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SB41: relative to police disciplinary hearings.

Citation
2022 SB41
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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Senate status
Passed/Adopted
Committee
House Judiciary
Hearing
04/01/2025 at 09:00 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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SB 41 - AS INTRODUCED

2021 SESSION

21-0583

04/08

SENATE BILL 41

AN ACT relative to police disciplinary hearings.

SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that a party may petition to close a portion of a police disciplinary hearing.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

21-0583

04/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One

AN ACT relative to police disciplinary hearings.

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

1 Police Standards and Training Council; Powers. Amend RSA 106-L:5, III to read as follows:

III. For the purposes of a disciplinary hearing, subpoena and examine witnesses under oath, take oaths or affirmations, and reduce to writing testimony given at any hearing[. Any] provided that any person whose rights or privileges may be affected at such a disciplinary hearing may appear with witnesses and be represented by counsel, and further provided that any disciplinary hearing shall be public, but a party may petition to close a portion of the hearing to the public if the party seeking closure proves that such portion of the hearing would disclose confidential information and that the disclosure creates a compelling interest outweighing the public right of access.

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