New Hampshire § 651-C:4 Unauthorized Dissemination or Use of DNA Database Information;  Obtaining DNA Samples Without Authority;  Penalties

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 651-C:4 — Unauthorized Dissemination or Use of DNA Database Information; Obtaining DNA Samples Without Authority; Penalties

New Hampshire § 651-C:4

Title LXIICRIMINAL CODE

Ch. 651-CDNA TESTING OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 651-C:4 (2026).

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I.Any person who, without authority, disseminates information contained in the DNA database shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Any person who disseminates, receives, or otherwise uses or attempts to use information in the database, knowing that such dissemination, receipt, or use is for a purpose other than as authorized by the provisions of this subdivision, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Except as authorized by law, any person who, for purposes of having a DNA analysis performed, obtains or attempts to obtain any sample submitted to the forensic science laboratory for analysis shall be guilty of a class B felony.

II.The division may use DNA samples for forensic validation and forensic protocol development, provided that all personally identifying information shall be

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I. Any person who, without authority, disseminates information contained in the DNA database shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Any person who disseminates, receives, or otherwise uses or attempts to use information in the database, knowing that such dissemination, receipt, or use is for a purpose other than as authorized by the provisions of this subdivision, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Except as authorized by law, any person who, for purposes of having a DNA analysis performed, obtains or attempts to obtain any sample submitted to the forensic science laboratory for analysis shall be guilty of a class B felony.
II. The division may use DNA samples for forensic validation and forensic protocol development, provided that all personally identifying information shall be removed and shall not be used.
III. The department and its employees shall not be liable for the erroneous collection and entry of a DNA sample into the database where the collection and entry were made in good faith reliance that the individual was convicted of a qualifying offense under RSA 651-C:2, I.