| NH Sexual Offender Registry List (Megan's Law) |
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Any adult offender convicted of any of the below listed crimes,
whether in this state or another, is required to register as a sexual offender
for the following time periods, Felony convictions (Life); Misdemeanor
convictions (10 Years).
The timeframe for offender registration is within 30 days of release (including
while under supervision); 30 days of establishing residence; and 10 days of
changing address.
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AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC |
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 RSA 632-A:2, I(1) |
Aggravated Sexual Assault (sexual penetration with victim under 13 years of age) |
| RSA 632-A:2, II |
Aggravated Felonious Sexual Assault (touching genitals of victim under 13 years of age) |
| RSA 632-A:3, III |
Felonious Sexual Assault (sexual contact with victim under 13 years of age) |
| RSA 645:1, III |
Indecent Exposure and Lewdness |
| RSA 651-B:1, V |
Offender Against Children |
| Or Equivalent
Offense of another state or the federal government |
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The information available to the public is broken down by city or town and
includes the sexual offender's name, address, offense and court date.
It is estimated that the majority of New Hampshire's registered sex
offenders are in compliance with the registration requirement. However, the
information listed for some offenders may not be up-to-date where sex offender
registrants have failed to comply with New Hampshire's registration laws.
Law Enforcement attempts to identify offenders who are not registered with the
correct address and work to arrest sex offenders who do not comply with
registration laws. If you are aware of an offender not in compliance with
registration laws, or erroneous information provided on the registration list,
notify your local law enforcement agency.
The authority providing release of this information to the
public may be found as follows:
NH RSA 651-B:7
Section IV. The division (NH Department of Safety) shall provide a
copy of the list described in this section (Sexual Offenders) to each local law
enforcement agency at periodic intervals, but in no event less frequently than
once each month. The list shall be made available to interested members of the
public upon request to the local law enforcement agency. The department shall
adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, establishing procedures for the collection
of information described in this section, the transmission of the information
from the division to the local law enforcement agencies, and the conditions
under which the list shall be made available to the public. These rules shall
enable the public to request information about a named individual or about all
listed individuals residing or confined in the state. The rules shall also
include provisions for identifying and maintaining a record of the parties to
whom information from the list has been disclosed, and may also provide for the
imposition of a reasonable fee to defray the administrative costs of collecting
the information and making the information available to the public.
Section V. Local law enforcement agencies, employees of local law
enforcement agencies, and county and state officials shall be immune from civil
and criminal liability for good faith conduct under this chapter. Nothing in
this paragraph shall be deemed to grant any such immunity to any person for that
person's reckless or wanton conduct.
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