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HB208: relative to name changes for inmates and parolees.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

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2003 HB208
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SENATE Executive Departments and Administration
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04/16/2003 at 01:15 PM
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CHAPTER 81

HB 208 - FINAL VERSION

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2003 SESSION

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04/10

HOUSE BILL 208

AN ACT relative to name changes for inmates and parolees.

SPONSORS: Rep. K. Gilbert, Rock 82; Rep. Jones, Sull 19

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the probate court to issue a copy of any order on a petition for a name change made by an individual who is on probation or parole, or for a person who is required to register as a sexual offender or as an offender against children, to the department of corrections or to the department of safety.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT relative to name changes for inmates and parolees.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

81:1 Change of Name. Amend RSA 547:3-i, II to read as follows:

II. Before the probate court may grant a change of name for a person who is incarcerated, or on probation or parole, or for a person who is required, pursuant to RSA 651-B, to register as a sexual offender or an offender against children and who is no longer subject to supervision by the department of corrections, the petitioner shall make a compelling showing that a name change is necessary. For a person who is incarcerated, or on probation or parole, the petitioner shall serve a copy of the petition, pursuant to RSA 547:29, on the department of corrections. For a person who is required to register as a sexual offender or an offender against children and who is no longer subject to supervision by the department of corrections, the petitioner shall serve a copy of the petition, pursuant to RSA 547:29, on the department of safety. Upon ruling on the petition, the probate court shall issue a copy of its order to the department of corrections or, if the petitioner is no longer subject to the supervision of the department of corrections, to the department of safety.

81:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: May 30, 2003)

(Effective Date: July 29, 2003)