New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title 169-C - Child Protection Act
Section 169-C:18 - Adjudicatory Hearing.

New Hampshire Revised Statutes

Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare

Title 169-C - Child Protection Act

Section 169-C:1 - Short Title.

Section 169-C:2 - Purpose.

Section 169-C:3 - Definitions.

Section 169-C:3-a - Rulemaking.

Section 169-C:4 - Jurisdiction, Continued Jurisdiction, Modification.

Section 169-C:5 - Venue.

Section 169-C:6 - Protective Custody.

Section 169-C:6-a - Emergency Interim Relief.

Section 169-C:6-b - Child's Welfare and Findings Regarding Removal.

Section 169-C:7 - Petition.

Section 169-C:7-a - Petition for Protective Order Filed on Behalf of Minor.

Section 169-C:8 - Issuance of Summons and Notice.

Section 169-C:8-a - Notice of Petition to Department of Health and Human Services.

Section 169-C:9 - Failure to Appear; Warrant.

Section 169-C:10 - Attorneys and Guardians Ad Litem.

Section 169-C:11 - Subpoena.

Section 169-C:12 - Evidence.

Section 169-C:12-a - Testimony During Abuse and Neglect Proceedings.

Section 169-C:12-b - Filing Reports, Evaluations, and Other Records.

Section 169-C:12-c - Medical Examinations of Child.

Section 169-C:12-d - Court-Ordered Alcohol and Drug Testing.

Section 169-C:12-f - Rebuttable Presumption of Harm.

Section 169-C:12-g - Investigatory Interviews and Evaluations.

Section 169-C:13 - Burden of Proof.

Section 169-C:14 - Hearings Not Open to the Public.

Section 169-C:14-a - Records of Hearings.

Section 169-C:15 - Preliminary Hearing.

Section 169-C:16 - Preliminary Disposition.

Section 169-C:17 - Consent Order.

Section 169-C:18 - Adjudicatory Hearing.

Section 169-C:19 - Dispositional Hearing.

Section 169-C:19-a - Out-of-District Placement.

Section 169-C:19-b - Presumption in Favor of In-State Placements.

Section 169-C:19-c - Court Order for Services, Placements, and Programs Required for Minors From Certain Providers Qualified for Third-Party Payment.

Section 169-C:19-d - Visitation With Siblings.

Section 169-C:19-e - Custody Hearing for Parent Not Charged With Abuse or Neglect.

Section 169-C:19-f - Placement in a Qualified Residential Treatment Program.

Section 169-C:20 - Disposition of a Child With a Disability.

Section 169-C:20-a - Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan.

Section 169-C:21 - Final Order.

Section 169-C:21-a - Violation of Protective Order; Penalty.

Section 169-C:22 - Modification of Dispositional Orders.

Section 169-C:23 - Standard for Return of Child in Placement.

Section 169-C:24 - Periodic Review Hearings.

Section 169-C:24-a - Petition for Termination of Parental Rights Required; Reasonable Efforts to Reunify.

Section 169-C:24-b - Permanency Hearings.

Section 169-C:24-c - Post-Permanency Hearings.

Section 169-C:25 - Confidentiality.

Section 169-C:25-a - Access to Medical Records.

Section 169-C:26 - Continuances.

Section 169-C:27 - Liability for Expenses.

Section 169-C:28 - Appeals.

Section 169-C:29 - Persons Required to Report.

Section 169-C:30 - Nature and Content of Report.

Section 169-C:31 - Immunity From Liability.

Section 169-C:32 - Abrogation of Privileged Communication.

Section 169-C:33 - Photographs and X-Rays.

Section 169-C:34 - Duties of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Section 169-C:34-a - Multidisciplinary Child Protection Teams.

Section 169-C:35 - Central Registry.

Section 169-C:35-a - Records Management of Abuse and Neglect Reports.

Section 169-C:37 - Institutional Abuse and Neglect.

Section 169-C:38 - Report to Law Enforcement Authority.

Section 169-C:38-a - Standardized Protocol for the Investigation and Assessment of Child Abuse and Neglect Cases.

Section 169-C:39 - Penalty for Violation.

Section 169-C:39-l - Child Abuse Specialized Medical Evaluation Program Established.

Section 169-C:40 - Severability.