SB 338 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2774
\t09/06
SENATE BILL\t338
AN ACT\trelative to the right of crime victims to make statements to the parole board.
SPONSORS:\tSen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Hosmer, Dist 7; Sen. Pierce, Dist 5; Sen. Watters, Dist 4
COMMITTEE:\tJudiciary
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill grants crime victims the right to make confidential verbal and written statements for consideration by the parole board on a defendant's release.
\tThis bill was requested by the department of corrections.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2774
\t09/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to the right of crime victims to make statements to the parole board.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Rights of Crime Victims. Amend RSA 21-M:8-k, II(t) to read as follows:
\t\t\t(t) The right to confidentially address or submit a written statement for consideration by the parole board on the defendant's release and to be notified of the decision of the board, when requested by the victim through the victim advocate.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.