{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-421-b-5-508","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 421-B:5-508","heading":"Criminal Penalties.","body":"(a) Any person who willfully violates any provisions of RSA 421-B:5-501(a) or RSA 421-B:5-502(a) or a cease and desist order or injunction issued pursuant to RSA 421-B:6-603 or RSA 421-B:6-604, or who violates RSA 421-B:5-505 knowing that the statement was false or misleading in any material respect, shall be guilty of a class B felony. Each of the acts specified shall constitute a separate offense and a prosecution or conviction for any one of such offenses shall not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense.\n(b) Any person who willfully violates RSA 421-B:4-401(a), RSA 421-B:4-402(a), RSA 421-B:4-403(a), RSA 421-B:3-301(a), or RSA 421-B:5-506 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each of the acts specified shall constitute a separate offense and a prosecution or conviction for any one of such offenses shall not bar prosecution or conviction for any other offense. For any subsequent offense, any person shall be guilty of a class B felony.\n(c) Nothing in this chapter limits the power of the state to punish any person for any conduct which constitutes a crime by statute.","path":["Title XXXVIII: SECURITIES","Chapter ARTICLE 5: Fraud and Liabilities"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXXVIII/421-B/421-B-5-508.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:14:47Z","sha256":"da19bb931ef440d12fd4414d616a21dc0c87522bfca0d4b1947588adcdcb3bd6","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-421-b-5-507-a","next":"us-nh/rsa-421-b-5-509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}