New Hampshire § 633:6 Definitions

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 633:6 — Definitions

New Hampshire § 633:6

Title LXIICRIMINAL CODE

Ch. 633INTERFERENCE WITH FREEDOM

SubdivisionTrafficking in Persons

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 633:6 (2026).

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In this subdivision:

I."Commercial sex act" means any sex act because of which anything of value is given, promised to, or received, directly or indirectly, by any person.

II."Sex act" means any act of sexual contact as defined in RSA 632-A:1, IV, any act of sexual penetration as defined in RSA 632-A:1, V, or any other sexually explicit conduct as defined in RSA 649-A:2.

III."Sexually-explicit performance" means an act or show involving one or more sex acts, intended to arouse, satisfy the sexual desires of, or appeal to the prurient interests of patrons or viewers, whether public or private, live, photographed, recorded, or videotaped.

IV."Serious harm" includes physical and non-physical harm. It can be any improper threat of a consequence sufficient under the circumstances to compel

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In this subdivision:
I. "Commercial sex act" means any sex act because of which anything of value is given, promised to, or received, directly or indirectly, by any person.
II. "Sex act" means any act of sexual contact as defined in RSA 632-A:1, IV, any act of sexual penetration as defined in RSA 632-A:1, V, or any other sexually explicit conduct as defined in RSA 649-A:2.
III. "Sexually-explicit performance" means an act or show involving one or more sex acts, intended to arouse, satisfy the sexual desires of, or appeal to the prurient interests of patrons or viewers, whether public or private, live, photographed, recorded, or videotaped.
IV. "Serious harm" includes physical and non-physical harm. It can be any improper threat of a consequence sufficient under the circumstances to compel or coerce a reasonable person in the same situation to provide or continue to provide labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex acts or sexually explicit performances.
V. [Repealed.]
VI. "Abusing or threatening abuse of law or legal process" means using or threatening to use a law or legal process, whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or for any purpose for which the law was not designed, to exert pressure on another person to cause that person to take some action or refrain from taking some action.
VII. "Victim of human trafficking" means:
(a) An individual who, at any point in time, was the victim of a trafficking in persons offense under RSA 633:7, I-III, whether or not the offense was prosecuted; or
(b) An individual who at any point in time was the victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons offense under 22 U.S.C. section 7102(11)(A), whether or not the offense was prosecuted.