SB350 (2008) Detail

Extending the surcharge on probate court entry fees to judicial branch family division cases which would previously have been brought in probate court.


CHAPTER 123

SB 350-FN – FINAL VERSION

2008 SESSION

08-2835

03/09

SENATE BILL 350-FN

AN ACT extending the surcharge on probate court entry fees to judicial branch family division cases which would previously have been brought in probate court.

SPONSORS: Sen. Foster, Dist 13; Rep. Dokmo, Hills 6

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill extends the surcharge on probate court entry fees to judicial branch family division cases which would previously have been brought in probate court.

This bill is a request of the supreme court.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

08-2835

03/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT extending the surcharge on probate court entry fees to judicial branch family division cases which would previously have been brought in probate court.

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

123:1 New Paragraph; Judicial Branch Family Division; Fees; Surcharge. Amend RSA 490-D:12 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III. The sum of $5 shall be added to each entry fee collected in the judicial branch family division on cases which, prior to the establishment of the judicial branch family division, would have been filed in the probate court. Sums collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the mediation and arbitration fund established under RSA 490-E:4.

123:2 Mediation and Arbitration Fund; Reference Added. Amend RSA 490-E:4, I(a) to read as follows:

(a) All moneys collected pursuant to RSA 490:27, II, RSA 490-D:12, III, and RSA 503:4, II.

123:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

Approved: June 3, 2008

Effective Date: July 1, 2008