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HB214: relative to discovery deposition of minors in criminal cases.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

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Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

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Criminal justice and courts

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CHAPTER 141

HB 214 - FINAL VERSION

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2003 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 214

AN ACT relative to discovery deposition of minors in criminal cases.

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits discovery depositions in criminal cases of victims and witnesses who are under 16 years of age at the time of the deposition.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

06mar03... 0180h

05/08/03 1331s

03-0567

09/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT relative to discovery deposition of minors in criminal cases.

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

141:1 Discovery Deposition of Minors. Amend RSA 517:13, V to read as follows:

V. Notwithstanding this section, no party in a criminal case shall take the discovery deposition of a victim [who was 16 years of age or under at the time of the alleged offense or of any witness who was 16 years of age or under at the time of the alleged offense] or witness who has not achieved the age of 16 years at the time of the deposition.

141:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.

(Approved: June 17, 2003)

(Effective Date: January 1, 2004)