Section 21-M:8-g – Victims’ Assistance Commission.
21-M:8-g Victims’ Assistance Commission. – I. A victims’ assistance commission is hereby established to review and award victims’ claims for compensation. The attorney general shall nominate not fewer than 3 nor more than 5 persons to serve as members of this commission. Appointments shall be effective when the nominations are approved by the governor […]
Section 21-M:8-h – Claimant Eligibility; Compensation.
21-M:8-h Claimant Eligibility; Compensation. – I. (a) Victims eligible for compensation are: (1) Any person who sustains personal injury as a result of a felony or misdemeanor; (2) Any person who sustains personal injury caused by a person driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances; (3) Any person who is a victim […]
Section 21-M:3-b – Law Enforcement Officers Assigned to the Attorney General.
21-M:3-b Law Enforcement Officers Assigned to the Attorney General. – The attorney general, as the chief law enforcement officer for the state, shall have authority to vest with statewide law enforcement authority any municipal or state law enforcement officer assigned by the employing authority to work under the guidance and direction of the attorney […]
Section 21-M:4 – Compensation.
21-M:4 Compensation. – The annual salary of the attorney general, the deputy attorney general, the associate attorneys general, the senior assistant attorneys general, each assistant attorney general, each criminal justice investigator, and each consumer protection investigator shall be that prescribed by RSA 94:1-a. Source. 1985, 300:1. 1986, 135:6, eff. May 27, 1986.
Section 21-M:5 – Duties of the Attorney General.
21-M:5 Duties of the Attorney General. – In addition to the powers, duties and functions otherwise vested by law, including RSA 7, in the attorney general, he shall: I. Represent the public interest in the administration of the department of justice and be responsible to the governor, the general court, and the public for […]
Section 21-M:6 – Division of Public Protection.
21-M:6 Division of Public Protection. – I. There is established within the department a division of public protection. The division shall be supervised by a division director who shall be an associate attorney general appointed under RSA 21-M:3. II. The division shall include the following units: (a) A bureau of criminal justice. (b) A […]
Section 21-M:7 – Division of Legal Counsel.
21-M:7 Division of Legal Counsel. – I. There is established within the department a division of legal counsel. The division shall be supervised by an associate attorney general appointed under RSA 21-M:3. II. The division of legal counsel shall consist of the following units: (a) A bureau of civil law. (b) A transportation and […]
Section 21-M:8 – Criminal Justice Bureau.
21-M:8 Criminal Justice Bureau. – I. There is hereby established within the division of public protection a criminal justice bureau. The bureau shall be supervised by a senior assistant attorney general who shall be appointed by the attorney general in accordance with the provisions of RSA 21-M:3 and who shall carry out the duties […]
Section 21-M:8-a – Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
21-M:8-a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. – I. There is hereby established within the criminal justice bureau of the department of justice, a medicaid fraud control unit. The unit shall be supervised by an assistant attorney general who shall be appointed by the attorney general in accordance with the provisions of RSA 21-M:3 and who […]
Section 21-M:8-b – Office of Victim/Witness Assistance.
21-M:8-b Office of Victim/Witness Assistance. – I. In this section: (a) " Victim " means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional or psychological harm as the result of the commission or the attempted commission of a crime. " Victim " also includes the immediate family of any victim who is a […]