New Hampshire § 21-M:8-g Victims' Assistance Commission

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 21-M:8-g — Victims' Assistance Commission

New Hampshire § 21-M:8-g

Title ITHE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT

Ch. 21-MDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21-M:8-g (2026).

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I.A victims' assistance commission is hereby established to review and award victims' claims for compensation. The attorney general shall nominate not fewer than 3 nor more than 5 persons to serve as members of this commission. Appointments shall be effective when the nominations are approved by the governor and council.

II.The commission may accept private donations and contributions to be used to compensate victims under RSA 21-M:8-h. Any money received by the commission pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited to the account of the commission and shall not lapse.

III.The commission shall review claims from victims for compensation and make compensation awards from the victims' assistance fund and from private donations and contributions received under paragraph II.

IV.No later

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I. A victims' assistance commission is hereby established to review and award victims' claims for compensation. The attorney general shall nominate not fewer than 3 nor more than 5 persons to serve as members of this commission. Appointments shall be effective when the nominations are approved by the governor and council.
II. The commission may accept private donations and contributions to be used to compensate victims under RSA 21-M:8-h. Any money received by the commission pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited to the account of the commission and shall not lapse.
III. The commission shall review claims from victims for compensation and make compensation awards from the victims' assistance fund and from private donations and contributions received under paragraph II.
IV. No later than September 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, the commission shall submit a written report detailing the number of claims for compensation made from the victims' assistance fund and the total amount of compensation granted from the fund for the preceding fiscal year, and the balance of the fund as of the end of the preceding fiscal year, to the chairpersons of the house and senate ways and means committees, the house criminal justice and public safety committee, and the senate judiciary committee.