HB 209 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
09/04
HOUSE BILL 209
AN ACT relative to the relinquishment of firearms as a condition of bail.
SPONSORS: Rep. Lambert, Hills 44; Rep. Pitre, Straf 2; Rep. Ulery, Hills 37; Rep. Itse, Rock?10; Rep. Kappler, Rock 3; Rep. Comerford, Rock 33
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill limits the authority of a judge to order relinquishment of firearms as a condition of bail.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0014
09/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to the relinquishment of firearms as a condition of bail.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Conditions for Release of Defendant Pending Trial. Amend RSA 597:2 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a judge shall not order relinquishment of firearms as a condition of bail from a person charged with an offense unless such person is alleged to have committed a violent crime or is alleged to have used a weapon when committing a crime.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 30 days after its passage.