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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651 - Sentences › Section 651:62 - Definitions.

651:62 Definitions. –
As used in this subdivision, unless the context otherwise indicates:
I. "Claimant" means a victim, dependent, or any person legally authorized to act on behalf of the victim.
II. "Dependent" means any person who was wholly or partially dependent upon the victim for care and support when the crime was committed.
III. "Economic loss" means out-of-pocket losses or other expenses incurred as a direct result of a criminal offense, including:
(a) Reasonable charges incurred for reasonably needed products, services and accommodations, including but not limited to charges for medical and dental care, rehabilitation, and other remedial treatment and care including mental health services for the victim or, in the case of the death of the victim, for the victim's spouse and immediate family;
(b) Loss of income by the victim or the victim's dependents;
(c) The value of damaged, destroyed, or lost property;
(d) Expenses reasonably incurred in obtaining ordinary and necessary services in lieu of those the injured or deceased victim would have performed, if the crime had not occurred, for the benefit of the victim or the victim's dependents;
(e) Reasonable expenses related to funeral and burial or crematory services for the decedent victim.
IV. "Offender" means any person convicted of a criminal or delinquent act.
V. "Restitution" means money or service provided by the offender to compensate a victim for economic loss, or to compensate any collateral source subrogated to the rights of the victim, which indemnifies a victim for economic loss under this subdivision.
VI. "Victim" means a person or claimant who suffers economic loss as a result of an offender's criminal conduct or the good faith effort of any person attempting to prevent or preventing the criminal conduct.
Source.
1981, 329:2. 1994, 190:1. 1996, 286:7, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651 - Sentences › Section 651:64 - Time and Method of Restitution.

651:64 Time and Method of Restitution. –
I. The time and method of restitution payments or performance of restitution services shall be specified by the department of corrections. Monetary restitution may be by lump sum, or by periodic installments in any amounts. The court shall not be required to reduce the total obligation as a result of the offender's inability to pay. The offender shall bear the burden of demonstrating lack of ability to pay. Restitution shall be paid by the offender to the department of corrections unless otherwise ordered by the court. Monetary restitution shall not bear interest. Restitution shall be made to any collateral source or subrogee, if authorized by that source and after restitution to the victim, and to the victims' assistance fund, if applicable, has been satisfied. Restitution shall be a continuing obligation of the offender's estate and shall inure to the benefit of the victim's estate, provided that no indebtedness shall pass to any heir of the offender's estate.
II. The department of corrections shall have continuing authority over the offender for purposes of enforcing restitution until the restitution order is satisfied.
III. The department may garnish the offender's wages for the purpose of ensuring payment of victim restitution.
Source.
1981, 329:2. 1994, 190:2. 1996, 286:7, eff. July 1, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651 - Sentences › Section 651:65 - Civil Actions.

651:65 Civil Actions. –
This subdivision does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right or liability for damages, penalty, forfeiture or other remedy authorized by law to be recovered or enforced in a civil action, regardless of whether the conduct involved in such civil action constitutes an economic loss. Any restitution ordered and paid shall be deducted from the amount of any judgment awarded in a civil action brought by the victim or other authorized claimant against the offender based on the same facts. If the restitution ordered and made was work restitution, the reasonable value of the services may be deducted from any such judgment.
Source.
1981, 329:2, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651 - Sentences › Section 651:66 - Revocation of Restitution.

651:66 Revocation of Restitution. –
The supervising agency, or the offender who has been sentenced to pay restitution and has not inexcusably defaulted in payment thereof, may at any time petition the court which sentenced him for a revocation of any unpaid portion of the restitution. If the court finds that the circumstances which warranted the imposition of the restitution have changed, or that it would otherwise be unjust to require payment, the court may revoke the unpaid portion of the restitution in whole or in part, or modify the time and method of payment.
Source.
1981, 329:2, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651 - Sentences › Section 651:67 - Failure to Make Restitution.

651:67 Failure to Make Restitution. –
I. Any offender who is sentenced to make restitution under RSA 651:63, and who purposely violates the court's order by either failing to make restitution or by defaulting in the payment or performance of the restitution authorized, may be prosecuted for contempt.
II. In the case of a juvenile offender, restitution must be paid before the juvenile's eighteenth birthday, or for any person sentenced pursuant to RSA 169-B:4, before his nineteenth birthday. Any offender who fails to make restitution as ordered before the termination of juvenile court jurisdiction may be prosecuted, as an adult, for contempt.
Source.
1981, 329:2. 1985, 130:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651 - Sentences › Section 651:68 - Uncompensated Public Service.

651:68 Uncompensated Public Service. –
The performance of uncompensated public service of a sort that in the opinion of the court, the commissioner of the department of corrections, the superintendent of a county correctional facility, or the parole board will foster respect for those interests violated by the defendant's conduct may be ordered:
I. By the sentencing court as a condition of probation, conditional discharge, release under RSA 651:19, or suspension of sentence;
II. By the commissioner of the department of corrections as a condition of release under RSA 651:25;
III. By the superintendent of a county correctional facility; or
IV. By the parole board as a condition of parole.
Source.
1994, 192:6. 2007, 149:4, eff. Aug. 17, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:5 - Director of Operations.

651-A:5 Director of Operations. –
The board may appoint a director of operations who shall be an unclassified employee and shall serve at its pleasure. The salary of the director of operations shall be that established in RSA 94:1-a.
Source.
1983, 461:16, eff. July 1, 1983. 2022, 260:4, eff. June 24, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:17 - Parole Revocation.

651-A:17 Parole Revocation. –
Any parolee arrested under RSA 651-A:15-a shall be entitled to a hearing before the board within 45 days, in addition to any preliminary hearing which is required under RSA 504-A:5. The parolee shall have the right to appear and be heard at the revocation hearing. The board shall have power to subpoena witnesses and administer oaths in any proceeding or examination instituted before or conducted by it, and to compel, by subpoena duces tecum, the production of any accounts, books, contracts, records, documents, memoranda, papers or tangible objects of any kind. If the board, after a hearing, finds that the parolee has violated the conditions of parole, violated the law, or associated with criminal companions and in its judgment should be returned to the custody of the commissioner of corrections, the board shall revoke the parole. A prisoner whose parole is revoked shall be recommitted to the custody of the commissioner of corrections. This provision shall not apply to a parolee who has accepted an option, offered by a probation/parole officer, to participate in an intermediate sanction program and has waived his or her right to counsel and to a preliminary hearing under RSA 504-A:5.
Source.
1983, 461:16. 1986, 156:6. 1987, 180:1. 1996, 93:10. 2010, 247:9, eff. July 1, 2010. 2019, 346:153, eff. July 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:20 - Parole Records.

651-A:20 Parole Records. –
The adult parole board or its designee shall have access to all parole records of the department.
Source.
1983, 461:16, eff. July 1, 1983. 2021, 48:6, eff. May 25, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:21 - Final Discharge.

651-A:21 Final Discharge. –
I. Upon the expiration of the term of his maximum sentence, a paroled prisoner shall be entitled to receive a final discharge, provided that at the time of such expiration no proceedings are pending for his recommitment. Such proceedings shall be deemed to be pending when a warrant has been issued or an arrest has been made under RSA 651-A:15-a.
II. For each parolee affected by this section, the board shall determine the amount of time the parolee was at liberty while in noncompliance with the terms and conditions of parole, as specified in RSA 651-A:19. The board may recommit the parolee to the state prison for a period not to exceed the amount of time so determined.
Source.
1983, 461:16. 1986, 156:7. 2014, 176:9, eff. July 1, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:22 - Credits for Good Conduct.

651-A:22 Credits for Good Conduct. –
I. The commissioner of corrections shall, on a monthly basis, review the conduct of each prisoner subject to parole to determine whether the prisoner shall receive credit for good conduct as provided in this section.
II. The commissioner shall by rule determine the standards for the earning of credit for good conduct. Such rules shall not be subject to the provisions of RSA 541-A. Such rules shall establish standards for prisoners to receive credit for participating in programs designed to reduce recidivism of participants, as determined by the commissioner.
III. If, as a result of the review provided in paragraph I, the commissioner determines that a prisoner has exhibited good conduct, he may reduce the additional disciplinary period provided in RSA 651:2, II-e of such prisoner by up to 12-
1/2 days for each month during which the prisoner has exhibited such good conduct.
IV. Credits may be granted subject to the provisions of this section provided that:
(a) Any prisoner who escapes from the state prison or from custody of any person charged with his custodial safekeeping, or from the limits of his minimum custody or community corrections boundaries or agreements will automatically suffer the loss of all accrued good conduct credits. This loss is in addition to and not in lieu of any other administrative or judicial punishment later imposed for the escape.
(b) Any serious act of misconduct or insubordination, or persistent refusal to conform to prison regulations during his confinement shall subject the prisoner to the loss of all or any portion of such credits, at the discretion of the commissioner.
(c) The commissioner at his discretion may restore all or part of the good conduct credits lost under subparagraphs (a) or (b) should the prisoner later demonstrate exemplary behavior.
(d) Provided further, that upon a prisoner's release on parole any such credits earned prior to his release shall not thereafter be lost.
V. Any good conduct credit earned against a maximum sentence by a prisoner before August 22, 1979, except for loss in the manner provided by this section, shall be unaffected by enactment of this section.
Source.
1983, 461:16. 1987, 180:2. 2010, 247:11, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:23 - Credit for Confinement Prior to Sentencing.

651-A:23 Credit for Confinement Prior to Sentencing. –
Any prisoner who is confined to the state prison, any house of correction, any jail or any other place shall be granted credit against both the maximum and minimum terms of his sentence equal to the number of days during which the prisoner was confined in jail awaiting and during trial prior to the imposition of sentence and not under any sentence of confinement. The clerk of the court sentencing a prisoner shall record in the mittimus the number of days of such confinement, and the credit provided for herein shall be calculated on the basis of such information.
Source.
1983, 461:16, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:24 - Administrative Attachment.

651-A:24 Administrative Attachment. –
The parole board shall be administratively attached to the department of corrections. The department shall provide budgeting, recordkeeping, and related clerical assistance to the board. The commissioner shall have no administrative authority over the board, its executive assistant or its duties.
Source.
1983, 461:16, eff. July 1, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:26 - Definitions.

651-A:26 Definitions. –
As used in this compact:
I. "Adult" means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law.
II. "Bylaws" mean those bylaws established by the interstate commission for its governance, or for directing or controlling the interstate commission's actions or conduct.
III. "Compact administrator" means the individual in each compacting state appointed pursuant to the terms of this compact responsible for the administration and management of the state's supervision and transfer of offenders subject to the terms of this compact, the rules adopted by the interstate commission and policies adopted by the state council under this compact.
IV. "Compacting state" means any state which has enacted the enabling legislation for this compact.
V. "Commissioner" means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to this compact.
VI. "Interstate commission" means the interstate commission for adult offender supervision established by this compact.
VII. "Member" means the commissioner of a compacting state or designee, who shall be a person officially connected with the commissioner.
VIII. "Non-compacting state" means any state which has not enacted the enabling legislation for this compact.
IX. "Offender" means an adult placed under, or subject, to supervision as the result of the commission of a criminal offense and released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, paroling authorities, corrections, or other criminal justice agencies.
X. "Person" means any individual, corporation, business enterprise, or other legal entity, either public or private.
XI. "Rules" means acts of the interstate commission, duly adopted pursuant to this compact, substantially affecting interested parties in addition to the interstate commission, which shall have the force and effect of law in the compacting states.
XII. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia and any other territorial possessions of the United States.
XIII. "State council" means the resident members of the state council for interstate adult offender supervision created by each state under this compact.
Source.
2003, 230:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:28 - Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission.

651-A:28 Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission. –
The interstate commission shall have the following powers:
I. To adopt a seal and suitable bylaws governing the management and operation of the interstate commission.
II. To adopt rules which shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compacting states to the extent and in the manner provided in this compact.
III. To oversee, supervise and coordinate the interstate movement of offenders subject to the terms of this compact and any bylaws adopted and rules adopted by the compact commission.
IV. To enforce compliance with compact provisions, interstate commission rules, and bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including but not limited to, the use of judicial process.
V. To establish and maintain offices.
VI. To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds.
VII. To borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not limited to, members and their staffs.
VIII. To establish and appoint committees and hire staff which it deems necessary for the carrying out of its functions including, but not limited to, an executive committee as required by this compact which shall have the power to act on behalf of the interstate commission in carrying out its powers and duties hereunder.
IX. To elect or appoint such officers, attorneys, employees, agents, or consultants, and to fix their compensation, define their duties and determine their qualifications; and to establish the interstate commission's personnel policies and programs relating to, among other things, conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel.
X. To accept any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of same.
XI. To lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve, or use any property, real, personal, or mixed.
XII. To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal or mixed.
XIII. To establish a budget and make expenditures and levy dues as provided in this compact.
XIV. To sue and be sued.
XV. To provide for dispute resolution among compacting states.
XVI. To perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact.
XVII. To report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary, and state councils of the compacting states concerning the activities of the interstate commission during the preceding year. Such reports shall also include any recommendations that may have been adopted by the interstate commission.
XVIII. To coordinate education, training and public awareness regarding the interstate movement of offenders for officials involved in such activity.
XIX. To establish uniform standards for the reporting, collecting, and exchanging of data.
Source.
2003, 230:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:29 - Organization and Operation of the Interstate Commission.

651-A:29 Organization and Operation of the Interstate Commission. –
The interstate commission shall, by a majority of the members, within 12 months of the first interstate commission meeting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the compact, including, but not limited to:
I. Establishing the fiscal year of the interstate commission;
II. Establishing an executive committee and such other committees as may be necessary;
III. Providing reasonable standards and procedures for the establishment of committees, and governing any general or specific delegation of any authority or function of the interstate commission;
IV. Providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the interstate commission, and ensuring reasonable notice of each such meeting;
V. Establishing the titles and responsibilities of the officers of the interstate commission;
VI. Providing reasonable standards and procedures for the establishment of the personnel policies and programs of the interstate commission. Notwithstanding any civil service or other similar laws of any compacting state, the bylaws shall exclusively govern the personnel policies and programs of the interstate commission;
VII. Providing a mechanism for winding up the operations of the interstate commission and the equitable return of any surplus funds that may exist upon the termination of the compact after the payment or reserving of all of its debts and obligations;
VIII. Providing transition rules for start up administration of the compact; and
IX. Establishing standards and procedures for compliance and technical assistance in carrying out the compact.
Source.
2003, 230:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:33 - Oversight, Enforcement, and Dispute Resolution.

651-A:33 Oversight, Enforcement, and Dispute Resolution. –
I. The interstate commission shall oversee the interstate movement of adult offenders in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in non-compacting states which may significantly affect compacting states.
II. The courts and executive agencies in each compacting state shall enforce this compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's purposes and intent. In any judicial or administrative proceeding in a compacting state pertaining to the subject matter of this compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities or actions of the interstate commission, the interstate commission shall be entitled to receive all service of process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes.
III. The compacting states shall report to the interstate commission on issues or activities of concern to them, and cooperate with and support the interstate commission in the discharge of its duties and responsibilities.
IV. The interstate commission shall attempt to resolve any disputes or other issues which are subject to the compact and which may arise among compacting states and non-compacting states.
V. The interstate commission shall enact a law or adopt a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes among the compacting states.
Source.
2003, 230:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:34 - Finance.

651-A:34 Finance. –
I. The interstate commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization and ongoing activities.
II. The interstate commission shall levy on and collect an annual assessment from each compacting state to cover the cost of the internal operations and activities of the interstate commission and its staff which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover the interstate commission's annual budget as approved each year. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the interstate commission, taking into consideration the population of the state and the volume of interstate movement of offenders in each compacting state and shall adopt rules binding upon all compacting states which govern said assessment.
III. The interstate commission shall not incur any obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same, nor shall the interstate commission pledge the credit of any of the compacting states, except by and with the authority of the compacting state.
IV. The interstate commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the interstate commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the interstate commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the interstate commission.
Source.
2003, 230:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:35 - Compacting States, Amendment.

651-A:35 Compacting States, Amendment. –
I. Any state, as defined in this compact, is eligible to become a compacting state.
II. The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than 35 of the states. The initial effective date shall be the later of July 1, 2001, or upon enactment into law by the 35th jurisdiction. Thereafter it shall become effective and binding, as to any other compacting state, upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. The governors of non-member states or their designees will be invited to participate in interstate commission activities on a non-voting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states and territories of the United States.
III. Amendments to the compact may be proposed by the interstate commission for enactment by the compacting states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the interstate commission and the compacting states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the compacting states.
Source.
2003, 230:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:37 - Severability and Construction.

651-A:37 Severability and Construction. –
I. The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.
II. The provisions of this compact shall be liberally constructed to effectuate its purposes.
Source.
2003, 230:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-A - Parole of Prisoners › Section 651-A:38 - Binding Effect.

651-A:38 Binding Effect. –
I. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact.
II. All compacting states' laws conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.
III. All lawful actions of the interstate commission, including all rules and bylaws adopted by the interstate commission, are binding upon the compacting states.
IV. All agreements between the interstate commission and the compacting states are binding in accordance with their terms.
V. Upon the request of a party to a conflict over meaning or interpretation of interstate commission actions, and upon a majority vote of the compacting states, the interstate commission may issue advisory opinions regarding such meaning or interpretation.
VI. In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any compacting state, the obligations, duties, powers or jurisdiction sought to be conferred by such provision upon the interstate commission shall be ineffective and such obligations, duties, powers or jurisdiction shall remain in the compacting state and shall be exercised by the agency thereof to which such obligations, duties, powers or jurisdiction are delegated by law in effect at the time this compact becomes effective.
Source.
2003, 230:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-B - Registration of Criminal Offenders › Section 651-B:2 - Registration.

651-B:2 Registration. –
I. Every sexual offender or offender against children shall be registered with the department of safety, division of state police, as provided in this chapter.
II. Upon receipt of information pursuant to RSA 106-B:14 concerning the disposition of any charges against any sex offender or offender against children, the division shall register such person and shall include the relevant information in the SOR system.
III. Upon receipt from any out-of-state law enforcement agency of information that a sex offender or offender against children has moved to New Hampshire, the division shall register such person and shall include the relevant information in the SOR system.
IV. The information that a person is required to register on the public list as a sexual offender or offender against children, including his or her qualifying offense or offenses, shall be available to law enforcement through the offender's criminal record and motor vehicle record. If an offender's obligation to register terminates for any reason, the department shall notify the division of motor vehicles of the change and the offender's motor vehicle record shall no longer reflect that the person is required to register as a sexual offender or offender against children.
Source.
1996, 293:1. 2006, 327:5. 2008, 334:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 651-B - Registration of Criminal Offenders › Section 651-B:4-a - Registration of Online Identifiers.

651-B:4-a Registration of Online Identifiers. –
In addition to any other information a person who is required to register is required to provide pursuant to RSA 651-B:4, such person shall report, within 5 business days after the first use, any online identifier he or she uses or has used. For purposes of this section, "online identifier" shall mean and include all of the following: electronic mail addresses, instant message screen names, user profile names on social media websites, and user profile names for Internet websites, gaming or mobile applications that have a primary purpose of engaging in two-way, person-to-person communication over the Internet with persons other than the issuer of the user name. Such person shall report any changes to an existing online identifier or the creation of a new online identifier, to their law enforcement agency within 5 business days after using the online identifier.
Source.
2008, 323:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. 2017, 36:1, eff. July 8, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title LXII - Criminal Code › Chapter 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.