Bill Text: NH HB1384 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relative to the statute of limitations for complaints against judges.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2012-04-11 - Senate Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; Senate Journal 9, Pg.343 [HB1384 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2012-HB1384-Introduced.html

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HB 1384 – AS INTRODUCED

2012 SESSION

12-2470

09/03

HOUSE BILL 1384

AN ACT relative to the statute of limitations for complaints against judges.

SPONSORS: Rep. B. Murphy, Rock 18; Rep. Sorg, Graf 3; Rep. Giuda, Merr 7

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill establishes that the statute of limitations for any complaint against a judge filed with the judicial conduct committee is 2 years from the conclusion of the trial or appeal during which the act which is the subject of the complaint occurred.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

12-2470.0

09/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve

AN ACT relative to the statute of limitations for complaints against judges.

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

1 New Section; Complaints Against Judges; Statute of Limitations. Amend RSA 490 by inserting after section 30-a the following new section:

490:30-b Complaints Against Judges; Statute of Limitations. The statute of limitations for any complaint against a judge filed with the judicial conduct committee shall be 2 years from the conclusion of the trial or appeal during which the act which is the subject of the complaint occurred.

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