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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-G - Advisory Committee on Breath Analyzer Machines › Section 106-G:1 - Committee Established.

106-G:1 Committee Established. –
The advisory committee on breath analyzer machines is hereby established. The committee shall establish priorities and guidelines for the distribution by the department of safety to municipal police departments of breath analyzer machines to test alcohol concentration. The committee shall periodically review the usage and performance of the breath analyzer machines currently in use in this state and make recommendations to the commissioner of safety on the adequacy of the machines and the needs of the state and municipalities for new machines and technology. The committee shall consist of the following members and shall elect a chairman from its membership:
I. One senator, appointed by the senate president.
II. One representative, appointed by the speaker of the house.
III. One public member, appointed by the governor.
IV. The attorney general or his designee.
V. The commissioner of safety or his designee.
VI. The coordinator of the New Hampshire highway safety agency or his designee.
VII. [Repealed.]
VIII. The chairman of the police standards and training council, or his designee.
IX. The president of the New Hampshire Police Chiefs' Association, or his designee.
Source.
1988, 268:4. 1989, 353:29. 1995, 310:182. 2003, 319:97, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-G - Advisory Committee on Breath Analyzer Machines › Section 106-G:2 - Terms.

106-G:2 Terms. –
The terms of the advisory committee members designated in RSA 106-G:1, I, II and IV-IX shall be coterminous with their office. The public member shall be appointed to a term of 3 years.
Source.
1988, 268:4, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:1 - Statement of Purpose.

106-H:1 Statement of Purpose. –
The general court of the state of New Hampshire declares that the interests of the state's citizens will be served by a coordinated statewide enhanced 911 system, utilizing 911 as the primary emergency telephone number, which will develop and improve emergency communication procedures and facilities with the objective of reducing the response time to emergency calls for law enforcement, fire, medical, rescue and other emergency services.
Source.
1992, 165:1, eff. July 5, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:3 - Commission Established.

106-H:3 Commission Established. –
I. (a) There is hereby established an enhanced 911 commission consisting of 19 members, including the director of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services or designee, the commissioner of the department of energy or designee, the commissioner of the department of safety or designee, a public member, a police officer experienced in responding to emergency calls, a representative of the disabled community, and one active member recommended by each of the following organizations, nominated by the governor with the approval of the council:
(1) Fairpoint.
(2) New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs.
(3) New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police.
(4) New Hampshire Federation of Fire Mutual Aids.
(5) New Hampshire Municipal Association.
(6) New Hampshire Sheriffs Association.
(7) New Hampshire Telephone Association.
(8) New England Cable Telecommunications Association.
(9) The commissioner of the department of administrative services, or designee.
(10) A representative of the mobile telecommunications carriers industry.
(11) A representative of the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire.
(12) A representative of the New Hampshire Emergency Dispatchers Association.
(13) Comcast.
(b) The director of the division of emergency services and communications shall oversee the administration of enhanced 911 services.
II. Members of the commission shall initially be appointed for terms of one, 2 and 3 years; thereafter members shall be appointed to serve 3-year terms. In the event of a vacancy, a replacement shall be appointed for the remaining term. No member shall serve beyond the time he ceases to hold the office, employment or membership which qualified him for appointment to the commission.
III. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for any actual expenses incurred as a necessary incident to such service.
IV. Members shall annually elect from among themselves a person to serve as commission chairman and another to serve as commission vice-chairman. The commission shall hold no fewer than 4 regular meetings a year at such times and places as the chairman shall fix, either on his own motion or upon written request of any 4 members.
Source.
1992, 165:1. 1999, 337:1. 2003, 319:119. 2004, 171:13, 30. 2008, 361:14. 2010, 271:4. 2012, 51:1, eff. July 13, 2012. 2017, 44:2, eff. July 8, 2017. 2021, 91:219, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:4 - Repealed by 2003, 319:131, IV, eff. Sept. 4, 2003.

106-H:4 Repealed by 2003, 319:131, IV, eff. Sept. 4, 2003. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:5 - Powers and Duties; Commission.

106-H:5 Powers and Duties;  Commission. –
I. The commission shall, with the approval of the commissioner:
(a) Establish technical and operational standards for the creation of a public safety answering point, which utilizes enhanced 911 network features.
(b) Require submission of reports and information from those public safety agencies within the state that the division determines have information pertinent to the effective functioning of the division.
II. The commission may, with the approval of the commissioner:
(a) Make or cause to be made studies of any aspect of the enhanced 911 system, including but not limited to service, operations, training, data base development, and public awareness.
(b) Undertake any project and engage in any activity which will serve to improve enhanced 911 services.
Source.
1992, 165:1. 2003, 319:120. 2004, 171:14, eff. July 24, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:6 - Powers and Duties.

106-H:6 Powers and Duties. –
The director of the division of emergency services and communications, subject to the approval of the commissioner, shall:
I. Appoint such personnel as may be necessary to perform the duties assigned by the division subject to the limits of available funds. Personnel appointed under this section shall be classified state employees as defined by the division of personnel.
II. [Repealed.]
III. Enter into contracts and do such things as may be necessary and incidental to the administration of the division's authority pursuant to this chapter, with the approval of the commissioner.
IV. Accept in the name of the state any and all donations or grants, both real and personal, from any governmental unit or public agency or from any institution, person, firm, or corporation. The division shall receive, utilize, and dispose of all donations and grants consistent with the rules of the division and the purpose or conditions of the donation or grant.
V. Make such investigations as may be necessary to determine whether governmental units are complying with the provisions of this chapter.
VI. File as part of the annual report of the department of safety required under RSA 20:7, the status of development of operational standards and training programs, the development of the data base, revenue generated from telephone subscribers, budget and revenue projections, the degree of coordination with municipalities, the extent of public use of the service and the quality of service rendered.
VII. In conjunction with the operating budget of the department of safety, the department shall submit a budget for each biennium, which shall include financial responsibility for and the costs of all programs offered or contracted by the division of emergency services, communications and management, and all revenues and expenditures of the dedicated fund established in RSA 106-H:9.
Source.
1992, 165:1. 1993, 231:3. 2003, 319:121. 2004, 171:15. 2008, 358:6, 7, 16, IV, eff. Sept. 9, 2008; 361:14, eff. July 11, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:7 - Repealed by 2003, 319:131, V, eff. Sept. 4, 2003.

106-H:7 Repealed by 2003, 319:131, V, eff. Sept. 4, 2003. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:8 - Coordination by Provider of Telephone Service.

106-H:8 Coordination by Provider of Telephone Service. –
I. Every telephone utility authorized to do business in the state pursuant to RSA 374:22, I, every entity which provides commercial mobile radio service, as defined in 47 C.F.R. 20.3, and required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide 911 service, and every VoIP provider required by the FCC to provide 911 service shall make available the universal emergency telephone number 911 for use by the public in seeking assistance from fire, police, and other related safety agencies through a single public safety answering point. Each telephone service provider shall assure that all requests for police, fire, medical, or other emergency services received by the provider or the provider's operator services shall be transferred to the public safety answering point. Such transfer shall include the calling party's telephone number in American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) in a format recommended for data exchange by the National Emergency Number Association (NENA).
II. For purposes of implementing this chapter, any provider of commercial mobile radio service shall be entitled to reimbursement from the bureau of the reasonable expenses incurred prior to the effective date of this paragraph to accomplish the provision of enhanced 911 service to the extent authorized by the Federal Communications Commission and approved by the enhanced 911 commission. The bureau may utilize the services of any other state agency or a consultant to assist in reviewing the requested reimbursement to insure that it is reasonable and may seek recovery of the expense of that review from the provider.
Source.
1992, 165:1. 1997, 298:16. 1999, 337:2. 2006, 49:1. 2012, 270:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:9-a - Penalty for Late Payment of Surcharge.

106-H:9-a Penalty for Late Payment of Surcharge. –
The commissioner is authorized to charge a penalty not to exceed $1,000, plus interest of 18 percent per year, on surcharge receipts that are more than 90 days in arrears, which penalty and interest shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the enhanced 911 system fund.
Source.
2008, 358:9, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:10 - Municipal Cooperation.

106-H:10 Municipal Cooperation. –
I. Municipalities are encouraged to provide a verified master street address guide (MSAG) and a verified street address guide (SAG) to the bureau of emergency communications for use in developing and maintaining the enhanced 911 data base. Every year, municipalities are encouraged to provide an updated MSAG and an updated SAG to the bureau.
II. The bureau shall provide local telephone service providers authorized to do business in the state pursuant to RSA 374:22 with a copy of each MSAG and each SAG for every municipality in the local telephone service provider's service territory. The local telephone service providers shall match each subscriber in the service territory by telephone number with an SAG address, and shall assure that accurate matches are provided to the enhanced 911 data base.
III. Municipalities are encouraged to assist the local telephone service providers in identifying the subscriber names associated with SAG addresses, but nothing in this section shall be construed to require municipalities to expend funds to locate telephone subscriber information.
Source.
1992, 165:1. 1997, 92:1. 1998, 51:3, eff. July 4, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:11 - Enhanced ANI/ALI Capability.

106-H:11 Enhanced ANI/ALI Capability. –
Municipalities or other political subdivisions may petition the bureau for the provision of equipment which will facilitate or expand the enhanced 911 capability of a dispatch office. The bureau shall review any application for enhanced ANI/ALI capability to determine if the requested equipment will be fully coordinated with the primary public safety answering point in operation and services.
Source.
1992, 165:1, eff. July 5, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:12 - Confidentiality.

106-H:12 Confidentiality. –
I. Automatic number identification and automatic location identification information consisting of the address and telephone numbers of telephone subscribers whose listings are not published in directories or listed in directory assistance offices is confidential. Such confirmation will be provided on a call-by-call basis only for the purpose of handling emergency calls and any permanent record of such information shall be secured by the public safety answering point and disposed of in a manner which will retain that security except as otherwise required by applicable law.
II. Any telephone subscriber may notify the bureau that a member of the household or business served by the telephone line has a physical impairment or otherwise has special needs. This information shall be accorded the same confidentiality as all other identifying information, and shall be used only as necessary for the provision of emergency services.
Source.
1992, 165:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:13 - Penalty for False Information.

106-H:13 Penalty for False Information. –
I. Any person who dials or otherwise causes 911 to be called for the purpose of making a false alarm or complaint or purposely reports false information which could result in the dispatch of emergency services shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
II. Any person who dials and otherwise causes 911 to be called and purposely reports information which he or she knows to be false concerning the existence of a biological or chemical substance which could result in the dispatch of emergency services shall be guilty of a class B felony.
Source.
1992, 165:1. 2002, 222:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:14 - Information Not Subject to Right-to-Know Law.

106-H:14 Information Not Subject to Right-to-Know Law. –
I. Any information or records compiled under this chapter shall not be considered a public record for the purposes of RSA 91-A regardless of the use of such information under paragraph II.
II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, the division shall make information or records compiled under this chapter available only as follows:
(a) On a case-by-case basis to a law enforcement agency that requires the information or records for investigative purposes;
(b) To the department of environmental services solely for the purposes of estimating the location of wells subject to RSA 482-B and for creating and maintaining an inventory of drinking water sampling sites and the materials used for water system service lines needed to comply with the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act. The department of environmental services shall not be required to release such data under RSA 91-A; and
(c) To the caller or their legal representative, or to the subject of the call or their legal representative, with written authorization of the recipient on a form satisfactory to the department, that such information or records are being made available solely for the purposes of investigation in anticipation of litigation or for use in connection with any civil court proceeding. Records released under this section shall be marked "limited purpose release" and shall not be redisclosed by the recipient beyond the investigation or civil proceeding. Any records which are the subject of a criminal investigation will be released only after the criminal matter is concluded. Neither the state nor its agencies or employees shall be civilly liable for any improper use or release of 911 records to any person obtaining such records as provided in this section.
Source.
1992, 165:1. 2006, 137:2. 2007, 89:2, eff. Dec. 8, 2007. 2022, 107:2, eff. July 26, 2022. 2023, 168:1, eff. Sept. 26, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:15 - Misuse of 911 System.

106-H:15 Misuse of 911 System. –
Any deliberate use of the universal emergency telephone number 911 for any reason other than seeking emergency assistance from fire, police, or other safety related agencies shall constitute misuse of the 911 system. The third and any subsequent misuse of the 911 system in a calendar year shall constitute a violation.
Source.
1997, 298:18, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-H - Enhanced 911 System › Section 106-H:17 - Disclosure of Caller Location in Emergency Situations.

106-H:17 Disclosure of Caller Location in Emergency Situations. –
I. Upon request of a law enforcement agency, a wireless telecommunications carrier shall provide call location information concerning the telecommunications device of the user in order for the requesting law enforcement agency to respond to a call for emergency services or an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm. The wireless telecommunications carrier shall provide the most accurate call location available, given the technical and other limitations that may impact the accuracy of the call location information in the relevant area.
II. The department of safety shall obtain contact information for all wireless telecommunications carriers authorized to do business in this state in order to facilitate a request from a law enforcement agency for call location information in accordance with this section.
III. When requested by a law enforcement agency, the public safety answering point of the enhanced 911 statewide system shall assist the agency to obtain call location information from wireless telecommunications carriers. Such assistance shall be provided only upon the requesting agency providing information establishing that the call location information is necessary to assist the agency in responding to an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious bodily injury.
IV. No cause of action shall lie in any court against any wireless telecommunications carrier, its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons for providing call location information while acting in good faith and in accordance with the provisions of this section. A wireless telecommunications carrier shall not be obligated to make an affirmative determination that the requesting law enforcement agency or public safety answering point has met the threshold requirements of paragraph I.
V. The commissioner of the department of safety shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the notice and disclosure requirements provided in this section.
VI. In this section, "wireless telecommunications carrier" shall have the same meaning as commercial mobile radio service provider in RSA 106-H:8.
Source.
2010, 314:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-I - Responses to Incidents in Other Jurisdictions › Section 106-I:1 - Mass Critical Incidents; Requests for Response; Authority of Officers.

106-I:1 Mass Critical Incidents;  Requests for Response;  Authority of Officers. –
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a law enforcement officer who responds to a mass critical incident in another jurisdiction, in response to a request by the highest ranking on-duty police officer of the requesting jurisdiction, shall have authority to make arrests and shall have full police powers for the duration of the incident, unless terminated by the law enforcement authority in the requesting jurisdiction. The request for assistance must be received directly from the highest ranking officer or indirectly through a law enforcement dispatch center. For purposes of this section, a mass critical incident includes such events as a natural disaster, riot, hazardous material incident, an act of terrorism, or widespread personal injury or loss of life.
Source.
2003, 252:1, eff. July 14, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-I - Responses to Incidents in Other Jurisdictions › Section 106-I:2 - Emergency Declared by Governor; Authority of Officers.

106-I:2 Emergency Declared by Governor;  Authority of Officers. –
I. For the duration of any state of emergency declared by the governor because of a natural disaster, riot, or act of terrorism, notwithstanding any law to the contrary:
(a) The governor, the commissioner of safety, or the commissioner's designee, may request assistance from a duly trained and certified state, county, or local law enforcement officer from New Hampshire or from any other state, county, or local law enforcement agency;
(b) A uniformed law enforcement officer who responds to the request for assistance shall have the authority to make arrests and shall have full police powers, under the supervision, direction, and control of New Hampshire state, county, or local law enforcement officers; and
(c) The authority of a law enforcement officer who responds to the request for assistance shall continue until terminated by New Hampshire law enforcement authorities or by law enforcement authorities in the jurisdiction of the responding officer.
II. A law enforcement officer who responds to the request for assistance, and who is acting under the supervision, direction, and control of New Hampshire law enforcement authorities, shall have the same privileges and immunities as an officer in the jurisdiction of the state of emergency.
Source.
2006, 280:1, eff. Aug. 14, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-J - Missing Adult Program and Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert Program › Section 106-J:1 - Definitions.

106-J:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter, "missing adult" means any person:
I. Who is 18 years of age or older;
II. Whose residence is in New Hampshire or is believed to be in New Hampshire;
III. Who has been reported to a law enforcement agency as missing; and
IV. Who falls within one of the following categories:
(a) The person is under proven physical or mental disability, thereby subjecting himself or herself or others to personal and immediate danger;
(b) The circumstances indicate that the person's physical safety may be in danger;
(c) The circumstances indicate that the person's disappearance may not have been voluntary; or
(d) The person is missing after a catastrophe.
Source.
2005, 247:3, eff. Sept. 12, 2005. 2016, 256:2, eff. Aug. 9, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-J - Missing Adult Program and Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert Program › Section 106-J:2 - Procedures.

106-J:2 Procedures. –
I. Upon receiving notice of a missing adult, a law enforcement agency shall complete a missing person report by providing identifying and descriptive information about the missing adult within 48 hours to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) for inclusion in the missing person file of its computerized database.
II. It shall be the duty of the initial investigating law enforcement agency to immediately notify the NCIC when the missing adult is located or returned.
III. The provisions of this chapter are not intended to remove the discretion of a law enforcement agency to notify the NCIC when an adult is missing under circumstances other than those specified in RSA 106-J:1, IV, when the law enforcement agency has reasonable concern for such adult's safety.
Source.
2005, 247:3, eff. Sept. 12, 2005. 2016, 256:3, eff. Aug. 9, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-J - Missing Adult Program and Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert Program › Section 106-J:3 - Definitions.

106-J:3 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. "Caregiver" means any individual duly designated as a caregiver for a person who needs care assistance as a vulnerable adult. A caregiver includes, but is not limited to, a relative, paid caregiving professional, partner, friend, or neighbor who has a significant relationship with the person.
II. "Department" means the department of safety.
III. "Missing vulnerable adult" includes, but is not limited to, a missing adult who:
(a)(1) Is 18 years or older;
(2) Whose whereabouts are unknown;
(3) Whose last known whereabouts at the time he or she is reported missing is in New Hampshire; and
(4) Whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the person, as determined by a local law enforcement agency; and
(b)(1) Who has a mental or cognitive disability, such as dementia;
(2) Who has an intellectual or developmental disability;
(3) Who has a brain injury; or
(4) Who has another physical, mental, or emotional disability.
Source.
2009, 279:3, eff. July 1, 2010. 2016, 256:5, eff. Aug. 9, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-J - Missing Adult Program and Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert Program › Section 106-J:4 - Program Established.

106-J:4 Program Established. –
I. The department shall establish an alert program for missing vulnerable adults.
II. When a local law enforcement agency receives notice that a vulnerable adult is missing, the agency shall require the vulnerable adult's family or legal guardian to provide information relative to the vulnerable adult's impaired mental condition, intellectual or developmental disability, brain injury, or other physical, mental, or emotional disability. Once the local law enforcement agency is provided a statement from the vulnerable adult's caregiver that the vulnerable adult is missing and has an impairment, the local law enforcement agency shall notify the department.
III. When notified by a local law enforcement agency of a missing vulnerable adult, the department shall issue an immediate alert. The alert shall be sent to designated media outlets in New Hampshire. Participating radio stations, television stations, and other media outlets may issue the alert at designated intervals. The alert shall include all appropriate information from the local law enforcement agency that may assist in the safe recovery of the missing vulnerable adult and a statement instructing anyone with information related to the missing vulnerable adult to contact his or her local law enforcement agency.
IV. The alert shall be canceled upon notification to the department that the missing vulnerable adult has been found or at the end of the notification period, whichever occurs first. A local law enforcement agency that locates a missing vulnerable adult who is the subject of an alert shall notify the department as soon as possible that the missing vulnerable adult has been located.
Source.
2009, 279:3, eff. July 1, 2010. 2016, 256:5, eff. Aug. 9, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-J - Missing Adult Program and Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert Program › Section 106-J:5 - Rulemaking.

106-J:5 Rulemaking. –
The commissioner of the department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
I. A tiered approach to issuance of alerts.
II. Transparency and communication with the existing Medic Alert + Safe Return program or a similar program, including a mechanism to enroll individuals who are involved in wandering incidents in Medic Alert + Safe Return on the department's website.
III. The process for reporting the information to designated media outlets in New Hampshire.
Source.
2009, 279:3, eff. July 1, 2010. 2016, 256:5, eff. Aug. 9, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:1 - Findings and Policy.

106-L:1 Findings and Policy. –
I. The legislature finds that the administration of criminal justice is of statewide concern; that police and corrections work are important to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state; that police and corrections work are of such a nature as to require education and training of a professional character; and that it is in the public interest that such education and training be made available to persons who seek to become police and corrections officers, persons who are serving as police and corrections officers in a temporary or probationary capacity, and persons already in regular service.
II. Further, the legislature finds that law enforcement officers are vested with responsibilities that require high standards of moral character, integrity, knowledge and trust. In support of these heightened responsibilities and to continuously strive for public confidence in law enforcement officers, the law enforcement conduct review committee is created at New Hampshire police standards and training council.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017. 2022, 312:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:3 - Police Standards and Training Council.

106-L:3 Police Standards and Training Council. –
I. There is established a police standards and training council. It shall consist of the following members:
(a) Two members shall be a chief of police in a town or for a university;
(b) Two members shall be chiefs of police in cities;
(c) Two members shall be county sheriffs;
(d) Two members shall be judges of courts with criminal jurisdiction;
(e) A professor from a New Hampshire college or university whose primary teaching responsibilities are in the field of criminal justice or similar course of study;
(f) A law enforcement officer of a town or city employed at a rank below lieutenant;
(g) The director of the division of state police, or designee;
(h) The attorney general, or designee;
(i) The commissioner of the department of corrections, or designee; and
(j) Four public members, none of whom shall be a certified police officer, lawyer, or judge, and none of whom shall have a spouse, sibling, or parent, by birth, adoption, or marriage, who is a certified police officer, lawyer, or judge.
II. Except for the members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs I(g)-(i) who shall serve during their continuance in office, members of the council shall be appointed by the governor for terms of 2 years. No member shall serve beyond the time that the office or employment which qualified such member for appointment. Any vacancy on the council shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment is held. Persons filling vacancies shall be appointed to serve out the unexpired term and shall have the same qualifications for office as the member whose vacancy they are filling.
III. The governor shall designate a member to be the chairperson of the council, and the council shall elect annually its vice chairperson from among the members of the council.
IV. Notwithstanding the provisions of any statute, ordinance, local law, or charter provision to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in subparagraph I(i) regarding qualification of public members, membership on the council shall not disqualify any member from holding any other public office or employment, or cause the forfeiture of any office or employment.
V. Members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for any actual expenses incurred as a necessary incident to such service.
VI. The council shall hold no fewer than 4 regular meetings a year. The chairperson shall fix the times and places of meetings, either on the chairperson's own motion or upon written request of any 5 members of the council.
VII. The council shall report annually to the governor and executive council on its activities, and may make such other reports as it deems desirable.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017. 2022, 312:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:4 - Executive Branch Jurisdiction.

106-L:4 Executive Branch Jurisdiction. –
The police standards and training council, its committees, and its employees are an executive branch agency pursuant to RSA 21-G:6-b, III. The council, the director, and employees hired by the director performing the functions required by this chapter shall be subject to RSA 7:8, RSA 541-B, and RSA 99-D, and contracts by them shall be subject to attorney general review and review and approval by the governor and executive council.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017. 2022, 312:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:7 - Additional Training of Peace Officers.

106-L:7 Additional Training of Peace Officers. –
The director of the police standards and training council shall develop appropriate training programs and methods to instruct peace officers in the proper techniques for dealing with intoxicated and incapacitated persons and to encourage the maximum utilization by peace officers of detoxification facilities, alcohol counselors, and licensed general hospitals for such purposes.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:7-a - Mental Health Training for Law Enforcement Officers.

106-L:7-a Mental Health Training for Law Enforcement Officers. –
I. No person shall assume their role as a law enforcement officer or dispatcher unless such person has satisfactorily completed mental health training focusing on post-traumatic stress from a program developed and delivered by the New Hampshire police standards and training council. Subsequent to initial training, all law enforcement officers and dispatchers shall successfully complete annual online training. No current officer shall be required to attend in-person training at the academy.
II. Mental health training focusing on post-traumatic stress disorder shall be made available annually to any law enforcement officers after their retirement.
Source.
2022, 331:2, eff. Sept. 6, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:8 - Alzheimer's Disease and Other Related Dementia Training.

106-L:8 Alzheimer's Disease and Other Related Dementia Training. –
The director of the police standards and training council shall provide education and training to the law enforcement community on Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia. The director may use the educational program developed in conjunction with the department of health and human services under RSA 126-A:5, XXVII and may include such additional components as may be appropriate to effectively assist law enforcement officers in responding to incidents involving persons with Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:9 - Reimbursement of Expenses.

106-L:9 Reimbursement of Expenses. –
The council may reimburse political subdivisions or the state for, or may pay for a portion of, the expenses incurred by the officers in attendance at police training programs conducted or approved by the council, and the expenses incurred for psychological stability screening for candidates for certification as law enforcement officers.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017. 2020, 12:20, eff. Sept. 14, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:10 - Penalty Assessment; Waiver of Penalty.

106-L:10 Penalty Assessment;  Waiver of Penalty. –
I. Every court shall levy a penalty assessment of $2 or 24 percent, whichever is greater, on each fine or penalty imposed by the court for a criminal offense, including any fine or penalty for a violation of RSA title XXI or any municipal ordinance, except for a violation of a municipal ordinance relating to motor vehicles unlawfully left or parked. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, the penalty assessment shall be levied in addition to the amount of the fine or penalty imposed by the court.
II. If multiple offenses are involved, the penalty assessment shall be imposed on the total fine.
III. If a fine is suspended in whole or in part, the penalty assessment shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension.
IV. The clerk of each court shall collect all penalty assessments and shall transmit the amount collected under paragraphs I-III to the state treasurer for deposit in the following funds. The state treasurer shall deposit 66.66 percent of the amount collected in the state general fund, 16.67 percent of the amount collected in the victims' assistance fund, and 16.67 percent of the amount collected in the judicial branch information technology fund.
V. If it is determined by a court that the payment of all or any part of a penalty assessment would work a hardship on the person convicted or on such person's immediate family, the court may suspend the payment of all or any part of the assessment.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:11 - Attendance by Persons Other Than Police Officers.

106-L:11 Attendance by Persons Other Than Police Officers. –
Persons who are not police officers as defined in RSA 106-L:2 may attend courses given by the police standards and training council under such conditions and for such tuition as may be established by the council. Certain courses may be closed to persons who are not police officers on recommendation of the director and approval by the council.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:12 - Tuition Students.

106-L:12 Tuition Students. –
I. The council may set tuition, selection procedures, and fees for acceptance of tuition students at its programs and for the use of its facilities. Such fees shall be credited, with the approval of the department of administrative services, to the operating accounts of the council to offset additional expenditures necessitated by the acceptance of the additional students.
II. Tuition students at police and corrections academy programs shall be required to comply with background investigation requirements no less stringent than for persons hired as police or corrections officers by units of government.
III. Certain courses may be closed to persons who are not police or corrections officers on recommendation by the director and approval by the council.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:13 - Volunteers; Liability Limited.

106-L:13 Volunteers;  Liability Limited. –
I. Any volunteer of a nonprofit organization or government entity assisting the council in its training programs shall be immune from civil liability in any action brought on the basis of any act or omission resulting in damage or injury to any person if:
(a) The volunteer had prior written approval from the organization to act on behalf of the organization; and
(b) The volunteer was acting in good faith and within the scope of the volunteer's official functions and duties with the organization; and
(c) The damage or injury was not caused by willful, wanton, or grossly negligent misconduct by the volunteer.
II. In this section:
(a) "Damage or injury" includes physical, nonphysical, economic, and noneconomic damage.
(b) "Nonprofit organization" shall include, but not be limited to, a not for profit organization, corporation, community chest, fund or foundation, and an organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 organized or incorporated in this state or having a principal place of business in this state.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:14 - Firearms Instructors; Liability Limited.

106-L:14 Firearms Instructors;  Liability Limited. –
Members of the council, council employees, or persons currently certified as firearms instructors by the council pursuant to Pol 404.05, having certified a person as being proficient with their weapons and meeting the standards established in Pol 404.03 to qualify under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. section 926C(d)(2)(B), shall be immune from liability for any action taken by such person subsequent to their certification, unless the employee or firearms instructor knew that the person certified was not qualified under 18 U.S.C. section 926C(d)(2)(B) to have received such certification.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:15 - Prior Certification.

106-L:15 Prior Certification. –
Any police officer previously certified by the police standards and training council prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be considered certified under this chapter and shall continue to be subject to the jurisdiction of the police standards and training council.
Source.
2017, 206:1, eff. Sept. 8, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:16 - Police Psychological Stability Screening Fund.

106-L:16 Police Psychological Stability Screening Fund. –
There is established a police psychological stability screening fund for the purpose of reimbursing costs related to psychological stability screening for candidates for certification as law enforcement officers, which shall be administered by the council. The fund shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the council.
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2020, 12:22, eff. Sept. 14, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:17 - The Law Enforcement Conduct Review Committee.

106-L:17 The Law Enforcement Conduct Review Committee. –
I. There is established the law enforcement conduct review committee. The governor shall appoint members of the law enforcement conduct review committee and name its chairperson. This committee shall be administratively attached to New Hampshire police standards and training council and shall report to the director or his or her designee. Such committee shall be composed of 4 law enforcement members and 3 public members, none of whom shall be employed as a certified police officer, lawyer, or judge, and none of whom shall have a spouse, sibling, or parent, by birth, adoption, or marriage, who is a certified police officer, lawyer, or judge.
II. The quorum required for the committee to transact business shall be 5 members, of whom at least 3 are law enforcement officers, and 2 are public members. The committee shall meet at least 4 times a year to address their responsibilities. Their meetings shall be conducted in nonpublic session. A staff attorney hired by and reporting to the director shall provide guidance to the committee, shall direct investigations as authorized by the committee or the director, and shall be responsible to present recommended findings in front of the council on behalf of the committee. No committee member may serve concurrently as a member of the council. Each member shall be appointed for 2 years and no appointed member may serve more than 3 consecutive terms. No member shall participate in any proceedings before the committee involving his, her, or their own conduct or the conduct of his, her, or their agency.
III. The council shall post a link to the law enforcement conduct review committee on the council's public website.
Source.
2022, 312:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VII - Sheriffs, Constables, and Police Officers › Chapter 106-L - Police Standards and Training Council › Section 106-L:18 - Responsibilities of the Committee.

106-L:18 Responsibilities of the Committee. –
I. The committee shall review all valid complaints alleging misconduct and, if determined necessary, shall:
(a) Cause or direct an investigation of the alleged misconduct to be conducted by the law enforcement agency that employs the subject officer;
(b) Confirm that any investigation by a law enforcement agency was valid;
(c) Review the record and findings of an investigation by a law enforcement agency and, if the investigation was not valid;
(d) Authorize the staff attorney to direct the complaint to be investigated with assistance from investigators;
(e) After such investigation, direct the staff attorney to present a recommended finding to the council at a public hearing of the council on behalf of the committee; and
(f) Provide a recommended sanction upon a sustained finding of misconduct by the council.
II. Upon receipt of a valid complaint alleging that a law enforcement officer committed a criminal act or acts while acting as a law enforcement officer, the committee shall report its findings to the director immediately, who shall refer the complaint to the New Hampshire attorney general's office, public integrity unit for investigation.
III. The committee shall dismiss a complaint of misconduct when:
(a) The complainant lacks standing;
(b) The council lacks jurisdiction over the complaint;
(c) The complaint is insufficient or there is insufficient cause to proceed;
(d) The complaint alleges a minor agency policy violation that does not meet the definition of misconduct; or
(e) The statute of limitations has expired under RSA 106-L:23.
Source.
2022, 312:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.