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HB209: relative to the relinquishment of firearms as a condition of bail.
Bill details
Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.
Sponsors
- George Lambert House · Hills 44
- Joseph Pitre House · Straf 2
- Jordan G. Ulery House · Hills 37
- Daniel Itse House · Rock 10
- Lawrence Kappler House · Rock 3
- Timothy Comerford House · Rock 33
Topics
Criminal justice and courts Public safety
Official links
HB 209 – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
13-0014
09/04
HOUSE BILL 209
AN ACT relative to the relinquishment of firearms as a condition of bail.
ANALYSIS
This bill limits the authority of a judge to order relinquishment of firearms as a condition of bail.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0014
09/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to the relinquishment of firearms as a condition of bail.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Conditions for Release of Defendant Pending Trial. Amend RSA 597:2 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a judge shall not order relinquishment of firearms as a condition of bail from a person charged with an offense unless such person is alleged to have committed a violent crime or is alleged to have used a weapon when committing a crime.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 30 days after its passage.