HB 1351-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
HOUSE BILL 1351-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to possession of firearms while intoxicated.
SPONSORS: Rep. Robertson, Ches 18
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill authorizes law enforcement officials to confiscate firearms from persons appearing to be intoxicated in public.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2027
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to possession of firearms while intoxicated.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Possession of Firearm While Intoxicated. Amend RSA 159 by inserting after section 15 the following new section:
159:15-a Possession of Firearm While Intoxicated. If an individual known to law enforcement officials to be a licensed owner of a firearm appears to be in an intoxicated state while travelling by foot or motor vehicle on a public way, such official may stop the person and inquire as to whether the firearm is in his or her possession at that time. If the individual is armed, the law enforcement official shall confiscate the firearm immediately in the interests of public safety.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.