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Section 651:28 – Default.

    651:28 Default. – Whenever a corporation indicted under a statute fails to appear, after being duly served with process or an order of notice, its default shall be recorded, the charges in the indictment taken to be true, and judgment shall be rendered accordingly. Source. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.

Section 651:3 – Calculation of Periods.

    651:3 Calculation of Periods. – I. A sentence of imprisonment commences when it is imposed if the defendant is in custody or surrenders into custody at that time. Otherwise, it commences when he becomes actually in custody. All the time actually spent in custody prior to the time he is sentenced shall be credited […]

Section 651:36-a – Uncompensated Public Service by Prisoners.

    651:36-a Uncompensated Public Service by Prisoners. – The county commissioners of any county may authorize the superintendent of the county correctional facility to make arrangements with officials of a city or town to have prisoners from the county correctional facilities perform uncompensated public service at municipality-owned grounds or property. Prisoners sent from the county […]

Section 651:4 – Presentence Investigation.

    651:4 Presentence Investigation. – I. The court may, in its discretion, order a presentence investigation for a defendant convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor; provided that, upon the recommendation of the prosecution, the court shall order a presentence investigation report where the felony or misdemeanor was violent and the court has reason to […]

Section 651:5 – Annulment of Criminal Records.

    651:5 Annulment of Criminal Records. – I. Except as provided in paragraphs V-VIII, the record of arrest, conviction and sentence of any person may be annulled by the sentencing court at any time in response to a petition for annulment which is timely brought in accordance with the provisions of this section if in […]

Section 651:5-b – Annulment of Arrests and Convictions for Marijuana Possession.

    651:5-b Annulment of Arrests and Convictions for Marijuana Possession. – Any person who was arrested or convicted for knowingly or purposely obtaining, purchasing, transporting, or possessing, actually or constructively, or having under his or her control, 3/4 of an ounce of marijuana or less where the offense occurred before September 16, 2017 may, at […]

Section 651:57 – Review Division.

    651:57 Review Division. – The chief justice of the superior court shall appoint 3 superior court justices, senior justices, or retired superior court justices to constitute a board of 3 members to act as a review division of the court and shall designate one of these judges as division chairman. The term shall be […]

Section 651:58 – Application for Review.

    651:58 Application for Review. – I. Any person sentenced to a term of one year or more in the state prison, except in any case in which a different sentence could not have been imposed, or the state of New Hampshire, may file with the clerk of the superior court for the county in […]

Section 651:59 – Review Procedure.

    651:59 Review Procedure. – I. The review division has jurisdiction: to consider an appeal with or without a hearing; to review the judgment insofar as it relates to the sentence imposed; to review any other sentence imposed when the sentence appealed from was imposed, notwithstanding the partial execution of any such sentence; to amend […]

Section 651:6 – Extended Term of Imprisonment.

    651:6 Extended Term of Imprisonment. – I. A convicted person may be sentenced according to paragraph III if the jury also finds beyond a reasonable doubt that such person: (a) Based on the circumstances for which he or she is to be sentenced, has knowingly devoted himself or herself to criminal activity as a […]

Section 651:60 – Amendment of Sentence.

    651:60 Amendment of Sentence. – If the judgment is amended by an order substituting a different sentence or sentences or disposition of the case, the review division or any member thereof shall resentence the defendant or make any other disposition of the case in accordance with the order of the review division. Time served […]

Section 651:61 – Records.

    651:61 Records. – The secretary-clerk shall attend all sittings of the review division, shall record all appointments to the division, notifying the clerk of the superior court in each county thereof, and shall record the proceedings of the division. Source. 1975, 267:1, eff. Aug. 5, 1975.

Section 651:61-a – Statement of Purpose.

    651:61-a Statement of Purpose. – I. The legislature finds and declares that the victims of crimes often suffer losses through no fault of their own and for which there is no compensation. It also finds that repayment, in whole or in part, by the offender to the victim can operate to rehabilitate the offender. […]