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HB259: relative to the records of the probate court.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2017 HB259
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House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Passed/Adopted
Committee
Senate Judiciary
Hearing
03/21/2017 at 09:00 AM
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Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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CHAPTER 15

HB 259-FN - FINAL VERSION

26Jan2017... 0009h

2017 SESSION

17-0596

09/05

HOUSE BILL 259-FN

AN ACT relative to the records of the probate court.

SPONSORS: Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 6; Rep. J. Belanger, Hills. 27; Sen. Gray, Dist 6

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires registers of probate to coordinate with the secretary of state the preservation of closed files having the potential for historical significance.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

26Jan2017... 0009h 17-0596

09/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT relative to the records of the probate court.

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

15:1 Registers of Probate; Preservation of Files. Amend RSA 548:5 to read as follows:

548:5 Preservation of Files. The register of probate shall be responsible for coordinating with the secretary of state and the administrative judge of the circuit court established in RSA 490-F the preservation of any closed files having the potential for historical significance. The register may recommend that these files be sent to the records center established under RSA 5. The register of probate shall maintain a current index describing the location of any files which have been removed from the court pursuant to this section.

15:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: April 17, 2017

Effective Date: June 16, 2017