CHAPTER 305
HB 1638 – FINAL VERSION
05/15/08 1670s
2008 SESSION
03/01
HOUSE BILL 1638
AN ACT establishing an oversight commission on motor vehicle fines.
SPONSORS: Rep. W. Knowles, Straf 6; Rep. Ryan, Merr 2; Rep. Almy, Graf 11
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill establishes an oversight commission on motor vehicle fines to make periodic recommendations on fine amounts and enforcement.
This bill is a request of the criminal justice and public safety committee.
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05/15/08 1670s
08-2872
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT establishing an oversight commission on motor vehicle fines.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
305:1 New Section; Oversight Commission on Motor Vehicle Fines. Amend RSA 262 by inserting after section 44 the following new section:
262:45 Oversight Commission on Motor Vehicle Fines.
I. There is established an oversight commission on motor vehicle fines. The commission shall:
(a) Periodically review the fines for motor vehicle violations established pursuant to RSA 502-A:19-b, V, considering the appropriateness of the fine amounts and the advisability of raising or lowering the fine amounts.
(b) Study the public safety issues which affect the uniform fine schedule by soliciting testimony from state and national experts.
(c) Make recommendations for improving the system by which fines are issued, contested, and paid.
II.(a) The members of the oversight commission shall be as follows:
(1) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the standing committee having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety, one of whom shall be a member of the standing committee having jurisdiction over transportation, and one of whom shall be a member of the standing committee having jurisdiction over ways and means.
(2) The administrative judge of the district court, or designee.
(3) One representative of the department of safety, appointed by the commissioner.
(4) The president of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police, or designee.
(b) Legislative members of the oversight commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
(c) The terms of legislative members shall be coterminous with their terms of office. Legislative members may be reappointed consistent with the requirements of subparagraph II(a)(1).
III. The members of the oversight commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members every 2 years.
IV. The oversight commission shall make a report every 2 years beginning on November 1, 2009, together with its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library.
305:2 Oversight Commission; First Meeting. The first meeting of the commission established in RSA 262:45 shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
305:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 2, 2008
Effective Date: July 2, 2008