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RSA 105-D:3 · Body-Worn and Dashboard Camera Fund

Title: VII: SHERIFFS, CONSTABLES, AND POLICE OFFICERS
Chapter: 105-D · BODY-WORN CAMERAS
Status: current
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105-D:3 Body-Worn and Dashboard Camera Fund. –

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There is hereby established the body-worn and dashboard camera fund within the department of safety for the purpose of encouraging local law enforcement agencies to equip officers with body-worn cameras and agency vehicles with dashboard cameras. All moneys in the fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of safety.

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II.

(a) The fund shall provide matching grants to local law enforcement agencies to assist agencies with the purchase, maintenance, and replacement of body-worn and dashboard cameras and ongoing costs related to the maintenance and storage of data recorded by body-worn and dashboard cameras.

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(b)

The commissioner of the department of safety may also use the fund to pay for the classified position of business administrator I established in the department of safety, division of administration.

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III.

All local law enforcement agencies shall be eligible to apply for grants from the fund.

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IV.

The fund shall be overseen by the commissioner of the department of safety and the attorney general who shall, within 180 days of the effective date of this section, jointly establish a process for the application for matching grants from the fund. Such process shall be established in rules adopted jointly by the commissioner of safety and attorney general in accordance with RSA 541-A.

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The commissioner of the department of safety may charge administrative costs related to this section to the fund. Source. 2021, 91:144, eff. July 1, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.

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Source note

Source. 2021, 91:144, eff. July 1, 2021 at 12:01 a.m.

Source history

2021, 91:144, eff. July 1, 2021 at 12:01 a.m

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2026 HB1236 amend · effective 2027-01-01
ections; Body-worn Cameras. Amend RSA 30-B:1 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph: IV. A county is authorized to utilize body-worn cameras pursuant to RSA 105-D in carrying out its functions both within and outside a correctional facility. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027. LBA 26-3039 10/27/25 HB 1236-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCED AN
2026 HB1236-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01
ections; Body-worn Cameras. Amend RSA 30-B:1 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph: IV. A county is authorized to utilize body-worn cameras pursuant to RSA 105-D in carrying out its functions both within and outside a correctional facility. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027. LBA 26-3039 10/27/25 HB 1236-FN- FISCAL NOTE AS INTRODUCED AN
2026 SB289 amend
ouse of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Use of Body-Worn Camera Recordings in Criminal, Juvenile Delinquency, and Administrative Proceedings. Amend RSA 105-D by inserting after section 3 the following new section: 105-D:4 Use of Body-Worn Camera Recordings in Criminal, Juvenile Delinquency, and Administrative Proceedings. I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 105-D:2, a
2026 SB289-FN amend
ouse of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Use of Body-Worn Camera Recordings in Criminal, Juvenile Delinquency, and Administrative Proceedings. Amend RSA 105-D by inserting after section 3 the following new section: 105-D:4 Use of Body-Worn Camera Recordings in Criminal, Juvenile Delinquency, and Administrative Proceedings. I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 105-D:2, a