New Hampshire Statutes
§ 640:1 — Scope of Chapter
New Hampshire § 640:1
This text of New Hampshire § 640:1 (Scope of Chapter) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Hampshire primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 640:1 (2026).
Text
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the giving or receiving of campaign contributions made for the purpose of defraying the costs of a political campaign, or the giving or receiving of any other thing exempt from the prohibition on gifts pursuant to RSA 15-B. No person shall be convicted of an offense solely on the evidence that a campaign contribution, or any other thing exempt from the prohibition on gifts pursuant to RSA 15-B was made to a public official, and that a vote, an appointment, or a nomination was subsequently made by the person to whose campaign or political party the contribution was made or who received the thing exempt from the prohibition on gifts pursuant to RSA 15-B.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
1971, 518:1. 2007, 354:1, eff. Sept. 15, 2007.
Nearby Sections
7
§ 640:1
Scope of Chapter§ 640:3
Improper Influence§ 640:4
Compensation for Past Action§ 640:5
Gifts to Public Servants§ 640:6
Compensation for Services§ 640:7
Purchase of Public OfficeCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 640:1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/640/640%3A1.