New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare
Title 169-C - Child Protection Act

Section 169-C:1 - Short Title. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

Section 169-C:2 - Purpose. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1983, 331:1, 2, eff. Aug. 17, 1983....

Section 169-C:3 - Definitions. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1983, 291:1. 1986, 223:2, 3, 5, 6....

Section 169-C:3-a - Rulemaking. - Source. 1983, 242:8; 291:1, II. 1986, 223:7. 1994, 212:2. 1995,...

Section 169-C:4 - Jurisdiction, Continued Jurisdiction, Modification. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1990, 240:2. 2008, 204:1, eff. Jan. 1,...

Section 169-C:5 - Venue. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

Section 169-C:6 - Protective Custody. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1987, 402:12. 1988, 197:6. 1994, 411:3, 16,...

Section 169-C:6-a - Emergency Interim Relief. - Source. 1994, 411:4. 1995, 310:175. 2002, 180:1, eff. July 14,...

Section 169-C:6-b - Child's Welfare and Findings Regarding Removal. - Source. 2007, 236:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2017, 134:1, eff....

Section 169-C:7 - Petition. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1990, 240:3. 1994, 411:5, 6, eff. Jan....

Section 169-C:7-a - Petition for Protective Order Filed on Behalf of Minor. - Source. 2019, 109:2, eff. June 21, 2019.

Section 169-C:8 - Issuance of Summons and Notice. - [Paragraph I-a effective January 1, 2023.] Source. 1979, 361:2. 1983,...

Section 169-C:8-a - Notice of Petition to Department of Health and Human Services. - Source. 1995, 308:66; 310:175, 181, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.

Section 169-C:9 - Failure to Appear; Warrant. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

Section 169-C:10 - Attorneys and Guardians Ad Litem. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1995, 308:67. 1997, 292:2. 2011, 224:75, 77....

Section 169-C:11 - Subpoena. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

Section 169-C:12 - Evidence. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979. 2017, 156:201, eff....

Section 169-C:12-a - Testimony During Abuse and Neglect Proceedings. - Source. 1990, 240:4. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.

Section 169-C:12-b - Filing Reports, Evaluations, and Other Records. - Source. 1991, 57:2. 1994, 212:2. 1995, 310:181. 2006, 276:2, eff....

Section 169-C:12-c - Medical Examinations of Child. - Source. 2006, 276:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.

Section 169-C:12-d - Court-Ordered Alcohol and Drug Testing. - Source. 2016, 308:3, eff. July 1, 2016.

Section 169-C:12-f - Rebuttable Presumption of Harm. - Source. 2020, 26:54, eff. July 20, 2020, Jan. 1, 2021.

Section 169-C:12-g - Investigatory Interviews and Evaluations. - Source. 2021, 122:46, eff. July 9, 2021.

Section 169-C:13 - Burden of Proof. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

Section 169-C:14 - Hearings Not Open to the Public. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1990, 53:1. 2006, 228:1, eff. July 31,...

Section 169-C:14-a - Records of Hearings. - Source. 1996, 248:2, eff. Jan. 2, 1997.

Section 169-C:15 - Preliminary Hearing. - [Paragraph IV effective until January 1, 2023; see also paragraph...

Section 169-C:16 - Preliminary Disposition. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1985, 195:5. 1990, 3:47. 1994, 411:9-12. 1995,...

Section 169-C:17 - Consent Order. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1995, 308:68; 310:175. 2002, 152:1. 2007, 236:12,...

Section 169-C:18 - Adjudicatory Hearing. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1994, 411:13. 1996, 248:3. 1998, 203:1. 2002,...

Section 169-C:19 - Dispositional Hearing. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1994, 411:14. 1995, 308:69, 70; 310:175, 181....

Section 169-C:19-a - Out-of-District Placement. - Source. 1991, 342:2, eff. Aug. 27, 1991.

Section 169-C:19-b - Presumption in Favor of In-State Placements. - Source. 1995, 308:71, eff. July 1, 1995.

Section 169-C:19-c - Court Order for Services, Placements, and Programs Required for Minors From Certain Providers Qualified for Third-Party Payment. - Source. 1996, 286:11, eff. June 10, 1996.

Section 169-C:19-d - Visitation With Siblings. - Source. 1998, 203:2, eff. June 18, 1998.

Section 169-C:19-e - Custody Hearing for Parent Not Charged With Abuse or Neglect. - Source. 2001, 229:1. 2007, 173:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.

Section 169-C:19-f - Placement in a Qualified Residential Treatment Program. - Source. 2021, 122:70, eff. July 9, 2021.

Section 169-C:20 - Disposition of a Child With a Disability. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1983, 458:2. 1986, 223:13. 1987, 402:22. 1990,...

Section 169-C:20-a - Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan. - Source. 2016, 65:1, eff. July 4, 2016. 2018, 51:1, eff....

Section 169-C:21 - Final Order. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

Section 169-C:21-a - Violation of Protective Order; Penalty. - Source. 2000, 189:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.

Section 169-C:22 - Modification of Dispositional Orders. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

Section 169-C:23 - Standard for Return of Child in Placement. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1999, 149:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.

Section 169-C:24 - Periodic Review Hearings. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 2007, 236:15, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.

Section 169-C:24-a - Petition for Termination of Parental Rights Required; Reasonable Efforts to Reunify. - Source. 1999, 133:3. 2005, 235:2, eff. July 11, 2005.

Section 169-C:24-b - Permanency Hearings. - Source. 2007, 236:16, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2021, 219:4, eff....

Section 169-C:24-c - Post-Permanency Hearings. - Source. 2007, 236:16, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2021, 219:5, eff....

Section 169-C:25 - Confidentiality. - [Paragraph II effective until January 1, 2023; see also paragraph...

Section 169-C:25-a - Access to Medical Records. - Source. 2016, 202:1, eff. Aug. 5, 2016.

Section 169-C:26 - Continuances. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 2007, 236:17, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.

Section 169-C:27 - Liability for Expenses. - Source. 1979, 361:2; 434:81. 1981, 555:2. 1982, 25:3. 1983, 458:5....

Section 169-C:28 - Appeals. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1989, 40:1. 1998, 235:1. 2000, 254:3, eff....

Section 169-C:29 - Persons Required to Report. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

Section 169-C:30 - Nature and Content of Report. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1989, 146:2. 1994, 411:17. 1995, 310:175, eff....

Section 169-C:31 - Immunity From Liability. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1994, 411:17. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1,...

Section 169-C:32 - Abrogation of Privileged Communication. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

Section 169-C:33 - Photographs and X-Rays. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1994, 411:17. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1,...

Section 169-C:34 - Duties of the Department of Health and Human Services. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1987, 402:12. 1994, 411:15-17. 1995, 310:175, 181....

Section 169-C:34-a - Multidisciplinary Child Protection Teams. - Source. 2006, 118:1, eff. July 10, 2006.

Section 169-C:35 - Central Registry. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1983, 331:5. 1985, 367:1. 1993, 355:5. 1995,...

Section 169-C:35-a - Records Management of Abuse and Neglect Reports. - Source. 2002, 162:1. 2010, 164:1, eff. July 1, 2011. 2017,...

Section 169-C:37 - Institutional Abuse and Neglect. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1983, 242:9. 1988, 107:5. 1994, 411:17. 1995,...

Section 169-C:38 - Report to Law Enforcement Authority. - Source. 1979, 361:2. 1986, 225:1. 1988, 237:1. 1994, 411:17. 1995,...

Section 169-C:38-a - Standardized Protocol for the Investigation and Assessment of Child Abuse and Neglect Cases. - Source. 2002, 113:1, eff. July 2, 2002.

Section 169-C:39 - Penalty for Violation. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

Section 169-C:39-l - Child Abuse Specialized Medical Evaluation Program Established. - Source. 2019, 346:228, eff. July 1, 2019.

Section 169-C:40 - Severability. - Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

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New Hampshire Revised Statutes Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare Title 169-C - Child Protection Act

New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare
Title 169-C - Child Protection Act