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RSA 354-B:4 · Violation of Civil Injunction, Criminal Penalty

Title
XXXI: TRADE AND COMMERCE
Chapter
354-B · CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Status
current
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354-B:4 Violation of Civil Injunction, Criminal Penalty. –

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I.

A person who knowingly violates a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction issued under this chapter shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

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II.

Each temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent injunction issued under this chapter shall include a statement describing the penalties provided in this chapter for knowing violation of the order or injunction. Any combination of injunctions issued under this chapter shall be for a total period of time not to exceed 3 years but may be extended by order of the court upon motion by the attorney general.

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III.

The clerk of the appropriate court shall transmit one certified copy of each order or injunction issued under this chapter to the appropriate law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location where the defendant is alleged to have committed the act giving rise to the action and to the law enforcement agency where the defendant resides, if different.

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IV.

All actions brought under this chapter shall have priority in the court scheduling in the court in which the action is brought. Superior court rules relative to temporary restraining orders and injunctions shall apply in actions brought in district courts under this chapter. Source. 1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

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Source note

Source. 1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

Source history

  • 1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000

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    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