reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:12-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:12-d - Court-Ordered Alcohol and Drug Testing.

    169-C:12-d Court-Ordered Alcohol and Drug Testing. –||The court may order alcohol or drug testing at any stage of the proceeding where substance abuse is an ongoing issue in the case, where alcohol or drug use is a disputed issue of fact, or where there is reason to believe that alcohol or drug use may be substantially interfering with a parent's ability to adhere to the case plan. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the frequency and type of such testing shall be at the discretion of the department.|||Source. 2016, 308:3, eff. July 1, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:12-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:12-e - Repealed by 2016, 308:5, effective July 1, 2020.

    169-C:12-e Repealed by 2016, 308:5, effective July 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:12-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:12-f - Rebuttable Presumption of Harm.

[RSA 169-C:12-f repealed by 2020, 26:56, effective July 1, 2024.]|    169-C:12-f Rebuttable Presumption of Harm. –||There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a child's health has suffered or is likely to suffer serious impairment by exposure to any of the following conduct:||I. Evidence of a parent's, guardian's, or custodian's substance misuse that is adversely affecting a child's care or supervision, when that parent, guardian, or custodian is not actively engaged in treatment;||II. Evidence of a parent's, guardian's, or custodian's impaired driving or operating of a motor vehicle while a child is in the vehicle; or||III. Evidence of a parent's, guardian's, or custodian's exposure of a child to:||(a) Physical violence directed at a sibling, the other parent, or another person living in the home; or||(b) Psychological maltreatment directed at the child, a sibling, the other parent, or another person living in the home.||IV. The rebuttable presumption of harm established in paragraph III shall not apply to victims of domestic violence who are subject to an abuse or neglect petition filed pursuant to this chapter as a result of an incident or incidents in which that parent, guardian, or caregiver was the victim.|||Source. 2020, 26:54, eff. July 20, 2020, Jan. 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:12-g (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:12-g - Investigatory Interviews and Evaluations.

    169-C:12-g Investigatory Interviews and Evaluations. –||The court may order a parent, guardian, custodian, or other caregiver to produce a child for the purpose of an investigatory interview, including a multidisciplinary team interview in accordance with RSA 169-C:34-a or an interview or evaluation by any other expert necessary for the purpose of the investigation of suspected abuse or neglect.|||Source. 2021, 122:46, eff. July 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:13 - Burden of Proof.

    169-C:13 Burden of Proof. –||The petitioner has the burden to prove the allegations in support of the petition by a preponderance of the evidence.|||Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:14 - Hearings Not Open to the Public.

    169-C:14 Hearings Not Open to the Public. –||The general public shall be excluded from any hearing under this chapter and such hearing shall, whenever possible, be held in rooms not used for criminal trials. Only such persons as the parties, their witnesses, counsel and representatives of the agencies present to perform their official duties shall be admitted, except that other persons invited by a party may attend, with the court's prior approval. The court may provide docket information to invited persons.|||Source. 1979, 361:2. 1990, 53:1. 2006, 228:1, eff. July 31, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:14-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:14-a - Records of Hearings.

    169-C:14-a Records of Hearings. –||The court shall notify parties of their right to request in advance of any hearing under this chapter that a record of such hearing shall be preserved and made available to the parties.|||Source. 1996, 248:2, eff. Jan. 2, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:15 - Preliminary Hearing.

    169-C:15 Preliminary Hearing. –||I. After an ex parte order is issued or petition filed, a preliminary hearing shall be conducted by the court to determine if reasonable cause exists to believe that the child is abused or neglected.||II. If the court does not find reasonable cause to believe that the child is abused or neglected, it shall dismiss the petition.||III. Upon a finding of reasonable cause that the child is abused or neglected, the court shall:||(a) Appoint a CASA or other approved program guardian ad litem or an attorney to represent the child pursuant to RSA 169-C:10.||(b) Determine whether any ex parte orders issued should be continued or modified.||(c) Issue orders pursuant to RSA 169-C:16, which shall be immediate and in writing if the court finds that the child's circumstances or surroundings present an imminent danger to the child's health or life.||(d) Set a date for an adjudicatory hearing. In all cases, the adjudicatory hearing shall be held and completed and written findings issued within 60 days from the date that the petition was filed with the court. If a child is in an out-of-home placement, the adjudicatory hearing shall be held and completed within 30 days from the date the petition was filed with the court, unless the court makes a written finding of extraordinary circumstances requiring the time limit to be extended.||IV. The court shall determine whether each parent summoned, having custody or control of the child, understands the possible consequences to parental rights should the court find that the child is abused or neglected. Each person shall sign a statement stating that such person understands the consequences to parental rights. Such statement shall be in a form to be determined by the court.||V. Any person who is subject to an ex parte order may challenge the order at the preliminary hearing.|||Source. 1979, 361:2. 1991, 214:2. 1994, 411:8. 2007, 236:11. 2011, 177:4; 224:76. 2013, 144:59, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:17 - Consent Order.

    169-C:17 Consent Order. –||I. At any time after the filing of the petition and prior to an order of adjudication pursuant to RSA 169-C:18, the court may approve a written agreement entered into among or between the parties.||II. A consent order shall not be approved unless the department consents and the child and parents, guardian, or custodian are informed of the consequences of the order by the court and the court determines that the child and parents voluntarily and intelligently consent to the terms and conditions of the order. A consent order under this section may include a finding of abuse or neglect; however, a finding of abuse or neglect shall not be required except where the consent order provides for out-of-home placement of the child.||III. Where a consent order includes a finding and provides for the out-of-home placement of a child, the order shall set a date for a permanency hearing that is within 12 months of the date of the court's approval of the consent order.|||Source. 1979, 361:2. 1995, 308:68; 310:175. 2002, 152:1. 2007, 236:12, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:19-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:19-a - Out-of-District Placement.

    169-C:19-a Out-of-District Placement. –||In the case of an out-of-district placement, the appropriate court shall notify the department of education on the date that the court order is signed, stating the initial length of time for which such placement is made. This section shall apply to the original order and all subsequent modifications of that order.|||Source. 1991, 342:2, eff. Aug. 27, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:19-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:19-b - Presumption in Favor of In-State Placements.

    169-C:19-b Presumption in Favor of In-State Placements. –||There shall be a presumption that an in-state placement is the least restrictive and most appropriate placement. The court may order an out-of-state placement only upon an express written finding that there is no appropriate in-state placement available.|||Source. 1995, 308:71, eff. July 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:19-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:19-c - Court Order for Services, Placements, and Programs Required for Minors From Certain Providers Qualified for Third-Party Payment.

    169-C:19-c Court Order for Services, Placements, and Programs Required for Minors From Certain Providers Qualified for Third-Party Payment. –||The court, wherever and to the extent possible, shall order services, placements, and programs by providers certified pursuant to RSA 170-G:4, XVIII who qualify for third-party payment under any insurance covering the minor.|||Source. 1996, 286:11, eff. June 10, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:19-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:19-d - Visitation With Siblings.

    169-C:19-d Visitation With Siblings. –||The court shall, whenever reasonable and practical, and based on a determination of the best interests of the child, ensure that children who have an existing relationship with a sibling and who are separated from their siblings as a result of a court decree, court order, consent order, or court-recommended placement, including but not limited to, placement in foster homes, or in the homes of parents or extended family members, have access to and visitation rights with such siblings throughout the duration of such placement, and subsequent to such placement if the children or their siblings are separated by long-term or short-term foster care placement.|||Source. 1998, 203:2, eff. June 18, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:19-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:19-e - Custody Hearing for Parent Not Charged With Abuse or Neglect.

    169-C:19-e Custody Hearing for Parent Not Charged With Abuse or Neglect. –||I. A parent who has not been charged with abuse or neglect shall be afforded, upon request, a full hearing in the district or family court regarding his or her ability to obtain custody. At the hearing, the parent shall be provided the opportunity to present evidence pertaining to his or her ability to provide care for the child and shall be awarded custody unless the state demonstrates, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she has abused or neglected the child or is otherwise unfit to perform his or her parental duties. The court shall make written findings of fact supporting its decision.||II. The department shall notify a parent who has not been charged with abuse or neglect of his or her right to request a hearing under this section at the earliest available opportunity.|||Source. 2001, 229:1. 2007, 173:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:19-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:19-f - Placement in a Qualified Residential Treatment Program.

    169-C:19-f Placement in a Qualified Residential Treatment Program. –||For any child placed in a qualified residential treatment program, as defined in the federal Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017, the court shall:||I. Order an assessment to be completed within 30 days of placement by a qualified individual as defined by the federal Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017; and||II. Review the assessment and issue an order approving the placement or changing the placement within 60 days of placement.|||Source. 2021, 122:70, eff. July 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:20-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:20-a - Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan.

    169-C:20-a Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement;  Development of Transition Plan. –||I. If the department of health and human services recommends or initiates an out-of-home placement or a change in placement, whether within or out of the district, the department shall notify the school district as soon as possible of the change in placement and shall work with the school district to determine how, consistent with the best interest of the child, to assure the child's educational stability.||II. When necessary to transition the child to a different school or school district, the department and school district shall develop a transition plan for the child. The objective of the plan shall be to minimize the number of placements for the child and to facilitate any change in placement or school assignment with the least disruption to the child's education. To the extent appropriate, the child may be involved in the formation of the plan.|||Source. 2016, 65:1, eff. July 4, 2016. 2018, 51:1, eff. July 14, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:21 - Final Order.

    169-C:21 Final Order. –||I. If facts sufficient to sustain the petition are established under RSA 169-C:18, the court shall enter a final order in writing finding that the child has been abused or neglected.||II. The order of the court shall include conditions the parents shall meet before the child is returned home. The order shall also include a specific plan which shall include, but not be limited to, the services the child placing agency will provide to the child and family. Prior to the issuance of a final order, the child placing agency shall submit its recommendation for the plan, which the court may use in whole or in part.|||Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:21-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:21-a - Violation of Protective Order; Penalty.

    169-C:21-a Violation of Protective Order;  Penalty. –||I. (a) When a person subject to a protective order under RSA 169-C:16, I(d)(1) or RSA 169-C:19, II(a)(1) violates either a temporary or permanent protective order issued or enforced under this chapter, peace officers shall arrest the defendant and ensure that the defendant is detained until arraignment. Such arrests may be made within 6 hours without a warrant upon probable cause, whether or not the violation is committed in the presence of a peace officer.||(b) Subsequent to an arrest, the peace officer shall seize any firearms and ammunition in the control, ownership, or possession of the defendant and any deadly weapons which may have been used, or were threatened to be used, during the violation of the protective order. The law enforcement agency shall maintain possession of the firearms, ammunition, or deadly weapons until the court issues an order directing that the firearms, ammunition, or deadly weapons be relinquished and specifying the person to whom the firearms and ammunition or deadly weapons will be relinquished.||II. The prosecution and sentencing for criminal contempt for a violation of a protective order shall not preclude the prosecution of or sentencing for other criminal charges underlying the contempt.||III. A person shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor if such person knowingly violates a protective order issued under this chapter. Charges made under this chapter shall not be reduced to a lesser charge, as permitted in other instances under RSA 625:9.||IV. Any person convicted under paragraph III, or who has been convicted in another jurisdiction of violating a protective order enforceable under the laws of this state, who, within 6 years of such conviction or the completion of the sentence imposed for such conviction, whichever is later, subsequently commits and is convicted of one or more offenses under this chapter may be charged with an enhanced penalty for each subsequent offense as follows:||(a) There shall be no enhanced charge under this section if the subsequent offense is a class A felony or an unclassified felony;||(b) If the subsequent offense would otherwise constitute a class B felony, it may be charged as a class A felony;||(c) If the subsequent offense would otherwise constitute a class A misdemeanor, it may be charged as a class B felony;||(d) If the subsequent offense would otherwise constitute a class B misdemeanor, it may be charged as a class A misdemeanor;||(e) If the subsequent offense would otherwise constitute a violation, it may be charged as a class B misdemeanor.|||Source. 2000, 189:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:22 - Modification of Dispositional Orders.

    169-C:22 Modification of Dispositional Orders. –||Upon the motion of a child, parent, custodian, guardian or of the child placing agency alleging a change of circumstances requiring a different disposition the court shall conduct a hearing and pursuant to RSA 169-C:19 may modify a dispositional order; provided that the court may dismiss the motion if the allegations are not substantiated in the hearing.|||Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:23 - Standard for Return of Child in Placement.

    169-C:23 Standard for Return of Child in Placement. –||In the absence of a guardianship of the person of the minor, governed by the terms of RSA 463, before a child in out-of-home placement is returned to the custody of his or her parents, the parent or parents shall demonstrate to the court that:||I. They are in compliance with the outstanding dispositional court order;||II. The child will not be endangered in the manner adjudicated on the initial petition, if returned home;||III. Return of custody is in the best interests of the child. Upon showing the ability to provide proper parental care, it shall be presumed that a return of custody is in the child's best interests.|||Source. 1979, 361:2. 1999, 149:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:24 - Periodic Review Hearings.

    169-C:24 Periodic Review Hearings. –||I. The court shall conduct an initial review hearing within 3 months of the dispositional hearing to review the status of all dispositional orders issued under this chapter. The court may conduct additional review hearings upon its own motion or upon the request of any party at any time.||II. At a review hearing the court shall determine whether the department has made reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan that is in effect. Where reunification is the permanency plan that is in effect, the court shall consider whether services to the family have been accessible, available, and appropriate.|||Source. 1979, 361:2. 2007, 236:15, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:24-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:24-c - Post-Permanency Hearings.

    169-C:24-c Post-Permanency Hearings. –||I. For a child who is in an out-of-home placement following the 12-month permanency hearing, the court shall hold a post-permanency hearing within 12 months of the permanency hearing and every 12 months thereafter as long as the child remains in an out-of-home placement. The court may conduct periodic post-permanency hearings upon its motion or upon the request of any party at any time.||II. At a post-permanency hearing the court shall determine whether the department has made reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan that is in effect. Where reunification is the permanency plan that is in effect, the court shall consider whether the services to the family have been accessible, available, and appropriate.||III. At a post-permanency hearing, the court may, upon agreement of the parties, modify the permanency plan. In such cases a permanency hearing is not required.|||Source. 2007, 236:16, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2021, 219:5, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:25 - Confidentiality.

    169-C:25 Confidentiality. –||I. (a) The court records of proceedings under this chapter shall be kept in books and files separate from all other court records. Such records shall be withheld from public inspection but shall be open to inspection by the parties, child, parent, grandparent pursuant to subparagraph (b), guardian, custodian, attorney, or other authorized representative of the child.||(b) A grandparent seeking access to court records under subparagraph (a) shall file a request for access with the court clerk supported by an affidavit signed by the grandparent stating the reasons for requesting access and shall give notice of such request to all parties to the case and the minor's parents. Any party to the case or parent may object to the grandparent's request within 10 days of the filing of the request. If no objection is made, and for good cause shown, the grandparent's request may be granted by the court. If an objection is made, access may be granted only by court order.||II. It shall be unlawful for any person present during a child abuse or neglect hearing to disclose any information concerning the hearing that may identify a child or parent who is involved in the hearing without the prior permission of the court. Any person who knowingly violates this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.||III. All case records, as defined in RSA 170-G:8-a, relative to abuse and neglect, shall be confidential, and access shall be provided pursuant to RSA 170-G:8-a.|||Source. 1979, 361:2. 1983, 331:3. 1990, 19:2. 1993, 266:3; 355:4. 2002, 243:1. 2008, 258:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-C:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-C - Child Protection Act|Section 169-C:26 - Continuances.

    169-C:26 Continuances. –||Except as otherwise provided, continuances in proceedings under this chapter may be granted by the court only for good cause shown. Whenever the court grants a continuance under this section, the court shall make written findings as to the circumstances that warranted the continuance.|||Source. 1979, 361:2. 2007, 236:17, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|