{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-631-6","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 631:6","heading":"Failure to Report Injuries.","body":"I. Except as provided in paragraph II, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if, having knowingly treated or assisted another for a gunshot wound or for any other injury he believes to have been caused by a criminal act, he fails immediately to notify a law enforcement official of all the information he possesses concerning the injury.\nII. A person who has rendered treatment or assistance is excepted from the reporting provisions of paragraph I if the person seeking or receiving treatment or other assistance: (a) is 18 years of age or older, (b) has been a victim of a sexual assault offense or abuse as defined in RSA 173-B:1, and (c) objects to the release of any information to law enforcement officials. This exception shall not apply if the sexual assault or abuse victim is also being treated for a gunshot wound or other serious bodily injury.\nIII. [Repealed.]","path":["Title LXII: CRIMINAL CODE","Chapter 631: ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXII/631/631-6.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:28:07Z","sha256":"ebbba331f824eb355b838517a2b06340e396760c7d42f9767c7d4c1f72d557cc","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-631-5","next":"us-nh/rsa-631-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}