Police alerts next in Ayotte’s bail system overhaul

SAID, HE WANTS THE SENATE TO END THE FILIBUSTER TO ADVANCE HIS AGENDA. THIS LAST WEEK, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVED FUNDING TO SET UP BAIL TRACKING WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SO POLICE CAN KNOW WHEN THEY ARREST SOMEONE WHO IS ALREADY OUT ON BAIL. THIS HAS BEEN A TOP PRIORITY FOR GOVERNOR KELLY AYOTTE, WHO CHAMPIONED OVERHAUL OF BAIL LAWS LAST YEAR, EMPHASIZING PUBLIC SAFETY. THE $500,000 APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL ALLOW OFFICERS TO QUICKLY DETERMINE WHEN THEY’RE DEALING WITH A SUSPECT IF THERE ARE BAIL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SEND SOMEONE BACK TO JAIL, DO WE NOT HAVE REAL TIME BILL NOTIFICATIONS STATEWIDE TODAY IN SPOTS? WE DON’T HAVE ANY. NONE. SO WHAT THIS IS THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. THIS IS GOING TO THEN ALLOW THE OFFICER AND GOFFSTOWN TO SEE IF THERE’S A BAIL NOTIFICATION ORDER IN BERLIN REAL TIME. IS THAT CORRECT? SURE. THIS REALLY BUILDS OFF WHAT? HONESTLY, WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAS DONE HERE WITH BAIL. AND THIS IS A CARVE OUT. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE WHOLE ITEM, IT’S REALLY $125,000, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID. AND SINCE WE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS HERE AND IT WAS RAISED A RESULT OF, YOU KNOW, THE TRAGEDY WITH MARISOL FUENTES, WE STARTED WORKING. AND I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO AC JUDGE KEATING FROM THE COURTS. SO THEY’VE REALLY BEEN WORKING TOGETHER. AND ONCE THIS MONEY IS APPROVED, I THINK I WOULD SAY WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS, WE AT SAFETY SPOT CPI SHOULD BE WORKING WITH THE COURT TO GET A NOTIFICATION OUT THERE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH YOU KNOW, WILL INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY. LAW ENFORCEMENT OUT THERE KNOWING WHEN THEY STOP SOMEBODY THAT THAT HE OR SHE IS ON BAIL.

Police notification next up in Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s overhaul of the bail system | CloseUp

Updated: 10:18 PM EST Feb 15, 2026

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Kelly Ayotte’s New Hampshire Department of Safety is preparing to roll out a new notification system for police that will alert officers if someone they encounter is currently out on bail.

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

Kelly Ayotte’s New Hampshire Department of Safety is preparing to roll out a new notification system for police that will alert officers if someone they encounter is currently out on bail.