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Home » US Law » 2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes » Title LI - Courts » Title 504-A - Probationers and Parolees

Section 504-A:1 – Definitions.

    504-A:1 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of corrections. I-a. "Lifetime supervision" means a sentence under the provisions of RSA 632-A:10-a, V(a). I-b. "Lifetime supervision conditions" means the restrictions and limitations established by the court or the department of corrections for persons sentenced to lifetime supervision under RSA 632-A:10-a, V(a). […]

Section 504-A:11 – Adult Probation Officers; Assignment and Removal.

    504-A:11 Adult Probation Officers; Assignment and Removal. – Probation and parole officers fully funded by the state shall be assigned or reassigned to geographical regions within the state in consonance with the duties to be accomplished. They may be assigned any duties determined appropriate by the commissioner. The commissioner shall assign probation and parole […]

Section 504-A:12 – Powers and Duties of Probation or Parole Officers.

    504-A:12 Powers and Duties of Probation or Parole Officers. – The powers and duties of probation or parole officers shall be: I. To serve as officers of the court and to investigate at the request of any court, the parole board, or the commissioner any case, matter, or question, whether pending or not, and […]

Section 504-A:12-a – Qualification and Certification of Probation-Parole Officers.

    504-A:12-a Qualification and Certification of Probation-Parole Officers. – Every probation-parole officer shall meet the educational and training standards for employment as a probation-parole officer as established by the police standards and training council under RSA 106-L:6, and shall be certified by the council as being qualified to be a probation-parole officer. The educational standards […]

Section 504-A:13 – Supervision and Service Charges.

    504-A:13 Supervision and Service Charges. – I. The court shall establish a supervision fee for probationers, and the parole board shall establish a supervision fee for parolees. The fee shall not be less than $40 a month, unless waived in whole or in part by the court, board or commissioner, and may be any […]

Section 504-A:14 – Computerized Identification of Probationers and Parolees.

    504-A:14 Computerized Identification of Probationers and Parolees. – The computerized motor vehicle files under the control of the commissioner of safety relative to probationers and parolees who have been convicted of felonies or misdemeanors shall reflect their status so that inquiring law enforcement officers shall be advised of the probation or parole status of […]

Section 504-A:15 – Risk Assessment and Length of Supervision.

    504-A:15 Risk Assessment and Length of Supervision. – I. Every person placed on probation or parole shall be assessed by the department of corrections, using a valid and objective risk assessment tool, to determine that person’s risk of recidivating. Based on that assessment, the person shall be designated as low, medium, or high risk. […]

Section 504-A:2 – Probationers and Parolees in or of Other Jurisdictions.

    504-A:2 Probationers and Parolees in or of Other Jurisdictions. – Under RSA 651-A:25, probationers or parolees may be transferred for supervision and control between states which are signatories to a compact entered into under that section. New Hampshire probationers and parolees whose supervision has been transferred to other states are subject to the rules, […]

Section 504-A:4 – Violation of the Terms of Probation or Parole.

    504-A:4 Violation of the Terms of Probation or Parole. – I. Any probationer or parolee may be arrested without warrant at any time by any probation or parole officer, or any other officer authorized to arrest upon request of a probation or parole officer, when the probation or parole officer has reason to believe […]

Section 504-A:5 – Detention of Violators.

    504-A:5 Detention of Violators. – Any probationer or parolee who is arrested under the authority of RSA 504-A:4 or RSA 651-A:25 shall be detained at the county jail closest to the location where he or she was arrested or any other suitable confinement facility in reasonable proximity to the location where he or she […]

Section 504-A:6 – Preliminary Hearing.

    504-A:6 Preliminary Hearing. – The facts and circumstances surrounding the arrest and detention of any probationer or parolee shall be expeditiously reviewed at a preliminary hearing meeting the due process requirements of federal law. Source. 1986, 156:1, eff. May 28, 1986.

Section 504-A:7 – Transfer of Supervision.

    504-A:7 Transfer of Supervision. – The department of corrections may transfer supervision of a probationer or parolee from one probation or parole officer to another at any time. Source. 1986, 156:1, eff. May 28, 1986.

Section 504-A:8 – Appointment of State Officers.

    504-A:8 Appointment of State Officers. – State probation and parole officers shall be appointed by the commissioner under the rules of the division of personnel, consistent with the funding provided for full and part-time probation and parole officers. Source. 1986, 156:1, eff. May 28, 1986.