New Hampshire § 318-B:17-c Drug Forfeiture Fund

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 318-B:17-c — Drug Forfeiture Fund

New Hampshire § 318-B:17-c

Title XXXOCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

Ch. 318-BCONTROLLED DRUG ACT

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 318-B:17-c (2026).

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I.There is hereby established within the office of the state treasurer a special revolving fund to be designated as the drug forfeiture fund. This fund shall be administered by the attorney general and may be used to pay the costs of local, county and state drug related investigations, as well as drug control law enforcement programs within New Hampshire. The fund may also be used to pay extraordinary costs of local, county and state drug prosecutions and trial expenses.

II.Law enforcement agencies may apply to the department of justice for grants from the forfeiture fund. Such grants shall be utilized exclusively for meeting expenses associated with drug related investigations. The attorney general shall report 60 days after the close of each fiscal year to the governor and council and

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I. There is hereby established within the office of the state treasurer a special revolving fund to be designated as the drug forfeiture fund. This fund shall be administered by the attorney general and may be used to pay the costs of local, county and state drug related investigations, as well as drug control law enforcement programs within New Hampshire. The fund may also be used to pay extraordinary costs of local, county and state drug prosecutions and trial expenses.
II. Law enforcement agencies may apply to the department of justice for grants from the forfeiture fund. Such grants shall be utilized exclusively for meeting expenses associated with drug related investigations. The attorney general shall report 60 days after the close of each fiscal year to the governor and council and to the fiscal committee of the general court a detailed accounting of the grants provided to law enforcement agencies under this paragraph by agency, including the department of safety, and the amount forwarded to the department of health and human services, bureau of drug and alcohol services, for the preceding fiscal year.
III. The attorney general shall report the receipts, expenditures, and balances and all other reporting elements of the drug forfeiture fund in the report on forfeiture activity required by RSA 617:12. The attorney general may exclude any information which would reveal the identity of an informant or compromise an ongoing investigation.
IV. The attorney general may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
(a) The administration of the drug forfeiture fund.
(b) The grant application procedures and forms to be used by law enforcement agencies.