HB1677 (2006) Detail

Relative to the annulment of the arrest record of a person found not guilty by a jury.


HB 1677-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2006 SESSION

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04/03

HOUSE BILL 1677-FN

AN ACT relative to the annulment of the arrest record of a person found not guilty by a jury.

SPONSORS: Rep. Dumaine, Rock 3; Rep. Hagan, Hills 17

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the arrest record of any person who has been found not guilty by a jury to be annulled at no cost to the person.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

06-2973

04/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six

AN ACT relative to the annulment of the arrest record of a person found not guilty by a jury.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Annulment of Criminal Records; Jury Finding of Not Guilty. Amend RSA 651:5 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

II-a. The arrest record of any person who has been found not guilty by a jury shall be immediately annulled at no cost to the person.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2007.

LBAO

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Revised 1/3/06

HB 1677 FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to the annulment of the arrest record of a person found not guilty by a jury.

FISCAL IMPACT:

    The Legislative Budget Assistant has determined that this legislation has a total fiscal impact of less than $10,000 in each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2010.