CHAPTER 267
SB 245 – FINAL VERSION
12Apr2006… 1576h
O5/24/06… 2376eba
2006 SESSION
09/04
SENATE BILL 245
AN ACT repealing laws relative to the municipal courts and the administrative committee of the district and municipal courts.
This bill repeals obsolete laws relative to the municipal courts and the administrative committee of the district and municipal courts.
This bill was requested by the supreme court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12Apr2006… 1576h
O5/24/06… 2376eba
06-2400
09/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT repealing laws relative to the municipal courts and the administrative committee of the district and municipal courts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
267:1 Reference to Administrative Committee Deleted. Amend RSA 490-A:2 to read as follows:
490-A:2 Chief Justices of the Supreme and Superior Courts. The chief justice of the supreme court, with the advice and consent of the chief justice of the superior court in respect to all matters affecting the superior court, shall be responsible for supervising the efficient operation of all courts in New Hampshire. In meeting this responsibility, the chief justices shall receive the advice and cooperation of all persons and bodies interested in the administration of justice, including, but not limited to, the justices of all courts in New Hampshire, the judicial council, [the administrative committee of the district and municipal courts,] the administrative committee of probate courts, the New Hampshire probate judges association, the New Hampshire superior court clerks association, the court accreditation commission, the New Hampshire Bar Association, and all county and local bar associations.
267:2 Reference to Administrative Committee Deleted. Amend RSA 604-A:7 to read as follows:
604-A:7 Rules and Regulations. The supreme court [and the], superior court, district court, and judicial branch family division shall each have the authority to establish such rules and regulations and prescribe such forms as may be deemed necessary or advisable for the performance of their respective duties hereunder[, and the administrative committee of the district and municipal courts shall have like authority to establish rules and regulations and prescribe forms for the district and municipal courts].
267:3 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 502, relative to municipal courts.
II. RSA 502-A:18, relative to the administrative committee of the district and municipal courts.
III. RSA 502-A:18-a, relative to the executive secretary of the committee.
IV. RSA 502-A:19-a, relative to recommendations of the committee on rules, practices, procedures, forms, and records.
V. RSA 509:2-a, relative to district and municipal courts and form of writs.
267:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 9, 2006
Effective: June 9, 2006