HB 1390 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 1390
AN ACT relative to official oppression.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bicknell, Rock 1; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Kennedy, Merr 4; Rep. Villeneuve, Hills 18
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill expands the crime of official oppression to include infringement of constitutionally guaranteed rights.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2558
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to official oppression.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Official Oppression and Infringement of Constitutional Rights. Amend RSA 643:1 to read as follows:
643:1 Official Oppression. A public servant, as defined in RSA 640:2, II, is guilty of a misdemeanor if, under color of authority, the public servant unlawfully denies, restricts, or infringes upon a constitutionally guaranteed right of any person; or if with a purpose to benefit himself, herself, or another or to harm another, [he] the public servant knowingly commits an unauthorized act which purports to be an act of [his] the office; or knowingly refrains from performing a duty imposed [on him] by law or clearly inherent in the nature of [his] the office.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2007.