New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 159-D – Criminal Background Checks
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| 159-D:1 | Sale of Firearms; Criminal History Record and Protective Order Check |
| 159-D:2 | Confidentiality |
| 159-D:3 | Penalties for Attempts to Purchase Firearms Illegally |
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 159-D
- Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
- Misdemeanor: Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
- 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