New Hampshire § 617:4-a Innocent Owner

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 617:4-a — Innocent Owner

New Hampshire § 617:4-a

Title LXCORRECTION AND PUNISHMENT

Ch. 617FORFEITURES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 617:4-a (2026).

Text

In addition to any other remedy provided by law, any person claiming to be an innocent owner of property seized for purposes of forfeiture may petition the court, after 10 days from the date of seizure, for return of the property. No item or property interest shall be subject to forfeiture unless the alleged innocent owner thereof was a consenting party to the crime. This section shall not apply to property seized as evidence in a pending criminal investigation or prosecution.

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In addition to any other remedy provided by law, any person claiming to be an innocent owner of property seized for purposes of forfeiture may petition the court, after 10 days from the date of seizure, for return of the property. No item or property interest shall be subject to forfeiture unless the alleged innocent owner thereof was a consenting party to the crime. This section shall not apply to property seized as evidence in a pending criminal investigation or prosecution.

Legislative History

2016, 329:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.

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