Revision: Dec. 23, 2024, 2:49 p.m.
HB 87-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0116
08/06
HOUSE BILL 87-FN
AN ACT prohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster.
SPONSORS: Rep. Love, Rock. 13
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the posting of land not owned by the poster and creates a penalty therefor.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0116
08/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT prohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Unauthorized Entries; Prescribed Manner of Posting; Penalty Added. Amend RSA 635:5 to read as follows:
635:5 Penalty.
I. Any person who is found removing, defacing or destroying any sign, poster or property of another shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
II. Any person who knowingly places a sign or poster prohibiting certain physical activity on the land pursuant to RSA 635:4 on any land that the person knows that he or she has no legal right to nor any reasonable basis for belief of having such a right, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor; except that notwithstanding RSA 651:2, the person shall be fined $200 for a first offense or $500 for a second or subsequent offense.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
25-0116
10/31/24
HB 87-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT prohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund | None | |||||
Expenditures* | Indeterminable | |||||
Funding Source | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association