New Hampshire § 640:6 Compensation for Services

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 640:6 — Compensation for Services

New Hampshire § 640:6

Title LXIICRIMINAL CODE

Ch. 640CORRUPT PRACTICES

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 640:6 (2026).

Text

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:

I.Being a public servant, he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit in return for advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim, or other transaction or proposal as to which he knows that he has or is likely to have an official discretion to exercise; or

II.He gives, offers or promises any pecuniary benefit, knowing that it is prohibited by paragraph I.

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A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:
I. Being a public servant, he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit in return for advice or other assistance in preparing or promoting a bill, contract, claim, or other transaction or proposal as to which he knows that he has or is likely to have an official discretion to exercise; or
II. He gives, offers or promises any pecuniary benefit, knowing that it is prohibited by paragraph I.