Source. 1979, 361:2. 1981, 555:3. 1982, 25:4. 1983, 458:6. 1985, 96:6; 380:39. 1987, 402:33, 34. 1988, 107:5; 153:3, 6. 1989, 75:3; 229:3; 286:3. 1990, 3:50; 203:3. 1991, 265:4. 1993, 266:6. 1994, 212:2. 1995, 220:4; 308:84, 85; 310:175, 181-183. 1996, 286:15, 18. 1997, 305:3. 2007, 263:22. 2008, 274:33. 2009, 144:35. 2010, 175:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 2014, 57:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2015. 2017, 219:1, eff. July 10, 2017. 2018, 55:3, eff. July 14, 2018. 2019, 196:3, eff. Sept. 8, 2019. 2020, 26:28, eff. July 1, 2020. 2022, 272:51, 52, eff. June 24, 2022.
Structure New Hampshire Revised Statutes
New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare
Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services
Section 169-D:1 - Applicability of Chapter; Purpose.
Section 169-D:2 - Definitions.
Section 169-D:3 - Jurisdiction.
Section 169-D:4-a - Filing Reports, Evaluations, and Other Records.
Section 169-D:5-a - Notice of Petition to Department of Health and Human Services.
Section 169-D:5-b - Consent Order.
Section 169-D:5-c - Voluntary Services.
Section 169-D:6 - Issuance of Summons and Notice.
Section 169-D:7 - Failure to Appear; Warrant.
Section 169-D:8 - Temporary Custody.
Section 169-D:9 - Pre-adjudicatory Procedure.
Section 169-D:9-a - Use of Alternative to Secure Detention.
Section 169-D:9-b - Prohibited Manner of Detention.
Section 169-D:9-c - Detention in Certain Facilities; CHINS and Juvenile Delinquents.
Section 169-D:9-d - Placement in a Qualified Residential Treatment Program.
Section 169-D:10 - Release Prior to Initial Appearance.
Section 169-D:10-a - Removal of Child From Home.
Section 169-D:10-b - Child's Welfare; Findings Regarding Removal.
Section 169-D:11 - Initial Appearance.
Section 169-D:12 - Appointment of Counsel; Waiver of Counsel.
Section 169-D:13 - Release Pending Adjudicatory Hearing.
Section 169-D:13-a - Notification of Right to Request Records.
Section 169-D:14 - Adjudicatory Hearing.
Section 169-D:15 - Burden of Proof.
Section 169-D:16 - Release Pending Final Disposition.
Section 169-D:17 - Dispositional Hearing.
Section 169-D:17-a - Out-of-District Placement.
Section 169-D:17-b - Presumption in Favor of In-State Placements.
Section 169-D:18 - Disposition of Child With a Disability.
Section 169-D:18-a - Determination of Competence.
Section 169-D:19 - Modification of Dispositional Orders.
Section 169-D:21 - Periodic Review of Disposition Required.
Section 169-D:21-a - Permanency Hearings.
Section 169-D:22 - Limitations of Authority Conferred.
Section 169-D:23 - Religious Preference.
Section 169-D:24 - Court Sessions.
Section 169-D:25 - Case and Court Records.
Section 169-D:26 - Penalty for Disclosure of Records.
Section 169-D:27 - Publication Restricted.
Section 169-D:28 - Penalty for Forbidden Publication.
Section 169-D:29 - Liability for Expenses.