CHAPTER 157
SB 330 – FINAL VERSION
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2010 SESSION
09/10
SENATE BILL 330
AN ACT relative to the court accreditation commission and the interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council.
SPONSORS: Sen. Reynolds, Dist 2
This bill reinstates the court accreditation commission and the interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council. The bill also adds members to the court accreditation commission.
This bill was requested by the supreme court.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/03/10 0343s
10-2867
09/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to the court accreditation commission and the interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
157:1 Supreme Court; New Hampshire Court Accreditation Commission. Amend RSA 490:5-a to read as follows:
490:5-a New Hampshire Court Accreditation Commission. There is hereby established the New Hampshire court accreditation commission consisting of [9] 13 members [to be appointed] as follows: one shall be appointed by the governor, one shall be a member of the house appointed by the speaker, one shall be a member of the senate appointed by the senate president, one shall be the commissioner of administrative services or designee, one shall be the commissioner of safety or designee, one shall be the director of security for the administrative office of the courts, one shall be a county sheriff appointed by the president of the New Hampshire Sheriffs’ Association, and 6 shall be appointed by the supreme court. Of the 6 members appointed by the supreme court, one shall be a justice of the supreme court or a designee of the supreme court, one shall be a justice of the superior court, one shall be a justice of a probate court, one shall be a justice of a district court, one shall be a lawyer of experience in the trial of cases at all court levels, and one shall be a layman. The supreme court shall designate one of the members as chairman.
157:2 Court Accreditation Commission Reinstated. Pursuant to 2009, 144:87, I(a), the New Hampshire court accreditation commission established in RSA 490:5-a is hereby reinstated.
157:3 Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council Reinstated. Pursuant to 2009, 144:87, I(a), the interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council established in RSA 651-E:1 is hereby reinstated.
157:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 17, 2010
Effective Date: June 17, 2010