NH HB1552

Requires petitioners seeking domestic violence protective orders to swear under penalty of perjury that information provided is true and correct, with explicit warning that false statements may result in criminal perjury charges under RSA 641:1

Adds perjury acknowledgment requirement to petitions for protective orders filed on behalf of minors under child protection statutes

Mandates that parties obtaining temporary or permanent restraining orders in domestic relations and parental rights cases sign an affidavit acknowledging that material false statements may be prosecuted as perjury

Requires victims filing civil stalking protection petitions to sign an acknowledgment that false statements may result in perjury prosecution

Takes effect January 1, 2027, with indeterminable fiscal impact on state and county expenditures due to potential changes in prosecution and incarceration costs