HB 333 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
04/10
HOUSE BILL 333
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill permits the court to offer a reduced sentence to defendants who have been convicted of a nonviolent first offense.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0078
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to sentences for first time offenders.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Sentences and Limitations. Amend RSA 651:2 by inserting after paragraph VIII the following new paragraph:
IX. The court shall have the discretion to impose a reduced sentence to defendants who have been convicted of a nonviolent first offense.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.