Text to be removed highlighted in red.
1 Manslaughter. Amend RSA 630:2, I to read as follows:
I. A person is guilty of manslaughter when he or she causes the death of another:
(a) Under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance caused by extreme provocation but which would otherwise constitute murder; or
(b) Recklessly; or
(c) Without intent to cause the death of another, by directly or indirectly, unlawfully selling, providing, bartering, delivering, exchanging, distributing, or administering to such person heroin or its analog, or any fentanyl-class drug as defined in RSA 318-B:1, XI-a.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.
Text to be added highlighted in green.
1 Manslaughter. Amend RSA 630:2, I to read as follows:
I. A person is guilty of manslaughter when he or she causes the death of another:
(a) Under the influence of extreme mental or emotional disturbance caused by extreme provocation but which would otherwise constitute murder; or
(b) Recklessly; or
(c) Without intent to cause the death of another, by directly or indirectly, unlawfully selling, providing, bartering, delivering, exchanging, distributing, or administering to such person heroin or its analog, or any fentanyl-class drug as defined in RSA 318-B:1, XI-a.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2018.