§ 30-B:1 — County Department of Corrections

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.
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.
[Paragraph III effective Jan. 1, 2026.]
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.

Legislative History

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