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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title II - Counties » Title 30-B - County Departments of Corrections

Section 30-B:1 – County Department of Corrections.

    30-B:1 County Department of Corrections. – I. A county may provide, keep, and maintain facilities, administered by a county department of corrections, for the reception and confinement of prisoners committed to or ordered to be detained at a county correctional facility. II. A county may contract with the state or another county for the […]

Section 30-B:10 – Penalty for Delivery of Articles.

    30-B:10 Penalty for Delivery of Articles. – I. A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of RSA 30-B:9 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, except as provided in paragraph II. II. A person convicted of violating any of the provisions of RSA 30-B:9, if the article involved is a weapon, article that […]

Section 30-B:11 – Use of Force.

    30-B:11 Use of Force. – Law enforcement officers in county correctional facilities may use physical force as provided in RSA 627:5. Source. 1988, 89:1, eff. June 17, 1988. 2003, 237:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.

Section 30-B:12 – Inspection of Corrections Facilities.

    30-B:12 Inspection of Corrections Facilities. – At least every 6 months the county commissioners shall make a proper examination into the management, condition, and security of the condition of the inmates in county correctional facilities. The commissioners shall, within one month after such inspection, make a written report to the attorney general of their […]

Section 30-B:13 – Reporting Requirements.

    30-B:13 Reporting Requirements. – The superintendent shall be subject to the following laws relative to bills, accounts, and reporting: I. RSA 28:15, relative to payment of vouchers. II. RSA 30:1, relative to annual reports. III. RSA 30:3, relative to the contents and form of annual reports. Source. 1988, 89:1, eff. June 17, 1988.

Section 30-B:15 – Place of Commitment; Expense of Protective Custody.

    30-B:15 Place of Commitment; Expense of Protective Custody. – I. For any person sentenced to a term of imprisonment of up to 12 months, the expense of lodging such person in a county correctional facility shall be a charge upon the county in which the offense was committed. For persons sentenced to terms of […]

Section 30-B:16 – Federal Prisoners.

    30-B:16 Federal Prisoners. – The superintendent of the county department of corrections, may receive and keep every person duly committed thereto for any offense against the United States paying all expenses for the confinement and safekeeping of such person, at a rate established by the county commissioners of the county where such facility is […]

Section 30-B:17 – Employment of Prisoners.

    30-B:17 Employment of Prisoners. – All persons sentenced to imprisonment in a county department of corrections facility shall work under rules and regulations prescribed by the superintendent of the county department of corrections or the county commissioners of the county in which such facility is located. Source. 1988, 89:1, eff. June 17, 1988.

Section 30-B:18 – Prisoners Awaiting Trial.

    30-B:18 Prisoners Awaiting Trial. – Any prisoner confined to a county correctional facility while awaiting trial in the superior court or for any other cause, who is not likely to flee or commit an act of violence, and who wishes to work, may do so voluntarily upon approval of the superintendent, subject to rules […]

Section 30-B:19 – Application of Earnings.

    30-B:19 Application of Earnings. – I. The wages or salaries from the work of all persons held for trial or for any other cause or sentenced to imprisonment in a county department of corrections facility shall be disbursed by the superintendent for: (a) Restitution or reparation or both, to the victim of his conduct […]

Section 30-B:2 – Real Estate; Buildings.

    30-B:2 Real Estate; Buildings. – In accordance with RSA 28:7, when authorized by the county convention, the county commissioners may purchase such real estate as may be required for a county correctional facility; and may repair, enlarge, or erect county buildings housing county correctional facilities; and may sell any of the county’s real estate. […]

Section 30-B:20 – Work Release.

    30-B:20 Work Release. – A sentencing court may order that any person sentenced to imprisonment in a county department of corrections facility may be released therefrom by the superintendent with the approval of the sentencing court at the time of sentence, or at any time during the term of sentence based on the rules […]

Section 30-B:21 – Temporary Removal or Transfer.

    30-B:21 Temporary Removal or Transfer. – I. (a) Any person confined in a county department of corrections facility may be transferred by the superintendent of the transferring county department of corrections to any other county department of corrections facility or to the county department of corrections in another county when such transfer is in […]

Section 30-B:23 – Expense of Removal.

    30-B:23 Expense of Removal. – The expenses of removing and maintaining prisoners incurred under RSA 30-B:22 shall be defrayed by the county from which they are removed. Source. 1988, 89:1, eff. June 17, 1988.

Section 30-B:25 – County Transport and Custody Officers.

    30-B:25 County Transport and Custody Officers. – The county commissioners may appoint county transport and custody officers, consisting of selected members of the county department of corrections line personnel identified by the superintendent, for the purpose of patrolling county department of corrections buildings, roads, and grounds, and providing for general security at the county […]

Section 30-B:26 – Powers and Duties.

    30-B:26 Powers and Duties. – All transport and custody officers shall be ex officio constables and shall possess limited powers of arrest which shall only extend to the confines of the grounds of the county correctional facility and to the period during which such officers are on official active duty. The 2 instances where […]

Section 30-B:3 – Superintendent; Other Personnel; Appointment.

    30-B:3 Superintendent; Other Personnel; Appointment. – I. The county commissioners of a county which operates a county correctional facility shall appoint a superintendent of the county department of corrections, to supervise and manage the county department of corrections. The commissioners may also appoint such other officers, agents, and employees as may be required to […]