CHAPTER 36
HB 38 – FINAL VERSION
23Mar2005… 0817h
2005 SESSION
04/09
HOUSE BILL 38
AN ACT relative to theft of personal checks and credit cards.
SPONSORS: Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 13; Rep. Matthew Quandt, Rock 13; Rep. Soltani, Merr 8; Rep. Weyler, Rock 8
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill clarifies the applicability of the theft statute to personal checks and credit cards and assigns a value to each for the purpose of determining penalties.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
23Mar2005… 0817h
05-0333
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT relative to theft of personal checks and credit cards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
36:1 New Subparagraph; Theft; Definitions. Amend RSA 637:2, V by inserting after subparagraph (b) the following new subparagraph:
(c) Each personal check or credit card shall have a value of $250.
36:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 17, 2005)
(Effective Date: July 16, 2005)