HB 1171 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1171
AN ACT restricting the payment of salaries to suspended judicial officers.
SPONSORS: Rep. Soltani, Merr 10
This bill restricts the payment of salaries to suspended judicial officers.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2440
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT restricting the payment of salaries to suspended judicial officers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Salary Restriction; Suspended Judicial Officers. Amend RSA 491-A by inserting after section 4 the following new section:
491-A:5 Salary Restriction; Suspended Judicial Officers. The judicial salaries established by this chapter are compensation for work performed. The supreme court may, consistent with its procedures and rules, suspend judicial officers. Any judicial officer, judge, or justice suspended by the supreme court for administrative or disciplinary grounds shall receive no compensation for the period of suspension unless the supreme court, for good cause shown, orders otherwise.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.