HB 214-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2015 SESSION

15-0026

09/04

HOUSE BILL 214-FN

AN ACT relative to circumstances under which a police officer’s certification may be revoked.

SPONSORS: Rep. Tasker, Rock 2; Rep. Schleien, Hills 37; Rep. Beaudoin, Straf 9; Rep. Ulery, Hills 37; Rep. H. French, Merr 2; Rep. Spillane, Rock 2; Rep. Abramson, Rock 20; Rep. Hansen, Hills 22; Rep. Edwards, Hills 11; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the police standards and training council to revoke the certification of any police officer who is found to have committed an act involving false statements or falsifying evidence.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15-0026

09/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

AN ACT relative to circumstances under which a police officer’s certification may be revoked.

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

1 New Section; Revocation of Police Officer’s Certification. Amend RSA 188-F by inserting after section 26 the following new section:

188-F:26-a Revocation of Police Officer’s Certification. The council shall revoke the certification of a police officer if it finds, after a de novo hearing and by clear and convincing evidence, that the police officer has, in the course of his or her official duties, committed any act that would constitute perjury, false statement, or tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBAO

15-0026

01/09/15

HB 214-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT relative to circumstances under which a police officer’s certification may be revoked.

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