HB 1288 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
22Feb2018... 0493h
2018 SESSION
18-2096
04/01
HOUSE BILL 1288
AN ACT relative to petitions for annulment.
SPONSORS: Rep. Stone, Rock. 1; Rep. Wallace, Rock. 33; Rep. Gagne, Hills. 13
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill amends the waiting period required for filing a petition for annulment of a criminal record and requires the denial of a petition for annulment to include written findings stating the basis for denial.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2018... 0493h 18-2096
04/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to petitions for annulment.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Annulment of Criminal Records. Amend RSA 651:5, IV to read as follows:
IV. If a petition for annulment is denied, no further petition shall be brought more frequently than every 3 years thereafter, except that any person whose arrest has resulted in a finding of not guilty, or whose case was dismissed or not prosecuted, may petition for annulment of the arrest record or court record, or both, every year after the petition for annulment is denied. The court shall include written findings stating the basis for denial.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 18, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 6, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 13, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 22, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 29, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
April 26, 2018: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 04/26/2018; SJ 14
April 26, 2018: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 04/26/2018; SC 18
March 29, 2018: Hearing: 03/29/2018, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am; SC 14
March 8, 2018: Introduced 03/08/2018 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 7
Feb. 22, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0493h: MA VV 02/22/2018 HJ 5 P. 17
Feb. 22, 2018: Amendment # 2018-0493h: AA VV 02/22/2018 HJ 5 P. 17
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0493h (Vote 20-0; RC)
Feb. 22, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0493h for 02/22/2018 (Vote 20-0; RC) HC 7 P. 14
Feb. 13, 2018: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 02/13/2018 LOB 204
Feb. 6, 2018: ==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/06/2018 LOB 204
Jan. 18, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/18/2018 10:30 AM LOB 204
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 1 P. 5