Title LXII, Criminal Code

I. The following definitions are applicable to this section: (a) "Cardholder" with respect to a specific gift card, means the person who has purchased, or to whom is gifted, that card. (b) "Card issuer" means any party that issues a gift card or the agent of that party with respe…

I. Theft constitutes a class A felony if: (a) The value of the property or services exceeds $1,500, or (b) The property stolen is a firearm, or (c) The actor is armed with a deadly weapon at the time of the theft, except that if the deadly weapon is a firearm, he shall be sentenc…

The following definitions are applicable to this chapter: I. "Property" means anything of value, including real estate, tangible and intangible personal property, captured or domestic animals and birds, written instruments or other writings representing or embodying rights concer…

I. A person commits theft if he obtains or exercises unauthorized control over the property of another with a purpose to deprive him thereof. II. As used in this section and RSA 637:4 and 5, "obtain or exercise unauthorized control" includes but is not necessarily limited to cond…

I. A person is guilty of willful concealment if, without authority, he or she willfully conceals the goods or merchandise of any store while still upon the premises of such store. Goods or merchandise found concealed upon the person shall be prima facie evidence of willful concea…

I. A person commits theft if he obtains or exercises control over property of another by deception and with a purpose to deprive him thereof. II. For the purposes of this section, deception occurs when a person purposely: (a) Creates or reinforces an impression which is false and…

I. A person is guilty of theft as he obtains or exercises control over the property of another by extortion and with a purpose to deprive him thereof. II. As used in this section, extortion occurs when a person threatens to: (a) Cause physical harm in the future to the person thr…

A person commits theft when: I. He obtains property of another which he knows to have been lost or mislaid, or to have been delivered under a mistake as to the identity of the recipient or as to the nature or amount of the property, without taking reasonable measures to return th…

I. A person commits theft if he receives, retains, or disposes of the property of another knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it has probably been stolen, with a purpose to deprive the owner thereof. II. The knowledge or belief required for paragraph I is presumed …

I. No person shall knowingly remove, deface, alter, change, destroy, obliterate or mutilate, or cause to be removed, defaced, altered, changed, destroyed, obliterated or mutilated the identifying number or numbers or any other identifying mark on any machine, mechanical or electr…

I. A person commits theft if he obtains services which he knows are available only for compensation by deception, threat, force, or any other means designed to avoid the due payment therefor. "Deception" has the same meaning as in RSA 637:4, II, and "threat" the same meaning as i…

I. A person is guilty of theft if: (a) Having custody of a propelled vehicle pursuant to an agreement between himself or another and the owner thereof whereby the actor or another is to perform for compensation a specific service for the owner involving the maintenance, repair or…

I. A person is guilty of forgery if, with purpose to defraud anyone, or with knowledge that he is facilitating a fraud to be perpetrated by anyone, he: (a) Alters any writing of another without his authority or utters any such altered writing; or (b) Makes, completes, executes, a…

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if: I. As an officer, manager, or other person participating in the direction of a financial institution, as defined in RSA 637:10, IV(a), he receives or permits receipt of a deposit or other investment knowing that the institution is or is abo…

I. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he deals with property that has been entrusted to him as a fiduciary, or property of the government or of a financial institution, in a manner which he knows is a violation of his duty and which involves substantial risk of loss to the ow…

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if, by deception or threat, he causes another to sign or execute any instrument which affects or is likely to affect the pecuniary interest of any person.

I. A person is guilty of a violation if: (a) With a purpose to defraud the supplier of property or a service offered or sold by means of a coin machine, he inserts, deposits or uses a slug in that machine; or (b) He makes, possesses, or disposes of a slug with the purpose of enab…

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, with a purpose to procure the compliance of another with a request made by such person, knowingly sends, mails or delivers to such person a notice or other writing which has no judicial or other sanction, but which in its format or appeara…

I. A person is guilty of fraud on the women, infants, and children program if he is a vendor who embezzles, purposely misapplies, steals, or obtains by fraud or theft any funds, assets, or property provided under RSA 132:12-a or if he receives, conceals, or retains such funds, as…

I. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if such person knowingly does any of the following: (a) Falsely creates, alters, or assists in the false creation or alteration of an academic degree. (b) Solicits from another the false creation or alteration of an academic degree. …

For the purpose of this subdivision: I. "Access" means to instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, intercept data from, or otherwise make use of any computer, computer network, computer program, computer software, computer data, or other computer resources. …

I. A person is guilty of the computer crime of unauthorized access to a computer or computer network when, knowing that the person is not authorized to do so, he or she knowingly accesses or causes to be accessed any computer or computer network without authorization. It shall be…

I. Computer crime constitutes a class A felony if the damage to or the value of the property or computer services exceeds $1,500, or if the person has previously been convicted of violating RSA 638:17, II, IV, or VI, or any other statute prohibiting the same conduct in another st…

I. In any prosecution for a violation of RSA 638:17 the offense shall be deemed to have been committed in the town in which the act occurred or in which the computer system or part thereof involved in the violation was located. II. In any prosecution for a violation of RSA 638:17…

A person is guilty of a class B felony if, with a purpose to deceive or injure anyone, he falsifies, destroys, removes or conceals any will, deed, mortgage, security instrument or other writing for which the law provides public recording.

I. In this section: (a) "Bidding" includes a bid made as any contractor, general contractor, or subcontractor. (b) "Financial interest" means any direct or indirect interest in the entity, whether as an owner, partner, officer, manager, employee, agent, consultant, advisor, or re…

I. In any prosecution for a violation of RSA 638:20, the offense shall be deemed to have been committed in any of the following locations: (a) The county or judicial district in which any element of the offense was committed; (b) The county or judicial district of the purported l…

In this subdivision: I. "Access device" means property consisting of any telephone calling card number, credit card number, account number, mobile identification number electronic serial number, personal identification number, or any other data intended to control or limit access…

I. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if such person knowingly possesses or uses a cloned wireless telephone. II. A person is guilty of a class B felony if such person knowingly possesses or uses telephone cloning paraphernalia, or possesses 2 or more unauthorized access devices…

A person is guilty of a class B felony if: I. The person knowingly and with intent to defraud, traffics in or manufactures a cloned wireless telephone; or II. The person knowingly and with the intent to defraud, traffics in one or more unauthorized access devices or defaced acces…

I. The court may, in addition to any other sentence authorized by law, sentence a person convicted of violating this subdivision to make restitution to the appropriate telecommunication service provider. II. A telecommunication service provider aggrieved by a violation of this su…

In this subdivision: I. "Entity" means any corporation, limited liability company, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association or organization, and any other legal entity or combination of entities, including any state, county, or municipal government and any s…

[Paragraph I effective until January 1, 2027; see also paragraph I set out below.] I. A person is guilty of identity fraud when the person: (a) Poses as another person with the purpose to defraud in order to obtain money, credit, goods, services, or anything else of value; (b) Ob…

I. In this section: (a) "Artificial intelligence" or "AI" means the ability of a machine to display human-like capabilities for cognitive tasks such as reasoning, learning, planning, and creativity. AI systems may adapt their behavior to a certain degree by analyzing the effects …

If any act performed in furtherance of the offenses prohibited by RSA 638:26 occurs in this state or if any victim of the offenses prohibited by RSA 638:26 resides in this state, the offense shall be deemed to have occurred in this state.

In this subdivision: I. "Scanning device" means a scanner, reader, or any other electronic device that is used to access, read, scan, obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently, information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card. II. "Reencoder" mea…

[Paragraph I effective until January 1, 2027; see also paragraph I set out below.] I. A person is guilty of the crime of using a scanning device or reencoder to defraud when the person knowingly: (a) Uses a scanning device to access, read, obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily …

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if, knowing he has no privilege to do so, he falsifies, destroys, removes or conceals any writing or record, public or private, with a purpose to deceive or injure anyone or to conceal any wrongdoing.

I. A person is guilty of issuing a bad check if he issues or passes a check for the payment of money and payment is refused by the drawee, except in cases where a legal stop payment order has been issued or where the drawee refuses payment for any other reason through no fault of…

I. A person is guilty of fraudulent use of a credit card if he uses a credit card for the purpose of obtaining property or services with knowledge that: (a) The card is stolen; or (b) The card has been revoked or cancelled; or (c) For any other reason his use of the card is unaut…

I. As used in this section, "fraudulent communications paraphernalia" means any device used or intended for use in obtaining any toll telecommunication or cable television service from a company providing either service by rearranging, tampering with, or making any unauthorized c…

I. A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if, in the course of business, he: (a) Uses or possesses for use, a false weight or measure, or any other device for falsely determining or recording any quality or quantity; or (b) Sells, offers or exposes for sale, or delivers less…

I. As used in this section, "original recording" means any article on which sounds or images, or both, have been recorded with the authorization of the holder of the copyright for the material recorded. "Counterfeit recording" means any article on which sounds or images, or both,…

I. In this section, "counterfeit mark" means a spurious mark that: (a) Is applied to, or attached to, or used in connection with in any way, any goods, or packaging of such goods, or any other component of any type or nature that is designed, marketed, or otherwise intended to be…

I. A person is guilty of commercial bribery when, without the consent of employer or principal, contrary to the best interests of the employer or principal: (a) He confers, offers, or agrees to confer upon the employee, agent or fiduciary of such employer or principal, any benefi…

I. A person is guilty of sports bribery if: (a) With a purpose to influence any participant or prospective participant not to give his best efforts in a publicly exhibited contest, he confers or offers or agrees to confer any benefit upon or threatens any injury to such participa…