CHAPTER 307
HB 1533 – FINAL VERSION
03Mar2010… 0391h
05/05/10 1743s
02Jun2010… 2229eba
2010 SESSION
04/09
HOUSE BILL 1533
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the statute governing annulment of criminal records.
SPONSORS: Rep. Splaine, Rock 16; Rep. McEachern, Rock 16
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill establishes a committee to study the interpretation and application of the statute governing annulment of criminal records.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03Mar2010… 0391h
05/05/10 1743s
02Jun2010… 2229eba
10-2626
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the statute governing annulment of criminal records.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
307:1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the statute governing annulment of criminal records.
307:2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Five members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, at least one of whom shall be a member of the criminal justice and public safety committee and at least one of whom shall be a member of the judiciary committee.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
307:3 Duties.
I. The committee shall:
(a) Study the history of the state annulment statute (RSA 651:5) as it has been interpreted and applied in New Hampshire.
(b) Study whether the application of the annulment statute in criminal cases affects the ability of the press to report on matters of public safety and the public’s right to know.
(c) Study how press coverage of criminal cases involving the annulment statute has been affected by the emergence of the Internet’s increasing importance to the public.
(d) Study whether the current use of the annulment process is working effectively, is in the best interests of our citizens, and whether additional clarifications to the statute are needed in the interest of justice.
(e) Study any other issue which it deems relevant to its purpose.
II. The committee may solicit testimony from any person or organization with information or expertise relevant to the subject of its study.
307:4 Chairperson. 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. 307:5 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 December 1, 2010.
307:6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 13, 2010
Effective Date: July 13, 2010