Bill Text: NH HB1451 | 2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Relative to the annulment of certain criminal offenses.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2016-05-23 - Signed by Governor Hassan 05/19/2016; Chapter 89; Eff. 1/1/2017 [HB1451 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2016-HB1451-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 89

HB 1451-FN - FINAL VERSION

10Mar2016... 0138h

2016 SESSION

16-2447

04/09

 

HOUSE BILL 1451-FN

 

AN ACT relative to the annulment of certain criminal offenses.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Parison, Hills. 25; Rep. Coffey, Hills. 25; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock. 25; Rep. Borden, Rock. 24; Sen. Avard, Dist 12

 

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

The bill allows a person to petition for an annulment if the person’s criminal conviction was subsequently vacated.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

10Mar2016... 0138h 16-2447

04/09

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

 

AN ACT relative to the annulment of certain criminal offenses.

 

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

 

89:1  Annulment of Criminal Records.  Amend RSA 651:5, II to read as follows:

II.  Any person whose arrest has resulted in a finding of not guilty, or whose case was dismissed or not prosecuted, may petition for annulment of the arrest record or court record, or both, at any time in accordance with the provisions of this section.  Any person who was convicted of a criminal offense whose conviction was subsequently vacated by a court may petition for annulment of the arrest record or court record, or both, in accordance with the provisions of this section.

89:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2017.

Approved: May 19, 2016

Effective Date: January 1, 2017