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RSA 30-B:6 · Policies; Rules and Regulations

Title
II: COUNTIES
Chapter
30-B · COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF CORRECTIONS
Status
current
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30-B:6 Policies; Rules and Regulations. –

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I.

The county commissioners shall establish policies and procedures for the management of the county department of corrections as authorized in RSA 28:12.

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II.

The commissioners shall adopt any necessary rules and regulations for the fulfillment of the powers and duties of the superintendent.

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III.

(a) No county department of corrections shall enter into a contract with a private or for-profit entity for the sole purpose of housing county prisoners. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a county department of corrections from contracting for select services that are provided inside of a county correctional facility.

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(b)

Notwithstanding subparagraph (a), if the county commissioners declare that a corrections emergency exists that requires the superintendent to enter into a temporary contract with a private or for-profit entity to secure provisional housing for displaced prisoners, the superintendent may enter into such a contract, pending approval of the county commissioners. Temporary contracts entered into under this section shall not permanently or indefinitely replace a county correctional facility or a contract with another publicly-operated facility. Source. 1988, 89:1, eff. June 17, 1988. 2020, 12:9, eff. July 16, 2020.

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Source note

Source. 1988, 89:1, eff. June 17, 1988. 2020, 12:9, eff. July 16, 2020.

Source history

  • 1988, 89:1, eff. June 17, 1988
  • 2020, 12:9, eff. July 16, 2020

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Bill relationships

  • 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