Title LXII, Criminal Code

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 hel…

Any person who solicits, invites, recruits, encourages, or otherwise causes or attempts to cause another individual to become a member of, remain in, or actively participate in what the person knows to be a criminal street gang, as defined in RSA 651:6, I-a(c), shall be guilty of…

I. Definitions. In this section: (a) "Government entity" means a federal, state, county, or local government agency, including but not limited to a law enforcement agency or any other investigative entity, agency, department, division, bureau, board, or commission, or an individu…

I. For purposes of this section: (a) "Government" means the federal government, the state government and its political subdivisions, and state and municipal agencies and departments, including employees, agents, and contractors. (b) "Identification device" means any item, applica…

I. As used in this section: (a) "Aircraft" shall mean "aircraft" as it is defined in RSA 422:3, VI. (b) "Operation" or "operate" shall mean "operation of aircraft" or "operate aircraft" as those terms are defined in RSA 422:3, XXII. (c) "Small unmanned aircraft" shall mean "small…

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 misdem…

A government entity may obtain the location information without a warrant: I. To respond to a call for emergency services, including a request from an E-911 supervisor to an electronic communication service to determine the location of a cellular telephone when the supervisor inf…

Any person who knowingly gives or aids or abets in giving any false alarm of fire, by any means, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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.

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.

No individual or person shall, without consent, place, locate, or install an electronic device on the person or property of another and obtain location information from such electronic device. No such consent shall be required by the parent, foster parent, or legal guardian of a …

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 disclos…

This chapter shall not be construed to create a cause of action against a person or its officers, employees, or agents for providing location information to a government entity in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

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 n…

I. Any individual acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of a federal, state, or local agency who purposely violates this chapter shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. II. An individual or person who is injured as a result of a violation of this chapter may file a civil…

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 no…

For the purposes of this section, "corpse" includes any part of a human body in any stage of decomposition. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person knowingly fails to report the death of an individual or the finding of a corpse to a local law enforcement agency, or unla…

I. In this section, "cruelty" shall include, but not be limited to, acts or omissions injurious or detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of any animal, including the abandoning of any animal without proper provision for its care, sustenance, protection or shelter. II. In t…

I. No person shall offer for sale, sell, loan, export, keep, breed, or train any bird, dog, or other animal, with the intent that it or its offspring shall be engaged or used in an exhibition of fighting, or shall establish or promote an exhibition of the fighting thereof. Whoeve…

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…

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. …

I. In this section: (a) "Animal" means any member of the kingdom of Animalia. (b) "Vertebrate animal" means any animal belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata of the phylum Chordata, and specifically includes all mammals, fishes, birds, reptiles and amphibians. II. Live vertebrate …

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 e…

I. Whoever willfully causes bodily injury or willfully interferes with any property, including animals or records, used by any organization or project involving animals, or with any animal facility shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. II. Whoever in the course of a violation…

I. No person driving a pickup truck shall transport any dog in the back of the vehicle on a public way, unless the space is enclosed or has side and tail racks to a height of at least 46 inches extending vertically from the floor, the dog is cross tethered to the vehicle, the dog…

I. A person commits bestiality by knowingly committing any of the following acts: (a) Engaging in sexual contact or sexual penetration with an animal for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification. (b) Offering or accepting the offer of an animal for consideration with the in…

In order to promote an educational, humane, and safe event for contestants, livestock, and viewers, and in consultation with livestock farmers, livestock veterinarians, the state fair association, and the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension, the commissioner of the …

I. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if such person unlawfully and without the consent of the persons entitled to privacy therein, installs or uses: (a) Any device for the purpose of observing, photographing, recording, amplifying, broadcasting, or in any way transmitti…

I. In this section: (a) "Disseminate" means to import, publish, produce, print, manufacture, post or share electronically, sell, lease, exhibit, display, or otherwise distribute. (b) "Image" means a photograph, film, videotape, or digital image or recording. (c) "Intimate parts" …

I. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if: (a) Such person fornicates, exposes his or her genitals, or performs any other act of gross lewdness under circumstances which he or she should know will likely cause affront or alarm; or (b) Such person knowingly transmits to another, w…

A person is guilty of a violation if such person urinates or defecates in a public place, other than a public restroom, under circumstances where the person knew or should have known would likely cause affront or alarm to another.

I. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person: (a) Solicits, agrees to perform, or engages in sexual contact as defined in RSA 632-A:1, IV or sexual penetration as defined in RSA 632-A:1, V, in return for consideration; or (b) Induces or otherwise purposely causes another …

In this chapter: I. "Desecration" means the act of diverting from a sacred purpose or use to which a flag has been devoted by another individual or group of individuals. The act of desecration shall include burning, defacing, mutilating, destroying or trampling upon the flag. II.…

I. It shall be unlawful to knowingly desecrate a flag of the United States while it is properly displayed. II. It shall be unlawful to knowingly desecrate a flag of the United States while it is the property of another.

When the flag of the United States is worn or frayed or torn or in such a condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of the United States, it should be destroyed in a dignified manner, preferably by burning privately.

Whoever knowingly casts contempt upon the flag of the United States by desecrating the flag when it is properly displayed or is the property of another shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he knowingly and unlawfully: I. Conducts a lottery or disposes or offers to dispose of property in any way whereby the payment for such property is, in whole or in part, induced by the hope of gain by luck or chance; or II. Sells, offers for…

I. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if such person knowingly and unlawfully: (a) Permits gambling in any place under the person's control. (b) Gambles, or loans money or any thing of value for the purpose of aiding another to gamble. (c) Possesses a gambling machine. I-a. (a) …

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act of 1998."

As used in this chapter: I. "Highway" includes any private or public street, way or other place used for travel to or from property. II. "Highway commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of transportation, the city council of a city or board of selectmen of a town h…

I. The legislature finds that there has been a proliferation of exploitation of children through their use as subjects in sexual performances. The care of children is a sacred trust and should not be abused by those who seek to profit through a commercial network based upon the e…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair, curtail or destroy the rights of employees and their representatives to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in c…

All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this chapter are hereby suspended in their application to any proceedings hereunder. If conduct prohibited by this chapter is also made unlawful by another or other laws, the offender may be convicted for the violation of this chapter …

This chapter, and all orders made under it shall be in force until May 15, 1945, and thereafter whenever the governor and council shall by proclamation declare a state of emergency to exist; provided, any violation hereof, committed while this chapter is in force, may be prosecut…

In this chapter, "child" means any person under the age of 16 years.

Whoever intentionally destroys, impairs, injures, interferes or tampers with real or personal property with reasonable grounds to believe that such act will hinder, delay or interfere with the preparation of the United States or of any of the states for defense or for war, or wit…