HB 531 – AS INTRODUCED
2005 SESSION
09/01
HOUSE BILL 531
AN ACT relative to application for a writ of habeas corpus.
SPONSORS: Rep. Marple, Merr 9; Rep. Buhlman, Hills 27; Rep. L. Christiansen, Hills 27; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf 5
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill clarifies who may apply for a writ of habeas corpus.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
05-0135
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five
AN ACT relative to application for a writ of habeas corpus.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Habeas Corpus; Application. RSA 534:3 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
534:3 Application. Application for the writ shall be made by the human being incarcerated or restrained to the superior court in the county in which he or she is imprisoned, or by any other human being acting for the benefit of the incarcerated.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2006.