HB 1690-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2012 SESSION

12-2151

04/05

HOUSE BILL 1690-FN

AN ACT prohibiting the use of cell phone data extraction devices by law enforcement agencies.

SPONSORS: Rep. Kurk, Hills 7

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill limits the use of data extraction devices.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12-2151

04/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT prohibiting the use of cell phone data extraction devices by law enforcement agencies.

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

1 New Paragraph; Violation of Privacy. Amend RSA 644:9 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a. A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if such person, without the consent of the person entitled to privacy therein or without first obtaining a search warrant, uses any device for the purpose of scanning, extracting, or otherwise obtaining data or images of any kind from another person’s cell phone or global positioning satellite device. The exemptions set forth in paragraph V shall not apply to this paragraph.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.

LBAO

12-2151

01/03/12

HB 1690-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT prohibiting the use of cell phone data extraction devices by law enforcement agencies.

FISCAL IMPACT:

METHODOLOGY: