HB1372 (2010) Detail

(New Title) establishing a committee to study the provisions of RSA 570-A, the wiretapping and eavesdropping statute, and to study permitting a person to record a law enforcement officer in the course of such officer’s official duties.


CHAPTER 278

HB 1372 – FINAL VERSION

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HOUSE BILL 1372

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the provisions of RSA 570-A, the wiretapping and eavesdropping statute, and to study permitting a person to record a law enforcement officer in the course of such officer’s official duties.

SPONSORS: Rep. Winters, Hills 17; Rep. R. Holden, Hills 7

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill establishes a committee to study permitting a person to record a law enforcement officer in the course of such officer’s official duties.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the provisions of RSA 570-A, the wiretapping and eavesdropping statute, and to study permitting a person to record a law enforcement officer in the course of such officer’s official duties.

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

278:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study permitting a person to record a law enforcement officer in the course of such officer’s official duties.

278:2 Membership and Compensation.

I. The committee shall consist of 5 members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be from the criminal justice and public safety committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

278:3 Duties. The committee shall study the provisions of RSA 570-A, the wiretapping and eavesdropping statute, to determine if revisions are needed to update the statute and shall study any issues associated with permitting any person to make a video and audio recording of a law enforcement officer in the course of such officer’s official duties. The committee may solicit testimony from any person with information or expertise relevant to the committee’s objective.

278:4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

278:5 Report. The committee shall report 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 on or before November 1, 2010.

278:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: July 8, 2010

Effective Date: July 8, 2010