HOUSE BILL 259 AN ACT requiring the supreme court to adopt rules of evidence for the judicial branch family division.

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HB 259 – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

11-0894

09/05

HOUSE BILL 259

AN ACT requiring the supreme court to adopt rules of evidence for the judicial branch family division.

SPONSORS: Rep. Sheffert, Rock 15

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the supreme court to adopt rules of evidence for the judicial branch family division.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11-0894

09/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT requiring the supreme court to adopt rules of evidence for the judicial branch family division.

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

1 New Section; Judicial Branch Family Division; Rules of Evidence. Amend RSA 490-D by inserting after section 15 the following new section:

490-D:16 Rules of Evidence. The supreme court shall adopt rules of evidence to be followed uniformly by the judicial branch family division. To the extent practicable, the judicial branch family division rules of evidence shall be based on the New Hampshire rules of evidence for other courts in the state.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.