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1 New Chapter; Judicial Immunity. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 490-K the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 490-L
JUDICIAL IMMUNITY
490-L:1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:
I. "Judicial immunity" means the protection from criminal or civil liability granted to judges for acts performed in their official capacity.
II. "Judicial state actors" means a government official or entity that holds judicial power and is subject to constitutional limitations, and shall include judges and other officials acting within the judicial branch of the state.
490-L:2 Limitation of Judicial Immunity. Judicial immunity shall not serve to indemnify or hold harmless judicial state actors from criminal prosecution or civil tort proceedings if a judicial state actor is alleged to have committed an action that goes beyond the scope of their judicial duties and constitutes either criminal conduct or an intentional tort, or where the act is palpably in excess of the jurisdiction of the judicial state actor and is done maliciously or corruptly.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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1 New Chapter; Judicial Immunity. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 490-K the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 490-L
JUDICIAL IMMUNITY
490-L:1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:
I. "Judicial immunity" means the protection from criminal or civil liability granted to judges for acts performed in their official capacity.
II. "Judicial state actors" means a government official or entity that holds judicial power and is subject to constitutional limitations, and shall include judges and other officials acting within the judicial branch of the state.
490-L:2 Limitation of Judicial Immunity. Judicial immunity shall not serve to indemnify or hold harmless judicial state actors from criminal prosecution or civil tort proceedings if a judicial state actor is alleged to have committed an action that goes beyond the scope of their judicial duties and constitutes either criminal conduct or an intentional tort, or where the act is palpably in excess of the jurisdiction of the judicial state actor and is done maliciously or corruptly.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.