I. Any person who shall practice or attempt to practice as an interpreter for the deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing in this state without a license and without a waiver under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-I:7, IV 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 any rule adopted by the board under this chapter, or who knowingly makes a false statement in an application for licensure or in response to any inquiry of the board shall be guilty of a violation. Upon conviction of a second or subsequent violation under this chapter, the person shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and may, in addition, be subject to a civil penalty of up to $2,000 per offense or, in the case of a continuing offense, $250 for each day the violation continues.

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 326-I:18

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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