This bill mandates that law enforcement and peace officers must notify specific military agencies when they have probable cause to believe that a member of the armed forces or National Guard is violating a military protection order. The bill introduces a new paragraph to RSA 173-B:8, which requires officers to inform the law enforcement agency that entered the military protection order into the National Crime Information Center database if they suspect a violation. Additionally, the bill amends RSA 110-B:19-a to grant the New Hampshire Air National Guard and Army National Guard access to confidential criminal history records for the purpose of fulfilling their legal responsibilities.

The bill also includes provisions for notification to the New Hampshire National Guard's general counsel if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe a member of the National Guard is in violation of a military protection order. The language changes include the insertion of "air national guard" and "army national guard" in place of "Air National Guard" and "National Guard," respectively. The act is set to take effect 180 days after passage, and while it is expected to have indeterminable fiscal impacts on state and local expenditures, it does not project any revenue changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 173-B:8, 110-B:19-a
As Amended by the House: 173-B:8, 110-B:19-a
Version adopted by both bodies: 173-B:8, 110-B:19-a
HB1366 text: 173-B:8, 110-B:19-a