GroundRules
RSA 41:68: Unauthorized Destruction; Penalty.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title III: TOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES
- Chapter 41: CHOICE AND DUTIES OF TOWN OFFICERS
- Preservation of Public Records, Books and Documents of Towns
All municipal records as defined in RSA 33-A:1, IV belong to the public in perpetuity and shall not be destroyed, maliciously damaged or retained by any person not entitled to keep them. Municipal records shall be destroyed only with the approval of the municipal records board established under RSA 33-A:4-a. Any natural person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and any other person shall be guilty of a felony.
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