HB177 (2011) Detail

Relative to the probation and parole status of offenders in motor vehicle records.


HB 177 – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

11-0721

04/01

HOUSE BILL 177

AN ACT relative to the probation and parole status of offenders in motor vehicle records.

SPONSORS: Rep. Scala, Carr 5; Rep. Fleck, Carr 5

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill removes the requirement for including a probationer’s or parolee’s misdemeanor conviction information in the computerized vehicle files in the department of safety.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11-0721

04/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to the probation and parole status of offenders in motor vehicle records.

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

1 Computerized Identification of Probationers and Parolees. Amend RSA 504-A:14 to read as follows:

504-A:14 Computerized Identification of Probationers and Parolees. The computerized motor vehicle files under the control of the commissioner of the department of safety relative to probationers and parolees who have been convicted of felonies [or misdemeanors] shall reflect their status so that inquiring law enforcement officers shall be advised of the probation or parole status of such persons when detained or inquired about through motor vehicle records. Both the department of safety and the department of corrections and their employees and agents shall not be held liable for errors of omission or commission in maintenance of this data file unless the error is shown to be malicious.

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