TITLE LIX
PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES

CHAPTER 607-A
UNIFORM ACT ON STATUS OF CONVICTED PERSONS

Section 607-A:1

    607-A:1 Definition. –
In this chapter, "felony" means:
I. A crime committed against the laws of this state or of the federal government for which a sentence of death or imprisonment in the state prison or a federal prison or penitentiary; or
II. A crime committed against the laws of another state for which a sentence of death or imprisonment in a prison or penitentiary is imposed, if the act would permit a sentence of death or imprisonment in the state prison in this state had it been committed in this state.

Source. 1967, 289:1, eff. Aug. 26, 1967.