New Hampshire Statutes

§ 644:7 — Abuse of Corpse

New Hampshire § 644:7
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LXIICRIMINAL CODE
Ch. 644BREACHES OF THE PEACE AND RELATED OFFENSES

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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 644:7 (2026).

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For the purposes of this section, "corpse" includes any part of a human body in any stage of decomposition. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person knowingly fails to report the death of an individual or the finding of a corpse to a local law enforcement agency, or unlawfully removes, conceals, or destroys a corpse.

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Legislative History

1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973. 2023, 158:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.

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