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HB192: relative to disposal of controlled drugs in possession of law enforcement officers.
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- Bruce Hunter House ยท Hills 48
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CHAPTER 80
HB 192 - FINAL VERSION
20feb03... 0160h
2003 SESSION
03-0762
09/01
HOUSE BILL 192
AN ACT relative to disposal of controlled drugs in possession of law enforcement officers.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill permits the district court to order the destruction of drugs in possession of law enforcement officers following the disposition of a misdemeanor controlled drug offense, after the period for appeal has expired and upon written motion.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20feb03... 0160h
03-0762
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to disposal of controlled drugs in possession of law enforcement officers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
80:1 New Paragraphs; District Court; Disposal of Drugs in Misdemeanor Controlled Drug Offenses. Amend RSA 318-B:17 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraphs:
I-a. The district court having jurisdiction over a misdemeanor controlled drug offense may order such controlled drugs forfeited and destroyed upon written motion. Such order shall not be entered until after the period for appeal of the offense has expired.
I-b. The district court shall require the same record and reporting of the officer who is destroying the controlled drugs as is required under paragraph I for the superior court, with the exception of notification to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
80:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.
(Approved: May 30, 2003)
(Effective Date: January 1, 2004)