New Hampshire § 275-70 - Section 275:70 Noncompete Agreements.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 275-70 — Section 275:70 Noncompete Agreements., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 275-70. Section 275:70 Noncompete Agreements.
Any employer who requires an employee who has not previously been employed by the employer to execute a noncompete agreement as a condition of employment shall provide a copy of such agreement to the potential employee prior to the employee's acceptance of an offer of employment. A noncompete agreement that has not been disclosed to an employee as required by this section shall not be enforceable against the employee, but all other provisions of any employment, confidentiality, nondisclosure, trade secret, intellectual property assignment, or any other type of employment agreement or provision shall remain in full force and effect.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 275-70 ("Section 275:70 Noncompete Agreements.") 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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