New Hampshire Revised Statutes
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 631:6 (2026)
Failure to Report Injuries
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631:6 Failure to Report Injuries. –
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.
II. 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.
III. [Repealed.]
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.
II. 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.
III. [Repealed.]
Source. 1971, 518:1. 1991, 59:1. 1993, 95:1, 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2004–2010 · leading case: State v. Barka, 839 A.2d 837 (N.H. 2004).
State v. Barka, 839 A.2d 837 (N.H. 2004). “II The State initially contends that under the physician reporting statute, it can compel the hospital to disclose the defendants’ medical records because they contain information about injuries caused by criminal acts.”
In re Search Warrant for Med. Records of C.T., 160 N.H. 214 (N.H. 2010). “The State further argues that because a warrant is issued only after an independent magistrate finds probable cause to believe the records contain evidence of a crime, and because physicians have a statutory duty to report any injury the physician *219 “believes to have been…”
In Re Ct, 999 A.2d 210 (N.H. 2010). “The State further argues that because a warrant is issued only after an independent magistrate finds probable cause to believe the records contain evidence of a crime, and because physicians have a statutory duty to report any injury the physician "believes to have been caused…”
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