170-H:4 Duties; Juvenile Parole Board. –
The juvenile parole board shall:
I. Be responsible for paroling delinquents from facilities under the supervision of the commissioner, subject to the applicable provisions of this chapter.
II. Have legal custody of all delinquents released on parole until they receive their discharge or are recommitted to the custody of the commissioner.
III. Adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
(a) The parole process, including the conduct of parole hearings;
(b) Criteria used to evaluate prospective parolees;
(c) Conditions for the conduct of parolees;
(d) Procedures for revocation of parole;
(e) Conditions under which the department may return a parolee to a secure facility pending action by the board; and
(f) Procedures for providing effective notice to children subject to parole revocation proceedings of the right to counsel, for determining if a waiver of the right to counsel by a child is knowing, voluntary, and intelligent, and for the accurate determination of the existence of a disability which would interfere with a child's ability to understand the proceedings, make decisions, or otherwise handle the proceedings without the assistance of counsel.