Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Paragraph; Bribery in Official and Political Matters. Amend RSA 640:2 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph:

I-a. Any public servant who remains silent and fails to be accountable as expressed in article 8 of the New Hampshire Bill of Rights, shall ipso facto be deemed guilty of fraud and shall be subject to the penalty contained in RSA 92:2.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.