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HB497: relative to stolen checks.

Citation
2005 HB497
Official source

Bill details

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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
HOUSE Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Hearing
02/22/2005 at 01:30 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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HB 497 – AS INTRODUCED

2005 SESSION

05-0332

04/09

HOUSE BILL 497

AN ACT relative to stolen checks.

SPONSORS: Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 13; Rep. Matthew Quandt, Rock 13; Rep. Weyler, Rock 8; Rep. Soltani, Merr 8; Rep. Bettencourt, Rock 4

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies the applicability of the theft statute to written instruments representing monetary or financial interests, including checks.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

05-0332

04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Five

AN ACT relative to stolen checks.

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

1 Theft; Definitions. Amend RSA 637:2, I to read as follows:

I. “Property” means anything of value, including real estate, tangible and intangible personal property, captured or domestic animals and birds, written instruments, including checks, or other writings representing or embodying rights concerning monetary or financial interests, real or personal property, labor, services, or otherwise containing any thing of value to the owner, commodities of a public utility nature such as telecommunications, gas, electricity, steam, or water, and trade secrets, meaning the whole or any portion of any scientific or technical information, design, process, procedure, formula or invention which the owner thereof intends to be available only to persons selected by him.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.