Amendment 2026-0713h to HB1631 (2026)

Relative to the contents of the attorney general's annual report detailing state forfeiture information for the preceding fiscal year.


Revision: Feb. 25, 2026, 2:56 p.m.

Rep. Turer, Rock. 6

February 13, 2026

2026-0713h

07/09

 

 

Amendment to HB 1631-FN

 

Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:  

 

1  Forfeitures of Personal Property; Report.  Amend RSA 617:12, I to read as follows:  

I.  The attorney general, no later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year, shall post a disaggregated report on the department of justice website detailing completed state forfeiture activity[,] for the preceding fiscal year, including [the type, approximate value, and disposition of each property seized, and the amount of any proceeds received or expended at the state and local levels.  The report shall provide a categorized accounting of all proceeds expended.] the following information:  

(a)  Name of the law enforcement agency that seized the property or the name of the lead agency, if the property is seized by a multi-jurisdictional task force;

(b)  Date of the seizure;

(c)  Type of property seized, except that reporting is not required for seized contraband including alcohol, drug paraphernalia, and controlled substances;

(d)  Place of seizure postal zip code;

(e)  Criminal offense alleged that led to the seizure (including whether under state or federal law);

(f)  Crime for which suspect was charged (including whether under state or federal law);

(g)  The outcome of suspect’s criminal case, if available:  no charge was filed, charges dropped, acquittal, plea agreement, conviction, ongoing, or other;

(h)  The date that the forfeiture proceeding is completed; and

(i)  Total value of property forfeited under state law, excluding the value of contraband, and including currency, proceeds from sale of non-currency property, and distributions received from the federal government.  

I-a.  Reported data [on seizures, forfeitures, and expenditures of forfeiture proceeds] shall be provided by the law enforcement agency in disaggregated form to the attorney general.