Bill Text: NH HB1260 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the criminal penalty for violations of privacy involving minors.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2024-06-20 - Signed by Governor Sununu 06/14/2024; Chapter 71; eff. 7/14/2024 House Journal 16 [HB1260 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB1260-Introduced.html
HB 1260-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
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09/05
HOUSE BILL 1260-FN
AN ACT relative to the criminal penalty for violations of privacy involving minors.
SPONSORS: Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Z. Nutting, Ches. 11; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes it a class B felony to violate the privacy of a minor when the actor knows or reasonably should know that a child under the age of 18 is the one entitled to privacy.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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09/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the criminal penalty for violations of privacy involving minors.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses; Violation of Privacy. Amend RSA 644:9 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. If a person violates paragraphs I, III-a, or IV in any location in which a reasonable person knows or should know the person entitled to privacy therein is a child under the age of 18, that person shall be guilty of a class B felony.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 30 days after its passage.
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10/20/23
HB 1260-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the criminal penalty for violations of privacy involving minors.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund | None | |||||
Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
Funding Source | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source | None | |||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
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County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association
