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RSA 640:1 · Scope of Chapter

Title: LXII: CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter: 640 · CORRUPT PRACTICES
Status: current
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640:1 Scope of Chapter. – Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the giving or receiving of campaign contributions made for the purpose of defraying the costs of a political campaign, or the giving or receiving of any other thing exempt from the prohibition on gifts pursuant to RSA 15-B. No person shall be convicted of an offense solely on the evidence that a campaign contribution, or any other thing exempt from the prohibition on gifts pursuant to RSA 15-B was made to a public official, and that a vote, an appointment, or a nomination was subsequently made by the person to whose campaign or political party the contribution was made or who received the thing exempt from the prohibition on gifts pursuant to RSA 15-B. Source. 1971, 518:1. 2007, 354:1, eff. Sept. 15, 2007.

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Source. 1971, 518:1. 2007, 354:1, eff. Sept. 15, 2007.

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1971, 518:1
2007, 354:1, eff. Sept. 15, 2007

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demonstrate that a vote, appointment or nomination was a corrupt practice. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Repeal. RSA 640:1, relative to corrupt practices and campaign donations, is repealed. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. LBA 26-2777 11/5/25 HB 1255-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCED AN
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demonstrate that a vote, appointment or nomination was a corrupt practice. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Repeal. RSA 640:1, relative to corrupt practices and campaign donations, is repealed. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. LBA 26-2777 11/5/25 HB 1255-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCED AN
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