HB 325 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
09/10
HOUSE BILL 325
This bill transfers the town of Bradford from the Henniker-Hillsborough judicial district to the New London judicial district.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-0009
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to the Henniker-Hillsborough district court and the New London district court.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 District Courts; Merrimack County. Amend RSA 502-A:1, XV and XVI to read as follows:
XV. HENNIKER-HILLSBOROUGH DISTRICT. The Henniker-Hillsborough district shall consist of the towns of Henniker[,] and Warner[, and Bradford] in Merrimack county and the towns of Hillsborough, Deering, Windsor, Antrim, and Bennington in Hillsborough county. 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. Special sessions of said court for cases arising from the town of Henniker shall be held at the principal court location as the caseload and justice requires. The court shall bear the name of the city or town in which it is located.
XVI. NEW LONDON DISTRICT. The New London district shall consist of the towns of New London, Wilmot, Newbury, [and] Sutton, and Bradford. The district court for the district shall be located in New London, holding sessions regularly therein and elsewhere in the district as justice may require. The name of the court shall be New London District Court.
2 Henniker-Hillsborough District Court; Hillsborough County. Amend RSA 502-A:1, XXIII to read as follows:
XXIII. HENNIKER-HILLSBOROUGH DISTRICT. The Henniker-Hillsborough district shall consist of the towns of Henniker[,] and Warner[, and Bradford] in Merrimack county and the towns of Hillsborough, Deering, Windsor, Antrim, and Bennington in Hillsborough county. 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 bear the name of the city or town in which it is located.
3 Contingency. Sections 1-2 of this act shall take effect on the date that the Henniker-Hillsborough district court begins operation in one principal court location.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2004.