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HB57: (New Title) relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters.

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NH
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HB57
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Bill number
HB57
Session year
2025
Status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
House status
CONCURRED
Senate status
PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Committee
Senate Judiciary
Hearing
05/20/2025 at 01:00 PM
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Current official bill text
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CHAPTER 160

HB 57 - FINAL VERSION

05/22/2025 2308s

2025 SESSION

25-0021

11/08

HOUSE BILL 57

AN ACT relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters.

SPONSORS: Rep. Meuse, Rock. 37

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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ANALYSIS

This bill adds a provision for the commissioner of corrections to release a person from state prison for the purpose of participating in a post-secondary education program in the community to which they have been accepted.

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05/22/2025 2308s 25-0021

11/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT relative to the standards applicable to bail in criminal matters.

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

160:1 Bail and Recognizances; Release of a Defendant Pending Trial. Amend RSA 597:2, III(c) to read as follows:

(c) Except as provided in RSA 597:1-c, a person who is charged with a qualifying offense [homicide under RSA 630; first degree assault under RSA 631:1; second degree assault under RSA 631:2; felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2; felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3; kidnapping under RSA 633:1; felony level stalking under RSA 633:3-a, VI(a); trafficking in persons under RSA 633:7; robbery under RSA 636:1, III; possession, manufacture, or distribution of child sexual abuse images under RSA 649-A; or computer pornography and child exploitation under RSA 649-B;] shall not be brought before a bail commissioner and shall, upon arrest, be detained pending arraignment before the court. Arraignment shall occur no later than 36 hours after the arrest, excluding weekends and holidays. At the person's appearance before the court, the court shall order that the person be detained pending trial if the court determines by a finding of probable cause that release of the person is a danger to that person or the public. In determining whether release will endanger the safety of that person or the public, the court may consider all relevant and material factors presented pursuant to paragraph VI. If the court does not find probable cause that the person must be detained, the court shall order the person released pursuant to subparagraph I(b), or, if applicable, temporarily detained pursuant to subparagraph I(d). A person arrested for violating the conditions of his or her bail for an offense listed in this subparagraph shall be held until they can be brought before the court at the first available date. If at a subsequent hearing, the court finds probable cause exists that the person violated the conditions of his or her bail for any of the crimes listed in this subparagraph, the defendant shall be held pending trial. For the purpose of this subparagraph, "qualifying offense" means any of the following:

(1) Homicide under RSA 630;

(2) First degree assault under RSA 631:1;

(3) Second degree assault under RSA 631:2;

(4) Felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b;

(5) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2;

(6) Felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3;

(7) Kidnapping under RSA 633:1;

(8) Felony level stalking under RSA 633:3-a, VI(a);

(9) Trafficking in persons under RSA 633:7;

(10) Robbery under RSA 636:1, III;

(11) Possession, manufacture, or distribution of child sexual abuse images under RSA 649-A;

(12) Computer pornography and child exploitation under RSA 649-B;

(13) Any felony offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against a person; or

(14) Any felony offense, if the person has twice before been convicted of an offense listed in subparagraph (c).

160:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 180 days after its passage.

Approved: July 15, 2025

Effective Date: January 11, 2026

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  • 597:1-C · amend

    d by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 160:1 Bail and Recognizances; Release of a Defendant Pending Trial. Amend RSA 597:2, III(c) to read as follows: (c) Except as provided in RSA 597:1-c, a person who is charged with a qualifying offense [homicide under RSA 630; first degree assault under RSA 631:1; second degree assault under RSA 631:2; felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; aggrav

  • 597:2 · amend

    e standards applicable to bail in criminal matters. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 160:1 Bail and Recognizances; Release of a Defendant Pending Trial. Amend RSA 597:2, III(c) to read as follows: (c) Except as provided in RSA 597:1-c, a person who is charged with a qualifying offense [homicide under RSA 630; first degree assault under RSA 631:1; second degree assault under R

  • 630 · reference

    her bail for any of the crimes listed in this subparagraph, the defendant shall be held pending trial. For the purpose of this subparagraph, "qualifying offense" means any of the following: (1) Homicide under RSA 630; (2) First degree assault under RSA 631:1; (3) Second degree assault under RSA 631:2; (4) Felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; (5) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2; (6) Feloni

  • 631:1 · reference

    n this subparagraph, the defendant shall be held pending trial. For the purpose of this subparagraph, "qualifying offense" means any of the following: (1) Homicide under RSA 630; (2) First degree assault under RSA 631:1; (3) Second degree assault under RSA 631:2; (4) Felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; (5) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2; (6) Felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3; (7)

  • 631:2 · reference

    held pending trial. For the purpose of this subparagraph, "qualifying offense" means any of the following: (1) Homicide under RSA 630; (2) First degree assault under RSA 631:1; (3) Second degree assault under RSA 631:2; (4) Felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; (5) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2; (6) Felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3; (7) Kidnapping under RSA 633:1; (8) Felony leve

  • 631:2-B · reference

    graph, "qualifying offense" means any of the following: (1) Homicide under RSA 630; (2) First degree assault under RSA 631:1; (3) Second degree assault under RSA 631:2; (4) Felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; (5) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2; (6) Felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3; (7) Kidnapping under RSA 633:1; (8) Felony level stalking under RSA 633:3-a, VI(a); (9) Trafficking i

  • 632-A:2 · reference

    Homicide under RSA 630; (2) First degree assault under RSA 631:1; (3) Second degree assault under RSA 631:2; (4) Felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; (5) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2; (6) Felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3; (7) Kidnapping under RSA 633:1; (8) Felony level stalking under RSA 633:3-a, VI(a); (9) Trafficking in persons under RSA 633:7; (10) Robbery under RSA 636:1, II

  • 632-A:3 · reference

    t under RSA 631:1; (3) Second degree assault under RSA 631:2; (4) Felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; (5) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2; (6) Felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3; (7) Kidnapping under RSA 633:1; (8) Felony level stalking under RSA 633:3-a, VI(a); (9) Trafficking in persons under RSA 633:7; (10) Robbery under RSA 636:1, III; (11) Possession, manufacture, or distribution

  • 633:1 · reference

    ee assault under RSA 631:2; (4) Felony level domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; (5) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2; (6) Felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3; (7) Kidnapping under RSA 633:1; (8) Felony level stalking under RSA 633:3-a, VI(a); (9) Trafficking in persons under RSA 633:7; (10) Robbery under RSA 636:1, III; (11) Possession, manufacture, or distribution of child sexual abuse images un

  • 633:3-A · reference

    l domestic violence under RSA 631:2-b; (5) Aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2; (6) Felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3; (7) Kidnapping under RSA 633:1; (8) Felony level stalking under RSA 633:3-a, VI(a); (9) Trafficking in persons under RSA 633:7; (10) Robbery under RSA 636:1, III; (11) Possession, manufacture, or distribution of child sexual abuse images under RSA 649-A; (12) Computer pornography and

  • 633:7 · reference

    felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:2; (6) Felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3; (7) Kidnapping under RSA 633:1; (8) Felony level stalking under RSA 633:3-a, VI(a); (9) Trafficking in persons under RSA 633:7; (10) Robbery under RSA 636:1, III; (11) Possession, manufacture, or distribution of child sexual abuse images under RSA 649-A; (12) Computer pornography and child exploitation under RSA 649-B; (13) Any felony

  • 636:1 · reference

    r RSA 632-A:2; (6) Felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A:3; (7) Kidnapping under RSA 633:1; (8) Felony level stalking under RSA 633:3-a, VI(a); (9) Trafficking in persons under RSA 633:7; (10) Robbery under RSA 636:1, III; (11) Possession, manufacture, or distribution of child sexual abuse images under RSA 649-A; (12) Computer pornography and child exploitation under RSA 649-B; (13) Any felony offense that has as an elemen

  • 649-A · reference

    ) Felony level stalking under RSA 633:3-a, VI(a); (9) Trafficking in persons under RSA 633:7; (10) Robbery under RSA 636:1, III; (11) Possession, manufacture, or distribution of child sexual abuse images under RSA 649-A; (12) Computer pornography and child exploitation under RSA 649-B; (13) Any felony offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against a person; or (14) Any felon

  • 649-B · reference

    in persons under RSA 633:7; (10) Robbery under RSA 636:1, III; (11) Possession, manufacture, or distribution of child sexual abuse images under RSA 649-A; (12) Computer pornography and child exploitation under RSA 649-B; (13) Any felony offense that has as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against a person; or (14) Any felony offense, if the person has twice before been convicted of an off

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