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Section 158:39 – Exceptions.

    158:39 Exceptions. – I. Nothing contained in this subdivision shall apply to the regular military or naval forces or coast guard of the United States, or any federal agency, or the duly authorized militia of this state, nor to the police or fire departments of this state, provided they are acting within their official […]

Section 158:40 – Exceptions and Exemptions Not Required to be Negated.

    158:40 Exceptions and Exemptions Not Required to be Negated. – In any complaint, information, or indictment, and in any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of any provision of this chapter, it shall not be necessary to negate any exception, excuse, proviso, or exemption contained herein, and the burden of proof of any […]

Section 158:34 – Malicious Explosion; Penalty.

    158:34 Malicious Explosion; Penalty. – Whoever willfully, intentionally and without right, by the explosion of gunpowder or of any other explosive, unlawfully damages or destroys property or injures a person, shall be subject to the following penalty: I. If the offense occurs prior to November 1, 1973, he shall be fined not more than […]

Section 158:35 – Possession of Infernal Machine; Penalty.

    158:35 Possession of Infernal Machine; Penalty. – Whoever, other than a police or other law enforcement officer acting in the discharge of his official duties, or fire or military personnel while in performance of their duties, has in his possession or under his control an infernal machine or a similar instrument, contrivance, or device […]

Section 158:36 – Throwing or Placing of Explosives; Penalty.

    158:36 Throwing or Placing of Explosives; Penalty. – Whoever willfully and intentionally throws at or near any person and whoever willfully, intentionally and without right throws into, against or upon, any property real or personal, or puts, places or explodes or causes to be exploded in, upon or near such property, or near any […]

Section 158:37 – Use of Molotov Cocktail; Penalty.

    158:37 Use of Molotov Cocktail; Penalty. – Whoever makes, sells, uses or has in his possession or under his control a bottle or other breakable container containing a flammable liquid into which has been fixed or placed a wick or similar device, and which bottle or container when ignited and thrown will cause a […]

Section 158:38 – False Reports as to Explosives.

    158:38 False Reports as to Explosives. – Any person who knowingly communicates a report known by him to be false regarding the location of an explosive or other similar dangerous substance or contrivance, thereby causing anxiety, unrest, fear, or personal discomfort to any person, shall be guilty of a class B felony. Source. 1973, […]

Section 158:38-a – Placement of Simulated Explosives.

    158:38-a Placement of Simulated Explosives. – Any person who places or causes the placement of any device simulating an explosive or other similar dangerous substance or contrivance in any location, thereby causing anxiety, unrest, fear, or personal discomfort to any person, shall be guilty of a class A felony. Source. 1981, 553:2, eff. Aug. […]

Section 158:24 – Authority.

    158:24 Authority. – To carry out the provisions of this chapter, the state fire marshal is authorized to take such actions as he may deem necessary to inform the public of the intent and purposes of this chapter and to adopt such rules, under RSA 541-A, as may be required for its effective enforcement. […]

Section 158:25 – Penalty.

    158:25 Penalty. – Any person who violates any of the provisions set forth in this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1957, 192:1. 1973, 528:81, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.