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HB1165: relative to extending domestic violence protection orders.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

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CHAPTER 206

HB 1165 – FINAL VERSION

19Feb2004… 0304h

04/22/04 1235s

25May2004… 1625CofC

2004 SESSION

03-2098

09/01

HOUSE BILL 1165

AN ACT relative to extending domestic violence protection orders.

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires a court granting an extension of a domestic violence order to state in writing, at the respondent’s request, the reason or reasons for granting the extension.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19Feb2004… 0304h

04/22/04 1235s

25May2004… 1625CofC

03-2098

09/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four

AN ACT relative to extending domestic violence protection orders.

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

206:1 Domestic Violence Protection Orders; Motions for Extensions. Amend RSA 173-B:5, VI to read as follows:

VI. Any order under this section shall be for a fixed period of time not to exceed one year, but may be extended by order of the court upon a motion by the plaintiff, showing good cause, with notice to the defendant. A defendant shall have the right to a hearing on the extension of any order under this paragraph to be held within 30 days of the extension. The court shall state in writing, at the respondent’s request, its reason or reasons for granting the extension. The court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce and collect the financial support obligation which accrued prior to the expiration of the protective order.

206:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2005.

(Approved: June 11, 2004)

(Effective Date: January 1, 2005)