CHAPTER 197
HB 1231-FN – FINAL VERSION
15Feb2006… 0748h
11May2006… 1845eba
2006 SESSION
04/09
HOUSE BILL 1231-FN
AN ACT relative to the penalty for assaulting a firefighter, licensed emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer.
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill provides for enhanced penalties for assaulting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or licensed emergency medical care provider.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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… 0748h
11May2006… 1845eba
06-2352
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to the penalty for assaulting a firefighter, licensed emergency medical care provider, or law enforcement officer.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
197:1 Sentences; Extended Term of Imprisonment. Amend RSA 651:6, I(g) to read as follows:
(g) Has knowingly committed or attempted to commit any of the crimes defined in RSA 631 where he or she knows the victim was, at the time of the commission of the crime, a law enforcement officer, a paid firefighter, volunteer firefighter, on-call firefighter, or licensed emergency medical care provider as defined in RSA 153-A:2, V acting in the line of duty;
197:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2007.
Approved: May 31, 2006
Effective: January 1, 2007