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HB156: relative to misconduct by a law enforcement officer.

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HB 156 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

9Mar2023... 0682h

2023 SESSION

23-0533

04/08

HOUSE BILL 156

AN ACT relative to misconduct by a law enforcement officer.


AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill adds intentional misrepresentation to the definition of misconduct by a law enforcement officer.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

9Mar2023... 0682h 23-0533

04/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT relative to misconduct by a law enforcement officer.

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

1 Reports of Misconduct by Law Enforcement Officers. Amend RSA 105:19, I to read as follows:

I. For the purposes of this section, "misconduct" means assault, sexual assault, bribery, fraud, theft, tampering with evidence, tampering with a witness, intentional misrepresentation of a material fact in a police report as described in RSA 641:3, use of a chokehold, or excessive and illegal use of force as defined by the New Hampshire criminal code.

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