Criminal Statutes of Limitations in New Hampshire

Murder may be prosecuted at any time. Class A felony — 6 years; class B felony — 6 years; misdemeanor — one year; violation — 3 months. Offenses under RSA 632-A (sexual assault), or RSA 639:2 where the victim was under 18, may be prosecuted within 22 years of the victim's eighteenth birthday. Fraud or breach of fiduciary duty offenses may be prosecuted within one year of discovery (with other listed extensions). The period does not run while the accused is continuously absent from the state or has no reasonably ascertainable place of abode or work within the state, or while a prosecution for the same conduct is pending in the state.