Bill Text - HB1400 (2022)

Prohibiting law enforcement from using the scent of marijuana as probable cause for a search.


Revision: March 14, 2022, 12:59 p.m.

Rep. Conley, Straf. 13

March 14, 2022

2022-1091h

08/10

 

 

Floor Amendment to HB 1400

 

Amend RSA 595-A:11 as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

595-A:11  Probable Cause; Scent of Marijuana Prohibited.  The scent of marijuana shall not, by itself, be sufficient to establish probable cause to conduct a search or to request a search warrant.

2022-1091h

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits using the scent of marijuana alone to establish probable cause for a search.