Revision: April 3, 2025, 8:09 a.m.
Rep. D. McGuire, Merr. 14
March 14, 2025
2025-1005h
05/06
Amendment to HB 66-FN
Amend the bill by replacing section 5 with the following:
5 Appeals and Enforcement; Filing Fee or Surcharge. Amend RSA 91-A:7-c, I to read as follows:
I. Any party may appeal the ombudsman's final ruling to the superior court by filing a notice of appeal in superior court no more than 30 calendar days after the ombudsman's ruling is issued. The ombudsman's ruling shall be attached to the document initiating the appeal, admitted as a full exhibit by the superior court, considered by the judge during deliberations, and specifically addressed in the court's written order. [Citizen-initiated appeals shall have no filing fee or surcharge.] The public body or public agency shall pay the sheriff's service costs if the public body or public agency, or its attorney, declines to accept service. Nothing in this section shall prevent a superior court from staying an ombudsman's decision pending appeal to the superior court.