Revision: Jan. 21, 2010, midnight
HB 1180 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
04/09
HOUSE BILL 1180
AN ACT relative to distributing sexual offender registry information.
SPONSORS: Rep. Buhlman, Hills 27; Rep. Ober, Hills 27; Rep. Renzullo, Hills 27; Rep. Gibson, Hills 19; Rep. Ulery, Hills 27; Sen. Clegg, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill permits a police chief to distribute information concerning certain registered sexual offenders to residents of the municipality.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2259
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to distributing sexual offender registry information.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Registration of Criminal Offenders; Availability of Information to the Public. Amend RSA 651-B:7, IV(b) to read as follows:
(b) At the discretion of the governing body, the police chief of a municipality, or other individual in charge of a local law enforcement agency, may distribute information concerning any individual who has been convicted under RSA 632-A:2 or RSA 632-A:3 and who is required to be registered under this chapter, to any interested resident of such municipality. The police chief shall define the geographical limits of distributing such information and shall provide a monthly report to the governing body detailing all information distributed during the month.
(c) Local law enforcement agencies may photograph, at the time of the registration, any individual who is required to be registered pursuant to this chapter. The consent of the registrant shall not be necessary. Such photographs may be used in the performance of any valid law enforcement function.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2007.