TITLE XII
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 158
EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES

License to Purchase, Store and Transport

Section 158:9-e

    158:9-e Penalties. –
I. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of RSA 158:9-a, I and II shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for first and second offense and of a felony for any subsequent offense.
II. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of RSA 158:9-a, III or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for first and second offense and of a felony for any subsequent offense.
III. Any person convicted of larceny of any high explosive as defined in RSA 158:9-a, IV, shall be guilty of a class B felony.
IV. The director, or his designee, shall have the authority to, at the owner's expense, require the immediate removal to a safe and secure location, any explosive found to be kept in violation of any rule or regulation covered under RSA 158 provided that said violation constitutes an immediate threat to public safety. The director shall also have the authority to suspend or revoke any license issued under RSA 158:9-b when it has been determined by a hearing board, the members of which shall be designated by the commissioner of safety, that a violation of any of the requirements of RSA 158 has occurred.

Source. 1970, 45:1. 1973, 528:77. 1977, 361:10, eff. July 1, 1977.