HB 145 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
09/10
HOUSE BILL 145
AN ACT relative to the Claremont and Newport district courts.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cloutier, Sull 22; Rep. S. Harris, Sull 22; Rep. Franklin, Sull 20; Rep. Rodeschin, Sull 20; Rep. Burling, Sull 19; Sen. Odell, Dist 8; Sen. Below, Dist 5
This bill prevents the consolidation of the Claremont and Newport district courts.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0174
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to the Claremont and Newport district courts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Claremont District Court. RSA 502-A:1, XXVII is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
XXVII. CLAREMONT DISTRICT. The Claremont district shall consist of the city of Claremont and the towns of Cornish, Unity, Charlestown, Acworth, Langdon, and Plainfield. The district court for the district shall be located in Claremont, holding sessions regularly therein and elsewhere in the district as justice may require. The name of the court shall be Claremont District Court.
2 New Paragraph; Newport District Court. Amend RSA 502-A:1 by inserting after paragraph XXVII the following new paragraph:
XXVII-a. NEWPORT DISTRICT. The Newport district shall consist of the towns of Newport, Grantham, Croydon, Springfield, Goshen, Sunapee, Lempster, and Washington. The district court for the district shall be located in Newport, holding sessions regularly therein and elsewhere in the district as justice may require. The name of the court shall be Newport District Court.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.