New Hampshire Revised Statutes 163-B:4 – Penalties
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I. Any person violating the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 163-B:3, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, or, in lieu thereof, in the sound discretion of any court in which conviction is obtained, any such person may be directed by the judge of such court to pick up and remove from any public street or highway or public or private right-of-way, or public beach or public park, or with prior permission of the legal owner or tenant in lawful possession of such property, any private property upon which it has been established by competent evidence that he has deposited litter, any and all litter deposited thereon by anyone prior to the date of execution of sentence.
I-a. Any fines collected under this section for littering in coastal waters or beaches and for abandoning fishing gear shall be credited to the derelict fishing gear and coastal cleanup fund established in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:77.
II. The court is hereby directed to publish the names of persons convicted of violating the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 163-B:3.
I-a. Any fines collected under this section for littering in coastal waters or beaches and for abandoning fishing gear shall be credited to the derelict fishing gear and coastal cleanup fund established in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:77.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 163-B:4
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- litter: means all rubbish, refuse, garbage, trash, debris, dead animals or other discarded materials of every kind and description. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 163-B:2
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
II. The court is hereby directed to publish the names of persons convicted of violating the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 163-B:3.
