Bill Text: NH HB1222 | 2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Prohibiting commercial use of the law enforcement and fallen firefighters memorials.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-05-28 - Signed by the Governor on 5/27/2014; Chapter 0054; Effective 7/26/2014 [HB1222 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2014-HB1222-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 54

HB 1222 – FINAL VERSION

6Feb2014… 0151h

2014 SESSION

14-2184

03/05

HOUSE BILL 1222

AN ACT prohibiting commercial use of the law enforcement and fallen firefighters memorials.

SPONSORS: Rep. Danielson, Hills 7

COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways

ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits commercial use of the law enforcement and fallen firefighters memorials.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

6Feb2014… 0151h

14-2184

03/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT prohibiting commercial use of the law enforcement and fallen firefighters memorials.

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

54:1 New Paragraph; Memorials; Commercial Use Prohibited. Amend RSA 4:9-a by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III. No person shall use the law enforcement memorial at the legislative office building or the fallen firefighters memorial located at the fire academy for any commercial purpose. This prohibition shall not apply to use by firefighting or law enforcement agencies or firefighter or law enforcement organizations registered with the director of charitable trusts to support the upkeep and maintenance of the memorials or to support their charitable activities, provided that use of the law enforcement memorial is authorized by the division of plant and property management and use of the fallen firefighters memorial is authorized by the New Hampshire State Firemen’s Association. Any person who violates this paragraph shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of $500.

54:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: May 27, 2014

Effective Date: July 26, 2014