21-P:49 Repealed by 2002, 258:24, I, eff. July 1, 2004.
Repealed by 2002, 258:24, I, eff. July 1, 2004.
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Contents: 104 provisions
- 21-P:1 Purpose.
- 21-P:2 Establishment; General Functions.
- 21-P:3 Commissioner; Directors; Compensation.
- 21-P:4 Duties of Commissioner.
- 21-P:5 Assistant Commissioner.
- 21-P:5-a Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
- 21-P:5-b Chief of Policy and Planning.
- 21-P:6 Division of Administration.
- 21-P:6-a Deputy Director of Administration.
- 21-P:7 Division of State Police.
- 21-P:7-a Repealed by 2008, 358:16, II, eff. Sept. 9, 2008.
- 21-P:7-b State Office Complex Police Force.
- 21-P:7-c Authority of State Office Complex Police Force Officers; Memorandum of Understanding; Funding.
- 21-P:7-d Authority of Department of Safety Security Officers.
- 21-P:8 Division of Motor Vehicles.
- 21-P:9 Assistant to the Director; Financial Responsibility Supervisor.
- 21-P:10 Repealed by 2011, 224:274, I, eff. July 1, 2011.
- 21-P:10-a Repealed by 2011, 224:274, II, eff. July 1, 2011.
- 21-P:10-b Report and Budget.
- 21-P:11 Repealed by 2002, 220:14, I, eff. July 1, 2002.
- 21-P:11-a Deputy Director of Motor Vehicles.
- 21-P:12 Division of Fire Safety.
- 21-P:12-a Division of Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services; Disposition of Funds.
- 21-P:12-b Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
- 21-P:12-c Liability Limited; State Certified Fire Instructors.
- 21-P:12-d Fire Standards and Training and Emergency Medical Services Fund.
- 21-P:12-e Fire Standards and Training, Emergency Medical Services, and Fire Safety Report and Budget.
- 21-P:12-f Repealed by 2008, 335:7, II, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.
- 21-P:12-g Mental Health Training for First Responders.
- 21-P:13 Bureau of Hearings.
- 21-P:14 Rulemaking Authority; Commissioner of Safety.
- 21-P:15 Departmental Organization; Transfers of Personnel and Appropriations.
- 21-P:15-a Hazardous Materials Incident Response Coordinator.
- 21-P:15-b Repealed by 2018, 40:1, eff. July 14, 2018.
- 21-P:15-c Employee Candidate Background Checks.
- 21-P:15-d Radio System Repository.
- 21-P:16 Definitions.
- 21-P:17 Duty of Commissioner.
- 21-P:18 Drivers of Retail Fuel Oil Delivery Trucks.
- 21-P:19 Enforcement.
- 21-P:20 Repealed by 1995, 308:127, VII, eff. July 1, 1995.
- 21-P:21 Civil Penalties.
- 21-P:22 Criminal Penalties.
- 21-P:23 Highway Fund Surplus.
- 21-P:24 Effect on Other Laws.
- 21-P:24-a Repealed by 2010, 368:1(8), eff. Dec. 31, 2010.
- 21-P:25 Program Authorized; Definitions.
- 21-P:26 Commission.
- 21-P:27 Rulemaking Authority.
- 21-P:28 Powers and Duties.
- 21-P:29 Educational and Training Requirements; Certification.
- 21-P:30 Repealed by 2005, 149:6, eff. Aug. 20, 2005.
- 21-P:31 Repealed,by 1997, 135:11, III, eff. Aug. 8, 1997.
- 21-P:32 Facilities.
- 21-P:33 Delegation.
- 21-P:34 Purpose.
- 21-P:35 Definitions.
- 21-P:36 Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
- 21-P:36-a Repealed by 2012, 226:4, III, eff. June 16, 2012.
- 21-P:37 Emergency Management Powers Conferred.
- 21-P:37-a State Policy for Service Animals.
- 21-P:37-b Agreement Resulting From Disaster Declaration.
- 21-P:37-c Exceptional Disaster Relief Loans.
- 21-P:37-d Disaster Relief Assistance for Municipalities.
- 21-P:37-e Disaster Relief Procedures.
- 21-P:38 Emergency Management Powers and Duties Regarding Communications Systems.
- 21-P:39 Local Organization for Emergency Management.
- 21-P:40 Mutual Aid Arrangements.
- 21-P:41 Immunity and Exemption.
- 21-P:42 Private Liability.
- 21-P:42-a Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19); Health Facilities.
- 21-P:43 Appropriations and Authority to Accept Services, Gifts, Grants, and Loans.
- 21-P:43-a Governor Duty.
- 21-P:44 Utilization of Existing Services and Facilities.
- 21-P:45 Enforcement.
- 21-P:46 New Hampshire Emergency Response and Recovery Fund.
- 21-P:46-a New Hampshire Disaster Relief Fund.
- 21-P:47 Penalty.
- 21-P:48 Advisory Council on Emergency Preparedness and Security.
- 21-P:48-a Division of Emergency Services and Communications.
- 21-P:49 Repealed by 2002, 258:24, I, eff. July 1, 2004.
- 21-P:50 Repealed by 2002, 258:24, II, eff. July 1, 2004.
- 21-P:51 Repealed by 2018, 294:7, eff. June 25, 2018.
- 21-P:52 Incident Command System Adopted.
- 21-P:52-a Statewide Threat Notification System for Schools.
- 21-P:53 Public Health Powers and Duties.
- 21-P:54 Safe Disposal of Corpses.
- 21-P:55 Policy.
- 21-P:56 Provisions Accepted.
- 21-P:57 Faith and Credit Pledged.
- 21-P:58 Expenditures.
- 21-P:59 Governor's Authority.
- 21-P:60 Local Highway Safety Programs.
- 21-P:61 Highway Safety Unit; Governor's Representative.
- 21-P:62 Staff.
- 21-P:63 Gifts and Grants.
- 21-P:64 Traffic Safety Commission Established.
- 21-P:65 Repealed by 2018, 72:3, eff. July 24, 2018.
- 21-P:66 Substance Abuse Enforcement Program.
- 21-P:67 Rulemaking.
- 21-P:68 Cross Border Drug Interdiction Program.
- 21-P:69 Northern Border Alliance Program.
- 21-P:70 Northern Border Alliance Fund.
- 21-P:71 Evidence Shipping Pilot Program.
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21-P:50 Repealed by 2002, 258:24, II, eff. July 1, 2004.
Repealed by 2002, 258:24, II, eff. July 1, 2004.
Propose a change21-P:51 Repealed by 2018, 294:7, eff. June 25, 2018.
Repealed by 2018, 294:7, eff. June 25, 2018.
Propose a change21-P:52 Incident Command System Adopted.
There shall be a statewide incident command system based on the incident command system of the National Interagency Incident Management System. The commissioner of safety shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the statewide incident command system. The statewide incident command system shall be used in responding to any natural or man-made cause that requires emergency management by multiple agencies or departments within state and local government. Source. 2004, 106:1, eff. July 16, 2004.
Propose a change21-P:52-a Statewide Threat Notification System for Schools.
I. The department of safety, in conjunction with the United States Department of Homeland Security, shall commence a process of due diligence in anticipation of future deployment of a statewide, real-time threat notification system for schools, the purpose of which shall be to link school personnel directly to law enforcement in the event of a direct threat against the school community or a general emergency situation in which law enforcement would respond. II. The department of safety shall solicit requests for information (RFI) for a statewide, real-time threat notification system based on the following criteria: (a) The system would be activated by authorized school personnel using classroom desktop computers, laptop computers, mobile phones, fobs, and other suitable devices. (b) Upon activation, the system would determine the location of the nearest law enforcement officers, regardless of jurisdiction, and directly notifies them of the activation. (c) The system would notify the following state and local agencies of the activation: (1) The bureau of emergency communications, or state 911 center. (2) The New Hampshire state police. (3) The New Hampshire information and analysis center. (4) The department of safety, division of homeland security and emergency management. (5) The appropriate local or regional dispatch center for the school. (d) The system would provide electronic school floor plans and related documents to responding officers. (e) The system would provide a communication method for responding officers to communicate with school personnel. III. The threat notification system for schools shall be a state-funded program, available to all school districts and law enforcement agencies in the state. However, participation in the program by local school districts and local law enforcement agencies shall be voluntary. IV. No state funds are appropriated for the due diligence process. V. Deployment of a statewide real-time threat alert system is contingent on an appropriation of funds from surplus revenues received by the state during the 2020-2021 biennium. VI. The commissioner of the department of safety shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to implementation and operation of the real-time threat notification system for schools. Source. 2019, 346:396, eff. July 1, 2019.
Propose a change21-P:53 Public Health Powers and Duties.
During the existence of a state of emergency under this chapter, the commissioner of health and human services shall have the following powers and duties, subject to the direction and control of the governor, which are in addition to those set forth in RSA 141-C; provided that such powers and duties shall be limited to the specific nature of the emergency, its geographic limits, and the conditions that brought it about, as specified in the declaration of the state of emergency: I. The commissioner shall have the responsibility and authority to carry out all public health activities within the state in cooperation and collaboration with the division of homeland security and emergency management. II. The commissioner may, without the approval of the executive council or the legislative fiscal committee, and notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 4:45, 9:13-d, and 9:19, purchase and distribute anti-toxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents that the commissioner deems to be in the interest of public health. III. If there is a statewide or regional shortage or threatened shortage of any anti-toxins, serums, vaccines, immunizing agents, antibiotics, and other pharmaceutical agents, the commissioner may control, prioritize, and ration the use, sale, dispensing, distribution, or transportation of such products as necessary to best protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state. In making rationing or other supply and distribution decisions, the commissioner shall determine high risk or critical need groups that shall receive priority for such products. III-a. The commissioner shall have no power to restrict the ability of a licensed practitioner to prescribe pursuant to RSA 329 and RSA 326-B. III-b. If during a public health emergency, a treatment or vaccination becomes available which is anticipated to be in limited supply, the commissioner shall develop, in consultation with the ethics oversight advisory committee, established in RSA 141-C:27, a plan for its distribution. IV. The commissioner may investigate any incident or imminent threat of any disease or health condition that may be caused by a natural disaster, radiation or chemical exposure, or the release of any microorganism, infectious substance, or naturally occurring or manufactured biological product, that poses a risk of a significant number of human fatalities or incidents of permanent or long-term disability. Such investigations may include requiring information from any health care provider or other person affected by, or having information related to, the incident or threat, inspections of buildings and conveyances and their contents, laboratory analysis of samples collected during the course of such inspections, and requiring a physical examination and the provision of specimens of body secretions, excretions, fluids, and discharges for laboratory examination of any person having a disease or health condition that necessitates an investigation under this paragraph. V. The commissioner may order a person to undergo such medical care as may be necessary to treat or prevent an incident or threat of disease or other health condition prompting an investigation pursuant to paragraph IV. Such care may include immunization of individuals as necessary to prevent the spread of contagious disease, except that an individual may refuse treatment or immunization pursuant to the provisions of RSA 141-C:16 and RSA 141-C:20-c. VI. Any order compelling an investigation, physical examination, the provision of specimens, medical treatment or care, or immunization, and any other order of the commissioner under this chapter, shall be subject to the due process requirements of RSA 141-C:14-a. VII. The department of health and human services shall acquire and retain only the minimum amount of information, specimens, and samples relating to individuals necessary to carry out its obligations under this section. Any genetic testing of specimens and samples shall be limited to the viruses, bacteria, fungi, or other microorganisms therein. Personally identifiable information shall not be acquired or retained unless necessary for the department to carry out its responsibilities under this section, RSA 141-C, or any other provision of law. Such information shall not be retained beyond the duration of the state of emergency without the approval of the governor and executive council, which information shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions of RSA 141-C:10. VIII. As soon as practicable, the commissioner shall notify the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the chair of the house committee on health, human services and elderly affairs and the chair of the senate committee on health and human services of the impending issuance of emergency orders under this section and provide a description of such orders. IX. The legislature may terminate an emergency order issued under this chapter by a majority vote of both the senate and the house of representatives. A majority vote shall consist of a majority of members present and voting in each chamber acting separately. The commissioner's power to renew an emergency order under this chapter shall terminate upon a majority vote of both chambers under this section; provided, however, that such vote shall not preclude the commissioner from issuing a new emergency order during the state of emergency for different circumstances. Source. 2008, 271:1, eff. June 26, 2008. 2021, 211:1, eff. Aug. 11, 2021.
Propose a change21-P:54 Safe Disposal of Corpses.
I. During the existence of a state of emergency under this chapter, the commissioner of health and human services shall have the following powers and duties, subject to the direction and control of the governor, which are in addition to those set forth in RSA 141-C; provided that such powers and duties shall be limited to the specific nature of the emergency, its geographic limits, and the conditions that brought it about, as specified in the declaration of the state of emergency: (a) Adopt and enforce such measures to provide for the safe disposal of corpses as may be necessary for the health and welfare of the community; (b) Take possession and control of any corpse and direct the embalming, burial, cremation, interment, disinterment, transportation, and disposal of corpses; (c) Compel any business or facility authorized to embalm, bury, cremate, inter, disinter, transport, and dispose of corpses under the laws of this state to accept any corpse or provide the use of its business or facility if such actions are necessary for emergency response; (d) Compel any business or facility authorized to embalm, bury, cremate, inter, disinter, transport, and dispose of corpses under the laws of this state to clearly label any corpse with all available information necessary to identify the decedent and the apparent cause of death; (e) Compel any business or facility authorized to embalm, bury, cremate, inter, disinter, transport, and dispose of corpses under the laws of this state having custody of a corpse of a person known or believed to have had an infectious disease to clearly label the corpse with a tag indicating that the corpse is so infected and indicating, if known, the infectious disease; and (f) Compel every person in charge of disposing of any corpse to maintain a written record of each corpse and all available information to identify the decedent. II. In carrying out the foregoing actions, the department, to the extent feasible under the circumstances, shall adhere to the religious practices and preferences of the decedents where known. III. The costs of embalming, cremation, burial, or other disposal of a corpse pursuant to this section shall be a cost to the estate of the decedent and shall be a necessary expense of the funeral and burial of the decedent pursuant to RSA 554:19, I(b). IV. Any taking of real or personal property in this section shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 4:46. Source. 2008, 271:1. 2010, 189:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
Propose a change21-P:55 Policy.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state and in the public interest to have a highway safety program designed to reduce traffic accidents and deaths, injuries and property damage resulting therefrom. Such program shall include, but not be limited to, improvement of driver performance, improvement of pedestrian performance, an accident record system, accident investigations, vehicle registration, operation, and inspection, highway design and maintenance, traffic control, vehicle codes and laws, surveillance of traffic and emergency services. Source. 2015, 276:159, eff. July 1, 2015.
Propose a change21-P:56 Provisions Accepted.
The provisions of the federal Highway Safety Act of 1966, approved September 9, 1966, entitled "An Act to provide for a coordinated national highway safety program through financial assistance to the states to accelerate highway traffic safety programs, and for other purposes," and all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, are assented to, and the governor shall be the official of this state having the ultimate responsibility for dealing with the federal government with respect to programs and activities pursuant to carrying out the provisions of said acts. Source. 2015, 276:159, eff. July 1, 2015.
Propose a change21-P:57 Faith and Credit Pledged.
The faith and credit of the state are pledged to make adequate provision, from time to time, by appropriation or otherwise, to meet all the obligations of the state incident to the acceptance of federal aid under the provisions of said act. Source. 2015, 276:159, eff. July 1, 2015.
Propose a change21-P:58 Expenditures.
To meet such obligations the governor with the consent of the council is authorized to accept and expend any federal funds for the highway safety program. Source. 2015, 276:159, eff. July 1, 2015.
Propose a change21-P:59 Governor's Authority.
The governor in addition to other duties and responsibilities conferred upon him or her by the constitution and laws of this state is hereby empowered to contract and to do all other things necessary in behalf of this state to secure the full benefits available to this state under the federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 and all acts amendatory and supplemental thereto, and in so doing, to cooperate with federal and state agencies, agencies private and public, interested organizations, and individuals, to effectuate the purposes of that enactment, and any and all subsequent amendments thereto. The governor shall coordinate the activities of any and all departments and agencies of this state and its subdivisions, relating thereto. Source. 2015, 276:159, eff. July 1, 2015.
Propose a change21-P:60 Local Highway Safety Programs.
I. The towns, village districts, school districts, cities, and counties are hereby authorized to establish highway safety programs. II. A school district providing comprehensive driver training programs in accordance with the federal statutory provisions assented to in and under RSA 21-P:56 shall be eligible for reimbursement of federal funds apportioned to this state for such programs. Aschool districtshall mean a town school district, a special school district, an incorporated school district operating within a city, a city operating a dependent school department, a cooperative school district, and an authorized regional enrollment (AREA) school. III. Each political subdivision enumerated herein which implements highway safety programs approved by the governor in accordance with the Highway Safety Act of 1966 is eligible for reimbursement of federal funds apportioned to this state for such programs. Source. 2015, 276:159, eff. July 1, 2015.
Propose a change21-P:61 Highway Safety Unit; Governor's Representative.
There is hereby created the state highway safety unit as a unit within the department of safety which shall be the agency responsible under the executive direction of the governor to develop and implement the state's highway safety program. The commissioner shall be the governor's representative with the national highway traffic safety administration and will aid the governor in the coordination of interdepartmental activities and those of the various political subdivisions. Source. 2015, 276:159, eff. July 1, 2015.
Propose a change21-P:62 Staff.
Subject to state personnel regulations and within budgetary appropriations, the commissioner shall appoint such field representatives and secretarial and clerical assistants as may be needed to carry out the purpose of this chapter. Source. 2015, 276:159, eff. July 1, 2015.
Propose a change21-P:63 Gifts and Grants.
The governor is authorized to receive gifts and grants from any source, public or private, in the name of the state, and to expend these monies for the state highway safety program. Any monies accepted by the governor shall be deemed to be an appropriation of the same amount for the purposes hereof. Source. 2015, 276:159, eff. July 1, 2015.
Propose a change21-P:64 Traffic Safety Commission Established.
I. There is hereby established a traffic safety commission consisting of the following members: (a) Representatives of the following organizations nominated by their respective organizations and appointed by the commissioner of the department of safety. Initial appointments shall be: 4 members for one year, 5 members for 2 years, and 5 members for 3 years. After the initial term, members shall each serve for terms of 3 years and until a successor is duly qualified and recommended by their respective organizations. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointment. (1) One member of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police. (2) One member of the New Hampshire Sheriffs Association. (3) One county attorney representing the New Hampshire Association of Counties. (4) One representative of the New Hampshire Municipal Association. (5) One representative of the New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association. (6) One representative of the New Hampshire Motor Transport Association. (7) One representative of the New Hampshire School Transportation Association. (8) One representative of the American Automobile Association of Northern New England. (9) One representative of the New Hampshire branch of AARP. (10) One representative of the New Hampshire Driver Education Teachers Association. (11) One representative of the New Hampshire Hospital Association. (12) One representative of the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs. (13) One representative of the Granite State Wheelmen. (14) One representative of the Associated General Contractors of New Hampshire. (15) One representative of the New Hampshire Motorcyclists' Rights Organization. (b) The following members shall serve while holding their respective offices which qualify them for membership: (1) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee. (2) The director of the department of safety, division of motor vehicles, or designee. (3) The director of the department of safety, division of state police, or designee. (4) The attorney general, or designee. (5) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee. (6) The chairman of the New Hampshire liquor commission, or designee. (7) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee. (8) The commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee. (9) A member of the judiciary, appointed by the chief justice of the New Hampshire supreme court. (10) One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. (11) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate. (c) The following members shall serve for 3-year terms. Vacancies in these positions shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired terms. (1) A victim advocate, appointed by the governor. (2) Three members of the public, appointed by the governor. II. The commission shall review and analyze topics related to roadway safety and identify initiatives, policy recommendations, and proposed legislative changes to further the public safety mission of the department. III. The commission shall have a chairperson who shall be designated by the governor from the membership, and the commission shall elect a vice-chair. The term of the chair shall be for his or her term of office, not to exceed 3 years. The commission shall meet at least once per quarter and at such other times as may be convened by the call of the chairperson or the commissioner of the department of safety or upon petition of 5 or more members. IV. Members shall receive no compensation or expenses except that the public members shall be entitled to mileage when in the performance of duties of the commission. V. The commission shall report annually, beginning November 1, 2018, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the governor. The reports shall describe the activities and findings of the commission and any recommendations for proposed legislation. Source. 2015, 276:159, eff. July 1, 2015. 2016, 164:1, eff. Aug. 2, 2016. 2018, 72:1, 2, eff. July 24, 2018. 2021, 73:2, eff. Aug. 9, 2021.
Propose a change21-P:65 Repealed by 2018, 72:3, eff. July 24, 2018.
Repealed by 2018, 72:3, eff. July 24, 2018.
Propose a change21-P:66 Substance Abuse Enforcement Program.
I. The commissioner of safety shall establish a substance abuse enforcement program which shall make grants available to county and local law enforcement agencies, and also provide funding for the division of state police for the following purposes: (a) Overtime costs for officers performing law enforcement activities under this program. (b) Overtime, supplies, and other costs of the state forensic science laboratory. (c) For law enforcement agencies in Coos, Grafton, Carroll, and Sullivan counties, costs for hiring additional officers carrying out law enforcement activities aimed at preventing or reducing overdose deaths and other opioid related harms. II. The commissioner shall establish protocols and conditions for increased state police patrols and conditions for eligibility for grants to local and county law enforcement agencies. The protocols and conditions shall be based on the principles of intelligence-driven, problem-oriented policing, using statistics and information to place additional police patrol and investigative presence at the locations, times, and places where there have been a significant convergence of motor vehicle crashes, crimes, and drug use, or in corridors known to be used by drug dealers for shipments of illegal drugs into the state. The protocols and conditions shall: (a) Require dedicated patrol units relieved of taking calls for service absent an emergency. (b) Insure that the officers assigned to such patrol units have been trained in the concept of data-driven policing and have an appropriate knowledge of the requirements of the state and federal constitutions. III. The commissioner shall give equal consideration to all local and county law enforcement agencies and the division of state police when allocating available program funding. IV. The program shall include the following prohibitions on allowable uses of funds: (a) Except for Coos, Grafton, Carroll, and Sullivan counties, no funds shall be granted for "purchase of evidence" or for "confidential funds." (b) No funds shall be used for the purchase of operational equipment, except for direct supply costs for state forensic science laboratory testing. (c) No funds shall be used for supplanting locally budgeted and approved funds for routine law enforcement. V. The program shall include semi-annual reporting, to the governor, senate president, and speaker of the house of representatives, which includes measurable program results and a detailed accounting of program funding and uses. The first report shall be submitted on or before December 15, 2016. Source. 2016, 277:2, eff. June 17, 2016. 2025, 141:28, 29, eff. July 1, 2025.
Propose a change21-P:67 Rulemaking.
The commissioner of safety shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to implement this subdivision. Source. 2016, 277:2, eff. June 17, 2016; 277:3, eff. July 1, 2017.
Propose a change21-P:68 Cross Border Drug Interdiction Program.
I. The commissioner of safety shall establish a cross border drug interdiction program which shall consist of state troopers and narcotics investigation unit detectives to perform drug interdiction work targeted at, but not limited to, stemming the flow of illegal drugs into the state of New Hampshire. This effort is aimed at combating the opioid crisis facing the state through the collaborative efforts of uniform, investigative, and forensics lab services in an ongoing, cross border enforcement activity. II. The commissioner shall submit a semi-annual report to the governor, senate president, and speaker of the house of representatives, which shall include measurable program results and a detailed accounting of program funding and uses. The commissioner shall submit the first report on or before December 15, 2017. Source. 2017, 212:2, eff. July 10, 2017.
Propose a change21-P:69 Northern Border Alliance Program.
I. The commissioner of safety shall establish a northern border alliance program which shall make grants available to other state, county, and local law enforcement agencies, and also provide funding for the division of state police for the following purposes: (a) Overtime costs for officers performing law enforcement activities under this program. (b) Equipment for use in performing law enforcement activities under this program. (c) Training costs, including overtime backfill, for officers participating in this program. II. The commissioner shall establish protocols and conditions for increased state police patrols and conditions for eligibility for grants to other state, county, and local law enforcement agencies. The protocols and conditions shall focus on reducing the instance of crimes and illicit activity occurring within 25 air miles from the Canadian border. The protocols and conditions shall: (a) Establish state police as the lead agency for scheduling patrol and coordination with participating agencies. (b) Ensure that officers assigned to patrols are relieved of taking calls for service absent an emergency. (c) Ensure that the officers assigned to such patrol units have been trained on state and, if applicable, federal policies, laws and constitutional provisions. III. The program shall include the following prohibitions on allowable uses of funds: (a) No funds shall be granted for "purchase of evidence" or for "confidential funds." (b) No funds shall be used for supplanting locally budgeted and approved funds for routine law enforcement. IV. The program shall include semi-annual reporting, to the governor, senate president, and speaker of the house of representatives, which includes measurable program results and a detailed accounting of program funding and uses. The first report shall be submitted on or before December 31, 2023. Source. 2023, 79:477, eff. July 1, 2023.
Propose a change21-P:70 Northern Border Alliance Fund.
I. There is hereby established the northern border alliance fund within the department of safety for the purpose of make grants available to other state, county, and local law enforcement agencies, and also provide funding for the division of state police to reduce the instance of crimes and illicit activity in close proximity to the Canadian border. All moneys in the fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of safety. II. The fund shall be overseen by the commissioner of the department of safety who shall, within 180 days of the effective date of this section, establish a process for the application for grants from the fund. Such process shall be established in rules adopted in accordance with RSA 541-A. III. The commissioner of the department of safety may charge administrative costs related to this section to the fund. Source. 2023, 79:477, eff. July 1, 2023.
Propose a change21-P:71 Evidence Shipping Pilot Program.
I. The department of safety may develop an evidence shipping pilot program to alleviate long waiting periods for evidence to be safely delivered to the state forensic laboratory, where it can be properly stored pending analysis. A special emphasis shall be placed on supporting law enforcement in rural communities where resources are limited. II. In this pilot program, all evidence collected by medical personnel in a sexual assault case occurring in the state of New Hampshire shall be transferred to the state forensic laboratory within 7 business days of collection. If a law enforcement agency cannot deliver the evidence in person to the state forensic laboratory, which shall be the preferred method of delivery, the agency may use a common carrier that provides readily accessible package tracking to send the evidence to the state forensic laboratory for delivery within 7 business days of collection. Law enforcement must have a good faith basis to believe that the common carrier will accomplish delivery in 7 business days prior to choosing the common carrier. When utilizing delivery by a common carrier, law enforcement shall deliver the packaged evidence in-hand to an agent of the carrier, and not by drop box or other drop off, and keep track of the package's routing and delivery by tracking number assigned by the carrier. III. The department of safety shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A for the design, administration, and reporting requirements of the program. Source. 2025, 236:2, eff. July 1, 2025.
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