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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 159:13 (2026)

Changing Marks

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    159:13 Changing Marks. – No person shall change, alter, remove or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer's number or other mark of identification on any pistol or revolver. Possession of any such firearms upon which the same shall have been changed, altered, removed or obliterated shall be presumptive evidence that such possessor has changed, altered, removed or obliterated the same. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source. 1923, 118:12. PL 149:13. RL 179:13. RSA 159:13. 1973, 528:88, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: State v. Drew Fuller, 144 A.3d 61 (N.H. 2016).
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State v. Drew Fuller, 144 A.3d 61 (N.H. 2016). “See RSA 318-B:2, I (2011); RSA 159:13 (2014); RSA 159:4 (2014). The State filed informations on the misdemeanor firearm charges on July 16, and a grand jury indicted the defendant on the heroin charge on July 17.”
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