§ 106-L:17 — The Law Enforcement Conduct Review Committee

New Hampshire § 106-L:17

• Jurisdiction: New Hampshire
• Title VII: SHERIFFS, CONSTABLES, AND POLICE OFFICERS
• Ch. 106-L: POLICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL
• Subdivision: Law Enforcement Conduct Review Committee

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I. There is established the law enforcement conduct review committee. The governor shall appoint members of the law enforcement conduct review committee and name its chairperson. This committee shall be administratively attached to New Hampshire police standards and training council and shall report to the director or his or her designee. Such committee shall be composed of 4 law enforcement members and 3 public members, none of whom shall be employed as a certified police officer, lawyer, or judge, and none of whom shall have a spouse, sibling, or parent, by birth, adoption, or marriage, who is a certified police officer, lawyer, or judge.
II. The quorum required for the committee to transact business shall be 5 members, of whom at least 3 are law enforcement officers, and 2 are public members. The committee shall meet at least 4 times a year to address their responsibilities. Their meetings shall be conducted in nonpublic session. A staff attorney hired by and reporting to the director shall provide guidance to the committee, shall direct investigations as authorized by the committee or the director, and shall be responsible to present recommended findings in front of the council on behalf of the committee. No committee member may serve concurrently as a member of the council. Each member shall be appointed for 2 years and no appointed member may serve more than 3 consecutive terms. No member shall participate in any proceedings before the committee involving his, her, or their own conduct or the conduct of his, her, or their agency.
III. The council shall post a link to the law enforcement conduct review committee on the council's public website.

Legislative History

2022, 312:10, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.