2015 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title LXII - CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter 638 - FRAUD
Section 638:9 - Fraud on Creditors.

NH Rev Stat § 638:9 (2015) What's This?

    638:9 Fraud on Creditors. – A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if:
    I. He destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers or otherwise deals with property subject to a security interest with a purpose to hinder enforcement of that interest; or
    II. Knowing that proceedings have been or are about to be instituted for the appointment of a person entitled to administer property for the benefit of creditors, he
       (a) Destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers or otherwise deals with any property with a purpose to defeat or obstruct the claim of any creditor, or otherwise to obstruct the operation of any law relating to administration of property for the benefit of creditors; or
       (b) Presents to any creditor or to an assignee for the benefit of creditors, orally or in writing, any statement relating to the debtor's estate, knowing that a material part of such statement is false.

Source. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.


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