HB 1627 – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
05/04
HOUSE BILL 1627
AN ACT relative to communication between federal law enforcement officers and county sheriffs.
SPONSORS: Rep. Warden, Hills 7; Rep. Itse, Rock 9
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
This bill provides that federal law enforcement officers should communicate with the local sheriff before taking any official law enforcement action in that county.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2619
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to communication between federal law enforcement officers and county sheriffs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Statement of Purpose. The purpose of this act is:
I. To reaffirm state sovereignty under the New Hampshire constitution, part I, article 7; and
II. To promote cooperation between federal law enforcement officers and law enforcement officers of this state; and
III. To encourage federal law enforcement officers to use the knowledge and expertise of local law enforcement officers in the performance of the federal officers’ official duties.
2 New Section; Sheriffs and Constables; Communication Between Sheriff and Federal Law Enforcement. Amend RSA 104 by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
104:6-a Communication Between Sheriffs and Federal Law Enforcement.
I. Before taking any official law enforcement action in a county in this state, a federal law enforcement officer should communicate with the sheriff of the county in which the action is to be taken, unless the communication would impede the federal officer’s official duties.
II. If a federal law enforcement officer does not inform the sheriff before taking official action, the officer should do so as soon as practical after the fact.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.