HB 1171 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
05/04
HOUSE BILL 1171
AN ACT relative to the violation of protective orders.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Wheeler, Hills 6
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill provides that the defendant shall not be charged with violating a protective order if the plaintiff or victim of domestic violence initiated contact with the defendant.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2196
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to the violation of protective orders.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Violation of Protective Order; Penalty; No Criminal Liability if Contact Initiated by Plaintiff. Amend RSA 173-B:9 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
III-a. Notwithstanding paragraph I and III, if the plaintiff or victim of domestic violence initiates contact with the defendant, the defendant shall not be charged with violating the protective order.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2006.