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RSA 354-B:1 · Civil Rights Enforcement

Title
XXXI: TRADE AND COMMERCE
Chapter
354-B · CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Status
current
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354-B:1 Civil Rights Enforcement. –

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I.

All persons have the right to engage in lawful activities and to exercise and enjoy the rights secured by the United States and New Hampshire Constitutions and the laws of the United States and New Hampshire without being subject to actual or threatened physical force or violence against them or any other person or by actual or threatened damage to or trespass on property when such actual or threatened conduct is motivated by race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, or disability. "Threatened physical force" and "threatened damage to or trespass on property" is a communication, by physical conduct or by declaration, of an intent to inflict harm on a person or a person's property by some unlawful act with a purpose to terrorize or coerce.

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II.

It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere or attempt to interfere with the rights secured by this chapter. Source. 1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. 2019, 332:8, eff. Oct. 15, 2019.

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Source note

Source. 1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. 2019, 332:8, eff. Oct. 15, 2019.

Source history

  • 1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000
  • 2019, 332:8, eff. Oct. 15, 2019

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  • 2026 HB1564 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    toward race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, sex, [gender identity,] disability, or any other protected characteristics identified in either RSA 354-B:1 or RSA 651:6, I(f). 5 Police Standards and Training Counsel; Gender Identity. Amend RSA 106-L:2, V(c) to read as follows: (c) A sustained finding that during the course of the officer's official duties, the offi

  • 2026 HB1564-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    toward race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, sex, [gender identity,] disability, or any other protected characteristics identified in either RSA 354-B:1 or RSA 651:6, I(f). 5 Police Standards and Training Counsel; Gender Identity. Amend RSA 106-L:2, V(c) to read as follows: (c) A sustained finding that during the course of the officer's official duties, the offi

  • 2026 HB1585 reference · effective 2027-01-01

    y; (2) Instituting or assessing corporate board, or employment, composition, compensation, or disclosure criteria that incorporates characteristics protected in this state under RSA 354-B; (3) Divesting from, limiting investment in, or limiting the activities or investments of, any company, for failing, or not committing, to meet environmental standards or disclosures; (4) Access to abortion, sex or

  • 2026 HB1585-FN reference · effective 2027-01-01

    y; (2) Instituting or assessing corporate board, or employment, composition, compensation, or disclosure criteria that incorporates characteristics protected in this state under RSA 354-B; (3) Divesting from, limiting investment in, or limiting the activities or investments of, any company, for failing, or not committing, to meet environmental standards or disclosures; (4) Access to abortion, sex or

  • 2026 SB139 amend · effective 2026-01-01

    ion in civil rights cases. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Civil Rights; Private Action Created. Amend RSA 354-B by inserting after section 354-B:2 the following new section: 354-B:2-a Private Actions. I. Any person who has been subjected to, or the target of, the unlawful interference with, or the attempt to interfere with, t

  • 2026 SB139-FN amend · effective 2026-01-01

    ion in civil rights cases. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Civil Rights; Private Action Created. Amend RSA 354-B by inserting after section 354-B:2 the following new section: 354-B:2-a Private Actions. I. Any person who has been subjected to, or the target of, the unlawful interference with, or the attempt to interfere with, t

  • 2026 SB464 repeal · effective 2027-01-01

    T relative to civil rights enforcement. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Civil Rights Act; Civil Rights Enforcement. RSA 354-B:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 354-B:1 Civil Rights Enforcement. I.(a) Any person who, motivated in whole or in part by hostility, including but not limited to animus, bias, or prejudice, toward the

  • 2026 SB464-FN repeal · effective 2027-01-01

    T relative to civil rights enforcement. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Civil Rights Act; Civil Rights Enforcement. RSA 354-B:1 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 354-B:1 Civil Rights Enforcement. I.(a) Any person who, motivated in whole or in part by hostility, including but not limited to animus, bias, or prejudice, toward the

  • 2025 HB2 reference

    very person with equal dignity and respect. The department shall not contract with or pay vendors who fail to serve every person with equal dignity and respect. The department and all vendors shall comply with RSA 354-B, also known as the "civil rights act." In the event that the department determines that a contract violates the provisions of this section, it shall terminate said contract in accordance with applicable law an

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