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1 Criminal Trespass; Exception. Amend RSA 631:4, IV to read as follows:
IV. A person who responds to a threat which would be considered by a reasonable person as likely to cause serious bodily injury or death to the person or to another by displaying a firearm or other means of self-defense with the intent to warn away the person making the threat shall not have committed a criminal act under this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
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1 Criminal Trespass; Exception. Amend RSA 631:4, IV to read as follows:
IV. A person who responds to a person criminally trespassing in violation ofRSA 635:2 or other threat which would be considered by a reasonable person as likely to cause property damage, serious bodily injury or death to the person or to another by displaying a firearm or other means of self-defense with the intent to warn away the person criminally trespassing or making the threat shall not have committed a criminal act under this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.