HB 1384 – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
09/03
HOUSE BILL 1384
AN ACT relative to the statute of limitations for complaints against judges.
SPONSORS: Rep. B. Murphy, Rock 18; Rep. Sorg, Graf 3; Rep. Giuda, Merr 7
This bill establishes that the statute of limitations for any complaint against a judge filed with the judicial conduct committee is 2 years from the conclusion of the trial or appeal during which the act which is the subject of the complaint occurred.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2470.0
09/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to the statute of limitations for complaints against judges.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Complaints Against Judges; Statute of Limitations. Amend RSA 490 by inserting after section 30-a the following new section:
490:30-b Complaints Against Judges; Statute of Limitations. The statute of limitations for any complaint against a judge filed with the judicial conduct committee shall be 2 years from the conclusion of the trial or appeal during which the act which is the subject of the complaint occurred.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.