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RSA 651-B:2 · Registration

Title
LXII: CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter
651-B · REGISTRATION OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS
Status
current
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651-B:2 Registration. –

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I.

Every sexual offender or offender against children shall be registered with the department of safety, division of state police, as provided in this chapter.

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II.

Upon receipt of information pursuant to RSA 106-B:14 concerning the disposition of any charges against any sex offender or offender against children, the division shall register such person and shall include the relevant information in the SOR system.

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III.

Upon receipt from any out-of-state law enforcement agency of information that a sex offender or offender against children has moved to New Hampshire, the division shall register such person and shall include the relevant information in the SOR system.

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IV.

The information that a person is required to register on the public list as a sexual offender or offender against children, including his or her qualifying offense or offenses, shall be available to law enforcement through the offender's criminal record and motor vehicle record. If an offender's obligation to register terminates for any reason, the department shall notify the division of motor vehicles of the change and the offender's motor vehicle record shall no longer reflect that the person is required to register as a sexual offender or offender against children. Source. 1996, 293:1. 2006, 327:5. 2008, 334:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

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Source note

Source. 1996, 293:1. 2006, 327:5. 2008, 334:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.

Source history

  • 1996, 293:1
  • 2006, 327:5
  • 2008, 334:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009

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  • 2026 HB1239 reference · effective 2027-01-01

    serting after paragraph I the following new paragraph: I-a. A person commits a violation if he or she, while being required to register as a tier II or tier III offender under RSA 651-B as a result of a sexual offense against a child under 13 years of age, knowingly appears within 1,000 feet of any of the following places under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons in the vicinity:

  • 2026 HB1239-FN reference · effective 2027-01-01

    serting after paragraph I the following new paragraph: I-a. A person commits a violation if he or she, while being required to register as a tier II or tier III offender under RSA 651-B as a result of a sexual offense against a child under 13 years of age, knowingly appears within 1,000 feet of any of the following places under circumstances that warrant alarm for the safety of persons in the vicinity:

  • 2026 HB1302 reference

    es as part of a valid law enforcement function. Nothing in this section shall affect the collection, use, or dissemination of photographs of convicted, registered offenders under RSA 651-B. 3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. HELPFUL LINKS Redistricting Information Ethics Committee Statutory/Study Committees Voting Records Past Member Legislation Driving Directions

  • 2026 SB460 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    purpose. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Registration of Criminal Offenders; Child Safety Zones. Amend RSA 651-B by inserting after section 12 the following new section: 651-B:13 Child Safety Zones; Prohibited Presence. I. No person who is required to register as a tier III offender under this chapter, as a result of an offens

  • 2026 SB460-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    purpose. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Registration of Criminal Offenders; Child Safety Zones. Amend RSA 651-B by inserting after section 12 the following new section: 651-B:13 Child Safety Zones; Prohibited Presence. I. No person who is required to register as a tier III offender under this chapter, as a result of an offens

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