HB439 (2017) Compare Changes


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1 New Paragraph; Sexual Assault and Related Offenses; Testimony and Evidence. Amend RSA 632-A:6 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

II-a. Proffered evidence excluded under this section, and related pleadings, shall remain under seal and exempt from public disclosure unless and until the New Hampshire supreme court overturns the trial court's evidentiary ruling, in which case only the evidence that the supreme court rules admissible would be subject to public disclosure.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Changed Version

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1 New Paragraph; Sexual Assault and Related Offenses; Testimony and Evidence. Amend RSA 632-A:6 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

II-a. Proffered evidence excluded under this section, and related pleadings, shall remain under seal and exempt from public disclosure unless and until the New Hampshire supreme court overturns the trial court's evidentiary ruling, in which case only the evidence that the supreme court rules admissible would be subject to public disclosure.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.