§ 135:17-b — Notification Authorized

I. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the first instance a person has been charged with a violent crime and found incompetent to stand trial pursuant to RSA 135:17-a, and civilly committed pursuant to RSA 135-C or RSA 171-B, found incompetent to stand trial pursuant to RSA 135:17 and committed pursuant to RSA 651:9-a, is transferred to another facility or discharged to the community, either conditionally or absolutely, the department of health and human services shall immediately notify the attorney general, who shall notify the victim as defined in RSA 21-M:8-k, I(a) and, in the event of a discharge, the law enforcement agency in the community to which the person is being discharged. For purposes of this section, discharge means the initial authorization by the administrative review committee of New Hampshire hospital to allow a person to leave the grounds of the hospital unaccompanied by a hospital staff member.
II. For purposes of this section, the term "violent crime" includes those crimes listed in RSA 651:5, XIII and the following:
(a) RSA 173-B:9, violation of protective order.
(b) RSA 631:2, second degree assault.
(c) RSA 631:3, felony reckless conduct.
(d) RSA 631:4, criminal threatening involving the use of a deadly weapon.
(e) RSA 633:3-a, stalking.
(f) RSA 635:1, burglary.
(g) RSA 641:5, tampering with witnesses and informants.
(h) RSA 650-A:1, felonious use of firearms.

Legislative History

2010, 293:4. 2011, 251:1. 2012, 151:1, eff. Aug. 6, 2012. 2020, 37:120, eff. July 1, 2020.