New Hampshire Statutes
§ 638:14 — Unlawful Simulation of Legal Process
New Hampshire § 638:14
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LXIICRIMINAL CODE
Ch. 638FRAUD
SubdivisionForgery and Fraudulent Practices Generally
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 638:14 (2026).
Text
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, with a purpose to procure the compliance of another with a request made by such person, knowingly sends, mails or delivers to such person a notice or other writing which has no judicial or other sanction, but which in its format or appearance simulates a summons, complaint, court order or process, including, but not limited to, lien, indictment, warrant, injunction, writ, notice, pleading, subpoena, or order, or an insignia, seal or printed form of a federal, state or local government or an instrumentality thereof, or is otherwise calculated to induce a belief that it does have a judicial or other official sanction.
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Legislative History
1971, 518:1. 2003, 168:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Nearby Sections
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Misapplication of Property§ 638:13
Use and Possession of Slugs§ 638:15-a
False Academic Documentation§ 638:16
Computer Crime; Definitions§ 638:17
Computer Related Offenses§ 638:18
Computer Crime Penalties§ 638:19
Venue§ 638:20
Insurance Fraud§ 638:20-a
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 638:14, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/638%3A14.