HB 1260-FN - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
22Feb2024... 0419h
2024 SESSION
24-2264
09/05
HOUSE BILL 1260-FN
AN ACT relative to the criminal penalty for violations of privacy involving minors.
SPONSORS: Rep. Rhodes, Ches. 17; Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12; Rep. B. Boyd, Hills. 12; Rep. Z. Nutting, Ches. 11; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill makes it a class B felony to violate the privacy of a minor when the actor knows or reasonably should know that a child under the age of 18 is the one entitled to privacy. Subsequent violations are a class A felony.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2024... 0419h 24-2264
09/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to the criminal penalty for violations of privacy involving minors.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses; Violation of Privacy. Amend RSA 644:9 by inserting after paragraph VI the following new paragraph:
VII. If a person violates paragraphs I, III-a, or IV in any location in which a reasonable person knows or should know the person entitled to privacy therein is a child under the age of 18, that person shall be guilty of a class B felony. Any person who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this paragraph, based on a complaint which alleged that the person has had one or more prior convictions under this paragraph, or under a reasonably equivalent offense in an out-of-state jurisdiction, shall be guilty of a class A felony.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 30 days after its passage.
24-2264
Amended 2/23/24
HB 1260-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2024-0419h)
AN ACT relative to the criminal penalty for violations of privacy involving minors.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
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Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund | None | |||||
Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
Funding Source | General Fund | |||||
Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source | None | |||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | Indeterminable | |||||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | Indeterminable |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill adds, deletes, or modifies a criminal penalty, or changes statute to which there is a penalty for violation. Therefore, this bill may have an impact on the judicial and correctional systems, which could affect prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole costs, for the state, as well as county and local governments. A summary of such costs can be found at: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/lba/Budget/Fiscal_Notes/JudicialCorrectionalCosts.pdf
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Judicial Branch, Judicial Council, Department of Justice, Department of Corrections, New Hampshire Association of Counties, and New Hampshire Municipal Association