HB 1235 - AS INTRODUCED

2016 SESSION

16-2145

04/09

HOUSE BILL 1235

AN ACT relative to stalking.

SPONSORS: Rep. Luther, Belk. 3; Rep. Ingbretson, Graf. 15

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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ANALYSIS

This bill redefines "course of conduct" in the stalking statute.  

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

16-2145

04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen

AN ACT relative to stalking.

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

1  Interference With Freedom; Stalking.  Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 633:3-a, II(a) to read as follows:

(a)  "Course of conduct'' means 2 or more acts over a period of time, however short, which evidences a continuity of purpose.  A course of conduct shall not include constitutionally protected activity[, nor shall it include conduct that was necessary to accomplish a legitimate purpose independent of making contact with the targeted person].  A course of conduct may include, but not be limited to, any of the following acts or a combination thereof:

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.