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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 644:11 (2026)

Criminal Defamation

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    644:11 Criminal Defamation. –
I. A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he purposely communicates to any person, orally or in writing, any information which he knows to be false and knows will tend to expose any other living person to public hatred, contempt or ridicule.
II. As used in this section "public" includes any professional or social group of which the victim of the defamation is a member.

Source. 1971, 518:1. 1992, 269:17, eff. July 1, 1992.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1990–2022 · leading case: Voisine v. United States, 579 U.S. 686 (2016).
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Voisine v. United States, 579 U.S. 686 (2016). “765 (2014) ; N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 644:11 (2007) ; *2292 Va.”
Frese v. Formella, 53 F.4th 1 (1st Cir. 2022). · cites it 2× “765 (2021); N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 644:11 (2021); N.C.”
State v. Baird, 581 A.2d 1313 (N.H. 1990). “Baird had criminally defamed his daughter in violation of RSA 644:11, I, by purposely communicating to others information which he knew to be false and knew would tend to expose the child to public hatred, contempt or ridicule.”
Gregory Maggi v. McComiskey, 2017 DNH 228 (D.N.H. 2017). “Finally, in count three of his amended complaint, Maggi asserts that the defendant engaged in “criminal defamation,” in violation of RSA 644:11, by “knowingly communicating false statements about Mr.”
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 644:11(I): 1 case
Frese v. Formella, 53 F.4th 1 (1st Cir. 2022). “765 (2021); N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 644:11 (2021); N.C.”
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