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.

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