In this chapter:
I. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the state department of corrections.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 623-B:1

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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

II. “Department” means the department of corrections.
III. “Inmate” means a person confined to a correctional facility as the result of conviction of a crime or violation of parole or probation, or an offender sentenced to a home detention program.
IV. “Inmate’s account” means the moneys belonging to an inmate which are held in the department of corrections trust fund.