NH HB1595

Establishes a Domestic Violence Program within the Judicial Branch to improve case management, develop compliance monitoring protocols, collect data on protective orders, and explore a pilot domestic violence court in Manchester, Nashua, or other appropriate jurisdiction

Requires all judges to complete a minimum of 8 hours of continuing education on domestic violence topics, including lethality assessment, trauma impacts, and court protocols for domestic violence cases

Creates a mandatory Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) under the Department of Justice, requiring law enforcement officers to complete standardized screening forms when responding to suspected domestic violence incidents

Expands the stalking statute to include placing or installing electronic tracking devices on a person or their property without consent, and adds protective orders issued under RSA 461-A:10 (parenting cases) to the list of orders whose violation constitutes stalking

Expands the definition of "violent crime" for annulment purposes to include class B felony domestic violence and class B felony stalking, and requires prosecutors to notify victims when defendants petition for record annulment, giving victims the opportunity to address the court