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RSA 21-P:69 · Northern Border Alliance Program

Title
I: THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter
21-P · DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
Status
current
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21-P:69 Northern Border Alliance Program. –

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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:

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(a)

Overtime costs for officers performing law enforcement activities under this program.

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Equipment for use in performing law enforcement activities under this program.

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(c)

Training costs, including overtime backfill, for officers participating in this program.

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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:

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Establish state police as the lead agency for scheduling patrol and coordination with participating agencies.

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Ensure that officers assigned to patrols are relieved of taking calls for service absent an emergency.

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(c)

Ensure that the officers assigned to such patrol units have been trained on state and, if applicable, federal policies, laws and constitutional provisions.

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III.

The program shall include the following prohibitions on allowable uses of funds:

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No funds shall be granted for "purchase of evidence" or for "confidential funds."

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No funds shall be used for supplanting locally budgeted and approved funds for routine law enforcement.

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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.

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Source note

Source. 2023, 79:477, eff. July 1, 2023.

Source history

  • 2023, 79:477, eff. July 1, 2023

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