SB333 (2006) Detail

Relative to inquiries of DWI defendants regarding establishments serving alcohol to the defendants.


SB 333 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

03/09/06 1209s

2006 SESSION

06-2397

03/09

SENATE BILL 333

AN ACT relative to inquiries of DWI defendants regarding establishments serving alcohol to the defendants.

SPONSORS: Sen. Foster, Dist 13; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Rep. Tholl, Coos 2; Rep. Mooney, Hills 19

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the court to make an inquiry of DWI defendants regarding whether a licensed establishment served alcohol to the defendants.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/09/06 1209s

06-2397

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six

AN ACT relative to inquiries of DWI defendants regarding establishments serving alcohol to the defendants.

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

1 New Paragraph; Penalties for Intoxication or Under Influence of Drugs Offenses; Inquiry. Amend RSA 265:82-b by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:

IX. In every case of a conviction or a plea of guilty to a violation of RSA 265:82 or RSA 265:82-a, the court shall inquire of the defendant, before sentencing, regarding whether the defendant was served alcohol prior to the violation at an establishment licensed to serve alcohol on the premises and the name and location of said establishment. Any information so acquired by the court shall be transmitted by the clerk to the liquor commission and such establishment.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.