New Hampshire § 626:1 Requirement of a Voluntary Act

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 626:1 — Requirement of a Voluntary Act

New Hampshire § 626:1

Title LXIICRIMINAL CODE

Ch. 626GENERAL PRINCIPLES

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 626:1 (2026).

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I.A person is not guilty of an offense unless his criminal liability is based on conduct that includes a voluntary act or the voluntary omission to perform an act of which he is physically capable.

II.Possession is a voluntary act if the possessor knowingly procured or received the thing possessed or was aware of his control thereof for a sufficient period to have been able to terminate his possession.

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I. A person is not guilty of an offense unless his criminal liability is based on conduct that includes a voluntary act or the voluntary omission to perform an act of which he is physically capable.
II. Possession is a voluntary act if the possessor knowingly procured or received the thing possessed or was aware of his control thereof for a sufficient period to have been able to terminate his possession.