CHAPTER 231
SB 498-FN - FINAL VERSION
03/08/2018 0899s
19Apr2018... 1479h
2018 SESSION
18-2901
04/06
SENATE BILL 498-FN
AN ACT requiring an annual report detailing activity related to forfeiture of personal property.
SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7; Rep. Hill, Merr. 3; Rep. Plumer, Belk. 6; Rep. Sylvia, Belk. 6
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the attorney general to post an annual report on the department's website detailing activity related to forfeiture of personal property.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/08/2018 0899s
19Apr2018... 1479h 18-2901
04/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT requiring an annual report detailing activity related to forfeiture of personal property.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
231:1 New Section; Forfeitures of Personal Property; Report. Amend RSA 617 by inserting after section 11 the following new section:
617:12 Report.
I. The attorney general, no later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year, shall post a report on the department of justice website detailing state forfeiture activity, for the preceding fiscal year, including the type, approximate value, and disposition of the property seized, and the amount of any proceeds received or expended at the state and local levels. The report shall provide a categorized accounting of all proceeds expended. Summary data on seizures, forfeitures, and expenditures of forfeiture proceeds shall be provided by the law enforcement agency in disaggregated form to the attorney general.
II. The attorney general may include proposed legislative recommendations to improve policies to ensure that seizures and forfeitures are undertaken and reported in a manner that is fair to crime victims, innocent property owners, secured interest holders, citizens, and law enforcement officers.
231:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 08, 2018
Effective Date: August 07, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 8, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| March 20, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| April 11, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 19, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
June 8, 2018: Signed by the Governor on 06/08/2018; Chapter 0231; Effective 06/08/2018
May 10, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 05/10/2018); SJ 18
May 10, 2018: Enrolled 05/10/2018
May 2, 2018: Sen. Carson Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 05/02/2018; SJ 15
April 19, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 1479h: MA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 7
April 19, 2018: Amendment # 2018-1479h: AA VV 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 7
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1479h (Vote 17-0; CC)
April 19, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-1479h for 04/19/2018 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 15 P. 6
April 11, 2018: Executive Session: 04/11/2018 LOB 208
March 20, 2018: Public Hearing: 03/20/2018 01:45 PM LOB 208
March 7, 2018: Introduced 03/07/2018 and referred to Judiciary HJ 7 P. 53
March 8, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-0899s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/08/2018; SJ 6
March 8, 2018: Committee Amendment # 2018-0899s, AA, VV; 03/08/2018; SJ 6
March 8, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0899s, 03/08/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 10A
Jan. 16, 2018: Hearing: 01/16/2018, Room 100, SH, 10:10 am; SC 2A
Jan. 3, 2018: To Be Introduced 01/03/2018 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1