New Hampshire Statutes
§ 651:18 — Place; Reduction in Sentence
New Hampshire § 651:18
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LXIICRIMINAL CODE
Ch. 651SENTENCES
SubdivisionSentence to County Correctional Facility
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 651:18 (2026).
Text
I.Persons liable to commitment to a correctional facility for any offense shall be committed to the county correctional facility in the county in which the crime was committed.
II.Any prisoner whose conduct while in the custody of the superintendent of a county correctional facility has been meritorious may be issued a permit and discharged by the superintendent of the county department of corrections when he has served 2/3 of his minimum sentence, provided it shall appear to the superintendent to be a reasonable probability that he will remain at liberty without violating the law and will conduct himself as a good citizen.
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Legislative History
1971, 518:1. 1973, 370:32. 1988, 89:31. 1991, 316:1. 2003, 237:14, eff. July 7, 2003.
Nearby Sections
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§ 651:1
Applicability§ 651:11-a
Duration of Committal Orders§ 651:15
Sentence to State Prison§ 651:17
Year or Less§ 651:17-a
Transfer of Youthful Offender§ 651:18
Place; Reduction in Sentence§ 651:19-a
Day Reporting Program§ 651:2
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 651:18, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/651/651%3A18.