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New Hampshire Criminal Statute of Limitations Laws
More Information on Criminal Statute of Limitations
| Code Section | 625:8 |
| Felonies | Murder: none; Class A or B felony or unemployment compensation offense: 6 yrs.; offense of hunting game or fur-bearing animals or violation of off highway recreational vehicles: 3 yrs.; breach of fiduciary duty: within 1 yr. of offense; official misconduct: within 2 yrs. of offense; sexual assault and related offenses when victim is under 18 yrs. old: within 22 yrs. of victim's 18th birthday |
| Misdemeanors | 1 yr.; violations: 3 mos. |
| Acts During Which Statute Does Not Run | Absent state, no residence or work in state; prosecution pending for same conduct |
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