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New Hampshire Consumer Laws

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Just about everyone can be considered a consumer at least some of the time, a term applies to the public’s relationship with commerce and the purchasing of goods and services. Welcome to FindLaw’s section on the laws and protections of New Hampshire’s consumers, including laws holding businesses at bay and criminal statutes addressing certain types of fraudulent acts committed against consumers. Articles include topics such as New Hampshire’s antitrust laws, deceptive trade practices laws, and the state’s lemon law, which protects buyers of new automobiles from being stuck with a "lemon." Click on a link below to learn more about New Hampshire’s consumer laws.

Learn About New Hampshire Consumer Laws

  • New Hampshire Deceptive Trade Practices Law

    Explanation of what constitutes a deceptive trade practice under New Hampshire law, which includes such acts as false advertising, falsely disparaging a competitor’s goods, and selling used goods as new.

  • New Hampshire Pyramid and Ponzi Scheme Laws

    Overview of New Hampshire’s laws prohibiting the related crimes of pyramid schemes and Ponzi schemes, in which initial investors are paid with new investors in an unsustainable manner.

  • New Hampshire Antitrust Laws

    Basics of New Hampshire’s antitrust law, which prohibits and “contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade,” such as when a large company acquires smaller competitors.

  • New Hampshire Identity Theft Laws

    Summary of New Hampshire’s laws prohibiting the crime of identity theft, in which the perpetrator uses someone else’s identity without their permission to commit acts of fraud.

  • New Hampshire Homestead Laws

    The basics of New Hampshire’s homestead protection law, which allows struggling property owners to declare a portion of their property a “homestead” and thus protected from creditors.

  • New Hampshire Lemon Laws

    General overview of New Hampshire’s lemon law, which requires car dealers to either replace or refund any new vehicle that fails to perform as advertised within the first year.

New Hampshire Consumer Law Articles

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