Source. 1979, 361:2; 434:81. 1981, 555:2. 1982, 25:3. 1983, 458:5. 1985, 96:6; 380:38. 1987, 402:31, 32. 1988, 107:5; 153:2, 5. 1989, 75:2; 229:2; 286:2. 1990, 3:48; 203:2. 1991, 265:3. 1993, 266:4. 1994, 212:2. 1995, 220:3; 308:72, 73; 310:171, 175, 181, 182. 1996, 286:14, 17. 1997, 305:2. 2007, 263:21. 2008, 274:33. 2009, 144:34, 37. 2011, 224:45, 72. 2013, 144:57, eff. July 1, 2013. 2016, 308:4, eff. July 1, 2016. 2018, 55:2, eff. July 14, 2018; 337:8, eff. July 1, 2018; 338:1, eff. July 1, 2018. 2020, 26:21, eff. July 1, 2020. 2022, 272:47, 48, eff. June 24, 2022.
Structure New Hampshire Revised Statutes
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:3 - Definitions.
Section 169-C:3-a - Rulemaking.
Section 169-C:4 - Jurisdiction, Continued Jurisdiction, Modification.
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-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: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-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: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-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: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:39 - Penalty for Violation.
Section 169-C:39-l - Child Abuse Specialized Medical Evaluation Program Established.