Attorney's Note

Under the New Hampshire Revised Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class B felonyup to 7 yearsup to $4,000
For details, see N.H. Rev. Stat. 651:2
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 642:2

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor when the person knowingly or purposely physically interferes with a person recognized to be a law enforcement official, including a probation or parole officer, seeking to effect an arrest or detention of the person or another regardless of whether there is a legal basis for the arrest. A person is guilty of a class B felony if the act of resisting arrest or detention causes serious bodily injury, as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 625:11, VI, to another person. Verbal protestations alone shall not constitute resisting arrest or detention.