Bill Text: NH HB1300 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to probable cause supported by a sealed affidavit.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-22 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted DV 257-79 02/22/2018 House Journal 5 P. 17 [HB1300 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1300-Introduced.html
HB 1300 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
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HOUSE BILL 1300
AN ACT relative to probable cause supported by a sealed affidavit.
SPONSORS: Rep. Horn, Merr. 2; Rep. Kenison, Merr. 15; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 5
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends the procedure for a probable cause hearing which is supported by a sealed affidavit.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to probable cause supported by a sealed affidavit.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Probable Cause. Amend RSA 592-B:7, III to read as follows:
III. If an arrest is supported by an affidavit that was filed under seal, and the affidavit remains under seal at the time of the request for a probable cause hearing, a hearing shall be scheduled unless the state agrees that the defendant may be provided with a copy of the affidavit. The court may issue an order prohibiting the defendant from dissemination of the affidavit until the seal is lifted.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
