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Sponsor asks committee to waive fee to file for annulment when charges do not result in conviction

New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee · January 28, 2026

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Sen. Keith Murphy said the bill would bar courts from charging a filing fee to petition for annulment when charges do not result in conviction; senators expressed sympathy but asked staff and court administrators about administrative costs and process, and the committee moved the bill to interim study for further drafting.

Senator Keith Murphy described the personal harms of being charged and later found not guilty, and introduced SB512 to prohibit courts from charging a fee for petitions to annul an arrest record when there has been no conviction. "You get told you have to pay a…

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