relative to the offense of identity fraud.

CHAPTER 110
SB 622-FN - FINAL VERSION

01/29/2026 0094s
2026 SESSION
26-2194
09/08

SENATE BILL
622-FN

AN ACT
relative to the offense of identity fraud.

SPONSORS: Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17; Sen. Ricciardi, Dist 9; Sen. Rosenwald, Dist 13; Rep. Potucek, Rock. 13

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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ANALYSIS

This bill adds a definition of entity and explicitly includes entities in the prohibited conduct for the offense of identity fraud.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/29/2026 0094s 26-2194
09/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to the offense of identity fraud.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

110:1 Identity Fraud; Definitions. Amend RSA 638:25 to read as follows:
638:25 Definitions.
In this subdivision:
I.
"Entity" means any corporation, limited liability company, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association or organization, and any other legal entity or combination of entities, including any state, county, or municipal government and any subdivision, branch, department, or agency thereof.

II.
"Personal identifying information" means any name, number, or information that may be used, alone or in conjunction with any other information, to assume the identity of an individual
or entity
, including any name, address, telephone number, driver's license number, social security number, employer or place of employment, employee identification number, mother's maiden name, demand deposit account number, savings account number, credit card number, debit card number, personal identification number, account number, [
or
] computer password identification
, or logo or other mark used to identify an entity
.
[
II.
]
III.
"Pose" means to falsely represent oneself, directly or indirectly, as another person or persons
, or entity or entities
.
[
III.
]
IV.
"Victim" means any person
or entity
whose personal identifying information has been unlawfully obtained or recorded or any person or entity that provided money, credit, goods, services, or anything of value and has suffered financial loss as a direct result of the commission or attempted commission of a violation of this subdivision.

110:2 Identity Fraud. Amend RSA 638:26, I to read as follows:
I. A person is guilty of identity fraud when the person:
(a) Poses as another person
or entity
with the purpose to defraud in order to obtain money, credit, goods, services, or anything else of value;
(b) Obtains
,
[
or
] records
, or uses
personal identifying information about another person
or entity
without the express authorization of such person
or entity
, with the intent to pose as such person
or entity
;
(c) Obtains
,
[
or
] records
, or uses
personal identifying information about a person
or entity
without the express authorization of such person
or entity
in order to assist another to pose as such person
or entity
; or
(d) Poses as another person
or entity
, without the express authorization of such person
or entity
, with the purpose of obtaining confidential information about such person
or entity, or another person or entity,
that is not available to the general public.

110:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.

Approved: May 28, 2026
Effective Date: January 01, 2027