HB1338 (2024) Compare Changes


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1 New Chapter; Government Actions Relating to the Military Selective Service Act. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 110-E the following new chapter:

CHAPTER 110-F

GOVERNMENT ACTIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT

110-F:1 Government Action Relating to the Military Selective Service Act.

I. Pursuant to the general court's authority under Part II, Article 5 of the New Hampshire constitution, the state of New Hampshire, a political subdivision of this state, or any person acting under the color of state, county, or municipal law shall be prohibited from using any personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with any law, act, rule, order, or regulation of the United States government or Executive Order of the President of the United States regarding locating, apprehending, detaining, or transporting any individual whom the federal government is seeking to locate, apprehend, detain, or transport, solely for lack of compliance with registration or conscription pursuant to the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. app. section 451 et seq., as amended.

II. Paragraph I shall not apply if the United States has been invaded by a foreign military or if war has been declared by the United States Congress pursuant to Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

110-F:2 Application. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a government actor's entering of registrations with the Selective Service System as authorized by RSA 263:5-c.

2 Drivers' Licenses; Issuance of Licenses; Compliance with Federal Selective Service Requirements. Amend RSA 263:5-c, II to read as follows:

II. The application form for a driver's license or driver's license renewal shall include a box to check off if the applicant is 18 years of age and wishes to authorize the department to submit the necessary information to the Selective Service System to register the applicant with the Selective Service System in compliance with federal law. The applicant shall not be required to provide his social security number for Selective Service registration purposes. The department shall not release any information pursuant to this section unless the Selective Service System has provided assurance to the department that the Selective Service System shall not transfer to any non-governmental agency any information which the applicant submitted to the department for registration purposes.

3 Repeal. RSA 187-A:38 through 187-A:41, relative to Selective Service registration and compliance, is repealed.

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

Changed Version

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1 New Chapter; Government Actions Relating to the Military Selective Service Act. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 110-E the following new chapter:

CHAPTER 110-F

GOVERNMENT ACTIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT

110-F:1 Government Action Relating to the Military Selective Service Act.

I. Pursuant to the general court's authority under Part II, Article 5 of the New Hampshire constitution, the state of New Hampshire, a political subdivision of this state, or any person acting under the color of state, county, or municipal law shall be prohibited from using any personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with any law, act, rule, order, or regulation of the United States government or Executive Order of the President of the United States regarding locating, apprehending, detaining, or transporting any individual whom the federal government is seeking to locate, apprehend, detain, or transport, solely for lack of compliance with registration or conscription pursuant to the Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. app. section 451 et seq., as amended.

II. Paragraph I shall not apply if the United States has been invaded by a foreign military or if war has been declared by the United States Congress pursuant to Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

110-F:2 Application. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a government actor's entering of registrations with the Selective Service System as authorized by RSA 263:5-c.

2 Drivers' Licenses; Issuance of Licenses; Compliance with Federal Selective Service Requirements. Amend RSA 263:5-c, II to read as follows:

II. The application form for a driver's license or driver's license renewal shall include a box to check off if the applicant is 18 years of age and wishes to authorize the department to submit the necessary information to the Selective Service System to register the applicant with the Selective Service System in compliance with federal law. The applicant shall not be required to provide his social security number for Selective Service registration purposes. The department shall not release any information pursuant to this section unless the Selective Service System has provided assurance to the department that the Selective Service System shall not transfer to any non-governmental agency any information which the applicant submitted to the department for registration purposes. The application form shall include a check box to indicate that the applicant is a 'conscientious objector', to be likewise submitted to the Selective Service System. If the Selective Service System is unable or unwilling to receive such information then no information regarding such persons being conscientious objectors, including identifying information, shall be transmitted to the Selective Service System.

3 Repeal. RSA 187-A:38 through 187-A:41, relative to Selective Service registration and compliance, is repealed.

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