I. Any person who shall practice or attempt to practice body piercing, branding, or tattooing in this state without a license shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person.
II. Any person who violates any other provision of this chapter, or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person, for a first offense. A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person, for any subsequent offense. Each day of violation after the first day of violation shall be considered a subsequent violation.

Attorney's Note

Under the New Hampshire Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,000
For details, see N.H. Rev. Stat. 651:2

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 314-A:12

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4