Source. 1979, 361:2. 1983, 291:1. 1986, 223:2, 3, 5, 6. 1987, 402:12. 1989, 146:1. 1990, 240:1; 257:5, 6. 1994, 212:2; 411:1, 2, 17, 19, I. 1995, 310:124, 175. 2000, 294:9. 2007, 236:6-8, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2014, 271:3, eff. July 28, 2014. 2017, 112:5, 6, eff. June 14, 2017; 156:198, 199, eff. July 1, 2017. 2018, 45:1, eff. July 14, 2018; 57:1, eff. May 23, 2018; 354:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2019. 2020, 26:52, 53, eff. July 1, 2020. 2021, 182:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; 219:1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 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.