HB 80 – AS INTRODUCED
2005 SESSION
04/09
HOUSE BILL 80
AN ACT relative to the definition of a deadly weapon.
SPONSORS: Rep. Dumaine, Rock 3; Rep. P. Smith, Rock 3; Rep. Stohl, Coos 1; Rep. Twombly, Straf 1, Rep. Brundige, Hills 19; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill broadens the definition of a deadly weapon to include any substance or thing which is capable of producing death or serious bodily injury.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05-0254
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT relative to the definition of a deadly weapon.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Criminal Code; General Definitions. Amend RSA 625:11, II to read as follows:
II. “Person”, “he”, “she”, and “actor” include any natural person and, a corporation or an unincorporated association.
2 Criminal Code; General Definitions. Amend RSA 625:11, V to read as follows:
V. “Deadly weapon” means any [firearm, knife or other] substance or thing which, in the manner it is used, intended to be used, or threatened to be used, is known to be capable of producing death or serious bodily injury.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2006.