HB 1176 - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
03/10
HOUSE BILL 1176
AN ACT relative to government access to private property.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ahern, Belk 29; Rep. Ober, Hills 66; Rep. Bruno, Hills 45; Rep. Newton, Straf. 67
This bill prohibits entry on private property by a public official absent a lawfully issued search warrant or the prior consent of the landowner.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03-2139
03/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to government access to private property.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Chapter; Entry on Private Property. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 7-B the following new chapter:
CHAPTER 7-C
7-C:1 Entry on Private Property. Absent a lawfully issued search warrant, no state, county, municipal, or other public official shall go onto any private property for any purpose without the prior consent of the landowner.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.