or obliterated shall be presumptive evidence that such possessor has changed, altered, removed or obliterated the same. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1923, 118:12. PL 149:13. RL 179:13. RSA 159:13. 1973, 528:88, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:14 - Exemption.

    159:14 Exemption. –||None of the provisions of this chapter shall prohibit an individual not licensed under the provisions thereof who is not engaged in the business of selling pistols or revolvers from selling a pistol or revolver to a person licensed under this chapter or to a person personally known to him.|||Source. 1967, 220:9, eff. Aug. 21, 1967.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:15 - Possession of Dangerous Weapon While Committing a Violent Crime.

    159:15 Possession of Dangerous Weapon While Committing a Violent Crime. –||I. A person shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor if that person uses or employs slung shot, metallic knuckles, billies, or other deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625:11, V during the commission or attempted commission of a violent crime.||II. "Violent crime," for purposes of this section, means "violent crime" as defined in RSA 651:5, XIII.|||Source. 1973, 370:15. 1998, 373:1. 2001, 214:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:16 - Carrying or Selling Weapons.

    159:16 Carrying or Selling Weapons. –||Whoever, except as provided by the laws of this state, sells, has in his possession with intent to sell, or carries on his person any blackjack, slung shot, or metallic knuckles shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and such weapon or articles so carried by him shall be confiscated to the use of the state.|||Source. 1973, 370:16. 1992, 273:2. 2010, 67:1, eff. May 18, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:17 - Exceptions.

    159:17 Exceptions. –||The provisions of the preceding section shall not apply to officers of the law, to persons holding hunting or fishing licenses when lawfully engaged in hunting or fishing, to employees of express companies while on duty, to watchmen while on duty, to emergency medical technicians, firefighters, or military personnel while in the course of their duties, or to duly authorized military or civic organizations when parading, or to the members thereof when at, or going to or from, their customary places of assembly.|||Source. 1973, 370:17. 2006, 227:1, eff. July 31, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:18 - Felonious Use of Teflon-coated, Armor-piercing and Exploding Bullets and Cartridges.

    159:18 Felonious Use of Teflon-coated, Armor-piercing and Exploding Bullets and Cartridges. –||I. A person is guilty of a class B felony if he uses or attempts to use any teflon-coated or armor-piercing bullet or cartridge, or any bullet or cartridge which contains any explosive substance in the projectile and is designed to explode upon impact, in the course of committing any misdemeanor or felony.||II. Neither the whole nor any part of a sentence of imprisonment imposed for a violation of this section shall be served concurrently with any other term of imprisonment.|||Source. 1983, 311:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:19 - Courthouse Security.

    159:19 Courthouse Security. –||I. No person shall knowingly carry a loaded or unloaded pistol, revolver, or firearm or any other deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625:11, V, whether open or concealed or whether licensed or unlicensed, upon the person or within any of the person's possessions owned or within the person's control in a courtroom or area used by a court. Whoever violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be guilty of a class B felony.||II. Firearms may be secured at the entrance to a courthouse by courthouse security personnel.||III. For purposes of paragraph I, "area used by a court" means:||(a) In a building dedicated exclusively to court use, the entire building exclusive of the area between the entrance and the courthouse security.||(b) In any other building which includes a court facility, courtrooms, jury assembly rooms, deliberation rooms, conference and interview rooms, the judge's chambers, other court staff facilities, holding facilities, and corridors, stairways, waiting areas, and elevators directly connecting these rooms and facilities.||IV. The provisions of this section shall not apply to marshals, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, police or other duly appointed or elected law enforcement officers, bailiffs and court security officers, or persons with prior authorization of the court for the purpose of introducing weapons into evidence and as otherwise provided for in RSA 159:5.||V. It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution under paragraph I that there was no notice of the provisions of paragraph I posted in a conspicuous place at each public entrance to the court building.|||Source. 1985, 258:2. 2000, 175:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:19-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:19-a - Criminal Use of Pistol Cane or Sword Cane.

    159:19-a Criminal Use of Pistol Cane or Sword Cane. –||I. Any person who uses a pistol cane or sword cane on another person with intent to commit a crime punishable as a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||II. Any person who uses a pistol cane or sword cane on another person with intent to commit a crime punishable as a felony shall be guilty of a class B felony.||III. Neither the whole nor any part of a sentence of imprisonment imposed for a violation of this section shall be served concurrently with any other term of imprisonment.|||Source. 1992, 273:3, eff. July 17, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:20 - Self-Defense Weapons Defined.

    159:20 Self-Defense Weapons Defined. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Electronic defense weapon" means an electronically activated non-lethal device which is designed for or capable of producing an electrical charge of sufficient magnitude to immobilize or incapacitate a person temporarily.||II. "Aerosol self-defense spray weapon" means any aerosol self-defense spray weapon which is designed to immobilize or incapacitate a person temporarily.|||Source. 1986, 46:1. 1994, 139:2, eff. July 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:21 - Possession by Felons Prohibited.

    159:21 Possession by Felons Prohibited. –||Any person who has been convicted of a felony in this or any other state who possesses an electronic defense weapon away from the premises where he resides shall be guilty of a class B felony. Neither the whole nor any part of a sentence of imprisonment imposed for a violation of this section shall be served concurrently with any other term of imprisonment.|||Source. 1986, 46:1, eff. May 5, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:22 - Restricted Sale.

    159:22 Restricted Sale. –||Any person who knowingly sells an electronic defense weapon to a person under 18 years of age shall be guilty of a violation.|||Source. 1986, 46:1, eff. May 5, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:23 - Criminal Use of Electronic Defense or Aerosol Self-Defense Spray Weapons.

    159:23 Criminal Use of Electronic Defense or Aerosol Self-Defense Spray Weapons. –||I. Any person who uses an electronic defense or aerosol self-defense spray weapon on a law enforcement officer or another person with intent to commit a crime punishable as a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||II. Any person who uses an electronic defense or aerosol self-defense spray weapon on a law enforcement officer or another person with intent to commit a crime punishable as a felony shall be guilty of a class B felony.||III. Neither the whole nor any part of a sentence of imprisonment imposed for a violation of this section shall be served concurrently with any other term of imprisonment.|||Source. 1986, 46:1. 1994, 139:3, eff. July 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:24 - Sale of Martial Arts Weapons.

    159:24 Sale of Martial Arts Weapons. –||I. "Martial arts weapon" means any kind of sword, knife, spear, throwing star, throwing dart, or nunchaku or any other object designed for use in the martial arts which is capable of being used as a lethal or dangerous weapon.||II. Any person who shall sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer any martial arts weapon to a person under the age of 18 without first obtaining the written consent of such person's parent or guardian shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||III. Paragraph II shall not apply to fathers, mothers, guardians, administrators or executors who give a martial arts weapon to their children or wards or to heirs to an estate.|||Source. 1986, 222:3, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.|
NH Rev Stat § 159:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 159 - Pistols and Revolvers|Section 159:25 - Voluntarily Surrendered Firearms.

    159:25 Voluntarily Surrendered Firearms. –||No state agency shall operate a firearms "voluntary surrender and destroy" program. Firearms which are voluntarily surrendered to a state agency shall be sold at public auction or kept by the state agency for its own use. Proceeds from firearms sold at public auction by the state shall be deposited in the general fund.|||Source. 1998, 380:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.|