Bill > HB1424

This bill establishes a standardized process for serving a summons to law enforcement officers, law enforcement agency employees, or public officials, allowing them to be summoned to testify or provide a deposition through three specific methods: reading the summons to them directly, handing the summons to them personally, or delivering an attested copy of the summons to their agency or organization's office address. The bill specifies that this applies to both full-time and part-time law enforcement personnel and to elected or appointed public officials, and requires that the person serving the summons must also pay or tender the standard fees for the individual's travel to and from the testimony location and for one day of attendance. The new legal provision will be added to the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) under section 516, specifically as a new section 516:5-a, and will take effect on January 1, 2027, providing a clear, uniform method for legally requiring law enforcement and public officials to appear and provide testimony when summoned.

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