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HB324: relative to the Jaffrey-Peterborough district court and the Henniker-Hillsborough district court.
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HB 324 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
03-0008
09/10
HOUSE BILL 324
AN ACT relative to the Jaffrey-Peterborough district court and the Henniker-Hillsborough district court.
ANALYSIS
This bill transfers the town of Hancock from the Jaffrey-Peterborough judicial district to the Henniker-Hillsborough judicial district.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0008
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to the Jaffrey-Peterborough district court and the Henniker-Hillsborough district court.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Henniker- Hillsborough District Court; Merrimack County. Amend RSA 502-A:1, XV to read as follows:
XV. HENNIKER-HILLSBOROUGH DISTRICT. The Henniker-Hills borough district shall consist of the towns of Henniker, Warner, and Bradford in Merrimack county and the towns of Hillsborough, Deering, Windsor, Hancock, Antrim, and Bennington in Hillsborough county. The court shall be located in a city or town within the judicial district in a location and facility designated pursuant to RSA 490-B:3, having regard for the convenience of the communities within the district, provided, however, that the court shall not be located in any building which does not meet the minimum standard prescribed by the New Hampshire court accreditation commission pursuant to RSA 490:5-c. The court shall hold sessions regularly at the principal court location and elsewhere in the district as justice may require. Special sessions of said court for cases arising from the town of Henniker shall be held at the principal court location as the caseload and justice requires. The court shall bear the name of the city or town in which it is located.
2 District Courts; Hillsborough County. Amend RSA 502-A:1, XXII and XXIII to read as follows:
XXII. JAFFREY-PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT. The Jaffrey-Peterborough district shall consist of the towns of Peterborough, [Hancock,] Greenville, Greenfield, New Ipswich, Temple, and Sharon in Hillsborough county and the towns of Jaffrey, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, and Rindge in Cheshire county. The district court for the district shall be located in Jaffrey or Peterborough, holding sessions regularly therein and elsewhere in the district as justice may require. The name of the court shall be Jaffrey-Peterborough District Court.
XXIII. HENNIKER-HILLSBOROUGH DISTRICT. The Henniker-Hillsborough district shall consist of the towns of Henniker, Warner, and Bradford in Merrimack county and the towns of Hillsborough, Deering, Windsor, Hancock, Antrim, and Bennington in Hillsborough county. The court shall be located in a city or town within the judicial district in a location and facility designated pursuant to RSA 490-B:3, having regard for the convenience of the communities within the district, provided, however, that the court shall not be located in any building which does not meet the minimum standard prescribed by the New Hampshire court accreditation commission pursuant to RSA 490:5-c. The court shall bear the name of the city or town in which it is located.
3 Jaffrey-Peterborough District Court; Cheshire County. Amend RSA 502-A:1, XXVI to read as follows:
XXVI. JAFFREY-PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT. The Jaffrey-Peterborough district shall consist of the towns of Jaffrey, Dublin, Fitzwilliam, Troy, and Rindge in Cheshire county and the towns of Peterborough, [Hancock,] Greenville, Greenfield, New Ipswich, Temple, and Sharon in Hillsborough county. The district court for the district shall be located in Jaffrey or Peterborough, holding sessions regularly therein and elsewhere in the district as justice may require. The name of the court shall be Jaffrey-Peterborough District Court.
4 Contingency. Sections 1-3 of this act shall take effect on the date that the Henniker-Hillsborough district court begins operation in one principal location.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.