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HB1481: relative to the qualifications of jurors.
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- Michael Sylvia House ยท Belk 6
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HB 1481 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
16-2578
09/06
HOUSE BILL 1481
AN ACT relative to the qualifications of jurors.
ANALYSIS
This bill requires jurors to be citizens of New Hampshire and to have read the New Hampshire constitution.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
16-2578
09/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT relative to the qualifications of jurors.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Juror Qualification Form. Amend RSA 500-A:6, III(b)(1) to read as follows:
(1) A citizen of [the United States] New Hampshire and a resident of the county;
2 New Subparagraph; Juror Qualification Form. Amend RSA 500-A:6, III(b) by inserting after subparagraph (4) the following new subparagraph:
(5) Knowledgeable of the content of the New Hampshire constitution.
3 Qualifications of Jurors. Amend RSA 500-A:7-a, II to read as follows:
II. A juror shall be a citizen of [the United States] New Hampshire and a resident of the county of jury service.
4 New Paragraph; Qualifications of Jurors. Amend RSA 500-A:7-a by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. A juror shall have read the New Hampshire constitution.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.