CHAPTER 175

HB 550-FN - FINAL VERSION

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2002 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 550-FN

AN ACT relative to destruction of information.

SPONSORS: Rep. Marshall Quandt, Rock 20

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill declares that any information requested pursuant to the right-to-know law shall not be destroyed prior to such inspection. This bill provides a procedure for when inspection is denied. Under this bill, any person who knowingly violates this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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01/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two

AN ACT relative to destruction of information.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

175:1 New Section; Destruction of Certain Information Prohibited. Amend RSA 91-A by inserting after section 8 the following new section:

91-A:9 Destruction of Certain Information Prohibited. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly destroys any information with the purpose to prevent such information from being inspected or disclosed in response to a request under this chapter. If a request for inspection is denied on the grounds that the information is exempt under this chapter, the requested material shall be preserved for 90 days or while any lawsuit pursuant to RSA 91-A:7-8 is pending.

175:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2003.

(Approved: May 15, 2002)

(Effective Date: January 1, 2003)