Section 21-H:6 Commissioner and Other Department Officials; Appointment; Term.
I. The commissioner of the department shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, and shall serve for a term of 4 years from the date of appointment and until a successor is appointed.
II. The commissioner of the department shall nominate for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council, an assistant commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
III. The commissioner shall nominate for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council, a professional standards director who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
IV. The commissioner shall nominate for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council, a director of security and training who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
IV-a. The commissioner shall nominate for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council, a director of community corrections who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
V. The commissioner shall nominate for appointment by the governor, with consent of the council, each division director and warden of all the New Hampshire state prisons. All division directors and the wardens shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
VI. The commissioner of the department shall nominate for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council, physicians, and dentists who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner.
VII. Wardens, physicians, and dentists may be assigned to any correctional facility at the discretion of the commissioner.
Source. 1983, 461:1, eff. July 1, 1983. 1996, 159:3, eff. July 1, 1996. 1999, 296:10, eff. Sept. 14, 1999. 2001, 179:1, eff. Sept. 3, 2001; 237:8, 9, eff. July 1, 2001. 2007, 156:3, eff. Aug. 17, 2007. 2008, 313:3, eff. July 1, 2008. 2009, 144:185, eff. July 1, 2009; 222:6, eff. upon closing of Lakes Region facility.