Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 170-H - Parole of Delinquents

• Board: means the juvenile parole board. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-H:2
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-H:2
• Delinquent: means any person who has been adjudicated delinquent by a district or superior court and committed to the custody of the commissioner. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-H:2
• Department: means the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-H:2
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
• Parole: means a conditional release from the custody of the department which allows a delinquent to serve the remainder of his commitment outside of an institution or facility operated by the department, contingent upon compliance with the terms and conditions of parole as established by the juvenile parole board. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-H:2
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.