2001 SESSION

01-2153

09/10

HOUSE BILL 1307

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill clarifies that cases arising from the city of Somersworth and the town of Rollinsford are to be heard at a court facility in the city of Somersworth.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-2153

09/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

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

1 Clarification of Sessions to be Held in Somersworth. Amend RSA 502-A:1, VII to read as follows:

VII. DOVER-SOMERSWORTH-DURHAM DISTRICT. The Dover-Somersworth-Durham district shall consist of the cities of Dover and Somersworth and the towns of Rollinsford, Durham, Lee, and Madbury. The court shall be located in a city or town within the judicial district in a location and facility designated pursuant to RSA 490-B:3, having regard for the convenience of the communities within the district, provided, however, that the court shall not be located in any building which does not meet the minimum standard prescribed by the New Hampshire court accreditation commission pursuant to RSA 490:5-c. The court shall hold sessions regularly at the principal court location and elsewhere in the district as justice may require. Cases arising from the towns of Durham, Lee, and Madbury shall be held regularly at a court facility in the town of Durham. Cases arising from the city of Somersworth and town of Rollinsford shall be held regularly at a court facility in the city of Somersworth.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2003.