HB209 (2013) Detail

Relative to the relinquishment of firearms as a condition of bail.


HB 209 – AS INTRODUCED

2013 SESSION

13-0014

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

ANALYSIS

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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