Ready to start seriously considering a move -

[Russell Kanning]

I bet a berry crop would be a good commercial crop in NH though?  Blueberries or Rasberries?

both

[LaurieP]

Speedfreak.. If you do move and need information on NH S.O. laws or real life experience with them here in NH, let me know.  My husband has been registered for 12 years for a stat rape case from when he was 19.  The girl said she was 17, but was really 95 days shy of 16 (age of consent here in NH).  In anycase, 95 days is the difference between 7 felonies for 1 night of sex (yes! 7... each time they switched positions it was a 'new' charge) and a lifetime on the sex offender registry.  It started as a private list for stat rape and then went to a public list.  It started as once a year on your birthday and then went to twice a year.  Next year, because my husband has 7 convictions from 1 night, he will be required to register 4 times a year, every 90 days.  Yep, NH's a real winner when they consider a teenage consensual sex act the same as the guy who molested 7 gradeschool age kids on 7 separate occasions the same level offender (tier 3) has my husband.  Unreal isnt it? Now we intend to fix this oversight in the law next session, but in the mean time... it is what it is and IT is a joke when it is applied so broadly and arbitrarily.

And a side note on malice and intent:  it doesnt exist in this state for statutory rape convictions (nor does it in 33 out of our 50 states).  The law is strict liability, aka. guilty for the act alone.  There is no consideration of malice or intent.  The last time this law was challenged to the NH SJC was in 2007, decision rendered in January State vs Martin Holmes and he LOST.  The SJC said it was the legislatures job to create the defense.  As if a defense in America should ever have to be created... we should all hang our heads in shame.  That same year I tried to get a bill passed that would allow a reasonable mistake of age defense to be presented but it failed, essentially on the premise that minors needed this strict protection regardless of their lies, regardless of their fake ids to get into age restricted clubs etc... 

As for probation and registration issues, they do have separate 'probation/parole' requirements that may affect you.  Oftentimes no computers are allowed while on parole/probation and there can be additional restrictions on being with minors.. though I havent heard of someone in NH being told that he cannot live with his own children.  You will want to make sure you research it well before, as you said jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire isnt taking a step up! 

And lastly, I want anyone who is being wrongly oppressed by our government (who has the courage to speak out and fight against that oppression) on my team.  Too many people in this country hide their heads in the sand and hope the storm will pass and someone else will fix it.  Ignorance is bliss about sex offender laws (both convicting laws and registration laws) until it affects you or your family.  When you're placed in the same boat as the 'monsters, aka child molesters' you realize you arent surrounded completely by monsters and child molesters.  Some of those people don't belong.  And as for the public and the media thinking you are 'suddenly supporting child molesters' because you take a stand on these issues... that's hogwash.  Any issue you take a stand on you will be attacked by someone.  The idiots will still be the idiots and the informed will still be the informed.  Forget the idiots and worry about doing what's right and good for ALL of society.

[anon88241661]

I would like to know exactly what NH rules/restrictions are for SOs, if anyone is willing to be my "sponsor", where to find cheap land that can support a homestead, small for profit agriculture, & has owner financing (assuming I don't buy the 70ac mentioned), etc...

Perhaps, you could put together a web page with this information for others.

[SpeedPhreak]

Laurie I fell for you & your husband.

I currently have to register 4x a year.  I can live where ever as long as I don't have a direct view of a park or school.  I can't go to restaraunts, movies, or anywhere else w/out a pre approved permission slip.  I even have to do my shopping btwn 0300 & 0500.

anon - you are right.

I will start w/what I just found out -

In NH Felons CAN vote