CHAPTER 294
HB 70 – FINAL VERSION
04Mar2009… 0101h
2009 SESSION
04/05
HOUSE BILL 70
AN ACT relative to taking stones from stone walls.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Day, Rock 13; Rep. T. Russell, Rock 13; Rep. Henson, Rock 13
This bill amends the law regarding the taking of stone by including stone from a stone wall or loam, and provides for treble damages based on the cost of materials and restoration, including attorney’s fees and costs.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04Mar2009… 0101h
09-0232
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to taking stones from stone walls.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
294:1 Willful Trespass; Stone. Amend RSA 539:4 to read as follows:
539:4 Stone, etc. Whoever shall willfully and unlawfully dig or carry away any stone, including stone from a stone wall, ore, gravel, clay, sand, turf, [or] mold, or loam upon or from land holden in common or from the land of another person, or shall aid therein, shall forfeit to the person injured treble damages[, and not more than fifteen dollars] based on the cost of materials and restoration, and including attorney’s fees and costs.
294:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 31, 2009
Effective Date: September 29, 2009