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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 651:17-a

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • 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
Any person under the age of 18 who has been certified as an adult pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-B:24 and sentenced to the state prison pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651:15 or to a county correctional facility pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651:17, may be transferred to the youth development center established under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 621 for service of his or her sentence until he or she reaches the age of 18. Thereafter, any remaining portion of the sentence shall be served at the state prison or county correctional facility. The department of corrections, county correctional facilities, and the department of health and human services shall develop a memorandum of agreement which sets forth the roles and responsibilities of the parties when such a transfer occurs.