New Hampshire § 170-E:21 Penalty

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 170-E:21 — Penalty

New Hampshire § 170-E:21

Title XIIPUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

Ch. 170-ECHILD DAY CARE, RESIDENTIAL CARE, AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES

SubdivisionChild Day Care Licensing

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 170-E:21 (2026).

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I. Any natural person shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, and any other person shall be guilty of a class B felony, who conducts, operates, or acts as a child day care agency without a license or permit to do so in violation of RSA 170-E:4, I. II. Any person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who:

(a)Makes materially false statements to obtain or retain a license or permit.

(b)Fails to keep the records and make the reports required under this subdivision.

(c)Is required to obtain a license or permit under this subdivision and who advertises or causes to be published an advertisement soliciting a child for child day care which is not authorized by any license or permit held.

(d)Violates any other provision of this subdivision or any rule adopted under RSA 541-A by the commissioner f

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I. Any natural person shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, and any other person shall be guilty of a class B felony, who conducts, operates, or acts as a child day care agency without a license or permit to do so in violation of RSA 170-E:4, I.
II. Any person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who:
(a) Makes materially false statements to obtain or retain a license or permit.
(b) Fails to keep the records and make the reports required under this subdivision.
(c) Is required to obtain a license or permit under this subdivision and who advertises or causes to be published an advertisement soliciting a child for child day care which is not authorized by any license or permit held.
(d) Violates any other provision of this subdivision or any rule adopted under RSA 541-A by the commissioner for the enforcement of this subdivision.
(e) Holds themselves out in any way or advertises that they are licensed if they do not hold a license issued by the department.
II-a. Any person who operates a licensed or unlicensed child day care agency in violation of RSA 170-E:4, and, as a direct result of that persons' negligent operation, a child suffers permanent impairment to brain function, permanent paralysis, or other permanent debilitating injury, or death, shall be guilty of a class B felony.
III. Each day a violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense.