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HB516: relative to the time period for refiling a petition for annulment of a criminal record.

Citation
2017 HB516
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Bill details

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House status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Senate status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
Senate Judiciary
Hearing
04/18/2017 at 09:30 AM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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HB 516 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

2Feb2017... 0112h

2017 SESSION

17-0674

04/03

HOUSE BILL 516

AN ACT relative to the time period for refiling a petition for annulment of a criminal record.

SPONSORS: Rep. Myler, Merr. 10; Rep. Bartlett, Merr. 19; Rep. J. MacKay, Merr. 14; Rep. Luneau, Merr. 10; Rep. Mangipudi, Hills. 35; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills. 30; Rep. Doherty, Merr. 20; Rep. Snow, Hills. 42; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill removes the 3-year waiting period after a denial for the filing of a further petition for annulment and requires the court to include written findings stating the basis for the denial and specifying a time period after which the petitioner may file a further petition for annulment.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

2Feb2017... 0112h 17-0674

04/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

AN ACT relative to the time period for refiling a petition for annulment of a criminal record.

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

1 Annulment of Criminal Records. Amend RSA 651:5, IV to read as follows:

IV. If a petition for annulment is denied, [no further petition shall be brought more frequently than every 3 years thereafter] the court shall include written findings stating the basis for the denial, and specifying a time period after which the petitioner may file a further petition for annulment.

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