HB92 (2009) Detail

Requiring municipalities to establish volunteer civilian police review boards.


HB 92 – AS INTRODUCED

2009 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 92

AN ACT requiring municipalities to establish volunteer civilian police review boards.

SPONSORS: Rep. Robertson, Ches 3

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill requires municipalities to establish volunteer civilian police review boards.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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09/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT requiring municipalities to establish volunteer civilian police review boards.

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

1 New Section; Volunteer Civilian Police Review Boards. Amend RSA 105 by inserting after section 13-b the following new section:

105:13-c Volunteer Civilian Police Review Boards.

I. The governing body of each municipality shall establish a volunteer civilian police review board. The board shall hold meetings, at such times and places and according to such procedures as the board deems necessary, for the purpose of hearing complaints regarding law enforcement officers or law enforcement activities within the municipality. The board may make advisory recommendations regarding law enforcement officers or law enforcement activities to the police chief of the municipality or governing body of the municipality or both.

II. The governing body shall appoint at least 3 members to the board. No law enforcement officer or employee may serve as a member of the board. Of the initial members, at least one member shall serve a one-year term, at least one member shall serve a 2-year term, and the remaining members shall serve 3-year terms. Members shall be eligible for reappointment. After the initial terms expire, each member shall serve a 2-year term. Members shall serve without compensation.

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