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HB370: relative to equality of treatment of victims of crime.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2009 HB370
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Committee
SENATE Judiciary
Hearing
05/26/2009 at 02:15 PM
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Criminal justice and courts

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CHAPTER 312

HB 370 – FINAL VERSION

2009 SESSION

09-0540

04/09

HOUSE BILL 370

AN ACT relative to equality of treatment of victims of crime.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cushing, Rock 15

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that crime victims shall be guaranteed all federal and state constitutional rights on an equal basis. The bill also provides that crime victims shall be treated equally under the law regardless of the victim’s position on the death penalty.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

09-0540

04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to equality of treatment of victims of crime.

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

312:1 New Subparagraph; Rights of Crime Victims. Amend RSA 21-M:8-k, II by inserting after subparagraph (t) the following new subparagraph:

(u) The right to all federal and state constitutional rights guaranteed to all victims of crime on an equal basis, and notwithstanding the provisions of any laws on capital punishment, the right not to be discriminated against or have their rights as a victim denied, diminished, expanded, or enhanced on the basis of the victim’s support for, opposition to, or neutrality on the death penalty.

312:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: August 7, 2009

Effective Date: October 6, 2009