Questions tagged [new-hampshire]
Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to the state of New Hampshire.
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What sentences are faced for vandalism (and more) in New Hampshire?
Assume that people covered the front of a building with red paint, smashed windows, locked the main lobby doors with a bicycle lock, and destroyed HVAC equipment, interrupting operation of a business.
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Does a person on probation have to legally identify themselves to police officers without reasonable articulable suspicion of a criminal offense
Is there a New Hampshire RSA regarding persons on probation having to by law identify themselves as being on probation and provide their name and identification to an officer, when stopped even if it’...
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Under what circumstance is it a crime if a car owner allows someone other than themself to drive their car?
In a New Hampshire "driving law test" that I have, there is a question "Under what circumstance is it a crime if a car owner allows someone other than themself to drive their car?" ...
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Can NH physicians order an end to parental rights for refusal of treatment or evaluation?
If you would like a concrete example, consider parents of a healthy infant who was born premature and ill but is no longer in any apparent need of medical treatment. The hospital staff asks the ...
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Can the board of a NH non-profit deny a stockholder a hearing before terminating their membership?
Our board would like to eject a troublesome individual from our club. The individual has requested a formal hearing but, frankly, we're not really inclined to waste our time that way. However, club ...
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How to carry a gun across federal lands
In America, the federal court generally rules that the second amendment of the constitution is implied to be more restrictive than liberating, so carrying a firearm on federal property is often ...
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Who can legally arrest an on-duty law enforcement officer in NH?
If a New Hampshire citizen sees a New Hampshire cop commit a state or federal felony, can a citizen legally effect a citizen's arrest? Can other LEOs (law enforcement officers) effect such an arrest? ...
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When and how can a person resist an unlawful arrest?
This is not a question of tactics, or whether or not this is advisable.
I'm hoping it's legal under at least some narrow circumstances. Is it legal to resist an unlawful arrest of an on-duty police ...
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Is barter of firearms illegal per se?
I want to know if it is presumably/presumptively/normally illegal to barter using firearms. Is it illegal to barter one firearm for another firearm? Can services or goods other than firearms be ...
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Issuance of new deed on death of grantor
This question is about how deeds should be recorded on the death of the grantor.
If there is a quitclaim deed that lists a single person as the grantor and that grantor dies, then how (or if) is that ...
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Children and grandchildren must be explicitly disinherited in wills?
I was reading the following clause in the NH Wills Act:
551:10 Child Not Named, Etc. – Every child born after the decease of
the testator, and every child or issue of a child of the deceased not
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May NH police legally keep secret the number of bullets purchased
I asked a few questions of my government and phrased it as an open records request. I got an answer on half of them and a response on all of them.
The police claim they cannot answer the question, '...
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Pay voters for voting, or not, in NH
I'm aware of a relevant law discussed in a related thread, but the law is not clear to me still.
It's not clear to me by the language of the law whether "consideration of his vote or the ...
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Can landlord force tenant to pay only online in NH
I've been a tenant for over 5 years in NH, paying rent early (mid-month) via automatic payments from my bank (i.e. check sent from my bank). I don't need to think about it, it is auto-scheduled every ...
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Are there any legal theories under which New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation state primary law could be upheld or struck down federally?
With the 2020 Democratic primaries underway, the role played by the early states (particularly Iowa and New Hampshire) is again under scrutiny. Let's suppose that in 2028, one of the parties decides ...
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