HB 161 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
09/01
HOUSE BILL 161
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of jurors 16 years of age or younger in criminal trials where the defendant is a juvenile.
This bill establishes a committee to study the use of jurors 16 years of age or younger in criminal trials where the defendant is a juvenile.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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01-0102
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the use of jurors 16 years of age or younger in criminal trials where the defendant is a juvenile.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the use of jurors who are 16 years of age or younger in criminal trials where the defendant is a juvenile.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Three members of the senate, appointed by the senate president.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the use of jurors who are 16 years of age or younger in criminal trials where the defendant is a juvenile.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2001.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.