CHAPTER 125
SB 465 – FINAL VERSION
03/17/04 0797s
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2004 SESSION
06/09
SENATE BILL 465
AN ACT relative to testimony of witnesses about confidential settlements.
This bill allows a person to disclose certain information from a prior legal action, even if there is a confidentiality agreement.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/17/04 0797s
15Apr2004… 1056h
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06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Four
AN ACT relative to testimony of witnesses about confidential settlements.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
125:1 New Section; Confidential Settlement Agreements. Amend RSA 516 by inserting after section 33 the following new section:
516:33-a Confidential Settlement Agreements. For purposes of testimony, confidential settlement agreements in prior court actions shall not prevent a person from disclosing information other than the amount of the settlement, if the court finds the information is relevant to the pending action.
125:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2005.
(Approved: May 19, 2004)
(Effective Date: January 1, 2005)