HB 640-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2015 SESSION
05/04
HOUSE BILL 640-FN
AN ACT establishing the crime of criminal coercion.
SPONSORS: Rep. Marple, Merr 24; Rep. L. Christiansen, Hills 37
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill establishes the crime of criminal coercion.
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15-0452
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT establishing the crime of criminal coercion.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Corrupt Practices; Criminal Coercion. Amend RSA 640 by inserting after section 7 the following new section:
640:8 Criminal Coercion.
I. A person is guilty of criminal coercion if, with the purpose of unlawfully restricting another’s freedom of action to his or her detriment, the person threatens to:
(a) Commit any criminal offense;
(b) Accuse anyone of a criminal offense;
(c) Expose any secret tending to subject any person to hatred, contempt, or ridicule, or to impair his or her credit or business repute; or
(d) Take or withhold action as an official, or cause an official to take or withhold action.
(e) Testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with respect to another’s legal claim or defense; or
(f) Inflict any other harm which would not benefit the actor.
II. Any public servant, as defined in RSA 640:2, II, who takes part in an act of criminal coercion shall be ipso facto removed from office and subject to RSA 92:2.
III. Criminal coercion is a class A misdemeanor unless the threat is to commit a felony or the actor’s purpose is felonious, in which cases the offense is a class A felony.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.
LBAO
15-0452
01/26/15
HB 640-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing the crime of criminal coercion.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill, as introduced, as it is awaiting information from the Judicial Branch, Department of Corrections, and New Hampshire Association of Counties, who were contacted on 01/08/15. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.