N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 5503.01

Current through Register No. 36, September 5, 2024
Section Saf-C 5503.01 - Notice of Reporting Requirement
(a) Pursuant to RSA 651-B:3,I, when a person is convicted of a sexual offense or offense against a child that results in the person being required to register in accordance with RSA 651-B and these rules, the court shall notify the offender on the Notice of Requirement to Register as a Sex Offender, NHJB-2587-DS, to advise the offender of his or her duty to report. The offender shall sign the notice as acknowledgment that he or she has received a copy of such notice. The court shall forward a copy of the Notice of Requirement to Register as a Sex Offender, to the division along with a copy of any indictment, complaint, juvenile petition, mittimus, or other court orders for each offense for which he or she was convicted. The division shall enter such information into the SOR.
(b) Upon release of any inmate at the department of corrections, including sexual offender or offender against children, the official in charge of such release shall run a criminal history check to determine whether that person is required to register as a sex offender or offender against children.
(c) If the inmate to be released is required to register as a sexual offender or offender against children, the official in charge shall inform the sexual offender or offender against children of the following:
(1) The sexual offender or offender against children's duty to report to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over his or her place of residence, pursuant to RSA 651-B:4, I;
(2) The sexual offender or offender against children's duty to report to the appropriate out-of-state law enforcement agency in the event he or she moves outside of the state of New Hampshire, pursuant to RSA 651-B:5; and
(3) The sexual offender or offender against children's duty to report any change of information, pursuant to RSA 651-B:5.
(d) Pursuant to RSA 651-B:3, the official in charge of the sex offender or offender against children's release shall obtain from the sexual offender or offender against children:
(1) The address at which the sexual offender or offender against children expects to reside upon release and report such address to the SOR;
(2) Acknowledgment in writing on form DSSP 311 that the sexual offender or offender against children has received notice of his or her duty to report under RSA 651-B and these rules; and
(3) The required information, as set forth in RSA 651-B:4, III and RSA 651-B:4-a, on form DSSP 311 for registration of sexual offender or offender against children.
(e) Within 3 business days of completion of form DSSP 311, the official in charge shall distribute the form in the following manner:
(1) A copy to the sexual offender or offender against children;
(2) The original to be retained by the official in charge; and
(3) A copy to the SOR.

N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 5503.01

#5537, eff 1-1-93; ss by #6314, EMERGENCY eff 8-9-96, EXPIRES: 12-7-96; ss by #6324, INTERIM eff 8-22-96, EXPIRES: 12-20-96; ss by #6358, eff 10-22-96; ss by #6919, INTERIM, eff 1-1-99, EXPIRES: 5-1-99; ss by #6990, EMERGENCY, eff 4-30-99, EXPIRES: 8-28-99; ss by #7066, eff 7-28-99, EXPIRED: 7-28-07

New. #10121, eff 4-25-12

Amended by Number 2, Filed January 12, 2023, Proposed by #13504, Effective 12/9/2022, Expires 12/9/2023.