CHAPTER 248
HB 1477 – FINAL VERSION
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2006 SESSION
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1477
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
This bill implements the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 in New Hampshire.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11May2006… 2219eba
06-2087
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT implementing the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
248:1 New Paragraph; Adoption of Rules; Fees. Amend RSA 188-F:26 by inserting after paragraph XVI the following new paragraph:
XVII. Adopt rules and establish fees to implement the provisions of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, 18 U.S.C. section 926C(d)(2)(B) in accordance with RSA 541-A.
248:2 New Section; Firearms Instructors; Liability Limited. Amend RSA 188-F by inserting after section 32-c the following new section:
188-F:32-d Firearms Instructors; Liability Limited. Members of the police standards and training council, council employees, or persons currently certified as firearms instructors by the council pursuant to Pol 404.05, having certified a person as being proficient with their weapons and meeting the standards established in Pol 404.03 to qualify under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. section 926C(d)(2)(B), shall be immune from liability for any action taken by such person subsequent to their certification, unless the employee or firearms instructor knew that the person certified was not qualified under 18 U.S.C. section 926C(d)(2)(B) to have received such certification.
248:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 5, 2006
Effective: August 4, 2006