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NH Rev Stat § 642:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 642 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Section 642:5 - Compounding.

    642:5 Compounding. –||A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he:||I. Solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit as consideration for his refraining from initiating or aiding in a criminal prosecution; or||II. Confers, offers, or agrees to confer any benefit upon another as consideration for such person refraining from initiating or aiding in a criminal prosecution.||III. It is an affirmative defense that the value of the benefit did not exceed an amount which the actor believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for the loss caused, or to be caused by the offense.|||Source. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 642:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 642 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Section 642:6 - Escape.

    642:6 Escape. –||I. A person is guilty of an offense if such person escapes from official custody.||II. "Official custody" means arrest, custody in a penal institution, an institution for confinement of juvenile offenders or other confinement pursuant to an order of a court.||III. The offense is a class A felony if the actor employs force against any person or threatens any person with a deadly weapon to effect the escape, except that if the deadly weapon is a firearm, the actor shall be sentenced in accordance with RSA 651:2, II-g. The offense is a class B felony if the actor was on parole, subject to a bail order, was a prisoner at an adult or juvenile correction facility at the time, or had been released from any correctional institution pursuant to administrative home confinement or any treatment program or other place as directed by the correctional authority or sentencing court, or had a prior conviction of the crime of escape. If no physical force was used by the actor and no persons other than the actor sustained bodily injury as a result of the escape, the offense is a class A misdemeanor.||IV. If a person is convicted of the offense of escape under this section, the term of imprisonment authorized by RSA 651:2, II or RSA 651:6 shall be added to the portion of the term which remained unserved at the time of the commission of the offense.|||Source. 1971, 518:1. 1975, 458:3, 4. 1990, 95:7. 2014, 170:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. 2016, 171:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 642:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 642 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Section 642:7 - Implements for Escape and Other Contraband.

    642:7 Implements for Escape and Other Contraband. –||A person is guilty of a class B felony if:||I. He knowingly provides a person in official custody, as defined in RSA 642:6, II, with anything which may facilitate such person's escape or the possession of which by such person is contrary to law or regulation, or in any other manner facilitates such person's escape; or||II. Being a person in official custody, as defined in RSA 642:6, II, he knowingly procures, makes or possesses anything which may facilitate escape.|||Source. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 642:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 642 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Section 642:8 - Bail Jumping.

    642:8 Bail Jumping. –||I. A person is guilty of an offense if, after having been released with or without bail, he:||(a) knowingly fails to appear before a court as required by the conditions of his release; or||(b) knowingly fails to surrender for service of sentence pursuant to a court order.||II. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that uncontrollable circumstances prevented the person from appearing or surrendering and that the person did not contribute to the creation of such circumstances in reckless disregard of the requirement that he appear or surrender, and that he appeared or surrendered as soon as such circumstances ceased to exist.||III. If the person was released:||(a) In connection with a charge of, or while awaiting sentence, surrender for service of sentence, or appeal after conviction for:||(1) An offense punishable by death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment of a maximum term of 15 years or more, he shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both;||(2) An offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than one year, but less than 15 years, he shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years, or both;||(3) A Class A or Class B misdemeanor, he shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both;||(4) A violation, he shall be fined not more than $1,500; or||(b) For appearance as a material witness, he shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.||IV. A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant to this section shall be consecutive to the sentence of imprisonment for any other offense.|||Source. 1971, 518:1. 1986, 37:1. 1988, 110:10. 1990, 50:1. 1992, 269:7, eff. July 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 642:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 642 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Section 642:9 - Assaults by Prisoners.

    642:9 Assaults by Prisoners. –||I. Any person held in official custody who commits an assault under RSA 631 is guilty of an offense under this section.||II. An inmate is guilty of aggravated assault on a corrections staff member when, with intent to harass, threaten, or alarm a person whom the inmate knows or reasonably should know to be an employee of such facility, or an employee of the department of corrections, or an employee of any law enforcement agency, the inmate causes or attempts to cause such employee to come in contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, or feces by throwing or expelling such fluid or material.||II-a. An inmate is guilty of aggravated harassment of an employee when, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm a person who the inmate knows or reasonably should know is an employee of such facility, or the department of corrections, or any law enforcement agency, the inmate causes or attempts to cause such employee to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, emesis, or saliva by throwing or expelling such substance either directly or indirectly at the employee, thus contaminating the employee's work environment.||III. For the purposes of this section:||(a) "Official custody" means custody in a penal institution or other confinement by an order of a court.||(b) "Inmate" means a person committed by law to the custody of the commissioner of the department of corrections, a person in pretrial confinement, any person incarcerated in a local detention facility operated by a county department of corrections, or a person in detention at a police department.||(c) "Facility" means a correctional facility or local correctional facility hospital, operated by the state or a county department of corrections, or a police department.||IV. The offense is a class B felony if it is an aggravated assault or harassment as defined in paragraph II or II-a, or if the offense committed is simple assault as defined under RSA 631:2-a unless committed in a fight entered into by mutual consent, in which case it is a misdemeanor. The offense is a class A felony if the offense committed is first degree or second degree assault as defined under RSA 631:1 or RSA 631:2.||V. If a person is convicted of the offense of assault under this section, the term of imprisonment authorized by RSA 651:2, II or RSA 651:6 shall be consecutive to and not concurrent with any other sentence to be served.|||Source. 1985, 80:1. 2000, 113:1. 2010, 174:1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 642:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 642 - Obstructing Governmental Operations|Section 642:10 - Obstructing Report of Crime or Injury.

    642:10 Obstructing Report of Crime or Injury. –||I. A person shall be guilty of an offense under this section who disconnects, damages, disables, removes, or uses physical force or intimidation to block access to any telephone, radio, or other electronic communication device with a purpose to obstruct, prevent, or interfere with:||(a) The report of any criminal offense to any law enforcement agency; or||(b) The report of any bodily injury or property damage to any law enforcement agency; or||(c) A request for ambulance or emergency medical assistance to any governmental agency, or any hospital, doctor, or other medical service provider.||II. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor reasonably believed his conduct to be necessary to prevent a criminal false alarm.||III. Obstructing report of a crime or injury is a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1994, 304:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 643:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 643 - Abuse of Office|Section 643:1 - Official Oppression.

    643:1 Official Oppression. –||A public servant, as defined in RSA 640:2, II, is guilty of a misdemeanor if, with a purpose to benefit himself or another or to harm another, he knowingly commits an unauthorized act which purports to be an act of his office; or knowingly refrains from performing a duty imposed on him by law or clearly inherent in the nature of his office.|||Source. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 643:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 643 - Abuse of Office|Section 643:2 - Misuse of Information.

    643:2 Misuse of Information. –||A public servant, as defined in RSA 640:2, II, is guilty of a misdemeanor if, knowing that official action is contemplated or in reliance on information which he has acquired by virtue of his office or from another public servant, he:||I. Acquires or divests himself of a pecuniary interest in any property, transaction or enterprise which may be affected by such action or information; or||II. Speculates or wagers on the basis of such action or information; or||III. Knowingly aids another to do any of the foregoing.|||Source. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:2-a - Exposing the Public to Toxic Biological or Chemical Substances.

    644:2-a Exposing the Public to Toxic Biological or Chemical Substances. –||Any person who knowingly delivers or causes the delivery of a biological or chemical substance to a governmental facility, school, business, hospital, office building, or similar facility open to the public, with the purpose of causing bodily injury or evacuation of such facility, shall be guilty of a class A felony.|||Source. 2002, 222:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:2-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:2-b - Prohibition on Funeral Protests.

    644:2-b Prohibition on Funeral Protests. –||I. In this section, "funeral" means the ceremonies, processions, and memorial services held in connection with the burial or cremation of the dead.||II. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in picketing or other protest activities at any location at which a funeral is held, within one hour prior to the commencement of any funeral, and until one hour following the cessation of any funeral, if such picketing or other protest activities:||(a) Take place within 150 feet of a road, pathway, or other route of ingress to or egress from cemetery property and include, as part of such activities, any individual willfully making or assisting in the making of any noise or diversion that disturbs or tends to disturb the peace or good order of the funeral, memorial service, or ceremony; or||(b) Are within 300 feet of such cemetery and impede the access to or egress from such cemetery.||III. Each day on which a violation of this section occurs shall constitute a separate offense. Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor, unless committed by a person who has previously pled guilty to or been found guilty of a violation of this section, in which case the violation is a class A misdemeanor.|||Source. 2007, 370:2, eff. Sept. 15, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:3 - False Public Alarms.

    644:3 False Public Alarms. –||I. Any person who directly or indirectly communicates to any governmental agency that commonly deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property a report known by him to be false regarding a fire, explosion, or other catastrophe or emergency, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; except if the report concerns the presence of a biological or chemical substance, the offense shall constitute a class B felony.||II. Any person who directly or indirectly communicates to any school, business, office building, hospital, or similar facility open to the public, a report concerning the presence of a biological or chemical substance, knowing such report is false, shall be guilty of a class B felony.||III. Any person who knowingly delivers, or causes the delivery of any substance the actor knows could reasonably be perceived as a biological or chemical substance, with the purpose of causing fear or terrorism and with reckless disregard for the risk that emergency services will be dispatched as a result of such delivery, shall be guilty of a class B felony.||IV. This section shall not apply to false alarms subject to RSA 644:3-a or RSA 644:3-b, or false reports under RSA 158:38.|||Source. 1971, 518:1. 1975, 25:1. 1981, 553:3. 2002, 222:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:3-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:3-a - False Fire Alarms.

    644:3-a False Fire Alarms. –||Any person who knowingly gives or aids or abets in giving any false alarm of fire, by any means, is guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1975, 25:2, eff. May 3, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:3-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:3-b - False Fire Alarms Resulting in Injury or Death.

    644:3-b False Fire Alarms Resulting in Injury or Death. –||Any person who knowingly gives or aids or abets in giving any false alarm of fire, by any means, is guilty of a class B felony if bodily injury or death is sustained by any person as a result thereof.|||Source. 1975, 25:2, eff. May 3, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:3-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:3-c - Unlawful Interference With Fire Alarm Apparatus.

    644:3-c Unlawful Interference With Fire Alarm Apparatus. –||A person who knowingly tampers with, interferes with or impairs any public fire alarm apparatus, wire or associated equipment is guilty of a class B felony.|||Source. 1975, 25:2, eff. May 3, 1975.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:4 - Harassment.

    644:4 Harassment. –||I. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor, and subject to prosecution in the jurisdiction where the communication originated or was received, if such person:||(a) Makes a telephone call, whether or not a conversation ensues, with no legitimate communicative purpose or without disclosing his or her identity and with a purpose to annoy, abuse, threaten, or alarm another; or||(b) Makes repeated communications at extremely inconvenient hours or in offensively coarse language with a purpose to annoy or alarm another; or||(c) Insults, taunts, or challenges another in a manner likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response; or||(d) Knowingly communicates any matter of a character tending to incite murder, assault, or arson; or||(e) With the purpose to annoy or alarm another, communicates any matter containing any threat to kidnap any person or to commit a violation of RSA 633:4; or a threat to the life or safety of another.||(f) [Repealed.]||II. As used in paragraph I, "communicates" means to impart a message by any method of transmission, including but not limited to telephoning or personally delivering or sending or having delivered any information or material by written or printed note or letter, package, mail, courier service or electronic transmission, including electronic transmissions generated or communicated via a computer. For purposes of this section, "computer" means a programmable, electronic device capable of accepting and processing data.||III. [Repealed.]||IV. A person shall be guilty of a class B felony if the person violates RSA 644:4, I(a) under circumstances involving making telephone calls to a telephone number that he or she knows is being used, at the time of the calls, to facilitate the transportation of voters to polling places or otherwise to support voting or registering to vote.|||Source. 1971, 518:1. 1994, 354:1. 1999, 141:1. 2005, 138:1. 2009, 320:1, eff. Aug. 7, 2009. 2016, 136:1, 2, I, II, eff. July 26, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:5 - Repealed by 1979, 378:3, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

    644:5 Repealed by 1979, 378:3, eff. Aug. 22, 1979. –|
NH Rev Stat § 644:5-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:5-a - Inhaling Toxic Vapors for Effect.

    644:5-a Inhaling Toxic Vapors for Effect. –||A person is guilty of a violation if he or she purposely smells or inhales the fumes of any substance having the property of releasing toxic vapors, for the purpose of causing a condition of intoxication, euphoria, excitement, exhilaration, stupefaction, or dulled senses of the nervous system, or possesses, buys or sells any such substance for the purpose of violating or aiding another to violate this section. This section does not apply to the inhalation of anesthesia for medical or dental purposes.|||Source. 1971, 518:1. 2005, 112:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:6 - Loitering or Prowling.

    644:6 Loitering or Prowling. –||I. A person commits a violation if he knowingly appears at a place, or at a time, under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity. Circumstances which may be considered in determining whether such alarm is warranted include, but are not limited to, when the actor:||(a) Takes flight upon appearance of a law enforcement official or upon questioning by such an official.||(b) Manifestly endeavors to conceal himself or any object.||(c) Has in his possession tools or other property which would lead a reasonable person to believe a crime was about to be perpetrated.||(d) Examines entrances to a structure which the actor has no authority or legitimate purpose to enter.||II. Prior to any arrest under this section, unless flight or other circumstances make it impossible, a law enforcement official shall afford the actor the opportunity to dispel any alarm which would otherwise be warranted, by requesting him to identify himself and give an account for his presence and conduct. Failure to identify or account for oneself, absent other circumstances, however, shall not be grounds for arrest.||III. No person shall be convicted under this section if the law enforcement official did not comply with paragraph II or if it appears at trial that the explanation he gave of his conduct and purposes was true and, if believed by the law enforcement official at the time, would have dispelled the alarm. In such cases, any record of the arrest made under authority of paragraph I shall be expunged.||IV. In this section, "entrances" means any part of a structure through which entry or egress could be made.|||Source. 1971, 518:1. 1985, 255:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:7 - Abuse of Corpse.

    644:7 Abuse of Corpse. –||A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he unlawfully removes, conceals or destroys a corpse or any part thereof.|||Source. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:8-aa (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:8-aa - Animals in Motor Vehicle.

    644:8-aa Animals in Motor Vehicle. –||I. It shall be cruelty to confine an animal in a motor vehicle or other enclosed space in which the temperature is either so high or so low as to cause serious harm to the animal. "Animal" means a domestic animal, household pet, or wild animal held in captivity.||II. Any person in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as set forth in RSA 644:8.||III. Any law enforcement officer or agent of a licensed humane organization may take action necessary to rescue a confined animal endangered by extreme temperatures, and to remove the threat of further serious harm.||IV. No officer or agent taking action under paragraph III shall be liable for damage reasonably necessary to rescue the confined animal.|||Source. 1981, 575:1, eff. July 7, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:8-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:8-b - Docking Tail of Horse.

    644:8-b Docking Tail of Horse. –||If any person shall cut the bone of the tail of a horse for the purpose of docking the tail, or shall cause or knowingly permit the same to be done upon the premises of which he is in control, or shall assist in or be present at such cutting, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Written permission from the state veterinarian shall be obtained by a licensed veterinarian to perform surgical operations pursuant to this section. The state veterinarian shall promulgate rules relative to granting authorization for such operation.|||Source. 1979, 263:1, eff. Aug. 20, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 644:8-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 644 - Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses|Section 644:8-d - Maiming or Causing the Death of or Willful Interference With Police Dogs or Horses.

    644:8-d Maiming or Causing the Death of or Willful Interference With Police Dogs or Horses. –||I. Whoever willfully tortures, beats, kicks, strikes, mutilates, injures, disables, or otherwise mistreats, or whoever willfully causes the death of a dog or horse owned or employed by or on behalf of a law enforcement agency and whoever knows that such dog or horse is owned or employed by or on behalf of a law enforcement agency shall be guilty of a class B felony.||II. Whoever willfully interferes or attempts to interfere with the lawful performance of a dog or horse owned or employed by or on behalf of a law enforcement agency and whoever knows that such dog or horse is owned or employed by or on behalf of a law enforcement agency shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1988, 203:1. 1994, 111:1. 1998, 365:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999.|