CHAPTER 65
HB 127-FN – FINAL VERSION
4Jan2012… 2702h
2012 SESSION
04/03
HOUSE BILL 127-FN
AN ACT relative to the definition of oral communication.
SPONSORS: Rep. Baldasaro, Rock 3; Rep. Jennifer Coffey, Merr 6; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. Hikel, Hills 7; Rep. L. Christiansen, Hills 27
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill amends the definition of “oral communication” under the wiretapping and eavesdropping statute.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
4Jan2012… 2702h
11-0098
04/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to the definition of oral communication.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
65:1 Wiretapping and Eavesdropping; Definitions. Amend RSA 570-A:1, II to read as follows:
II. “Oral communication” means any [oral] verbal communication uttered by a person [exhibiting an] who has a reasonable expectation that [such] the communication is not subject to interception, under circumstances justifying such expectation.
65:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 15, 2012
Effective Date: July 14, 2012