New Hampshire Revised Statutes 627:7 – Use of Force in Defense of Premises
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 627:7
- Deadly force: means any assault or confinement which the actor commits with the purpose of causing or which he knows to create a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 627:9
- Non-deadly force: means any assault or confinement which does not constitute deadly force. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 627:9
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
A person in possession or control of premises or a person who is licensed or privileged to be thereon is justified in using non-deadly force upon another when and to the extent that he reasonably believes it necessary to prevent or terminate the commission of a criminal trespass by such other in or upon such premises, but he may use deadly force under such circumstances only in defense of a person as prescribed in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 627:4 or when he reasonably believes it necessary to prevent an attempt by the trespasser to commit arson.