HB 504-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
27Mar2007… 0737h
2007 SESSION
04/03
HOUSE BILL 504-FN
AN ACT relative to registration requirements for certain criminal offenders under age 21.
SPONSORS: Rep. Jennifer Brown, Straf 5; Rep. L. Hammond, Graf 11; Rep. Nielsen, Sull 4; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock 16
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill allows a person convicted of a violation of RSA 632-A:3, II who was under 21 years of age at the time of the offense and where the victim was 13 years of age or older and under 16 years of age at the time of offense, to petition the superior court for removal of the person’s name from the registry.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
27Mar2007… 0737h
07-0743
04/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to registration requirements for certain criminal offenders under age 21.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Registration of Criminal Offenders; Duration of Registration. Amend RSA 651-B:6 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
V. Any person who has been convicted of a violation of RSA 632-A:3, II, or an equivalent offense in another jurisdiction, who was under 21 years of age at the time of the offense and where the victim was 13 years of age or older and under 16 years of age at the time of offense, and who is required to register under this chapter, may petition the superior court in which the person was convicted or in which the person resides, for removal of the person’s name from the registry. The court shall consider the petition if it was determined that the offender did not use force or coercion in the commission of the act and a period of 10 years or more has elapsed since the conviction without any other misdemeanor or felony convictions. The age difference of the parties alone shall not constitute evidence of use of force or coercion.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.
LBAO
07-0743
Revised 02/08/07
HB 504 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to registration requirements for certain criminal offenders under age 21.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Safety has determined this bill may increase highway fund expenditures by $16,370 in FY 2008, $31,984 in FY 2009, $33,286 in FY 2010 and $34,558 in FY 2011. There will be no fiscal impact on county and local expenditures or state, county, and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Safety states this bill establishes registration requirements for certain criminal offenders under age 21. The Department cannot absorb the additional workload that would result and will need an additional Account Clerk III at labor grade 9 with benefits at 48.3%. This bill does not establish any new positions or make an appropriation. The effective date of this bill is January 1, 2008 and therefore salary and benefits are only calculated for six months (50%) in FY 2008. The estimated costs associated with the new position are as follows:
FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
Salary $10,364 $21,567 $22,445 $23,303
Benefits 5,006 10,417 10,841 11,255
Equipment 1,000 - - -
Total $16,370 $31,984 $33,286 $34,558