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1 Powers and Duties of Towns; Power to Make Bylaws. Amend RSA 31:39, III to read as follows:
III. Towns may enforce the observance of the bylaws by suitable penalties not exceeding $1,000 for each offense to enure to such uses as the town may direct .
2 New Paragraph; Power of City Councils; Bylaws and Ordinances. Amend RSA 47:17 by inserting after paragraph XX the following new paragraph:
XXI. For any ordinance or bylaw prohibiting sleeping or camping outdoors, the city council shall provide for a nonmonetary penalty that may be elected in lieu of a financial penalty. Options for nonmonetary penalties include, but are not limited to, community service, enrollment in a program designed to assist the individual with obtaining stable housing, and verification of secured stable housing. The option or options for a nonmonetary penalty shall:
(a) Be stated clearly in the ordinance or bylaw language; and
(b) Require that the individual who violates the ordinance or bylaw to elect the nonmonetary penalty, and if there are multiple nonmonetary penalties available, which penalty.
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1 Powers and Duties of Towns; Power to Make Bylaws. Amend RSA 31:39, III to read as follows:
III. Towns may enforce the observance of the bylaws by suitable penalties not exceeding $1,000 for each offense to enure to such uses as the town may direct , except that for any ordinance or bylaw prohibiting sleeping or camping outdoors, the town shall provide for a nonmonetary penalty that may be elected in lieu of a financial penalty . Options for nonmonetary penalties include, but are not limited to, community service, enrollment in a program designed to assist the individual with obtaining stable housing, and verification of secured stable housing. The option or options for a nonmonetary penalty shall:
(a) Be stated clearly in the ordinance or bylaw language; and
(b) Require that the individual who violates the ordinance or bylaw to elect the nonmonetary penalty, and if there are multiple nonmonetary penalties available, which penalty.
2 New Paragraph; Power of City Councils; Bylaws and Ordinances. Amend RSA 47:17 by inserting after paragraph XX the following new paragraph:
XXI. For any ordinance or bylaw prohibiting sleeping or camping outdoors, the city council shall provide for a nonmonetary penalty that may be elected in lieu of a financial penalty. Options for nonmonetary penalties include, but are not limited to, community service, enrollment in a program designed to assist the individual with obtaining stable housing, and verification of secured stable housing. The option or options for a nonmonetary penalty shall:
(a) Be stated clearly in the ordinance or bylaw language; and
(b) Require that the individual who violates the ordinance or bylaw to elect the nonmonetary penalty, and if there are multiple nonmonetary penalties available, which penalty.