HB 1530 - AS INTRODUCED
2000 SESSION
05/10
HOUSE BILL 1530
AN ACT relative to the reporting requirement for criminal offenders.
SPONSORS: Rep. Lovejoy, Rock 12; Rep. Sargent, Hills 3; Rep. Sabella, Rock 13
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill allows convicted criminal offenders to petition the court after 7 years to remove their reporting requirements for the criminal offender registry.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
00-2149
05/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand
AN ACT relative to the reporting requirement for criminal offenders.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Petition for Expungement. Amend RSA 651-B:6 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Any individual required to be registered under this chapter may petition the court for removal of the reporting requirement after 7 years from the date of conviction, placing their registration in an inactive status, accessible by law enforcement officials and others with authorized access to criminal records. Individuals shall only be eligible to petition the court if they have not committed any other offenses during the 7-year period which would require registration. Any individual who subsequently commits an offense requiring registration under this chapter shall no longer be eligible for expungement.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2001.