Revision: Dec. 21, 2009, midnight
HB 1673-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2010 SESSION
04/09
HOUSE BILL 1673-FN
AN ACT removing the statute of limitations on offenses against children.
SPONSORS: Rep. Pepino, Hills 11; Rep. Sweeney, Sull 5; Rep. B. Shaw, Hills 16; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill removes the statute of limitations on offenses against children and provides that such offenses may be prosecuted at any time.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10-2073
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT removing the statute of limitations on offenses against children.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Limitations. Amend RSA 625:8 by inserting after paragraph II-a the following new paragraph:
II-b. An offense against a child as defined in RSA 651-B:1, VII may be prosecuted at any time.
2 Repeal. RSA 625:8, III(d), relative to the time period for allowing prosecutions for certain offenses against children, is repealed.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.
LBAO
10-2073
12/18/09
HB 1673-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT removing the statute of limitations on offenses against children.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is unable to complete a fiscal note for this bill as it is awaiting information from the Department of Corrections. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the House Clerk's Office.