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NH Rev Stat § 651-B:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-B - Registration of Criminal Offenders|Section 651-B:5 - Change of Registration Information; Duty to Inform.

    651-B:5 Change of Registration Information;  Duty to Inform. –||I. When there is a change to any of the information that a sexual offender or offender against children is required to report pursuant to this chapter, the offender shall give written notification of the new information to the local law enforcement agency to which he or she last reported under RSA 651-B:4 within 5 business days of such change of information. In addition, any time a sex offender or offender against children changes residence, employment, or schooling, the offender shall report in person to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the offender's previous place of residence, place of employment, or school within 5 business days. The local law enforcement agency receiving notice of the change of registration information shall forward a copy to the division within 5 days after receipt. The division shall notify the local law enforcement agency at the new place of residence, place of employment, or school, or the appropriate out-of-state law enforcement agency if the new place of residence, place of employment, or school is outside New Hampshire. The division shall include any new information in the SOR system.||II. Upon receipt of notice that an offender has changed residence, employment, or schooling to a place outside New Hampshire, the division shall notify the appropriate out-of-state law enforcement agency of that information. Within 10 business days after reporting the change of residence, employment, or schooling to the New Hampshire law enforcement agency, the offender shall report to the appropriate out-of-state law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the new place of residence, place of employment, or school. If the offender fails to report to the appropriate out-of-state law enforcement agency the division shall maintain the offender's information in the SOR system.||III. The local law enforcement agency in the city or town where the offender resides may notify the superintendent of the school administrative unit and the principal of any school within its jurisdiction of a new place of residence, a change of name, or a change of an alias, of a person required to be registered under this chapter.|||Source. 1996, 293:1. 1999, 160:2. 2001, 233:2. 2002, 241:4. 2006, 327:8. 2007, 319:3. 2008, 334:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-B:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-B - Registration of Criminal Offenders|Section 651-B:8 - Rules.

    651-B:8 Rules. –||The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to forms and procedures for the administration of this chapter.|||Source. 1996, 293:1, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-B:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-B - Registration of Criminal Offenders|Section 651-B:11 - Registration Fee.

    651-B:11 Registration Fee. –||I. An offender shall pay a fee of $50 to the department within 10 days of the registration that occurs within the month of the anniversary of his or her birth. Such payment shall be made in person or shall be mailed to the department. The department shall retain $40 of this amount to be used to defray the costs of maintaining the sex offender registry. Such funds shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the department for such use. The department shall forward the remaining $10 to the law enforcement agency which registered the offender within the month of the anniversary of the offender's birth to defray any costs associated with implementing the provisions of this chapter. The department shall forward these fees to the registering law enforcement agencies in a manner determined by the department but no less frequently than once a year.||II. An offender who cannot afford to pay the fee shall, within 10 days of registration, request a waiver of the fee and a hearing on the matter before the commissioner. In order to be considered for a waiver, the offender shall submit a financial affidavit on a form provided by the department. The division may at its discretion request such a waiver on behalf of an offender. If such a request is made, the commissioner shall promptly schedule and conduct a hearing pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, unless the commissioner or commissioner's designee determines a hearing is not necessary and waives the fee based on the offender's financial affidavit, or at the written request of the division. At the hearing, the burden shall be on the offender to prove that he or she is indigent. The offender may appeal the commissioner's decision to the superior court. Under no circumstances shall the offender's request for a hearing or indigency relieve the offender of the obligation to register as required pursuant to this chapter.||III. Notwithstanding RSA 651-B:9, an offender who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation for a first offense and a misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.|||Source. 2006, 327:13. 2007, 337:13. 2008, 334:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-B:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-B - Registration of Criminal Offenders|Section 651-B:12 - Application.

    651-B:12 Application. –||Whenever possible, the provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted and applied consistent with the provisions of the federal Jacob Wetterling Act, as amended.|||Source. 2006, 327:13, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-C:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders|Section 651-C:1 - Definitions.

    651-C:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "CODIS" means the Combined DNA Index System, the FBI's national DNA identification index system.||II. "Department" means the department of safety.||III. "Division" means the division of state police, department of safety.||IV. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.||V. "DNA record" means the DNA identification information stored in the state DNA database or CODIS for the purpose of generating investigative leads or supporting statistical interpretation of DNA test results. The DNA record is the objective form of the DNA analysis test and may include numerical representation of DNA fragment lengths, digital images of autoradiographs, discrete allele assignment numbers, and similar characteristics obtained from a DNA sample which are of value in establishing the identity of individuals. A DNA record may not specify the presence, absence, or alteration of any gene or chromosome.||VI. "DNA sample" means a blood, tissue, hair follicle, or other biological sample provided by any person or submitted to the division pursuant to this subdivision for analysis or storage or both.||VII. "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation.||VIII. [Repealed.]||IX. [Repealed.]|||Source. 2002, 183:1. 2010, 208:2, I, eff. Aug. 24, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-C:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders|Section 651-C:3 - Dissemination of Information in DNA Database.

    651-C:3 Dissemination of Information in DNA Database. –||I. It shall be the duty of the division to receive DNA samples and to analyze, classify, and store the DNA records of DNA samples submitted pursuant to this subdivision, and to make such information available to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers upon request made in furtherance of an official investigation of any criminal offense. Such law enforcement officers shall use such information only for the purposes of criminal investigations and prosecutions, or as necessary to the functions of an office of chief medical examiner. A request may be made by personal contact, mail, or electronic means. The name of the person making the request and the purpose for which the information is requested shall be maintained on file with the division. The information contained in the database shall not be a public record for the purposes of RSA 91-A, and shall not be available for inspection by any unauthorized individual.||II. The commissioner of the department of safety shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A to govern the methods of obtaining information from the state DNA database and CODIS and procedures for verification of the identity and authority of the requester.||III. Upon request, a copy of the request for a search shall be furnished to any person identified and charged with an offense as the result of a search of information in the database. Only when a sample or DNA record supplied by the person making the request satisfactorily matches a profile in the database shall the existence of data in the database be confirmed or identifying information from the database be disseminated.||IV. The division may create a separate statistical database comprised of DNA records of persons whose identities are unknown. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit the department from sharing or otherwise disseminating the information in the statistical database with law enforcement or criminal justice agencies within or without the state.|||Source. 2002, 183:1, eff. May 15, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-C:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders|Section 651-C:4 - Unauthorized Dissemination or Use of DNA Database Information; Obtaining DNA Samples Without Authority; Penalties.

    651-C:4 Unauthorized Dissemination or Use of DNA Database Information;  Obtaining DNA Samples Without Authority;  Penalties. –||I. Any person who, without authority, disseminates information contained in the DNA database shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Any person who disseminates, receives, or otherwise uses or attempts to use information in the database, knowing that such dissemination, receipt, or use is for a purpose other than as authorized by the provisions of this subdivision, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Except as authorized by law, any person who, for purposes of having a DNA analysis performed, obtains or attempts to obtain any sample submitted to the forensic science laboratory for analysis shall be guilty of a class B felony.||II. The division may use DNA samples for forensic validation and forensic protocol development, provided that all personally identifying information shall be removed and shall not be used.||III. The department and its employees shall not be liable for the erroneous collection and entry of a DNA sample into the database where the collection and entry were made in good faith reliance that the individual was convicted of a qualifying offense under RSA 651-C:2, I.|||Source. 2002, 183:1, eff. May 15, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-C:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders|Section 651-C:5 - Expungement of DNA Database Records Upon Reversal or Dismissal of Conviction.

    651-C:5 Expungement of DNA Database Records Upon Reversal or Dismissal of Conviction. –||I. A person whose DNA record has been included in the database pursuant to this chapter may request expungement on the grounds that the criminal conviction on which the authority for including such person's DNA record was based has been reversed or the case dismissed, provided that such person requesting expungement has no other criminal convictions which would require inclusion of his or her record in the database. The department shall purge all records and identifiable information in the database pertaining to the person and destroy all samples from the person upon receipt of a written request for expungement pursuant to this section and a certified copy of the court order reversing and dismissing the conviction.||II. The DNA record of any juvenile sexual offender shall be maintained in the database and shall not be automatically expunged from the database upon that individual's reaching the age of adulthood.|||Source. 2002, 183:1. 2003, 101:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-C:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders|Section 651-C:6 - Cost.

    651-C:6 Cost. –||The court, upon conviction, may order the offender to pay the cost of testing. The court shall include a statement describing the responsibility for the cost of testing in the sentencing order.|||Source. 2002, 183:1, eff. May 15, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-C:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-C - DNA Testing of Criminal Offenders|Section 651-C:7 - Repealed by 2010, 208:2, II, eff. Aug. 24, 2010.

    651-C:7 Repealed by 2010, 208:2, II, eff. Aug. 24, 2010. –|
NH Rev Stat § 651-D:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-D - Post-Conviction DNA Testing|Section 651-D:1 - Definitions.

    651-D:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Department" means the department of safety.||II. "Division" means the division of state police, department of safety.||III. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.||IV. "DNA sample" means a blood, tissue, or hair follicle sample provided by any person or submitted to the division for analysis or storage or both.||V. "Investigating agency" means the law enforcement agency that investigated a case resulting in a conviction in which biological material was collected as evidence during the course of the investigation.|||Source. 2004, 239:1, eff. June 15, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-D:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-D - Post-Conviction DNA Testing|Section 651-D:3 - Preservation of Biological Material for DNA Testing.

    651-D:3 Preservation of Biological Material for DNA Testing. –||I. The investigating agency shall preserve any biological material obtained in connection with a criminal or delinquency investigation or prosecution for 5 years from the date of conviction or adjudication, or as long as any person connected with that case or investigation remains in custody, whichever is longer.||II. The investigating agency may, however, petition the court to destroy or otherwise dispose of biological material after 5 years even if a person connected with the case is still in custody. If the investigating agency petitions the court to destroy evidence before the person is released from custody, the investigating agency must serve a copy of the petition to destroy biological evidence on the person who remains in custody, any counsel of record, and the prosecuting agency. The investigating agency may destroy biological material 90 days after filing a petition, unless the investigating agency receives:||(a) A court order preventing the destruction of biological evidence; or||(b) A motion to preserve biological evidence on the grounds that the person in custody intends to file a petition for post-conviction DNA testing pursuant to RSA 651-D:2 within 180 days of the motion to preserve.|||Source. 2004, 239:1, eff. June 15, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-D:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-D - Post-Conviction DNA Testing|Section 651-D:4 - DNA Testing and Analysis.

    651-D:4 DNA Testing and Analysis. –||I. The DNA testing and analysis under this chapter shall be performed under the direction of the division, following procedures in conformance with the federal "DNA Identification Act of 1994." Identifying characteristics of the resulting DNA profile shall be stored and maintained by the division consistent with division policy.||II. The division shall prescribe procedures to be used in the collection, submission, identification, analysis, storage, and disposition of DNA samples and all DNA information obtained pursuant to this chapter.||III. The division may contract with third parties for the purposes of this chapter. Any DNA sample sent to third parties for analysis shall be coded to maintain confidentiality concerning the donor of the sample.||IV. A certificate and the results of the analysis shall be admissible in any court as evidence of the facts stated in the analysis.|||Source. 2004, 239:1, eff. June 15, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-D:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-D - Post-Conviction DNA Testing|Section 651-D:5 - Victim Services.

    651-D:5 Victim Services. –||When post-conviction DNA testing is being considered by the court, the state shall, upon request, reactivate victim services for the victim of the crime being reinvestigated during the reinvestigation of the case, during the pendency of the proceedings, and, as determined by the court after consultation with the victim and/or victim advocate, following final adjudication of the case.|||Source. 2010, 299:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-E:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-E - Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council|Section 651-E:1 - Council Established.

    651-E:1 Council Established. –||There is established an interbranch criminal and juvenile justice council to provide leadership, communication, and coordination among those involved in or affected by the criminal and juvenile justice systems.|||Source. 2008, 201:1, eff. June 16, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-E:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-E - Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council|Section 651-E:2 - Membership and Compensation.

    651-E:2 Membership and Compensation. –||I. The members of the council shall be as follows:||(a) The governor, or designee.||(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.||(c) Three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be from the criminal justice and public safety committee, and one of whom shall be from the children and family law committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.||(d) The chief justice of the supreme court, or designee.||(e) The attorney general, or designee.||(f) The commissioner of the department of corrections, or designee.||(g) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee.||(h) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.||(i) The director of the division of juvenile justice services, department of health and human services, or designee.||(j) The director of the division of field services, department of corrections, or designee.||(k) The director of police standards and training, or designee.||(l) The director of victim/witness services, department of justice, or designee.||(m) The chief justice of the superior court, or designee.||(n) The administrative judge of the district court, or designee.||(o) The administrative judge of the judicial branch family division, or designee.||(p) The executive director of the judicial council.||(q) The president of the county attorneys affiliate of the New Hampshire Association of Counties, or designee.||(r) The president of the county corrections superintendents affiliate of the New Hampshire Association of Counties, or designee.||(s) The president of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police, or designee.||(t) The executive director of the New Hampshire Public Defender, or designee.||(u) The president of the New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, or designee.||(v) The executive director of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, or designee.||(w) The chairperson of the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery, or designee.||(x) The chairman of the adult parole board, or designee.||(y) The executive director of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, or designee.||(z) The warden of the New Hampshire correctional facility for women, or designee, appointed by the commissioner of the department of corrections.||II. Legislative members of the council shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the council.|||Source. 2008, 201:1. 2009, 199:1. 2014, 18:5; 221:1. 2015, 146:1, eff. Aug. 11, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-E:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-E - Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council|Section 651-E:3 - Duties.

    651-E:3 Duties. –||The council shall:||I. Identify, study, develop, and implement effective criminal and juvenile justice policy.||II. Promote the effective allocation and use of public and private resources within the criminal and juvenile justice system.||III. Foster effective communication, understanding, cooperation, and coordination among those involved in, or affected by, the criminal and juvenile justice system.||IV. Inform and engage the public regarding criminal and juvenile justice matters.|||Source. 2008, 201:1, eff. June 16, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-E:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-E - Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council|Section 651-E:4 - Chairperson; Quorum.

    651-E:4 Chairperson;  Quorum. –||I. The members of the council shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the council shall be called by the speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker's designee. The first meeting of the council shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Twelve members of the council shall constitute a quorum.||II. The chairperson may invite any person to provide information in council meetings, provided there is no objection from the council.|||Source. 2008, 201:1. 2009, 199:2, eff. Sept. 13, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-E:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-E - Interbranch Criminal and Juvenile Justice Council|Section 651-E:5 - Report.

    651-E:5 Report. –||The council shall submit a biennial report beginning on December 1, 2014, together with its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library.|||Source. 2008, 201:1. 2014, 221:2, eff. Sept. 12, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-F:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-F - Information and Analysis Center|Section 651-F:3 - Advisory Committee.

    651-F:3 Advisory Committee. –||I. The intelligence subcommittee of the advisory council on emergency preparedness and security (ACEPS) established under RSA 21-P:48 shall serve as an advisory committee to the information and analysis center, meeting periodically at the call of the chair or the commissioner of the department of safety to review the operations of the center and provide advice to the commissioner regarding security, privacy, data technology, the protection of civil rights, and other matters.||II. The attorney general or designee, and a representative of a civil liberties organization, appointed by the governor and council, shall meet with the intelligence subcommittee of ACEPS at least annually to receive reports regarding the operation of the center and provide added input to best insure the protection of civil rights and personal privacy.||III. The assistant commissioner of the department of safety shall provide ongoing oversight over the operations of the center, and shall ensure that the center compiles a report on its activities to be incorporated with the department of safety's annual report to the governor and council.||IV. On or before November 30, 2013, the advisory council on emergency preparedness and security shall report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the chairpersons of the house and senate finance committees on the progress and accomplishments of the information and analysis center and shall include recommendations for any legislative changes and whether or not the operations of the center should continue.|||Source. 2010, 82:2, eff. May 19, 2010; 208:6, eff. Aug. 24, 2010.|