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RSA 41:68 · Unauthorized Destruction; Penalty

Title
III: TOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES
Chapter
41 · CHOICE AND DUTIES OF TOWN OFFICERS
Status
current
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41:68 Unauthorized Destruction; Penalty. – All municipal records as defined in RSA 33-A:1, IV belong to the public in perpetuity and shall not be destroyed, maliciously damaged or retained by any person not entitled to keep them. Municipal records shall be destroyed only with the approval of the municipal records board established under RSA 33-A:4-a. Any natural person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and any other person shall be guilty of a felony. Source. 1977, 358:6, eff. July 1, 1977.

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Source. 1977, 358:6, eff. July 1, 1977.

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  • 1977, 358:6, eff. July 1, 1977

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