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SB22: (New Title) relative to criminal mischief committed against natural geological formations which have been designated as natural landmarks.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

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CHAPTER 193

SB 22-FN – FINAL VERSION

03/11/09 0550s

22Apr2009… 1332h

2009 SESSION

09-0803

04/09

SENATE BILL 22-FN

AN ACT relative to criminal mischief committed against natural geological formations which have been designated as natural landmarks.

AMENDED ANALYSIS

Under this bill any person convicted of criminal mischief against a natural geological formation, site, or rock formation which has been designated as a natural area or landmark shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/11/09 0550s

22Apr2009… 1332h

09-0803

04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to criminal mischief committed against natural geological formations which have been designated as natural landmarks.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

193:1 Destruction of Property; Criminal Mischief. Amend RSA 634:2, VI to read as follows:

VI. Any person who is found guilty of criminal mischief under paragraph III of this section because he or she has vandalized, defaced, or destroyed any part of the “Old Man of the Mountain” or any natural geological formation, site, or rock surface located on public property that has been designated by the state or any of its political subdivisions or the federal government as a natural area or landmark shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall also make restitution to the state for any damage he or she has caused.

193:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: July 13, 2009

Effective Date: July 13, 2009