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HB1564: relative to sexual assault of a victim who is incarcerated in a correctional institution by a person with supervisory or disciplinary authority over the victim.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2018 HB1564
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Concurred
Senate status
Passed/Adopted with Amendment
Committee
Senate Judiciary
Hearing
03/20/2018 at 09:30 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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CHAPTER 159

HB 1564-FN - FINAL VERSION

04/12/2018 1333s

26Apr2018... 1818-EBA

2018 SESSION

18-2183

04/03

HOUSE BILL 1564-FN

AN ACT relative to sexual assault of a victim who is incarcerated in a correctional institution by a person with supervisory or disciplinary authority over the victim.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Welch, Rock. 13; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock. 25; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr. 11; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. O'Leary, Hills. 13; Rep. Gargasz, Hills. 27; Rep. Keans, Straf. 23; Rep. Altschiller, Rock. 19; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill amends the elements necessary for charging aggravated felonious sexual assault in cases where the victim is incarcerated in a correctional facility or is detained in any other setting in which the victim is not free to leave.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

04/12/2018 1333s

26Apr2018... 1818-EBA 18-2183

04/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT relative to sexual assault of a victim who is incarcerated in a correctional institution by a person with supervisory or disciplinary authority over the victim.

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

159:1 Aggravated Felonious Sexual Assault. Amend RSA 632-A:2, I(n)(1) to read as follows:

(1) When the actor has direct supervisory [or], disciplinary, or other authority authorized by law over, or direct responsibility for maintaining detention of, the victim by virtue of the victim being detained or incarcerated in a correctional institution, the secure psychiatric unit, [or] a juvenile detention facility [where the actor is employed], or any other setting in which the victim is not free to leave; or

159:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 04, 2018

Effective Date: June 04, 2018