New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-B:1 – Age of Majority Changed
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-B:1
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
The common law rule that a person is a minor to the age of 21 is hereby abrogated. A person who has reached his eighteenth birthday is hereby declared to be of majority for all purposes, except as prohibited by the constitution of New Hampshire and of the United States.