1 Obstructing Governmental Operations; Escape. Amend RSA 642:6, III to read as follows:

III. The offense is a class A felony if the actor employs force against any person or threatens any person with a deadly weapon to effect the escape, except that if the deadly weapon is a firearm, the actor shall be sentenced in accordance with RSA 651:2, II-g. The offense is a class B felony if the actor was on parole, subject to a bail order, was a prisoner at an adult or juvenile correction facility at the time, or had been released from any correctional institution pursuant to administrative home confinement or any treatment program or other place as directed by the correctional authority or sentencing court, or had a prior conviction of the crime of escape. If no physical force was used by the actor and no persons other than the actor sustained bodily injury as a result of the escape, the offense is a class A misdemeanor .

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.

1 Obstructing Governmental Operations; Escape. Amend RSA 642:6, III to read as follows:

III. The offense is a class A felony if the actor employs force against any person which results or could result in serious bodily injury or threatens any person with a deadly weapon to effect the escape, except that if the deadly weapon is a firearm, the actor shall be sentenced in accordance with RSA 651:2, II-g. The offense is a class B felony if the actor was incarcerated in an adult or juvenile correctional facility at the time or had a prior conviction for escape. The offense is a class A misdemeanor if the actor is under arrest or subject to a bail order or other confinement pursuant to a court order, unless the actor uses physical force, in which case it is a class B felony .

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.