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RSA 630:2 · Manslaughter

Title
LXII: CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter
630 · HOMICIDE
Status
current
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630:2 Manslaughter. –

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I.

A person is guilty of manslaughter when such person causes the death of another:

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(a)

Under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance caused by extreme provocation but which would otherwise constitute murder; or

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(b)

Recklessly.

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II.

Manslaughter shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of not more than 30 years.

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III.

In addition to any other penalty imposed, if the death of another person resulted from the driving of a motor vehicle, the court may revoke the license or driving privilege of the convicted person indefinitely. In a case in which alcohol was involved, the court may also require that the convicted person shall not have a license to drive reinstated until after the division of motor vehicles receives certification of installation of an ignition interlock device as described in RSA 265-A:36, which shall remain in place for a period not to exceed 5 years.

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IV.

Conduct by an actor that is not otherwise sufficient to constitute extreme provocation under RSA 630:2, I(a), is not sufficient to constitute extreme provocation because of the disclosure to the actor of, or the actor's discovery or knowledge about, the victim's actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identification, or gender expression, including under circumstances in which the victim made a nonforcible romantic or sexual advance towards the defendant. Source. 1971, 518:1. 1974, 34:3. 1979, 126:4. 2000, 318:1, eff. June 21, 2000. 2017, 243:3, eff. July 18, 2017. 2023, 234:1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.

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Source note

Source. 1971, 518:1. 1974, 34:3. 1979, 126:4. 2000, 318:1, eff. June 21, 2000. 2017, 243:3, eff. July 18, 2017. 2023, 234:1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.

Source history

  • 1971, 518:1
  • 1974, 34:3
  • 1979, 126:4
  • 2000, 318:1, eff. June 21, 2000
  • 2017, 243:3, eff. July 18, 2017
  • 2023, 234:1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2024

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  • 2026 HB1595 reference · effective 2027-01-01

    d as follows: XIII. As used in this section, "violent crime" means: (a) Capital murder, first or second degree murder, manslaughter, or class A felony negligent homicide under RSA 630; (b) First degree assault under RSA 631:1; (c) Second degree assault under RSA 631:2; (d) Class B felony domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; (e) Aggravated felonious sexual assault or felonious sexual assault u

  • 2026 HB1595-FN reference · effective 2027-01-01

    d as follows: XIII. As used in this section, "violent crime" means: (a) Capital murder, first or second degree murder, manslaughter, or class A felony negligent homicide under RSA 630; (b) First degree assault under RSA 631:1; (c) Second degree assault under RSA 631:2; (d) Class B felony domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; (e) Aggravated felonious sexual assault or felonious sexual assault u

  • 2026 HB1737 amend

    restores justice by reinstating capital punishment solely for the most heinous crimes against minors under 13 years of age. 3 Chapter Name Change. Amend the chapter heading of RSA 630 to read as follows: HOMICIDE AND CAPITAL OFFENSES 4 New Section; Capital Offenses Against a Child. Amend RSA 630 by inserting after section 1-b the following new section: 630:1-c Capital Offenses Against a Child.

  • 2026 HB1737-FN amend

    restores justice by reinstating capital punishment solely for the most heinous crimes against minors under 13 years of age. 3 Chapter Name Change. Amend the chapter heading of RSA 630 to read as follows: HOMICIDE AND CAPITAL OFFENSES 4 New Section; Capital Offenses Against a Child. Amend RSA 630 by inserting after section 1-b the following new section: 630:1-c Capital Offenses Against a Child.

  • 2026 HB1829 reference

    angerous school is a school in which 3 of the following acts have occurred as separate incidents during the period of one school year for 3 consecutive years: (a) Homicide under RSA 630. (b) First or second degree assault under RSA 631:1 and RSA 631:2. (c) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2. (d) Arson under RSA 634:1. (e) Robbery as a class A felony under RSA 636:1, III[; or]

  • 2026 HB1829-FN reference

    angerous school is a school in which 3 of the following acts have occurred as separate incidents during the period of one school year for 3 consecutive years: (a) Homicide under RSA 630. (b) First or second degree assault under RSA 631:1 and RSA 631:2. (c) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2. (d) Arson under RSA 634:1. (e) Robbery as a class A felony under RSA 636:1, III[; or]

  • 2025 HB57 reference

    her bail for any of the crimes listed in this subparagraph, the defendant shall be held pending trial. For the purpose of this subparagraph, "qualifying offense" means any of the following: (1) Homicide under RSA 630; (2) First degree assault under RSA 631:1; (3) Second degree assault under RSA 631:2; (4) Felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; (5) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2; (6) Feloni

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