New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-M:19 – Notification of Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights
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I. The attorney general shall provide written notice regarding sexual assault survivors’ rights in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:18 to medical centers, hospitals, forensic examiners, sexual assault service providers, state and local law enforcement agencies, and any other state agency or department reasonably likely to serve sexual assault survivors; and shall make the information set forth in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:18 publicly available on the attorney general’s Internet website.
II. In addition to the rights set forth in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:18, the attorney general shall provide written notice of the following rights to those entities listed in paragraph I:
(a) The right not to be charged fees for or otherwise prevented from pursuing a sexual assault evidence collection kit.
(b) The right to have a medical examination regardless of whether the survivor reports to or cooperates with law enforcement, and the right to have such examination at no cost pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:8-c.
(c) The availability of assistance from the office of victim/witness assistance pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:8-b.
(d) The availability of protective orders and policies related to their enforcement.
(e) Policies regarding the storage, preservation, and disposal of sexual assault evidence collection kits.
(f) The process, if any, to request preservation of sexual assault evidence collection kits or the probative evidence from such kits.
(g) The availability of victim’s compensation and restitution pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:8-k.
II. In addition to the rights set forth in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:18, the attorney general shall provide written notice of the following rights to those entities listed in paragraph I:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21-M:19
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(a) The right not to be charged fees for or otherwise prevented from pursuing a sexual assault evidence collection kit.
(b) The right to have a medical examination regardless of whether the survivor reports to or cooperates with law enforcement, and the right to have such examination at no cost pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:8-c.
(c) The availability of assistance from the office of victim/witness assistance pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:8-b.
(d) The availability of protective orders and policies related to their enforcement.
(e) Policies regarding the storage, preservation, and disposal of sexual assault evidence collection kits.
(f) The process, if any, to request preservation of sexual assault evidence collection kits or the probative evidence from such kits.
(g) The availability of victim’s compensation and restitution pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-M:8-k.