New Hampshire § 158-9 - Section 158:9 Possession of Explosives.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 158-9 — Section 158:9 Possession of Explosives., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 158-9. Section 158:9 Possession of Explosives.
No person shall leave, deposit or have in his custody or possession in any building used in whole or in part as a dwelling house, tenement house, apartment building, office building, shop or store, or in or within 500 feet of any building used in whole or in part as a school, theater, church, public building or other place of public assembly, any high explosive, such as and including dynamite, any explosive compound of which nitroglycerin forms a part, fulminate in bulk or dry condition, blasting caps, detonating fuses, black powder or other similar explosive, except as may be permitted by regulations issued pursuant to RSA 158. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Hampshire § 158-9
What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 158-9 cover?
Section 158-9 ("Section 158:9 Possession of Explosives.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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