In this chapter:
I. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of corrections.
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 504-A:1

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • 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

I-a. “Lifetime supervision” means a sentence under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:10-a, V(a).
I-b. “Lifetime supervision conditions” means the restrictions and limitations established by the court or the department of corrections for persons sentenced to lifetime supervision under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:10-a, V(a).
II. “Officer” means any probation or parole officer under the supervision of the commissioner.
III. “Parole board” means the adult parole board established under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651-A:3.
IV. “Parole conditions” means the restrictions and limitations established by the adult parole board for the conduct and behavior of a parolee.
V. “Parolee” means a prisoner who has been paroled by the adult parole board under the provisions of RSA 651-A.
VI. “Prison-bound offender” means a convicted felon on probation who otherwise would be sentenced to a term in the state prison.
VII. “Probation conditions” means the restrictions and limitations established by the court for the conduct and behavior of a probationer.
VIII. “Probationer” means a person, as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 625:11, II, who has been sentenced under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651:2, V to a term of probation.