HB 1290 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1290
AN ACT requiring the attorney general to enforce city and town charters and to prosecute suspected violations of city and town charters.
SPONSORS: Rep. Balboni, Hills 21
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill requires the attorney general to enforce city and town charters and to prosecute suspected violations of city and town charters.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2173
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT requiring the attorney general to enforce city and town charters and to prosecute suspected violations of city and town charters.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Enforcement of City and Town Charters. Amend RSA 7 by inserting after section 6-d the following new section:
7:6-e Enforcement of City and Town Charters. Upon receipt of a written complaint signed by a resident of a city or town of the state of New Hampshire, or upon his or her own motion, the attorney general shall conduct investigations to determine whether any violation of the city or town charter has occurred and shall prosecute any person responsible for such a violation. In conducting an investigation under this section, the attorney general may enlist the aid of the county attorneys, the division of state police, and other public officers. In the exercise of his or her powers and duties under this section, the attorney general may hold hearings and require the attendance of individuals by the use of subpoena and may require the production of books, documents, records, and other tangible goods by use of subpoena duces tecum. Any testimony required by the attorney general at a hearing which he or she holds under this section shall be given under oath.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2007.