Harassment
RSA 644:4 — calls and messages meant to annoy, abuse, threaten or alarm
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, among the other acts the section lists:
- makes a telephone call with no legitimate purpose, or without saying who they are, meaning to annoy, abuse, threaten or alarm another; or
- makes repeated communications at extremely inconvenient hours, or in offensively coarse language, meaning to annoy or alarm another.
Who handles this in New Hampshire: New Hampshire Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the New Hampshire directory.
It may be prosecuted where the communication was sent or where it was received.
Sources for this section (1)
- RSA 644:4 — Harassment
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed New Hampshire attorney.