RSA 135:17-b Notification Authorized.

Title: X - PUBLIC HEALTH Chapter: 135 - NEW HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL AND INSANE PERSONS

I. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the first instance a person has been charged with a violent crime and found incompetent to stand trial pursuant to RSA 135:17-a, and civilly committed pursuant to RSA 135-C or RSA 171-B, found incompetent to stand trial pursuant to RSA 135:17 and committed pursuant to RSA 651:9-a, is transferred to another facility or discharged to the community, either conditionally or absolutely, the department of health and human services shall immediately notify the attorney general, who shall notify the victim as defined in RSA 21-M:8-k, I(a) and, in the event of a discharge, the law enforcement agency in the community to which the person is being discharged. For purposes of this section, discharge means the initial authorization by the a

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