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RSA 202-A:24 · Offenses Against Libraries

Title
XVI: LIBRARIES
Chapter
202-A · PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Status
current
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202-A:24 Offenses Against Libraries. – Any person who shall wilfully or maliciously deface, damage or destroy any property belonging to or in the care of any gallery or museum or any state, public, school, college, or other institutional library, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any such person shall forfeit to or for the use of such library, gallery, or museum, 3 times the amount of the damage sustained, to be recovered in an action in the superior court. Source. 1959, 60:1. RSA 572:42-a. 1973, 529:128; 532:11, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.

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Source. 1959, 60:1. RSA 572:42-a. 1973, 529:128; 532:11, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.

Source history

  • 1959, 60:1. RSA 572:42-a
  • 1973, 529:128; 532:11, eff. Nov. 1, 1973

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  • 2026 HB1214 amend

    ibrary trustees" shall mean the governing board of a public library, except where the municipality adopts the provisions of RSA 202-A:26. 2 New Section; Public Libraries. Amend RSA 202-A by inserting after section 25 the following new section: 202-A:26 Adoption by Municipality. A municipality may, according to the provisions of RSA 39:3, elect to have the municipality's governing body assume cont

  • 2026 SB208 amend · effective 2026-01-01

    to any material deemed developmentally inappropriate for certain age groups. 5 New Sections; Policy on Curation of Library Materials and Book Removal in Public Libraries. Amend RSA 202-A by inserting after section 25 the following new sections: 202-A:26 Policy on Curation of Library Materials in Public Libraries. On or before July 1, 2026, library trustees shall adopt a policy on the curation of libr

  • 2026 SB208-FN amend · effective 2026-01-01

    to any material deemed developmentally inappropriate for certain age groups. 5 New Sections; Policy on Curation of Library Materials and Book Removal in Public Libraries. Amend RSA 202-A by inserting after section 25 the following new sections: 202-A:26 Policy on Curation of Library Materials in Public Libraries. On or before July 1, 2026, library trustees shall adopt a policy on the curation of libr