HB 1361 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
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04/28/10 1684s
2010 SESSION
04/05
HOUSE BILL 1361
AN ACT relative to procedures for notification of parole hearings.
SPONSORS: Rep. Shurtleff, Merr 10
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill requires notice of parole board hearings to be posted on the department of corrections Internet site. The bill also requires the department of corrections to provide certain information to the victim of the person seeking parole.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17Feb2010… 0160h
04/28/10 1684s
10-2392
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to procedures for notification of parole hearings.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Adult Parole Board; Notice of Hearings. Amend RSA 651-A:11, I to read as follows:
I. At least 15 and not more than 30 days prior to any parole hearing, the adult parole board shall twice publish, in a newspaper of general circulation within the county where the offense occurred, a notice stating the intention of the person to seek parole and shall post notice of the same on the adult parole board section of the department of corrections’ Internet site. Said [notice] notices shall [contain] include the name and birth date of the applicant and the date, time, and location of the parole hearing. Adult parole board hearings shall comply with the provisions of RSA 91-A.
2 Adult Parole Board; Notice of Hearings. Amend RSA 651-A:11, II-a to read as follows:
II-a. At least 15 and not more than 30 days prior to any parole hearing, the adult parole board or the department of corrections shall send a copy of the information described in paragraph I by first class mail to the victim of the person seeking parole, or to the next of kin of such victim if the victim has died, if request for such notice has been filed with the [board] department of corrections. The victim or next of kin so requesting shall keep the [board] department of corrections apprised of his or her current mailing address.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.