New Hampshire § 262-1 - Section 262:1 Penalties.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 262-1 — Section 262:1 Penalties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 262-1. Section 262:1 Penalties.
I. A person who, with fraudulent intent: (a) Alters, forges or counterfeits a certificate of title or certificate of origin; (b) Alters or forges an assignment of a certificate of title or a certificate of origin, or an assignment or release of a security interest, on a certificate of title or a certificate of origin or a form the director prescribes; (c) Has possession of or uses a certificate of title or certificate of origin knowing it to have been altered, forged or counterfeited; or (d) Uses a false or fictitious name or address, or makes a false statement, or fails to disclose a security interest, or conceals any other material fact, in an application for a certificate of title or certificate of origin, or in any proof or statement in writing in connection therewith, shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. II. A person who: (a) With fraudulent intent, permits another, not entitled thereto, to use or have possession of a certificate of title; (b) Wilfully fails to mail or deliver a certificate of title or application therefor to the department within 20 days after the time required by this title; (c) Wilfully fails to deliver to his transferee a certificate of title within 20 days after the time required by this title; or (d) Wilfully violates any provision of this chapter, except as provided in paragraph I, 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
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Section 262-1 ("Section 262:1 Penalties.") 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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