HB 1448 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
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\t04/03
HOUSE BILL\t1448
AN ACT\trelative to contact between a plaintiff and defendant subject to a protective order.
SPONSORS:\tRep. Scontsas, Hills. 30; Rep. Burt, Hills. 39; Rep. K. Rice, Hills. 37
COMMITTEE:\tJudiciary
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill requires a restraining order to contain language that restricts or prohibits contact between the parties.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2390
\t04/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to contact between a plaintiff and defendant subject to a protective order.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Protection of Persons from Domestic Violence; Relief. Amend RSA 173-B:5, VIII-a to read as follows:
\t\tVIII-a. Upon [issuing] issuance of an order against a defendant, in which a defendant is restrained from having any contact with the plaintiff, the court shall advise the plaintiff that it would be unwise and possibly unsafe for the plaintiff to contact the defendant. The order shall contain language that restricts or prohibits contact between the parties. If the plaintiff wishes to contact the defendant for any reason, the court shall advise the plaintiff that such contact be made only after petitioning the court for a modification of the order. In an emergency situation, the plaintiff or plaintiff's family may request that the local police department notify the defendant and the local police may accompany the defendant to a designated location, such as a hospital, if appropriate.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.