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NH Rev Stat § 135-E:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:10 - Rules of Procedure and Evidence.

    135-E:10 Rules of Procedure and Evidence. –||In all civil commitment proceedings for sexually violent predators under this chapter:||I. The rules of evidence, the doctor-patient privilege under RSA 329:26, privileged communications pursuant to RSA 330-A:32, or other similar statutes or rules shall not apply in proceedings under this chapter.||II. The court may consider evidence of the person's prior conduct if such evidence is relevant to the issue of whether the person is a sexually violent predator.||III. Reports by a member of the multidisciplinary team or reports provided on behalf of the multidisciplinary team shall be inadmissible in proceedings under this chapter unless the court finds the report's probative value substantially outweighs its prejudicial effect.||IV. Notwithstanding the general inapplicability of the rules of evidence, hearsay evidence is not admissible unless it falls within one of the recognized exceptions to the hearsay rule or unless the court finds that the hearsay evidence contains circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness and the declarant is unavailable to testify at the civil commitment proceedings. Hearsay evidence shall not be used as the sole basis for committing a person under this chapter.|||Source. 2006, 327:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:11 - Determination.

    135-E:11 Determination. –||I. The state shall have the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the person is a sexually violent predator. If the determination is made by a jury, the verdict shall be unanimous. If the jury is unable to reach a unanimous verdict, the court shall declare a mistrial. If the court declares a mistrial, the county attorney or attorney general may refile the petition and proceed according to the provisions of this chapter. Any retrial shall occur within 90 days after the previous trial, unless the subsequent proceeding is continued in accordance with RSA 135-E:9, III.||II. If the court or jury determines that the person is a sexually violent predator, upon the expiration of the incarcerative portion of all criminal sentences and disposition of any detainers other than detainers for deportation by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, the person shall be committed to the custody of the department of corrections for control, care, and treatment until such time as the person's mental abnormality or personality disorder has so changed that the person no longer poses a potentially serious likelihood of danger to others. Persons who are detained or committed under this chapter shall be held at the secure psychiatric unit of the New Hampshire state prison or other appropriate facility controlled or contracted by the department of corrections if available. An order committing a person shall be valid for up to 5 years.||III. The determination that a person is a sexually violent predator may be appealed. The public defender shall be appointed to represent the person on appeal if the person is indigent.|||Source. 2006, 327:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:12 - Examinations; Release of Committed Persons.

    135-E:12 Examinations;  Release of Committed Persons. –||I. Prior to the expiration of the initial commitment order or any recommittal order, the county attorney or attorney general may file a petition to recommit the person.||II. If the state petitions to renew the committal, the court shall hold a hearing. The person is entitled to be present and is entitled to the benefit of all procedural protections afforded the person at the initial trial, except for the right to a jury. The state has the right to have the person examined by professionals chosen by the state. At the hearing, the state bears the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person remains a sexually violent predator. Any recommittal order shall be valid for a period of up to 5 years.|||Source. 2006, 327:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:13 - Authorized Petition for Release.

    135-E:13 Authorized Petition for Release. –||I. If the commissioner, or designee, at any time determines that the person is not likely to commit acts of sexual violence if discharged, the commissioner or his or her designee shall notify the court and the court shall hold a hearing. The petition shall be served upon the court and the county attorney or attorney general. The court, upon receipt of such notice, shall schedule a hearing within 60 days, unless continued for good cause.||II. The county attorney or attorney general shall represent the state, and has the right to have the person examined by professionals of the county attorney's or attorney general's choice. The state bears the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person remains a sexually violent predator.|||Source. 2006, 327:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:14 - Petitions for Release.

    135-E:14 Petitions for Release. –||A person may file a petition for discharge at any time after commitment under this chapter without the approval of the commissioner, or his or her designee. Notice of the petition shall be provided to the commissioner and to the county attorney or attorney general. After reviewing the petition filed by the person the court may request the commissioner or county attorney or attorney general to respond to the petition. The commissioner or county attorney or attorney general is not required to respond to a petition filed pursuant to this section unless ordered to do so by the court. If the court determines that appointment of counsel may assist in an appropriate resolution of the petition, and the person is indigent, the court shall appoint counsel to represent the person. If the court determines that the petition is without merit on its face, the court may deny the petition without a hearing.|||Source. 2006, 327:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:15 - Release of Records.

    135-E:15 Release of Records. –||I. In order to protect the public, relevant information and records that are otherwise confidential or privileged shall be released to the agency with jurisdiction, to a multidisciplinary team, or to the county attorney or attorney general for the purpose of meeting the notice requirements of this chapter and determining whether a person is or continues to be a sexually violent predator. Restrictions on confidential or privileged communications pursuant to RSA 329:26, RSA 330-A:32, RSA 329-B, or any other statute establishing similar restrictions on confidential or privileged communications shall not apply to releases made under this chapter. A person, agency, or entity receiving information under this section which is confidential shall maintain the confidentiality of that information. Such information does not lose its confidential status due to its release under this section.||II. Psychological or psychiatric reports, drug and alcohol reports, treatment records, medical records, pre-sentence investigative reports, or victim impact statements that have been submitted to the court or admitted into evidence under this chapter shall be part of the record but shall be sealed and may be opened only pursuant to a court order.||III. A report of the multidisciplinary team shall be available to the public only after the court has determined that probable cause exists pursuant to RSA 135-E:7.|||Source. 2006, 327:21. 2007, 337:11, 12. 2010, 287:7. 2012, 233:8, eff. July 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:16 - Constitutional Requirements.

    135-E:16 Constitutional Requirements. –||The long-term control, care, and treatment of a person committed under this chapter shall conform to constitutional requirements.|||Source. 2006, 327:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:17 - Immunity From Civil Liability.

    135-E:17 Immunity From Civil Liability. –||The agency with jurisdiction and its officers and employees; the department and its officers and employees; members of the multidisciplinary team; the department of health and human services and its officers and employees; the county attorney or attorney general and the county attorney's or attorney general's employees; and those involved in the evaluation, care, and treatment of sexually violent persons committed under this chapter are immune from any civil liability for good faith conduct under this chapter.|||Source. 2006, 327:21. 2007, 337:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:18 - Severability.

    135-E:18 Severability. –||If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the unconstitutional provisions or applications of this chapter are severable.|||Source. 2006, 327:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:19 - Applicability.

    135-E:19 Applicability. –||This chapter applies retroactively to all persons in custody as of the effective date of this statute who have been convicted of a sexually violent offense, as well as prospectively.|||Source. 2006, 327:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:20 - Notice Requirements.

    135-E:20 Notice Requirements. –||I. No later than 30 days prior to the release of a sexually violent predator, the department shall give written notice of the person's release to the victim advocate for the county in which the person was prosecuted, and to the extent possible the victim or the victim's family shall be notified.||II. The parole board shall be immediately notified of the release of a sexually violent predator who has an active or pending term of parole, conditional release, or other postprison release supervision that is administered by the parole board.|||Source. 2006, 327:21. 2007, 337:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:21 - Escape.

    135-E:21 Escape. –||I. A person who escapes or attempts to escape from lawful custody pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a class A felony.||II. If a person escapes while in custody pursuant to this chapter, the department shall immediately notify the victim and the county attorney or attorney general that filed the petition for civil commitment. The parole board shall be immediately notified of an escape if the escapee has an active or pending term of parole, conditional release, or other postprison release supervision that is administered by the parole board.|||Source. 2006, 327:21. 2007, 337:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:22 - Rules.

    135-E:22 Rules. –||The department of health and human services, in consultation with the department, shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||I. The designation of secure facilities for sexually violent predators who are subject to involuntary commitment under this chapter.||II. The components of the basic treatment plan for all committed persons under this chapter.||III. Procedures to be followed by members of the multidisciplinary teams when assessing and evaluating persons subject to this chapter.||IV. Education and training requirements for members of the multidisciplinary teams and professionals who assess and evaluate persons under this chapter.||V. The protocol for informing a person that he or she is being evaluated to determine whether he or she is a sexually violent predator under this chapter. Such protocol shall include procedures for informing the person of the right to refuse to participate in a personal interview with the multidisciplinary team or members thereof, the right to consult with counsel prior to participating in such an interview, and the right to have counsel appointed if the person is indigent.|||Source. 2006, 327:21. 2007, 337:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:23 - Appointment of Counsel.

    135-E:23 Appointment of Counsel. –||The right of a person sought to be committed as a sexually violent predator to legal counsel prior to and during any judicial hearing conducted under this chapter shall be absolute and unconditional. The right to legal counsel for any person sought to be committed during any judicial proceeding conducted under this chapter shall be waived only if the client or person sought to be committed makes an informed decision to do so. The person sought to be committed shall pay the costs of the legal services in connection with hearings held under this chapter. If the person sought to be committed is unable to pay for counsel, the court shall appoint counsel pursuant to RSA 604-A:2. Such appointment shall be made no later than upon the filing of the petition and shall be made upon request of the person before any interview or personal examination of the person is conducted by the multidisciplinary team or other person in preparation for the filing of a petition.|||Source. 2006, 327:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-E:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-E - Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators|Section 135-E:24 - Time Limits.

    135-E:24 Time Limits. –||I. A court may extend any time limit set forth in this chapter, upon request, for good cause shown.||II. The time limits set forth in this chapter are not intended to be jurisdictional. Failure to comply with a time limit prior to the expiration of the person's incarcerative sentence shall not constitute a basis for dismissal of a petition.||III. If the proceedings under this chapter have not been completed by the expiration of the person's incarcerative sentence, the court shall make a probable cause determination no later than 2 days after the expiration date, pursuant to RSA 135-E:7. If no such determination is made, the person shall be released. The county attorney or attorney general may file an emergency petition for a probable cause determination. Upon receipt of the emergency petition, the court shall immediately schedule a probable cause hearing. If the court determines that there is probable cause to believe that the person is a sexually violent predator, the person shall be held in an appropriate secure facility for further proceedings under RSA 135-E:9.||IV. Notwithstanding paragraph III, except as provided in RSA 135-E:4, no petition shall be filed later than 60 days prior to the person's release from incarceration, except for good cause shown.|||Source. 2009, 306:9, eff. July 31, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-F:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-F - System of Care for Children's Mental Health|Section 135-F:1 - Purposes.

    135-F:1 Purposes. –||The purposes of this chapter are to:||I. Increase service effectiveness and improve outcomes for children with behavioral health challenges and their caretakers.||II. Reduce the cost of providing services by leveraging funding sources other than general funds, reducing the need for costly out-of-home placements, and reducing duplication across agencies.||III. Coordinate care for children involved in multiple systems and children at risk of court involvement and out-of-home placement.|||Source. 2016, 203:2, eff. June 6, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-F:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-F - System of Care for Children's Mental Health|Section 135-F:2 - Statement of Policy.

    135-F:2 Statement of Policy. –||It is the policy of New Hampshire to implement a system of care model for providing behavioral health services to children in all of the publicly-funded service systems in the state.|||Source. 2016, 203:2, eff. June 6, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-F:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-F - System of Care for Children's Mental Health|Section 135-F:4 - Duties of Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services.

    135-F:4 Duties of Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services. –||The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall:||I. To the extent possible within existing statutory and budgetary constraints, modify the policies and practices of the department of health and human services to establish a system of care; and||II. Develop a plan for full establishment and maintenance of a system of care. Such plan shall be reviewed and amended annually. It shall include sufficient detail to allow compliance with the reporting requirements of RSA 126-A:5, XXXIII, and shall address at least the following elements:||(a) System capacity, including workforce sufficiency.||(b) Federal funding participation, including but not limited to Medicaid waivers and plan amendments.||(c) Changes to statutes, administrative rules, and structure of appropriations, and department policy, practice, and structure.||(d) Projections of cost savings from increased service effectiveness and reductions in costly forms of care and use of such savings to close existing gaps in children's behavioral health services.||(e) Recommended modifications to law, practice, and policy to prepare for and accommodate the participation of privately funded service providers in the system of care.||(f) Coordination with the plans and activities of the commissioner of the department of education to implement the system of care.||III. Establish and maintain at least one care management entity to oversee and coordinate the care for children with complex behavioral health needs who are at risk for residential, hospital, or corrections placement or involved in multiple service systems. In this section, "care management entity" means an organizational entity that serves as a centralized entity to coordinate all care for youth with complex behavioral health challenges who are involved in multiple systems and their families.||(a) The care management entity shall oversee and manage residential treatment, psychiatric hospitalization, and the development of a continuum of community-based services and supports for children and youth with more complex needs.||(b) Beginning January 1, 2020, the care management entity shall coordinate behavioral health services in no less than 25 percent of cases involving referrals for residential treatment. Beginning January 1, 2021, the care management entity shall coordinate services in no less than 50 percent of such cases, and, beginning January 1, 2022 and thereafter, the care management entity shall coordinate services in no less than 75 percent of such cases.|||Source. 2016, 203:2, eff. June 6, 2016. 2019, 44:3, eff. Aug. 2, 2019; 346:331, eff. July 1, 2019. 2021, 91:397, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-F:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-F - System of Care for Children's Mental Health|Section 135-F:5 - Duties of Commissioner of the Department of Education.

    135-F:5 Duties of Commissioner of the Department of Education. –||The commissioner of the department of education shall:||I. To the extent possible within existing statutory and budgetary constraints, support the system of care established under this chapter through:||(a) The development of a multi-tiered system of supports for New Hampshire schools and support for school districts implementing MTSS-B through technical assistance and professional development, including the use of external consultation training and coaching services.||(b) Alignment of federal funding to support local school districts implementing a multi-tiered system of support.||(c) Technical assistance to local school districts regarding the use of federal funds to implement and maintain MTSS-B.||(d) Technical assistance to local school districts on the use of research- and data-driven decision-making, organized and shared leadership, support for personnel through embedded professional development, and purposefully planned implementation cycles with continuous evaluation for improvement of outcomes.||II. Develop a plan for full support and participation of the department of education in the establishment and maintenance of a system of care. Such plan shall be reviewed and amended annually. It shall include sufficient detail to allow compliance with the reporting requirements of RSA 126-A:5, XXXIII, and shall address at least the following elements:||(a) Development of a multi-tiered system of supports in all New Hampshire schools.||(b) System capacity, including workforce sufficiency.||(c) Applicable federal funding participation, shall include but not be limited to state set-aside funds received from the federal government under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Titles I, II, IV-A, and IV-B under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).||(d) Changes to statutes, administrative rules, and structure of appropriations, and department policy, practice, and structure.||(e) Projections of cost savings from increased service effectiveness and reductions in costly forms of care and use of such savings to close existing gaps in children's behavioral health services.||(f) Coordination with the commissioner of the department of health and human services to implement the system of care.|||Source. 2016, 203:2, eff. June 6, 2016. 2020, 38:29, eff. Sept. 27, 2020. 2021, 91:398, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 135-F:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title X - Public Health|Title 135-F - System of Care for Children's Mental Health|Section 135-F:6 - Repealed by 2021, 91:396, eff. July 1, 2021.

    135-F:6 Repealed by 2021, 91:396, eff. July 1, 2021. –|