SB 41 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0583
04/08
SENATE BILL 41
AN ACT relative to police disciplinary hearings.
SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Judiciary
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that a party may petition to close a portion of a police disciplinary hearing.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 SB 41 - AS INTRODUCED
21-0583
04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to police disciplinary hearings.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 Police Standards and Training Council; Powers. Amend RSA 106-L:5, III to read as follows:
2 III. For the purposes of a disciplinary hearing, subpoena and examine witnesses under oath,
3 take oaths or affirmations, and reduce to writing testimony given at any hearing[. Any] provided
4 that any person whose rights or privileges may be affected at such a disciplinary hearing may
5 appear with witnesses and be represented by counsel, and further provided that any
6 disciplinary hearing shall be public, but a party may petition to close a portion of the
7 hearing to the public if the party seeking closure proves that such portion of the hearing
8 would disclose confidential information and that the disclosure creates a compelling
9 interest outweighing the public right of access.
10 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 106-L:5
Ought to Pass: 106-L:5
latest version: 106-L:5