644:1 Riot. – I. A person is guilty of riot if: (a) Simultaneously with 2 or more other persons, he engages in tumultuous or violent conduct and thereby purposely or recklessly creates a substantial risk of causing public alarm; or (b) He assembles with 2 or more other persons with the purpose of engaging […]
644:10 Repealed by 1975, 385:4, eff. Aug. 6, 1975. –
644:11 Criminal Defamation. – I. A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he purposely communicates to any person, orally or in writing, any information which he knows to be false and knows will tend to expose any other living person to public hatred, contempt or ridicule. II. As used in this […]
644:12 Emergency Calls. – A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he purposely refuses to yield the use of a telephone party line upon being informed that it is needed for any call to summon fire, police or medical assistance; to invoke or operate the civil defense system; or otherwise to […]
644:13 Unauthorized Use of Firearms. – I. A person is guilty of a violation if, within the compact part of a town or city, such person fires or discharges any cannon, gun, pistol, or other firearm, except by written permission of the chief of police or governing body. II. For the purposes of this […]
644:14 Selling Air Rifles or Paint Ball Guns to Young Persons. – If any person shall sell, barter, rent, lend, or give an air rifle or paint ball gun to a person under the age of 18, without the written consent of the parent or guardian, as the case may be, such person shall […]
644:15 Furnishing Arms to Persons Under 16. – I. Any person who shall sell, barter, hire, lend, or give to any person under the age of 16 years any cartridges or shotshells suitable for discharging in any rifle, pistol, revolver, or shotgun shall be guilty of a violation. II. This section shall not apply […]
644:16 Exposing Poisons. – If any person shall in any way or place purposely expose an active poison or deadly substance for the destruction of any animal, or for any other purpose except the destruction of rats or other vermin in his own building or upon his crops, he shall be guilty of a […]
644:16-a Sale or Use of Stink Bombs. – I. In this section, "stink bomb" means any device designed for the primary purpose of giving off a noxious or offensive odor when used. II. Any person who sells, barters, lends or gives to any person a stink bomb, and any person who uses a stink […]
644:16-b Sale or Use of Smoke Bombs. – I. In this section, " smoke bomb " means any kind of device containing chemicals which when ignited gives off dense clouds of smoke; provided that this definition shall not include a toy smoke device, as defined by the American Pyrotechnics Association in APA Standard 87-1 […]
644:17 Repealed by 2009, 209:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. –
644:17-a Repealed by 1992, 106:4, eff. Oct. 31, 1992. –
644:18 Facilitating a Drug or Underage Alcohol House Party. – I. A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if such person owns or has control of the occupied structure, dwelling, or curtilage, where a drug or underage alcohol house party is held and such person knowingly commits an overt act in furtherance of […]
644:19 Unauthorized Recording in a Motion Picture Theater. – I. In this section: (a) " Audiovisual recording function " means the capability of a device to record or transmit a motion picture or any part thereof by means of any technology now known or later developed. (b) " Motion picture theater " means a […]
644:2 Disorderly Conduct. – A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if: I. He knowingly or purposely creates a condition which is hazardous to himself or another in a public place by any action which serves no legitimate purpose; or II. He or she: (a) Engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening […]
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, […]
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 […]
644:20 Criminal Street Gang; Solicitation. – 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 a […]
644:21 Searches of Portable Electronic Devices. – 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 individual acting or purporting to […]
644:22 Subcutaneous Identification Devices. – 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, application, or product that is passively or actively […]
