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RSA 421-B:5-508 · Criminal Penalties

Title: XXXVIII: SECURITIES
Chapter: 421-B · UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT
Status: current
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421-B:5-508 Criminal Penalties. –

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(a)

Any person who willfully violates any provisions of RSA 421-B:5-501(a) or RSA 421-B:5-502(a) or a cease and desist order or injunction issued pursuant to RSA 421-B:6-603 or RSA 421-B:6-604, or who violates RSA 421-B:5-505 knowing that the statement was false or misleading in any material respect, shall be guilty of a class B felony. Each of the acts specified shall constitute a separate offense and a prosecution or conviction for any one of such offenses shall not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense.

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(b)

Any person who willfully violates RSA 421-B:4-401(a), RSA 421-B:4-402(a), RSA 421-B:4-403(a), RSA 421-B:3-301(a), or RSA 421-B:5-506 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each of the acts specified shall constitute a separate offense and a prosecution or conviction for any one of such offenses shall not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense. For any subsequent offense, any person shall be guilty of a class B felony.

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(c)

Nothing in this chapter limits the power of the state to punish any person for any conduct which constitutes a crime by statute. Source. 2015, 273:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

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Source note

Source. 2015, 273:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.

Source history

2015, 273:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2016

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pornography and child exploitation under RSA 649-B, criminal conduct in violation of the securities law, as defined in RSA 421-B:5-501, RSA 421-B:5-502, RSA 421-B:5-502-A, RSA 421-B:5-505, RSA 421-B:5-506, and RSA 421-B:5-508, criminal conduct in violation of the security takeover disclosure laws, as defined in RSA 421-A:3, 421-A:7, 421-A:8, 421-A:11, and 421-A:13, robbery as defined in RSA 636:1, arson as defined in RSA 634:1, hin