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HB197: relative to the use of deadly force in defense of another.
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Sponsors
- Michael Yakubovich House · Merr 24
- David Binford House · Graf 15
- Tony Lekas House · Hills 37
- Aidan Ankarberg House · Straf 10
- Judy Aron House · Sull 7
- Rhodes House · Ches 15
- Tony Piemonte House · Rock 4
- Max Abramson House · Rock 37
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HB 197 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
25Feb2021... 0249h
2021 SESSION
21-0363
04/08
HOUSE BILL 197
AN ACT relative to the use of deadly force in defense of another.
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill permits the use of deadly force against another person in circumstance where deadly force is used in the commission of felony against a person in a vehicle.
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25Feb2021... 0249h 21-0363
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to the use of deadly force in defense of another.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Justification; Physical Force in Defense of a Person. Amend RSA 627:4, II(d) to read as follows:
(d) Is likely to use any unlawful force in the commission of a felony against [the actor within such actor's]a person in a vehicle, dwelling or its curtilage.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.