The juvenile parole board shall:
- I. Be responsible for paroling delinquents from facilities under the supervision of the commissioner, subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter.
- II. Have legal custody of all delinquents released on parole until they receive their discharge or are recommitted to the custody of the commissioner.
III. Adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
- (a) The parole process, including the conduct of parole hearings;
- (b) Criteria used to evaluate prospective parolees;
- (c) Conditions for the conduct of parolees;
- (d) Procedures for revocation of parole;
- (e) Conditions under which the department may return a parolee to a secure facility pending action by the board; and
- (f) Procedures for providing effective notice to children subject to parole revocation proceedings of the right to counsel, for determining if a waiver of the right to counsel by a child is knowing, voluntary, and intelligent, and for the accurate determination of the existence of a disability which would interfere with a child's ability to understand the proceedings, make decisions, or otherwise handle the proceedings without the assistance of counsel.
Source. 1983, 416:27. 1995, 181:22. 1999, 219:16. 2013, 249:23, eff. Sept. 22, 2013.