{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-485-31","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 485:31","heading":"Tampering With Public Water Systems.","body":"I. Any person who tampers with, attempts to tamper with, or makes a threat to tamper with a public water system shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person and guilty of a felony if any other person.\nII. Notwithstanding RSA 651:2, a natural person may, in addition to any sentence of imprisonment, probation or conditional discharge, be fined not more than $50,000 if found guilty of tampering with a public water system, and not more than $25,000 if found guilty of an attempt to tamper with or making a threat to tamper with a public water system. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate violation.\nIII. Any person who tampers, attempts to tamper, or makes a threat to tamper with a public water system shall be liable to the state, upon suit brought by the attorney general, for a civil forfeiture not to exceed $50,000 for such tampering or not to exceed $25,000 for such attempt or threat.\nIV. In this section, the term \"tamper\" means:\n(a) To introduce a contaminant into a public water system with the purpose of harming persons; or\n(b) To otherwise interfere with the operation of a public water system with the purpose of harming persons.","path":["Title L: WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION","Chapter 485: NEW HAMPSHIRE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT","Water Pollution Control"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/L/485/485-31.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:37:42Z","sha256":"61c754bcb7f37c4cf81268071d1aa5fcc9726d6beb812dfbebae746c4420a722","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-485-30","next":"us-nh/rsa-485-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}