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CHAPTER 644 Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses
RSA 644:18 (2008)
644:18 Facilitating
a Drug or Underage Alcohol House Party.
I. A person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if such
person owns or has control of the occupied structure, dwelling, or curtilage, where a drug or underage alcohol house party is
held and such person knowingly commits an overt act in furtherance of the
occurrence of the drug or underage alcohol house party knowing persons under
the age of 21 possess or intend to consume alcoholic beverages or use
controlled drugs at such drug or underage alcohol house party.
II. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section
if a person gives timely notice to a law enforcement official of the occurrence
of the drug or underage alcohol house party or engages in other conduct
designed to prevent the occurrence of such party, or takes action to terminate
such party once underway.
III. In this section, "drug or underage alcohol house
party" means a gathering of 5 or more people under the age of 21 at any
occupied structure, dwelling, or curtilage, who are
unrelated to the person who owns such occupied structure, dwelling, or curtilage or has control thereof, where at least one person
under the age of 21 unlawfully possesses or consumes an alcoholic beverage or
controlled drug. "Occupied structure" has the same meaning as in RSA
635:1 and "dwelling" and "curtilage"
have the same meaning as in RSA 627:9.
IV. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the use of
alcoholic beverages at legally protected religious observances or activities,
or to those persons using a controlled drug under a physician's care where the
use of the drug is consistent with the directions of a physician.
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