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1	1	HB 87-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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3	3	04/10/2025 1368s
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5	5	2025 SESSION
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7	7	25-0116
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9	9	08/06
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11	11	HOUSE BILL87-FN
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13	13	AN ACTprohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster.
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15	15	SPONSORS:Rep. Love, Rock. 13
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17	17	COMMITTEE:Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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21	21	ANALYSIS
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23	23	This bill prohibits the posting of land not owned by the poster and creates a penalty therefor.
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27	27	Explanation:Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
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29	29	Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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31	31	Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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33	33	04/10/2025 1368s25-0116
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35	35	08/06
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37	37	STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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39	39	In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
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41	41	AN ACTprohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster.
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43	43	Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
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45	45	1 Unauthorized Entries; Prescribed Manner of Posting; Penalty Added. Amend RSA 635:5 to read as follows:
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47	47	635:5 Penalty.
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49	49	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.
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51	51	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 for which the person knows that he or she has no legal right 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.
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53	53	2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
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55	55	LBA
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57	57	25-0116
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59	59	10/31/24
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61	61	HB 87-FN- FISCAL NOTE
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	AN ACTprohibiting the posting of land not owned by the poster.
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67	67	FISCAL IMPACT:
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70	70	Estimated State Impact
71	71	FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
72	72	Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
73	73	Revenue Fund None
74	74	Expenditures* Indeterminable
75	75	Funding Source General Fund
76	76	Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0
77	77	Funding Source None
78	78	Expenditure = Cost of bill Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
79	79	Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
80	80	FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
81	81	County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
82	82	County Expenditures Indeterminable
83	83	Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
84	84	Local Expenditures Indeterminable
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88	88	Estimated State Impact
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98	98	Revenue
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108	108	Revenue Fund
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110	110	None
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112	112	Expenditures*
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114	114	Indeterminable
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116	116	Funding Source
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118	118	General Fund
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120	120	Appropriations*
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122	122	$0
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130	130	Funding Source
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132	132	None
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134	134	Expenditure = Cost of bill Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
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136	136	Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
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146	146	County Revenue
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148	148	$0
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150	150	$0
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156	156	County Expenditures
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158	158	Indeterminable
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160	160	Local Revenue
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162	162	$0
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170	170	Local Expenditures
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172	172	Indeterminable
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174	174	METHODOLOGY:
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176	176	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
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178	178	AGENCIES CONTACTED:
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180	180	Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association