New Hampshire § 507-F:7 Privileges

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 507-F:7 — Privileges

New Hampshire § 507-F:7

Title LIIACTIONS, PROCESS, AND SERVICE OF PROCESS

Ch. 507-FALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSEE LIABILITY

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 507-F:7 (2026).

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I. No defendant may be held civilly liable for damages resulting from the refusal to serve alcoholic beverages to any person who:

(a)Fails to show proof of age as required by RSA 179:8; or

(b)Appears to a reasonable person to be a minor; or

(c)Is refused service of alcoholic beverages by defendant in a good faith effort to prevent that person's intoxication. II. No defendant may be held civilly liable for retaining documents presented as proof of age, provided such retention is for a reasonable length of time in a good faith effort to determine whether the person is of legal age or to notify law enforcement authorities of a suspected violation of law. III. No defendant may be held civilly liable for using reasonable force to detain a person who is attempting to operate a motor vehicle w

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I. No defendant may be held civilly liable for damages resulting from the refusal to serve alcoholic beverages to any person who:
(a) Fails to show proof of age as required by RSA 179:8; or
(b) Appears to a reasonable person to be a minor; or
(c) Is refused service of alcoholic beverages by defendant in a good faith effort to prevent that person's intoxication.
II. No defendant may be held civilly liable for retaining documents presented as proof of age, provided such retention is for a reasonable length of time in a good faith effort to determine whether the person is of legal age or to notify law enforcement authorities of a suspected violation of law.
III. No defendant may be held civilly liable for using reasonable force to detain a person who is attempting to operate a motor vehicle while intoxicated for a reasonable period of time, necessary to summon law enforcement officers.
IV. This section does not limit a defendant's right to assert any other defense to a civil liability claim otherwise provided by law.