HB 218-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0110
09/11
HOUSE BILL218-FN
AN ACTrelative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation.
SPONSORS:Rep. J. MacDonald, Carr. 6; Rep. Crawford, Carr. 3; Rep. Maggiore, Rock. 23; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Rung, Hills. 12; Sen. Abbas, Dist 22
COMMITTEE:Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides victims of crime with a right to a free police report of the investigation following the disposition of the case.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0110
09/11
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACTrelative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Rights of Crime Victims; Copy of Police Report. Amend RSA 21-M:8-k, II(i) to read as follows:
(i) The right to be informed about available resources, financial assistance, and social services; and, within 30 days upon request, the right to be provided a copy of the complete police report without charge following the closure of the case by either the investigating or prosecuting agency.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBA
25-0110
10/16/24
HB 218-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACTrelative to providing victims of crime with a free police report of the investigation.
FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not provide funding, nor does it authorize new positions.
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Revenue Fund(s) None
Expenditures* $0 Indeterminable Minor Increase Indeterminable Minor Increase Indeterminable Minor Increase
Funding Source(s) Various Agency Funds
Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0
Funding Source(s) None
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
County Expenditures $0 Indeterminable Minor Increase Indeterminable Minor Increase Indeterminable Minor Increase
Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Expenditures $0 Indeterminable Minor Increase Indeterminable Minor Increase Indeterminable Minor Increase
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
Revenue Fund(s)
None
Expenditures*
$0
Indeterminable Minor Increase
Indeterminable Minor Increase
Indeterminable Minor Increase
Funding Source(s)
Various Agency Funds
Appropriations*
$0
$0
$0
$0
Funding Source(s)
None
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
County Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
County Expenditures
$0
Indeterminable Minor Increase
Indeterminable Minor Increase
Indeterminable Minor Increase
Local Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
Local Expenditures
$0
Indeterminable Minor Increase
Indeterminable Minor Increase
Indeterminable Minor Increase
METHODOLOGY:
This bill provides victims of crime with a right to a free police report of the investigation following the disposition of the case. There may a minimal cost to a state, county or local law enforcement agency to produce a copy of the police report of the investigation to the victim. Such costs cannot be determined as the number of reports that will be requested is unknown.
It is assumed that any fiscal impact would occur after FY 2025.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None