New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1552: relative to orders of protection.
Status: Failed, March 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to orders of protection. SPONSORS: Rep. Love, Rock. 13 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires the non-adverse parties obtaining temporary and permanent protective orders to sign a statement acknowledging their understanding that any material false statement made in connection with the protective order may be grounds for a charge of perjury. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to orders of protection. SPONSORS: Rep. Love, Rock. 13 COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill requires the non-adverse parties obtaining temporary and permanent protective orders to sign a statement acknowledging their understanding that any material false statement made in connection with the protective order may be grounds for a charge of perjury. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2807 12/09 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to orders of protection. IV. The clerks of the circuit courts shall supply forms for petitions and for relief under this chapter designed to facilitate pro se proceedings. All such petitions shall …
Sponsors
- David Love (R, 13) · primary sponsor