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NH Rev Stat § 651:69 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651 - Sentences|Section 651:69 - Compensation.

    651:69 Compensation. –||No individual who performs uncompensated public service under this subdivision for a person or organization shall receive any benefits that are provided to other employees.|||Source. 1994, 192:6, eff. July 1, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 651:70 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651 - Sentences|Section 651:70 - Liability.

    651:70 Liability. –||No person or organization who utilizes the services of any person performing uncompensated public service under this subdivision shall be liable for any damages sustained by an individual while performing such services for the benefit of the person or organization or any damages caused by that person unless the person or organization is guilty of gross negligence.|||Source. 1994, 192:6, eff. July 1, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:1 - Purpose of Parole.

    651-A:1 Purpose of Parole. –||It is the intent of the legislature that the state parole system provide a means of supervising and rehabilitating offenders without continued incarceration and a means by which prisoners can be aided in the transition from prison to society. It is also the intent of the legislature that the policies, procedures and actions of the adult parole board and the department of corrections relative to the administration of this system emphasize the need to protect the public from criminal acts by parolees.|||Source. 1983, 461:16. 1991, 342:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:2 - Definitions.

    651-A:2 Definitions. –||As used in this chapter:||I. "Prisoner" means any adult person who has been committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections.||II. "Parole" means a conditional release from the state prison which allows a prisoner to serve the remainder of his term outside the prison, contingent upon compliance with the terms and conditions of parole as established by the parole board.||III. "Board" means the adult parole board.||IV. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of corrections.||V. "Department" means the department of corrections.||VI. "Violent crime" shall include those defined as violent crimes in RSA 651:5, XIII and the following:||(a) RSA 173-B:9, violation of protective order.||(b) RSA 631:2, second degree assault.||(c) RSA 631:3, felony reckless conduct.||(d) RSA 631:4, criminal threatening involving the use of a deadly weapon.||(e) RSA 633:3-a, stalking.||(f) RSA 635:1, burglary.||(g) RSA 641:5, tampering with witnesses and informants.||(h) RSA 650-A:1, felonious use of firearms.||VII. "Intermediate sanction program" means a community-based day or residential program that is designed for use as a swift and certain sanction for a parole violation, in lieu of parole revocation.|||Source. 1983, 461:16. 2010, 247:5, eff. July 1, 2010. 2021, 48:3, eff. May 25, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:3 - Adult Parole Board; Establishment; Procedures.

    651-A:3 Adult Parole Board;  Establishment;  Procedures. –||I. There shall be an adult parole board with 5 members, 2 of which shall be attorneys with active licenses. The members of the board shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the council for staggered terms of 5 years or until their successors are appointed. No member shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms. A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term.||II. The composition of the board shall be as follows:||(a) One member as chairman.||(b) Four additional members, to include:||(1) One member with law enforcement or corrections experience, either current or former.||(2) One member with criminal justice experience, which may be direct employment experience, current or former, in some capacity within the criminal justice system, or post-secondary school teaching, scholarship, and research pertaining to the criminal justice system.||(3) One at-large member who is either an attorney with an active New Hampshire license or a mental health professional with an active New Hampshire license;||(4) One at-large member without any categorical designation. ||III. The governor shall designate one member as chairman. The salary of the chairman shall be that established in RSA 94:1-a as grade GG, with appropriate step to be determined in accordance the provisions of RSA 94:1-d. The chairman shall designate one other member to serve as temporary designee chairman in his or her absence, however, the designated chairman shall not receive the chairman's salary or employee status while serving in the chairman's absence. In the case of a revocation hearing an attorney of the board shall be present at the hearing. Board members shall be paid an annual stipend of $20,000 for each member, to be paid in equal installments on each state employee pay period date. Board members shall be paid mileage at the state employee rate while engaged in parole hearings or administrative meetings.||IV. The board shall hold at least 36 days of parole hearings and 36 days of parole revocation hearings each year and may hold more hearings as necessary. Each parole and parole revocation hearing shall be held by a hearing panel consisting of exactly 3 members of the board. The board shall establish operating procedures which provide for rotation of board members among hearing panels.||V. In the event of a pandemic or other extraordinary occurrence declared an emergency by the governor that results in restricted movement or quarantining of inmates at any New Hampshire state prison facility, the parole board may conduct all hearings via teleconference or other video conference technology.|||Source. 1983, 461:16. 1994, 305:2. 1995, 257:3. 2015, 194:1, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 91:126, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:4 - Duties; Adult Parole Board.

    651-A:4 Duties;  Adult Parole Board. –||The board shall:||I. Be responsible for paroling prisoners from the state prison and recommitting those who have violated the conditions of parole, subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter;||II. Have legal custody of all persons released on parole until they receive their discharge or are recommitted to the prison;||III. Adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) The parole process, including the conduct of parole hearings;||(b) Criteria used to evaluate prospective parolees;||(c) Conditions for the conduct of parolees; and||(d) Procedures for revocation of parole.||(e) Procedures for medical parole.|||Source. 1983, 461:16. 2004, 218:4. 2014, 176:1, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:5 - Executive Assistant.

    651-A:5 Executive Assistant. –||The board may appoint an executive assistant who shall be an unclassified employee and shall serve at its pleasure. The salary of the executive assistant shall be that established in RSA 94:1-a.|||Source. 1983, 461:16, eff. July 1, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:6 - Terms of Release.

    651-A:6 Terms of Release. –||I. Any prisoner released on parole shall be given a permit by the board to be at liberty from prison during the unexpired portion of the maximum term of his or her sentence. The decision to release a prisoner shall be governed by the following rules:||(a) A prisoner may be released on parole upon the expiration of the minimum term of his or her sentence, minus any credits received pursuant to RSA 651-A:23, plus the disciplinary period added to such minimum under RSA 651:2, II-e, any part of which is not reduced for good conduct as provided in RSA 651-A:22, provided that there shall appear to the adult parole board, after having given the notice required in RSA 651-A:11, to be a reasonable probability that the prisoner will remain at liberty without violating the law and will conduct himself or herself as a good citizen.||(b) [Repealed.]||(c) [Repealed.]||II. [Repealed].||III. The release of prisoners sentenced to the state prison in accordance with sentencing provisions of law in effect prior to November 1, 1973, shall be governed by the law in effect immediately prior to November 1, 1973. However, except for prisoners serving sentences pursuant to conviction of murder in violation of RSA 585:1, murder which is psycho-sexual in nature as defined in RSA 607:41-d, and manslaughter in the first degree in violation of RSA 585:8, and for the purpose of determining eligibility for release on parole only, the minimum term of a prisoner who has been sentenced in accordance with sentencing provisions in effect prior to November 1, 1973, shall be deemed to be either the longest minimum sentence which could have been imposed for a class A felony under RSA 651:2, II, or his actual minimum sentence, whichever is shorter.||IV. Prior to the release of any inmate on parole from the state prison, or upon termination of the inmate's sentence to the state prison, the commissioner and the department of safety shall provide a nondriver's picture identification card pursuant to RSA 260:21 to the inmate upon release if the inmate does not already possess a valid driver license or nondriver's picture identification card. The failure of the commissioner and the department of safety to provide the inmate with the required nondriver's picture identification card prior to appearance before the parole board shall not constitute a cause for delaying the inmate's release on parole, if approved.|||Source. 1983, 461:16. 1991, 342:3. 2008, 101:1; 277:4. 2010, 247:6. 2011, 244:1, 2. 2013, 156:10. 2014, 176:2, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 48:7(II), eff. May 25, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:7 - Eligibility for Release; Life Sentences.

    651-A:7 Eligibility for Release;  Life Sentences. –||A prisoner serving a sentence of life imprisonment, except one convicted of murder in the first degree, one convicted of murder which was psycho-sexual in nature and committed prior to April 15, 1974, or one sentenced under RSA 632-A:10-a, III, may be given a life permit at any time after having served 18 years. Eighteen years shall be deemed the minimum term of his sentence for the purposes of this section, minus any credits received pursuant to RSA 651-A:23, plus the disciplinary period added to such minimum under RSA 651:2, II-e, any part of which is not reduced for good conduct as provided in RSA 651-A:22, provided that there shall appear to said board to be a reasonable probability that he will remain at liberty without violating the law and will conduct himself as a good citizen. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a prisoner serving a life sentence when the court, pursuant to RSA 630:1-b, II, has specified a minimum term other than that prescribed in this section.|||Source. 1983, 461:16. 1992, 254:9, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:8 - Eligibility for Parole; Persons Convicted of Psycho-Sexual Murder.

    651-A:8 Eligibility for Parole;  Persons Convicted of Psycho-Sexual Murder. –||A prisoner serving a sentence of life imprisonment who has been convicted of murder which was psycho-sexual in nature and committed prior to April 15, 1974, shall not be eligible for parole until he shall have served 40 years minus any credits earned under the provisions of RSA 651-A:22 and RSA 651-A:23 and until the board shall recommend to the superior court that said prisoner should be released on parole. The superior court shall have a hearing on the recommendation of the board at which all interested parties, including the attorney general, may appear and present evidence. If it shall appear to the superior court after said hearing that there is a reasonable probability that the prisoner will remain at liberty without violating the law and will conduct himself as a good citizen, the court may order him released on parole with such conditions as it may deem just.|||Source. 1983, 461:16, eff. July 1, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:9 - Psycho-Sexual Murder Certified.

    651-A:9 Psycho-Sexual Murder Certified. –||Whenever any person is convicted of murder, committed prior to April 15, 1974, the presiding justice shall certify, at the time of sentencing, whether or not such murder was psycho-sexual in nature.|||Source. 1983, 461:16, eff. July 1, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:10 - Psycho-Sexual Murder Defined.

    651-A:10 Psycho-Sexual Murder Defined. –||For the purposes of RSA 651-A:7, 8 and 9, the phrase "murder which is psycho-sexual in nature" means murder in which there is evidence that the offender has committed sexual assault or abuse or attempted sexual assault or abuse of the victim before or after death.|||Source. 1983, 461:16, eff. July 1, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:10-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:10-a - Medical Parole.

    651-A:10-a Medical Parole. –||I. Upon the recommendation of the commissioner of the department of corrections and the administrative director of forensic and medical services, after review of the information provided by a physician licensed pursuant to RSA 329, the parole board may grant medical parole to an inmate residing in a state correctional facility, regardless of the time remaining on his or her sentence, provided all of the following conditions apply:||(a) The inmate has a terminal, debilitating, incapacitating, or incurable medical condition or syndrome, as certified by a physician licensed pursuant to RSA 329, and, if requested by the parole board, at least one additional physician licensed pursuant to RSA 329.||(b) The cost of medical care, treatment, and resources for the inmate is determined to be excessive.||(c) The parole board has determined that there is a reasonable probability that the inmate will not violate the law while on medical parole and will conduct himself or herself as a good citizen.||II. The administrative director of forensic and medical services, on behalf of an inmate, may petition the parole board for hearing to determine if the inmate is eligible for medical parole and if the inmate is eligible, shall submit the parole plan to the parole board.||III. Medical parole shall be granted by a majority vote of the members of the hearing panel.||IV. The parole board may request, as a condition of medical parole, that such inmate submit to periodic medical examinations while on medical parole and comply with any other parole conditions imposed by the parole board. The administrative director of forensic and medical services, after review of any such medical examination shall report the findings to the parole board. If the parole board, after review of such findings, determines that the parolee no longer has a terminal, debilitating, incapacitating, or incurable medical condition or syndrome, the medical parole shall be revoked and the parolee shall be returned to the custody of the state.||V. Notwithstanding RSA 504-A:5, a medical parolee who is arrested under the authority of RSA 504-A:4 or RSA 651-A:25 shall be detained at the medical unit or infirmary of the appropriate state correctional facility closest to the location where he or she was arrested.||VI. An inmate who has been sentenced to life in prison without parole or sentenced to death shall not be eligible for medical parole under this section. Nothing in this provision or law shall be construed to create a right to medical parole for any inmate.||VII. Notwithstanding RSA 167:18-a, the state shall be responsible for all medicaid costs incurred, net of federal reimbursement, for any inmate granted medical parole under this section, until the earliest date on which parole could have been granted had the inmate not been granted medical parole.||VIII. [Repealed.]|||Source. 2004, 218:3; 218:5. 2007, 263:19. 2012, 134:1. 2014, 176:3, 4 eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:11 - Notice of Hearings.

    651-A:11 Notice of Hearings. –||I. At least 15 and not more than 30 days prior to any parole hearing, the adult parole board shall post notice on the department of corrections Internet site stating the name and birthdate of the person seeking parole and the date, time, and location of the parole hearing.||II. At least 15 and not more than 30 days prior to any parole hearing, the adult parole board shall send by first class mail or electronic communication to each chief of police and county attorney of the place where the offense occurred, where the person resided prior to conviction, or where the person intends to reside after release, a copy of the information described in paragraph I.||II-a. At least 15 and not more than 30 days prior to any parole hearing, the adult parole board shall provide a copy of the information described in paragraph I to the department of corrections which shall send a copy of such information by first class mail or electronic communication to the victim of the person seeking parole, or to the next of kin of such victim if the victim has died, if request for such notice has been filed with the department of corrections. The victim or next of kin so requesting shall keep the department of corrections apprised of his or her current mailing address or other contact information.||III. The adult parole board shall conduct no parole hearing without first having met the notice requirements of this section.||IV. The notice provisions of this section shall not apply to revocation, review, or reconsideration hearings.|||Source. 1983, 416:6; 319:1, 2. 2013, 156:1, 2. 2015, 194:2, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 48:4, eff. May 25, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:11-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:11-a - Victims Permitted to Speak at Parole Hearings.

    651-A:11-a Victims Permitted to Speak at Parole Hearings. –||The victim of any person seeking parole, or the victim's next of kin if the victim has died, shall have the right to appear at the parole hearing of such person, personally or by counsel, and to reasonably express his views concerning the offense and the person responsible.|||Source. 1983, 319:3, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:12 - Reduction of Maximum Sentence While on Parole.

    651-A:12 Reduction of Maximum Sentence While on Parole. –||Any person who is on parole from the state prison on a permit under the provisions of this chapter may be granted a reduction of maximum term of his or her sentence equal to 1/3 of the period of time during which the parolee is at liberty on said permit, provided that in making such a decision, the parole board shall consider the conduct of the parolee while under supervision, the seriousness of the offense, the amount of restitution owed, and any information provided by the victim. The parolee may be granted a discharge at the expiration of his or her maximum sentence less deductions provided for in this chapter.|||Source. 1983, 461:16. 2015, 194:3, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:13 - Suspension of Supervision.

    651-A:13 Suspension of Supervision. –||In the case of a paroled prisoner who has entered the armed service of the United States, the board may suspend all parole supervision of said person during the period he so serves and is subject to military law. Upon the termination of such service by honorable discharge the board may, in its discretion, give the prisoner a final discharge.|||Source. 1983, 461:16, eff. July 1, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:14 - Repealed by 2015, 194:4, eff. July 1, 2015.

    651-A:14 Repealed by 2015, 194:4, eff. July 1, 2015. –|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:15 - Repealed by 1986, 156:14, II, eff. May 28, 1986.

    651-A:15 Repealed by 1986, 156:14, II, eff. May 28, 1986. –|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:15-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:15-a - Arrest of Parolees.

    651-A:15-a Arrest of Parolees. –||Any parolee may be arrested and detained by a probation or parole officer in accordance with RSA 504-A:4-6.|||Source. 1986, 156:5, eff. May 28, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:16 - Report Required.

    651-A:16 Report Required. –||I. The department may report any parolee who violates the conditions of his or her parole to the parole board. However, the department shall, within 30 days of official knowledge of such an occurrence, submit a report on any parolee who:||(a) Is arrested for any felony or misdemeanor offense;||(b) Is convicted of any felony, misdemeanor or other offense; provided, however, that the department need only report traffic offenses deemed to be serious traffic offenses under RSA 265; or||(c) Absconds from supervision for a period of 30 days or more.||II. This report shall include information on the circumstances of the alleged violation.|||Source. 1983, 461:16. 2010, 247:7. 2013, 156:3. 2014, 176:6, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 651-A:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LXII - Criminal Code|Title 651-A - Parole of Prisoners|Section 651-A:16-a - Intermediate Sanction.

    651-A:16-a Intermediate Sanction. –||I. The commissioner shall establish a 7-day residential sanction located in a halfway house facility.||II. Probation/parole officers may place a parolee in an intermediate sanction in lieu of a parole revocation hearing only if the offender agrees to participate.|||Source. 2010, 247:8. 2013, 156:4, eff. July 1, 2013.|