CHAPTER 25
HB 1225-FN-A – FINAL VERSION
15Feb2006… 0598h
2006 SESSION
09/10
HOUSE BILL 1225-FN-A
AN ACT relative to the judicial branch family division for the Henniker and Hillsborough District Courts.
SPONSORS: Rep. Essex, Hills 1; Rep. Shattuck, Hills 1; Rep. French, Merr 5; Rep. Carew, Hills 1; Rep. Currier, Merr 5; Sen. Flanders, Dist 7
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
This bill establishes locations for the judicial branch family division for municipalities served by the Henniker and Hillsborough District Courts.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Feb2006… 0598h
06-2520
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to the judicial branch family division for the Henniker and Hillsborough District Courts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
25:1 Henniker and Hillsborough District Courts; Judicial Branch Family Division. Amend RSA 490-D:4, XV-XVIII to read as follows:
Hillsborough County
XV. The courthouses in Hillsborough county which will house the judicial branch family division shall be the Hillsborough County Superior Court for the northern judicial district, the Goffstown District Court, the Hillsborough County Superior Court for the southern judicial district, the Milford District Court, [and] the Merrimack District Court and, upon completion of construction, the Henniker-Hillsborough District Court.
XVI.(a) Matters arising in municipalities located within the Manchester district shall be heard in the Hillsborough County Superior Court for the northern judicial district.
(b) Matters arising in municipalities located within the Goffstown district shall be heard in the Goffstown District Court.
(c) Matters arising in municipalities located within the Nashua district shall be heard in the Hillsborough County Superior Court for the southern judicial district.
(d) Matters arising in municipalities located within the Milford district shall be heard in the Milford District Court.
(e) Matters arising in municipalities located within the Merrimack district shall be heard in the Merrimack District Court.
(f) Matters arising in Hillsborough county municipalities located within the Jaffrey-Peterborough district shall be heard in the Jaffrey-Peterborough District Court in Cheshire county.
(g) Matters arising in municipalities located within the Hillsborough district shall be heard in the [Concord] Henniker District Court in Merrimack county until the completion of construction of the Henniker-Hillsborough District Court facility in Hillsborough county, whereupon those matters shall be heard in the Henniker-Hillsborough District Court in Hillsborough county.
Merrimack County
XVII. The courthouses in Merrimack county which will house the judicial branch family division shall be the Franklin District Court, the Hooksett District Court, the Henniker District Court until the completion of construction of the Henniker-Hillsborough District Court facility, and a facility located in Concord, provided, however, that the facility meets the minimum standard prescribed by the New Hampshire court accreditation commission pursuant to RSA 490:5-c.
XVIII.(a) Matters arising in municipalities located within the Franklin district shall be heard in the Franklin District Court.
(b) Matters arising in municipalities located within the Hooksett district shall be heard in the Hooksett District Court.
(c) Matters arising in municipalities located within the Concord district[, the Henniker district, and the Hillsborough district] shall be heard in the judicial branch family division facility in Concord.
(d) Matters arising in municipalities located within the New London district shall be heard in the Newport District Court in Sullivan county.
(e) Matters arising in municipalities located within the Henniker district shall be heard in the Henniker District Court in Merrimack county until the completion of construction of the Henniker-Hillsborough District Court facility in Hillsborough county, whereupon those matters shall be heard in the Henniker-Hillsborough District Court in Hillsborough county.
25:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: March 31, 2006
Effective: March 31, 2006