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HB252: relative to pro se litigants under the right-to-know law.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2018 HB252
Official source

Bill details

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

House status
Conference Report Adopted
Senate status
Conference Report Adopted
Committee
Senate Judiciary
Hearing
05/15/2018 at 12:00 PM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

Official links

CHAPTER 289

HB 252 - FINAL VERSION

3Jan2018... 2396h

04/12/2018 1276s

23May2018... 2000-CofC

2018 SESSION

17-0518

01/09

HOUSE BILL 252

AN ACT relative to pro se litigants under the right-to-know law.

SPONSORS: Rep. M. Smith, Straf. 6; Rep. Sylvia, Belk. 6; Rep. Berch, Ches. 1; Rep. Horrigan, Straf. 6; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Hoell, Merr. 23; Rep. Backus, Hills. 19; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies the procedure for pro se litigants under the right-to-know law.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

3Jan2018... 2396h

04/12/2018 1276s

23May2018... 2000-CofC 17-0518

01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

AN ACT relative to pro se litigants under the right-to-know law.

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

289:1 Right-to-Know Law; Violations. Amend RSA 91-A:7 to read as follows:

91-A:7 Violation. Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may petition the superior court for injunctive relief. In order to satisfy the purposes of this chapter, the courts shall give proceedings under this chapter high priority on the court calendar. Such a petitioner may appear with or without counsel. The petition shall be deemed sufficient if it states facts constituting a violation of this chapter, and may be filed by the petitioner or his or her counsel with the clerk of court or any justice thereof. Thereupon the clerk of court or any justice shall order service by copy of the petition on the person or persons charged. Subject to objection by either party, all documents filed with the petition and any response thereto shall be considered as evidence by the court. All documents submitted shall be provided to the opposing party prior to a hearing on the merits. When any justice shall find that time probably is of the essence, he or she may order notice by any reasonable means, and he or she shall have authority to issue an order ex parte when he or she shall reasonably deem such an order necessary to insure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

289:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.

Approved: June 25, 2018

Effective Date: January 01, 2019