New Hampshire § 159-23 - Section 159:23 Criminal Use of Electronic Defense or Aerosol Self-Defense Spray Weapons.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 159-23 — Section 159:23 Criminal Use of Electronic Defense or Aerosol Self-Defense Spray Weapons., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 159-23. Section 159:23 Criminal Use of Electronic Defense or Aerosol Self-Defense Spray Weapons.
I. Any person who uses an electronic defense or aerosol self-defense spray weapon on a law enforcement officer or another person with intent to commit a crime punishable as a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. II. Any person who uses an electronic defense or aerosol self-defense spray weapon on a law enforcement officer or another person with intent to commit a crime punishable as a felony shall be guilty of a class B felony. III. Neither the whole nor any part of a sentence of imprisonment imposed for a violation of this section shall be served concurrently with any other term of imprisonment.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 159-23 ("Section 159:23 Criminal Use of Electronic Defense or Aerosol Self-Defense Spray Weapons.") 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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