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NH Rev Stat § 490-G:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-G - Drug Courts and Alternative Drug Offender Grant Program|Section 490-G:1 - Purpose; Policy and Goals.

    490-G:1 Purpose;  Policy and Goals. –||I. The legislature recognizes that a critical need exists in this state for the criminal justice system to reduce the incidence of substance abuse and the crimes resulting from it. For the criminal justice system to maintain credibility, all drug offenders must be held accountable for their actions. A growing body of research demonstrates the impact of substance abuse on public safety, personal health and health care costs, the spread of communicable disease, educational performance and attainment, work force reliability and productivity, family safety, and financial stability. Requiring that accountability and rehabilitating treatment, in addition to or in place of, conventional and expensive incarceration, will promote public safety, the welfare of the individuals involved, reduce the burden upon the public treasury and benefit the common welfare of this state. The goals of this chapter shall include:||(a) To enhance community safety and quality of life for citizens;||(b) To reduce recidivism;||(c) To reduce substance abuse;||(d) To increase the personal, familial, and societal accountability of drug offenders;||(e) To restore drug offenders to productive, law-abiding, and taxpaying citizens;||(f) To promote effective interaction and use of resources among criminal justice and community agencies;||(g) To reduce the costs of incarceration; and||(h) To improve the efficiency of the criminal justice system by enacting an effective methodology.||II. While working in drug court reshapes the traditional roles of judges and lawyers, ethical duties do not significantly differ from those in traditional courtrooms. Drug court judges and lawyers must adhere to the standards set forth in the Model Code of Judicial Conduct, the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the American Bar Association Standards of Criminal Justice, and the Model Drug Offender Accountability and Treatment Act. The proper exercise of the roles of judge or lawyer in the drug court need not conflict with the professionals' ethical obligations and can enable judges and attorneys to fulfill the highest aspirations of their professional ethics while embarking on an innovative way to break the cycle of substance abuse and crime. Drug court judges and attorneys must remain continually cognizant of the due process rights guaranteed to all citizens and the state's substantial interest in maintaining effective and efficient judicial and penal systems.|||Source. 2012, 218:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-G:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-G - Drug Courts and Alternative Drug Offender Grant Program|Section 490-G:3 - Definitions.

    490-G:3 Definitions. –||In this subdivision:||I. "Alternative drug offender program" means a program offered by a county as an alternative to operating a drug court for nonviolent offenders including diversion programs and programs utilizing intensive probation, random drug testing, and evidence-based cognitive therapy.||II. "Best practices" means research-based, specific, practitioner-focused drug court guidance published by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. For alternative drug offender programs, best practices include evidence-based programs which divert nonviolent offenders out of the criminal justice system or utilize intensive probation supervision, sanctions, and behavior therapy to address behavior.||III. "Office" means the office of drug offender program coordinator within the administrative office of the superior court.||IV. "Drug court" means drug courts as described in RSA 490-G:1 and RSA 490-G:2.|||Source. 2016, 264:2, eff. June 15, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-G:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-G - Drug Courts and Alternative Drug Offender Grant Program|Section 490-G:4 - Grant Program Created.

    490-G:4 Grant Program Created. –||I. There is established a statewide drug offender grant program which shall provide state matching funds as appropriated to support drug courts or alternative drug offender programs in state superior court districts. The grant program shall be available to counties operating either a drug court or an alternative drug offender program prior to the effective date of this section, and to counties that have not yet implemented a drug court or an alternative drug offender program. A county shall be eligible for a drug court or an alternative drug offender grant, but not both. Beginning in fiscal year 2018, the statewide drug offender grant program shall continue as long as it is funded through appropriations in the state operating budget.||II. There is established the office of drug offender program coordinator within the administrative office of the superior court. The office shall be responsible for developing an application process by which counties may apply for a state grant and evaluating the operating drug courts and alternative drug offender programs. Subject to approval of the chief justice of the superior court, the office shall:||(a) Determine approval requirements including the New Hampshire drug court and alternative drug offender program approval checklists. Prior to accepting applications for grants, the approval checklists shall be posted on the judicial branch website. The checklists shall be updated on the website as revisions are made.||(b) Establish and periodically update best practices for operating drug courts and alternative drug offender programs.||(c) Develop draft policies and procedures including a participant handbook, program outline, and implementation plan.||(d) Measure recidivism rates and other outcome measures.||(e) Evaluate compliance with relevant standards.||(f) Assist in creating drug courts or alternative drug offender programs in counties seeking to implement or continue either of them.||(g) Assist counties in obtaining ongoing training.||III. A county operating a drug court or alternative drug offender program which is not funded by the judicial branch pursuant to RSA 592-B:9, or which seeks to establish such a program, may be eligible for a state grant which shall pay 50 percent of the cost up to the amounts indicated in RSA 490-G:5, I from funds administered by the administrative office of the superior court. The remaining cost shall be funded by the county.|||Source. 2016, 264:2, eff. June 15, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-G:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-G - Drug Courts and Alternative Drug Offender Grant Program|Section 490-G:6 - Report.

    490-G:6 Report. –||Beginning with a report due on or before January 1, 2018, the office of drug offender program coordinator shall prepare an annual report on the activities, expenditures, and outcome measures for the drug offender grant program, and the operation of drug courts or alternative drug offender programs. The report shall include the information provided by each county and shall be presented by state superior court district and on a statewide basis. The report shall be forwarded to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the office of the legislative budget assistant to be posted on the website of the office of the legislative budget assistant. If the required report is not provided by January 30 in any year, the drug courts and alternative drug offender grant program shall be suspended until such report is provided.|||Source. 2016, 264:2, eff. June 15, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-H:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-H - Mental Health Courts|Section 490-H:1 - Purpose; Policy and Goals.

    490-H:1 Purpose;  Policy and Goals. –||I. The general court recognizes the critical need in this state for the criminal justice system to identify effective sentencing options when an offender has committed a crime that is a result of or related to mental illness. All offenders must be held accountable for their actions. However, a growing body of research demonstrates that traditional sentencing options may not be effective if an offender has a mental illness. Requiring that accountability and rehabilitative treatment, in addition to or in place of, conventional and expensive incarceration, will promote public safety, promote the welfare of the individuals involved, reduce the burden upon the public treasury, and benefit the common welfare of this state. The goals of this chapter shall include:||(a) Enhancing community safety and quality of life for citizens;||(b) Reducing recidivism;||(c) Increasing the accountability of offenders;||(d) Restoring offenders to productive, law-abiding, and taxpaying citizens;||(e) Promoting effective interaction and use of resources among criminal justice and community agencies, including, but not limited to, effective treatment of mental illnesses;||(f) Reducing the costs of incarceration; and||(g) Improving the efficiency of the criminal justice system by promoting evidence-based sentencing for offenders with mental illness.||II. While working in a mental health court reshapes the traditional roles of judges and lawyers, ethical duties do not significantly differ from those in traditional courtrooms. Mental health court judges and lawyers must adhere to the standards set forth in the Model Code of Judicial Conduct, the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, and the American Bar Association Standards of Criminal Justice. The proper exercise of the role of judge or lawyer in the mental health court need not conflict with the professional's ethical obligations and can enable judges and attorneys to fulfill the highest aspirations of their professional ethics while embarking on an innovative way to break the cycle of crime. Mental health court judges and attorneys must remain continually cognizant of the due process rights guaranteed to all citizens and the state's substantial interest in maintaining effective and efficient judicial and penal systems.|||Source. 2014, 222:1, eff. July 14, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-H:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-H - Mental Health Courts|Section 490-H:3 - Repealed by 2019, 224:3, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.

    490-H:3 Repealed by 2019, 224:3, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. –|
NH Rev Stat § 490-I:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-I - Veterans Track|Section 490-I:1 - Implementation of Veterans Tracks.

    490-I:1 Implementation of Veterans Tracks. –||I. A superior or circuit court may establish a veterans track within an existing drug court or mental health court, through which the court monitors veterans and active duty members of the military with mental illnesses, substance abuse issues, or both, for compliance with individual services to change behavior which would otherwise result in criminal conduct.||II. (a) In this chapter, "veterans track" means a judicial intervention process based on the 10 key components listed in subparagraph (b). Some jurisdictions may choose to describe veterans tracks as veterans dockets, veterans behavioral health tracks, or veterans diversionary programs.||(b) The 10 key veterans track components are:||(1) Integration of alcohol, drug treatment, and mental health services within the current justice system case processing.||(2) Use of a non-adversarial approach in which prosecution and defense counsel promote public safety while protecting participants' due process rights.||(3) Early identification of eligible participants and prompt placement in the veterans track.||(4) Access to a continuum of alcohol, drug, mental health, and other related treatment and rehabilitation services.||(5) Use of frequent alcohol and other drug testing to monitor abstinence.||(6) A coordinated strategy to govern veterans tracks' responses to participants' compliance.||(7) Ongoing judicial interaction with each participant.||(8) Monitoring and evaluation to measure the achievement of program goals and gauge effectiveness.||(9) Continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective veterans track planning, implementation, and operations.||(10) Partnerships among veterans tracks, the Veterans Administration, public agencies, and community-based organizations to generate local support and enhance veterans tracks' effectiveness.||III. Upon successful completion of a program recommended by the veterans track, an offender's case may be disposed of by the judge in the manner prescribed by the agreement and by the applicable policies and procedures adopted by the drug court or mental health court. This may include, but is not limited to, withholding criminal charges, dismissal of charges, probation, deferred sentencing, suspended sentencing, split sentencing, or a reduced period of incarceration.||IV. A person sentenced by a drug court or mental health court through the veterans track may, at least one year after successful completion of all programs and conditions imposed by the court, petition for annulment of the charges, arrest, conviction, and sentence that relate to such person's entry into the drug court or mental health court. Nothing in this section shall otherwise supplant or supersede the annulment procedures of RSA 651:5.||V. The veterans track may convene a local committee made up of community members who can provide support for the veterans track.|||Source. 2017, 169:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-J:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-J - New Hampshire Collaborative Law Act|Section 490-J:1 - Short Title.

    490-J:1 Short Title. –||This chapter may be cited as the New Hampshire collaborative law act.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. V, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-J:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-J - New Hampshire Collaborative Law Act|Section 490-J:2 - Definitions.

    490-J:2 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Collaborative law communication" means a statement, whether oral or in a document, that:||(a) Is made as part of a collaborative law process;||(b) Occurs after the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement and before the collaborative law process is concluded; and||(c) Is not otherwise privileged pursuant to the attorney client relationship.||II. "Collaborative law participation agreement" means an agreement by persons to participate in a collaborative law process.||III. "Collaborative law process" means a procedure intended to resolve a collaborative matter without intervention by a court in which persons:||(a) Sign a collaborative law participation agreement; and||(b) Are represented by collaborative lawyers.||IV. "Collaborative lawyer" means a lawyer who represents a party in a collaborative law process.||V. "Collaborative matter" means an issue for resolution which is described in a collaborative law participation agreement and arises under the law of this state, including, but not limited to:||(a) Marriage, divorce, annulment, legal separation, and property distribution;||(b) Parental rights and responsibilities;||(c) Grandparent rights;||(d) Alimony, maintenance, and child support;||(e) Parentage;||(f) Premarital and post-marital agreements; and||(g) Any modifications of any orders arising out of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a)-(f).||VI. "Court" means a body acting in an adjudicative capacity which has jurisdiction to render a decision affecting a party's interests in a matter.||VII. "Document" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.||VIII. "Law firm" means lawyers who practice law together in a partnership, professional corporation, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, association or legal services organization.||IX. "Neutral participant" means a person, other than a party and a party's collaborative lawyer, that participates in a collaborative law process.||X. "Party" means a person that signs a collaborative law participation agreement and whose consent is necessary to resolve a collaborative matter.||XI. "Proceeding" means a judicial or other adjudicative process.||XII. "Prospective party" means a person who discusses with a prospective collaborative lawyer the possibility of signing a collaborative law participation agreement.||XIII. "Related to a collaborative matter" means involving the same parties, transaction or occurrence, nucleus of operative fact, dispute, claim, or issue as the collaborative matter.||XIV. "Sign" means with present intent to authenticate or adopt a document by electronic or non-electronic signature.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. V, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-J:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-J - New Hampshire Collaborative Law Act|Section 490-J:3 - Applicability.

    490-J:3 Applicability. –||This chapter applies to a collaborative law participation agreement that meets the requirements of RSA 490-J:4 signed on or after the effective date of the chapter.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. V, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-J:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-J - New Hampshire Collaborative Law Act|Section 490-J:4 - Collaborative Law Participation Agreement; Requirements.

    490-J:4 Collaborative Law Participation Agreement;  Requirements. –||I. A collaborative law participation agreement shall:||(a) Be in writing;||(b) Be signed by the parties;||(c) State the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this chapter;||(d) Describe the nature and scope of the matter;||(e) Contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process; and||(f) Disqualify the collaborative lawyer from representing a party in a case filed with a court involving one or more of the same parties in the same or a related matter, except for the filing needed to seek the court's approval of an agreement reached in the collaborative case or in pending cases while stayed pursuant to RSA 490-J:6, I.||II. Parties may agree to include in a collaborative law participation agreement additional provisions not inconsistent with this chapter or current law.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. V, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-J:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-J - New Hampshire Collaborative Law Act|Section 490-J:5 - Beginning and Concluding Collaborative Law Process.

    490-J:5 Beginning and Concluding Collaborative Law Process. –||I. A collaborative law process begins when the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement.||II. A court shall not order a party to participate in a collaborative law process over that party's objection.||III. A collaborative law process is concluded by a:||(a) Resolution of a collaborative matter as evidenced by a signed agreement;||(b) Resolution of a part of the collaborative matter, evidenced by a signed agreement, in which the parties agree that the remaining parts of the matter will not be resolved in the process; or||(c) Termination of the process.||IV. A collaborative law process terminates:||(a) When a party gives written notice to other parties that the process is ended.||(b) Except as otherwise provided by paragraph VII, when a party discharges a collaborative lawyer or a collaborative lawyer withdraws from further representation of a party.||(c) When a party:||(1) Files a petition or other pleading related to a collaborative matter without the agreement of all parties; or||(2) In a pending proceeding related to the matter:||(A) Initiates a pleading, motion, order to show cause, or request for a conference with the court; or||(B) Requests that the proceeding be put on the court's active docket; or||(C) The matter is no longer stayed.||V. A party's collaborative lawyer shall give prompt written notice to all other parties if the lawyer has been discharged or withdraws as counsel.||VI. A party may terminate a collaborative law process with or without cause.||VII. Notwithstanding the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative lawyer, a collaborative law process continues, if within 30 days or within a time agreed to by the team in writing:||(a) The unrepresented party engages a successor collaborative lawyer; and||(b) The parties consent in writing to continue the process by reaffirming the collaborative law participation agreement, and the successor collaborative lawyer confirms the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative process.||VIII. A collaborative law process shall not conclude if the parties jointly request the court to approve a settlement of the collaborative matter or any part thereof.||IX. A collaborative law participation agreement may provide additional methods of concluding a collaborative law process.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. V, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-J:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-J - New Hampshire Collaborative Law Act|Section 490-J:6 - Cases Already Filed in Court.

    490-J:6 Cases Already Filed in Court. –||I. Parties who have already initiated a proceeding by filing a petition with the court may jointly request the court to stay future action in the matter so the parties may engage in a collaborative process for resolution of the matter. Before signing a participation agreement, the parties shall file an assented to motion to stay the proceedings with the court. The case shall not proceed with the collaborative process unless the stay is granted by the court. An extension of the stay may be requested of the court by written agreement to continue the collaborative process.||II. Either party can initiate a filing with the court to remove the stay and proceed with a litigated solution in the matter at any time.||III. Any unilateral filing with the court terminates the collaborative case. The case shall be returned to the active docket.||IV. A court shall provide parties notice and an opportunity to be heard before dismissing a case in which a notice of collaborative process is filed.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. V, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-J:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-J - New Hampshire Collaborative Law Act|Section 490-J:7 - Emergency Order.

    490-J:7 Emergency Order. –||During a collaborative law process, a court may issue emergency orders to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party; however, filing for such an order terminates the pending collaborative law process. Nothing in this section prohibits parties from exploring a return to the collaborative process after the issues that gave rise to the emergency order have been resolved and process outlined in RSA 490-J:13, III have been followed.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. V, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 490-J:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LI - Courts|Title 490-J - New Hampshire Collaborative Law Act|Section 490-J:8 - Approval of Agreement by Court.

    490-J:8 Approval of Agreement by Court. –||I. The terms of a collaborative law participation agreement shall be considered a binding contract and shall be enforceable by the trial court.||II. Any agreements signed by the parties during the collaborative process are binding upon the parties in the same manner as they are in other family law proceedings. The trial court fully retains all rights and duties to ensure that the agreements reached are fair and reasonable to all before being approved by the court.||III. Agreements reached during the collaborative process which are not signed by all parties shall not be binding and shall be considered part of settlement discussions only.|||Source. 2021, 206:2, Pt. V, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|