Megan's Law
NH Sexual Offender Registry List (Megan's Law)
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.
AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC
(Convicted of a Violation or Attempted Violation)
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
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.