HB 508 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
09/01
HOUSE BILL 508
This bill provides that insured defendants are not required to be in attendance for superior court mediations and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings in which the defendant is represented by the insurance company.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0964
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to participation of insured defendants in superior court mediations.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Superior Court Mediations. Amend RSA 507 by inserting after section 16 the following new subdivision:
507:17 Participation of Insured Defendant Not Required. An insured defendant who is represented by the insurance company shall not be required to personally attend a mediation proceeding or other alternative dispute resolution proceeding in superior court.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.