New Hampshire

Law: 359-C:20

The section that holds the state's general breach notification duty for businesses, as the source names it.

359-c:20

Source: https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXXI/359-C/359-C-20.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.

Days to tell residents: Not stated

The outer limit in days for telling affected residents, as stated. Blank where no number is stated. States start the clock differently, at discovery or at determining a breach happened, and the quote shows which.

No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.

How fast, in the law's words: as soon as possible

The law's own words for how quickly residents must be told, apart from any day count.

shall notify the affected individuals as soon as possible

Source: https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXXI/359-C/359-C-20.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.

Attorney general told: Yes

Yes if the source says the state attorney general or its equivalent must be told of a breach in at least some cases. Florida's Department of Legal Affairs and Oregon's Attorney General count.

all other persons shall notify the new hampshire attorney general's office

Source: https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXXI/359-C/359-C-20.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.

Residents before the AG is told: Not stated

The number of affected residents at which the attorney general must be told, as stated. Blank where no number is stated. The quote shows whether it means that many or more than that many.

No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.

Days to tell the AG: Not stated

The deadline in days for telling the attorney general, as stated. Blank where no number is stated. Clocks differ: some run from the breach, and others from telling residents, as the quote shows.

No source we could use stated this. A blank never means no.

Encrypted data excepted: Yes

Yes if the text limits the duty to unencrypted data, or leaves encrypted data out. Stolen keys can undo this in several states.

when either the name or the data elements are not encrypted

Source: https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXXI/359-C/359-C-19.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Checked by a second reader.

Low-harm exception: Yes

Yes if the text lets a business skip notice after finding that harm or misuse is unlikely, or only counts breaches that create a real risk.

if the determination is that misuse of the information has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur, or if a determination cannot be made

Source: https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXXI/359-C/359-C-20.htm. Read 2026-11-01. Read once.