HB 783-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
04/01
HOUSE BILL 783-FN
AN ACT requiring DNA testing of persons convicted of certain felony offenses.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Tilton, Merr 6; Rep. Matarazzo, Hills 20; Rep. Wall, Straf 7; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill requires DNA testing of persons convicted of certain felony offenses.
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07-0582
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT requiring DNA testing of persons convicted of certain felony offenses.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders; Definitions. Amend RSA 651-C:2, I to read as follows:
I. Upon intake or prior to the release of any offender after conviction for the commission of any offense defined in RSA 651-C:1, VIII or IX, or for any offense listed in RSA 173-B:1, I or commission of a similar offense prohibited by federal law or the laws of another state, whether on probation, conditional or unconditional release, completion of sentence, or release for any other reason, or prior to the release of any juvenile offender after a finding of delinquency, such person shall have a DNA sample taken for DNA analysis to determine identification characteristics specific to the person.
2 DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders; Applicability. Amend RSA 651-C:7 to read as follows:
651-C:7 Applicability.
I. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to those persons convicted of a violent crime, as defined in RSA 651-C:1, IX, [on or after July 1, 2003,] or of any offense listed in RSA 173-B:1, I on or after July 1, 2008 and to persons incarcerated in a state or county correctional facility, or on probation or parole, for a violent crime as defined in RSA 651-C:1, IX, or of any offense listed in RSA 173-B:1, I on or after July 1, [2003] 2008.
II. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to those persons convicted of a sexual offense, as defined in RSA 651-C:1, VIII, or of any offense listed in RSA 173-B:1, I on or after [August 2, 1996] July 1, 2008, and to persons incarcerated in a state or county correctional facility for a sexual offense as defined in RSA 651-C:1, VIII, or of any offense listed in RSA 173-B:1, I on or after [August 2, 1996] July 1, 2008.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.
LBAO
07-0582
Revised 03/26/07
HB 783 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT requiring DNA testing of persons convicted of certain felony offenses.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Safety has determined this bill may increase state expenditures by an indeterminable amount in fiscal year 2008 and each year thereafter. 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 will require the DNA testing of persons convicted of certain felony offenses. The Department states the DNA analysis kits are $19,000 for 1,000 samples and CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) collection kits are $10,000 for 2,000 kits. The Department states this bill will increase highway fund and general fund expenditures by an indeterminable amount.
The Department of Corrections states the fiscal impact cannot be determined. The average annual cost of incarcerating an in individual in the general prison population for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 was $31,140. The cost to supervise an offender through the Department’s division of field services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006 was $1,174.