Revision: Dec. 23, 2011, midnight
SB 320-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
08/09
SENATE BILL 320-FN
AN ACT establishing penalties for receiving stolen scrap metal and a database for reports of stolen scrap metal.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Luther, Dist 12; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Rep. Swinford, Belk 5; Rep. Welch, Rock 8; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 10
This bill establishes penalties for knowingly receiving stolen scrap metal.
This bill also establishes a database for reports of stolen scrap metal.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2986
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT establishing penalties for receiving stolen scrap metal and a database for reports of stolen scrap metal.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Scrap Metal Theft; Penalties. RSA 322:13 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
322:13 Penalty.
I. Any person who knowingly receives, retains, or disposes of the stolen scrap metal of another person shall be guilty of:
(a) A class B felony if the value of the scrap metal is more than $1,000; or
(b) A class A misdemeanor if the value of the scrap metal is $1,000 or less.
II. Any person who shall violate any other provision of RSA 322 or of his or her license, for which offense no other punishment is provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2 New Section; Scrap Metal Theft; Database. Amend RSA 322 by inserting after section 13 the following new section:
322:14 Stolen Scrap Metal Database.
I. The department of safety shall establish a statewide database of all reported stolen scrap metal. Such database shall be available to the public on the department of safety’s website and shall contain the date of the reported theft, the location of the reported theft, a description of the materials stolen, and, if available, the final disposition of the case. The database shall not include the personal information of the victim of the crime or of any suspects. The database shall be updated within 24 hours of receiving a report of stolen scrap metal.
II. Upon receiving a report of stolen scrap metal, local law enforcement agencies shall report such stolen scrap metal to the department of safety for inclusion in the database established in paragraph I. Such report shall be made within 24 hours of the initial report of the crime to a local law enforcement agency.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.
LBAO
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12/21/11
SB 320-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT establishing penalties for receiving stolen scrap metal and a database for reports of stolen scrap metal.
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 Judicial Branch and Department of Justice. When completed, the fiscal note will be forwarded to the Senate Clerk's Office.