HB 1577-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2010 SESSION
09/04
HOUSE BILL 1577-FN
AN ACT relative to court records research fees.
SPONSORS: Rep. Crisler, Rock 4
This bill limits court records research fees to $5 per name.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10-2538
09/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to court records research fees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Court Records Research Fees. Amend RSA 490:26-a by inserting after paragraph II-a the following new paragraph:
II-b. Records research fees shall be established at a fee of no more than $5 per name.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
10-2538
12/07/09
HB 1577-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to court records research fees.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Judicial Branch states this bill will decrease state general fund revenue by $105,706 in FY 2010 and $422,826 in FY 2011 and each year thereafter. There is no fiscal impact on county and local revenue or state, county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Judicial Branch states this bill will add RSA 490:26-a,II-b to limit records research fees charged by the Branch to no more than $5.00 per name. Effective August 1, 2009, the Branch began charging $20 per name for up to five names with an additional $5 for each name after the first five names. The Branch estimates it will collect $681,660 annually in records research fees that will be deposited into the general fund. The Branch estimates that limiting the fee to $5 per name will decrease general fund revenue by $422,826 each year. Bill is to take effect 60 days after passage. Assuming bill takes effect by March of 2010, then FY 2010 revenue would decrease by $105,706 ($422,826 * .25).