Bill Text: NH HB218 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-07 - Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety House Journal 2 [HB218 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2025-HB218-Introduced.html
HB 218-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0110
09/11
HOUSE BILL 218-FN
AN ACT relative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation.
SPONSORS: Rep. J. MacDonald, Carr. 6; Rep. Crawford, Carr. 3; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides victims of crime with a right to a free police report of the investigation following the disposition of the case.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0110
09/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Rights of Crime Victims; Copy of Police Report. Amend RSA 21-M:8-k, II(i) to read as follows:
(i) The right to be informed about available resources, financial assistance, and social services; and, within 30 days upon request, the right to be provided a copy of the complete police report without charge following the closure of the case by either the investigating or prosecuting agency.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-0110
10/16/24
HB 218-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation.
FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not provide funding, nor does it authorize new positions.
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | Indeterminable Minor Increase | Indeterminable Minor Increase | Indeterminable Minor Increase | ||
Funding Source(s) | Various Agency Funds | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable Minor Increase | Indeterminable Minor Increase | Indeterminable Minor Increase | ||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable Minor Increase | Indeterminable Minor Increase | Indeterminable Minor Increase | ||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill provides victims of crime with a right to a free police report of the investigation following the disposition of the case. There may a minimal cost to a state, county or local law enforcement agency to produce a copy of the police report of the investigation to the victim. Such costs cannot be determined as the number of reports that will be requested is unknown.
It is assumed that any fiscal impact would occur after FY 2025.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None
