CHAPTER 206
HB 1165 – FINAL VERSION
19Feb2004… 0304h
04/22/04 1235s
25May2004… 1625CofC
2004 SESSION
09/01
HOUSE BILL 1165
AN ACT relative to extending domestic violence protection orders.
SPONSORS: Rep. M. Harrington, Straf 68; Rep. Mock, Carr 4; Sen. Boyce, Dist 4
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill requires a court granting an extension of a domestic violence order to state in writing, at the respondent’s request, the reason or reasons for granting the extension.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19Feb2004… 0304h
04/22/04 1235s
25May2004… 1625CofC
03-2098
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four
AN ACT relative to extending domestic violence protection orders.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
206:1 Domestic Violence Protection Orders; Motions for Extensions. Amend RSA 173-B:5, VI to read as follows:
VI. Any order under this section shall be for a fixed period of time not to exceed one year, but may be extended by order of the court upon a motion by the plaintiff, showing good cause, with notice to the defendant. A defendant shall have the right to a hearing on the extension of any order under this paragraph to be held within 30 days of the extension. The court shall state in writing, at the respondent’s request, its reason or reasons for granting the extension. The court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce and collect the financial support obligation which accrued prior to the expiration of the protective order.
206:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2005.
(Approved: June 11, 2004)
(Effective Date: January 1, 2005)