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RSA 30-B:1 · County Department of Corrections

Title
II: COUNTIES
Chapter
30-B · COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF CORRECTIONS
Status
current
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30-B:1 County Department of Corrections. –

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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.

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II.

A county may contract with the state or another county for the reception and confinement of prisoners committed to or who are ordered to be detained at a county correctional facility. All expenses related to the confinement of prisoners pursuant to this paragraph shall be a charge upon the county sending such prisoners unless other arrangements are made.

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III.

A county may hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees, after the resolution of state charges, for a maximum of 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, in order to permit assumption of custody by federal authorities. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the county from executing an agreement in accordance with RSA 30-B:16. Any agency refusing to honor an immigration detainer for an inmate shall report each such refusal to the attorney general in a time, form, and manner to be prescribed by the attorney general or the attorney general's designee. Source. 1988, 89:1, eff. June 17, 1988. 2007, 93:4, eff. Aug. 10, 2007. 2025, 38:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

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Source note

Source. 1988, 89:1, eff. June 17, 1988. 2007, 93:4, eff. Aug. 10, 2007. 2025, 38:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.

Source history

  • 1988, 89:1, eff. June 17, 1988
  • 2007, 93:4, eff. Aug. 10, 2007
  • 2025, 38:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2026

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  • 2026 HB1236 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    rections. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Paragraph; County Department of Corrections; 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 facili

  • 2026 HB1236-FN amend · effective 2027-01-01

    rections. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Paragraph; County Department of Corrections; 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 facili

  • 2026 HB1609 reference

    ation of Counties (NHAC) states this bill may result in an indeterminable loss of county revenue and potential litigation costs. Counties currently have statutory authority under RSA 30-B to enter into agreements with federal agencies, and the proposed restrictions may conflict with that authority. This could lead counties to decline or renegotiate contracts, eliminating potential federal reimbursement

  • 2026 HB1609-FN reference

    ation of Counties (NHAC) states this bill may result in an indeterminable loss of county revenue and potential litigation costs. Counties currently have statutory authority under RSA 30-B to enter into agreements with federal agencies, and the proposed restrictions may conflict with that authority. This could lead counties to decline or renegotiate contracts, eliminating potential federal reimbursement

  • 2026 HB1822 reference

    y correctional facility that has detained a person for a civil immigration violation for any period of time (including pursuant to an immigration detainer, federal 287(g) program, RSA 30-B:1, III, or RSA 106-R:3, I) shall semi-annually submit a report to the attorney general indicating the number of people it has detained for such civil immigration violations in the preceding 6 months and the length of each

  • 2026 HB1822-FN reference

    y correctional facility that has detained a person for a civil immigration violation for any period of time (including pursuant to an immigration detainer, federal 287(g) program, RSA 30-B:1, III, or RSA 106-R:3, I) shall semi-annually submit a report to the attorney general indicating the number of people it has detained for such civil immigration violations in the preceding 6 months and the length of each

  • 2026 SB71 reference · effective 2026-01-01

    and holidays, in order to permit assumption of custody by federal authorities. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the county from executing an agreement in accordance with RSA 30-B:16. Any agency refusing to honor an immigration detainer for an inmate shall report each such refusal to the attorney general in a time, form, and manner to be prescribed by the attorney general or the attorney general's d

  • 2026 SB71 amend · effective 2026-01-01

    ary policy that violates this chapter. 2 County Department of Corrections; Immigration Detainees. New Paragraph; County Department of Corrections; Immigration Detainees. Amend RSA 30-B:1 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph: III. A county may hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees, after the resolution of state charges, for a maximum of 48 hours, excluding Saturdays,

  • 2026 SB71-FN reference · effective 2026-01-01

    and holidays, in order to permit assumption of custody by federal authorities. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the county from executing an agreement in accordance with RSA 30-B:16. Any agency refusing to honor an immigration detainer for an inmate shall report each such refusal to the attorney general in a time, form, and manner to be prescribed by the attorney general or the attorney general's d

  • 2026 SB71-FN amend · effective 2026-01-01

    ary policy that violates this chapter. 2 County Department of Corrections; Immigration Detainees. New Paragraph; County Department of Corrections; Immigration Detainees. Amend RSA 30-B:1 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph: III. A county may hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees, after the resolution of state charges, for a maximum of 48 hours, excluding Saturdays,