{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-627-7","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 627:7","heading":"Use of Force in Defense of Premises.","body":"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 RSA 627:4 or when he reasonably believes it necessary to prevent an attempt by the trespasser to commit arson.","path":["Title LXII: CRIMINAL CODE","Chapter 627: JUSTIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXII/627/627-7.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:27:23Z","sha256":"f606f3c612454178ebdca2f83a02021bd67ddc95483bdd105209fda5ace19306","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-627-6","next":"us-nh/rsa-627-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}