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-HB 1422 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
-11Mar2026... 0871h
+HB 1422 - AS INTRODUCED
 2026 SESSION
 26-2357
 09/08
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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
-HB 1422 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
-11Mar2026... 0871h 26-2357
+HB 1422 - AS INTRODUCED
+26-2357
 09/08
 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
 In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
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 to new scientific understanding, or evidence that was not available at the time of trial but
 is available at the time the petition is filed. A court may deny a petition for a new trial
 that is duplicative of a prior petition that was finally ruled upon by the court.
-IV. For petitions filed under paragraph II, the court shall first determine whether
+IV. For petitions filed under paragraph II, the court must first determine whether
 the petition has made a prima facie showing under paragraph II before granting a
 hearing under 526:1. If upon review, it is determined that the petition does make a prima
-facie showing under paragraph II, the court shall then hold a hearing and, if the
-petitioner is indigent, appoint counsel for the petitioner, to determine whether the
-requirements of RSA 526:1 have been met. If upon review, it is determined that the petition
-does not make a prima facie showing, the court may dismiss the petition.
+facie showing under paragraph II, the court shall then hold a hearing and appoint
+counsel to determine whether the requirements of RSA 526:1 have been met. If upon review,
+it is determined that the petition does not make a prima facie showing, the court may
+dismiss the petition.
 V. Nothing in this section is intended to supersede the standard for granting a
 motion for new trial as set out in RSA 526:1. For DNA evidence, RSA 651-D shall be
 followed.
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 proceedings, and, as determined by the court after consultation with the victim or victim
 advocate, following final adjudication of the case.