HB737: relative to the enforcement of domestic violence orders.

HB 737 – AS INTRODUCED

2007 SESSION

07-1039

05/03

HOUSE BILL 737

AN ACT relative to the enforcement of domestic violence orders.

SPONSORS: Rep. Hatch, Coos 3

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the court to be notified if the defendant does not comply with an order to participate in personal counseling or a batterer’s intervention program.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

07-1039

05/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

AN ACT relative to the enforcement of domestic violence orders.

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

1 Protection from Domestic Violence; Relief; Counseling. Amend RSA 173-B:5, I(b)(8) to read as follows:

(8) Directing the abuser to engage in a batterer’s intervention program or personal counseling. If available, such intervention and counseling program shall focus on alternatives to aggression. The court shall not direct the plaintiff to engage in joint counseling services with the defendant. Court-ordered and court-referred mediation of cases involving domestic violence shall be prohibited. Any order under this subparagraph shall direct the service provider to promptly notify the court if the defendant does not participate in or complete the counseling or intervention program.

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