New Hampshire Identity Fraud
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 638:25 - § 638:27
TITLE LXII
CRIMINAL CODE
CHAPTER 638
638: FRAUD
Identity Fraud
Section: 638:25 Definitions.
Section: 638:26 Identity Fraud.
Section: 638:27 Venue.
638:25 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Personal identifying information" means any name, number, or information that may be used, alone or in conjunction with any other information, to assume the identity of an individual, including any name, address, telephone number, driver's license number, social security number, employer or place of employment, employee identification number, mother's maiden name, demand deposit account number, savings account number, credit card number, debit card number, personal identification number, account number, or computer password identification.
II. "Pose" means to falsely represent oneself, directly or indirectly, as another person or persons.
III. "Victim" means any person whose personal identifying information has been unlawfully obtained or recorded or any person or entity that provided money, credit, goods, services, or anything of value and has suffered financial loss as a direct result of the commission or attempted commission of a violation of this subdivision.
Source. 1999, 239:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
638:26 Identity Fraud. –
I. A person is guilty of identity fraud when the person:
(a) Poses as another person with the purpose to defraud in order to obtain money, credit, goods, services, or anything else of value;
(b) Obtains or records personal identifying information about another person without the express authorization of such person, with the intent to pose as such person;
(c) Obtains or records personal identifying information about a person without the express authorization of such person in order to assist another to pose as such person; or
(d) Poses as another person, without the express authorization of such person, with the purpose of obtaining confidential information about such person that is not available to the general public.
II. Identity fraud is a class A felony.
III. A person found guilty of violating any provisions of this section shall, in addition to the penalty under paragraph II, be ordered to make restitution for economic loss sustained by a victim as a result of such violation.
Source. 1999, 239:1. 2004, 233:1, eff. June 11, 2004.
638:27 Venue. – If any act performed in furtherance of the offenses prohibited by RSA 638:26 occurs in this state or if any victim of the offenses prohibited by RSA 638:26 resides in this state, the offense shall be deemed to have occurred in this state.
Source. 1999, 239:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
For more information, see here: https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/NHTOC/NHTOC-LXII-638.htm
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