HB1414 (2008) Detail

Increasing the fee for bail commissioners.


CHAPTER 117

HB 1414-FN – FINAL VERSION

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2008 SESSION

08-2068

09/01

HOUSE BILL 1414-FN

AN ACT increasing the fee for bail commissioners.

SPONSORS: Rep. Mooney, Hills 19; Rep. Rowe, Hills 6; Rep. Barry, Hills 19; Rep. C. Christensen, Hills 19; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

ANALYSIS

This bill increases the fee for bail commissioners.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05/01/08 1516s

05/01/08 1653s

08-2068

09/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT increasing the fee for bail commissioners.

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

117:1 Fee for Bail Commissioners. Amend RSA 597:20 to read as follows:

597:20 Fees. The bail commissioners in such cases shall be entitled to a fee of [$30] $40. However, clerks of court or members of their staffs who are bail commissioners shall be entitled to collect such fee only when called while not on active duty. In jurisdictions where the bail commissioner is a full-time salaried police officer, constable, sheriff, deputy sheriff, state police employee, or anyone else authorized to execute police powers, such person shall not receive the fee established in this section, but instead such amount shall be remitted to the town or city in which the [municipal or] district court is situated.

117:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 3, 2008

Effective Date: August 2, 2008