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HB511: relative to retired judges over 70 years of age.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2011 HB511
Official source

Bill details

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House status
Concurred
Senate status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Committee
SENATE Judiciary
Hearing
03/31/2011 at 01:15 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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CHAPTER 221

HB 511 – FINAL VERSION

06/01/11 2217s

2011 SESSION

11-0127

09/05

HOUSE BILL 511

AN ACT relative to retired judges over 70 years of age.

SPONSORS: Rep. Rowe, Hills 6; Rep. Kappler, Rock 2; Rep. Itse, Rock 9

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies that retired judges over 70 years of age shall not serve as judges in any judicial capacity except as judicial referees.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

06/01/11 2217s

11-0127

09/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to retired judges over 70 years of age.

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

221:1 New Section; Retired Justices Over 70 Years of Age. Amend RSA 493-A by inserting after section 1-b the following new section:

493-A:1-c Retired Justices Over 70 Years of Age. No justice who has reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 years shall serve as a judge in any judicial capacity, except as a judicial referee pursuant to this chapter.

221:2 Applicability. Section 1 of this act shall apply only to cases filed on or after the effective date of this act.

221:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 28, 2011

Effective Date: August 27, 2011