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HB389: (2nd New Title) relative to victim impact statements.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2003 HB389
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Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Conference Report Adopted
Senate status
Conference Report Adopted
Committee
HOUSE Committee of Conference
Hearing
06/12/2003 at 11:00 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

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CHAPTER 259

HB 389 - FINAL VERSION

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06/05/03 1798s

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2003 SESSION

03-0333

04/09

HOUSE BILL 389

AN ACT relative to victim impact statements.

SPONSORS: Rep. P. Sullivan, Hills 50; Rep. Espiefs, Ches 25

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

AMENDED ANALYSIS

The bill provides that a victim of a crime or attempted crime may designate a representative to assist the victim in making an impact statement to the court and that the victim impact statement may include injuries, harm, or damages that were not fully determined or discovered at the time the information or indictment was filed.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

25mar03... 0258h

06/05/03 1798s

24jun03... 2112CofC

03-0333

04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

AN ACT relative to victim impact statements.

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

259:1 New Paragraph; Rights of Crime Victims; Victim Impact Statements. Amend RSA 21-M:8-k by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

II-a.(a) In any case where the victim informs the court that he or she requires assistance in making an oral or written impact statement permitted under this section, the court shall allow the victim to designate a representative to write or speak on the victim's behalf.

(b) The victim's impact statement shall not be limited to the injuries, harm, or damages noted in the information or indictment, but may include all injuries, harm, and damages suffered as a result of the commission or attempted commission of the crime whether or not the injuries, harm, or damages were fully determined or discovered at the time the information or indictment was filed.

259:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.

(Approved: July 14, 2003)

(Effective Date: January 1, 2004