HB 80 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 80
AN ACT relative to violation of the oath of office in certain cases.
SPONSORS: Rep. L. Christiansen, Hills 66; Rep. Marple, Merr 37
This bill states that a person who violates his or her oath of office shall be personally liable for all costs incurred as a result of the breach of oath.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0182
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to violation of the oath of office in certain cases.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Tenure and Oath of Office in Certain Cases; Oath Required; Liability for Violation of Oath. Amend RSA 92:2 to read as follows:
92:2 Oath Required. No person chosen or appointed to any public office or to any position where an oath is required, under any law, shall exercise such office or position or perform any act therein until he or she shall make and subscribe the oath or declaration as prescribed by part 2, article 84 of the constitution of New Hampshire, and any such person who violates said oath after taking the same shall be forthwith dismissed from the office or position involved by the appointing authority and shall be personally liable for all costs incurred by the breach of his or her oath.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.