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HB178: relative to detention for violations of protective orders.
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- Bickford House ยท Straf 68
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CHAPTER 219
HB 178 - FINAL VERSION
20feb03... 0159h
2003 SESSION
03-0647
04/09
HOUSE BILL 178
AN ACT relative to detention for violations of protective orders.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows a judge to order an alternative to detention pending arraignment if such detention would jeopardize the health of the defendant.
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20feb03... 0159h
03-0647
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to detention for violations of protective orders.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
219:1 Domestic Violence; Protective Orders. Amend RSA 173-B:9, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) When the defendant violates either a temporary or permanent protective order issued or enforced under this chapter, peace officers shall arrest the defendant and ensure that the defendant is detained until arraignment, provided that in extreme circumstances, such as when the health of the defendant would be jeopardized by the temporary detention, a judge in response to a request by the arresting law enforcement officer or agency, may order an alternative to detention pending arraignment. Such arrests may be made within 12 hours without a warrant upon probable cause, whether or not the violation is committed in the presence of a peace officer.
219:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.
(Approved: Enacted in accordance with Article 44, Part II, N.H. Constitution, without signature of the Governor, July 1, 2003)
(Effective Date: January 1, 2004)