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HB1423: (New Title) relative to reimbursement of travel expenses for judges.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

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CHAPTER 91

HB 1423-FN – FINAL VERSION

17Mar2004… 0716h

22Apr2004… 1293eba

2004 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1423-FN

AN ACT relative to reimbursement of travel expenses for judges.

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill states the criteria for the payment of expenses and mileage of supreme, superior, district, and probate court judges.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

17Mar2004… 0716h

22Apr2004… 1293eba

04-2352

09/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four

AN ACT relative to reimbursement of travel expenses for judges.

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

91:1 Supreme Court Justices; Expenses. RSA 490:18 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

490:18 Expenses. The justices shall be entitled to receive their actual personal expenses when absent from the court in the performance of their official duties. A justice who resides more than 50 miles from the court may be reimbursed for money paid for office rent. The justices shall not be reimbursed for mileage to commute from the justice’s residence to the court except for any mileage in excess of 25 miles each way. A temporary justice shall be entitled to receive the same expenses and reimbursements, except for office rent, for the period of such service.

91:2 Superior Court Justices Expenses. RSA 491:6-a is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

491:6-a Superior Court Justices Expenses. The justices shall be entitled to receive their actual personal expenses when absent from their assigned court in the performance of their official duties. The justices shall not be reimbursed for mileage to commute from the justice’s residence to their assigned court except for any mileage in excess of 25 miles each way.

91:3 New Section; District Court Justices Expenses. Amend RSA 502-A by inserting after section 6-b the following new section:

502-A:6-c District Court Justices Expenses. The justices shall be entitled to receive their actual personal expenses when absent from their assigned court in the performance of their official duties. The justices shall not be reimbursed for mileage to commute from the justice’s residence to their assigned court except for any mileage in excess of 25 miles each way.

91:4 New Section; Probate Court Judge’s Expenses. Amend RSA 547 by inserting after section 22-a the following new section:

547:22-b Probate Court Judges Expenses. The judges shall be entitled to receive their actual personal expenses when absent from their assigned court in the performance of their official duties. The judges shall not be reimbursed for mileage to commute from the judge’s residence to their assigned court except for any mileage in excess of 25 miles each way.

91:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: May 7, 2004)

(Effective Date: July 6, 2004)