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NH Rev Stat § 169-D:13-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:13-a - Notification of Right to Request Records.

    169-D:13-a Notification of Right to Request Records. –||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, 248:5, eff. Jan. 2, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:15 - Burden of Proof.

    169-D:15 Burden of Proof. –||The petitioner has the burden to prove the allegations in support of the petition beyond a reasonable doubt.|||Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:16 - Release Pending Final Disposition.

    169-D:16 Release Pending Final Disposition. –||Following the adjudicatory hearing, custody pending the dispositional hearing shall be determined in accordance with RSA 169-D:13.|||Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:17-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:17-a - Out-of-District Placement.

    169-D:17-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, 324:3, eff. Aug. 27, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:17-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:17-b - Presumption in Favor of In-State Placements.

    169-D:17-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, 308:81, eff. July 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:17-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:17-c - Court Order for Services, Placements, and Programs Required for Minors From Certain Providers Qualified for Third-Party Payment.

    169-D:17-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, 286:12, eff. June 10, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:18-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:18-a - Determination of Competence.

    169-D:18-a Determination of Competence. –||I. At any point during the proceedings, the court may, either on its own motion or that of any of the parties, order the child to submit to a mental health evaluation for the purpose of determining whether the child is competent to have committed the offenses or acts alleged in the petition. The evaluation shall be completed within 60 days of the date of such order and shall be conducted by an agency other than the Philbrook center which is approved by the commissioner of health and human services, or conducted by a psychologist licensed in New Hampshire or a qualified psychiatrist, or by the Philbrook center only upon receiving prior approval for admission of the child for such evaluation by the commissioner of the department of health and human services. The evaluation shall be submitted to the court in writing prior to the hearing on the merits.||II. The court shall inform the child of his right to object to the evaluation; if he does object, he shall do so in writing to the court within 5 days of the court's order for the evaluation. The court shall hold a hearing to consider the objection, and may, for good cause, excuse the child from the evaluation.||III. Whenever such an evaluation has been made previously for consideration at a prior proceeding, it shall be jointly reviewed by the court and the evaluating agency before the case is heard. The evaluator shall keep records of having conducted the evaluation, but no reports or records shall be made available, other than to the court and parties, except upon the written consent of the child or his legal representative, parent or guardian or pursuant to RSA 169-B:35.|||Source. 1990, 201:13. 1994, 212:2. 1995, 310:182. 1998, 234:6, eff. Oct. 31, 1998. 2020, 26:27, eff. July 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:18-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:18-b - Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan.

    169-D:18-b 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. 2018, 51:3, eff. July 14, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:19 - Modification of Dispositional Orders.

    169-D:19 Modification of Dispositional Orders. –||Upon the motion of a child, parent, custodian, guardian, counsel, or the department alleging a change of circumstances requiring a different disposition, the court shall conduct a hearing and pursuant to RSA 169-D:17 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. 1995, 308:82; 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:20 - Appeals.

    169-D:20 Appeals. –||An appeal, under this chapter, may be taken to the superior court by the child, parent, guardian or custodian, within 30 days of the final dispositional order, but an appeal shall not suspend the order or decision of the court unless the court so orders. The superior court shall hear the matter de novo, and shall give an appeal under this chapter priority on the court calendar.|||Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:21 - Periodic Review of Disposition Required.

    169-D:21 Periodic Review of Disposition Required. –||I. The court shall conduct periodic review hearings to review the disposition of a child under RSA 169-D:17. The court may review a case at any time.||II. At this 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, 236:21, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:21-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:21-a - Permanency Hearings.

    169-D:21-a Permanency Hearings. –||I. For a child who enters an out-of-home placement prior to an adjudicatory finding and who is in an out-of-home placement for 12 or more months, the court shall hold and complete an initial permanency hearing within 14 months of the child's entry into out-of-home placement or within 12 months of the court's adjudicatory finding, whichever is earlier. For a child who enters an out-of-home placement subsequent to an adjudicatory finding and who is in an out-of-home placement for 12 or more months, the court shall hold and complete an initial permanency hearing within 12 months of the child's entry into out-of-home placement. For a child who is in out-of-home placement following the initial permanency hearing, the court shall hold and complete a subsequent permanency hearing within 12 months of the initial permanency hearing and every 12 months thereafter as long as the child is in an out-of-home placement.||II. At a permanency hearing the court shall consider whether the parent or parents and child have met the responsibilities pursuant to the dispositional orders issued by the court. If compliance with the dispositional orders pursuant to RSA 169-D:17 is not met, the court may adopt a permanency plan other than reunification for the child. Other options for a permanency plan include:||(a) Termination of parental rights or parental surrender when an adoption is contemplated;||(b) Guardianship with a fit and willing relative or another appropriate party; or||(c) Another planned permanent living arrangement.||III. At a 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 services to the family have been accessible, available, and appropriate.|||Source. 2007, 236:22. 2008, 213:2, eff. Aug. 15, 2008.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:22 - Limitations of Authority Conferred.

    169-D:22 Limitations of Authority Conferred. –||This chapter shall not be construed as applying to persons 16 years of age or over who are charged with the violation of a motor vehicle law, an aeronautics law, a law relating to navigation of boats, a fish and game law, a law relating to title XIII, or a law relating to fireworks under RSA 160-B or RSA 160-C, and shall not be construed as applying to any minor charged with the violation of any law relating to the possession, sale, or distribution of tobacco products to or by a person under 21 years of age.|||Source. 1979, 361:2. 1995, 308:83. 1999, 348:16, eff. Jan. 21, 2000. 2019, 346:106, eff. Jan. 1, 2020. 2020, 37:116, eff. July 29, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:23 - Religious Preference.

    169-D:23 Religious Preference. –||The court and officials in placing children shall, as far as practicable, place them in the care and custody of some individual holding the same religious belief as the child or parents of the said child, or with some association which is controlled by persons of like religious faith. No child under the supervision of any state institution shall be denied the free exercise of his religion or that of his parents, whether living or dead, nor the liberty of worshipping God according thereto.|||Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:24 - Court Sessions.

    169-D:24 Court Sessions. –||All hearings shall be held separate from the trial of criminal cases and such hearings shall be held wherever possible in rooms not used for such trials. Only such persons as the parties, their witnesses, counsel and representatives of the agencies present to perform their official duties shall be admitted.|||Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:25 - Case and Court Records.

    169-D:25 Case and Court Records. –||I. All case records, defined in RSA 170-G:8-a, relative to children in need of services, shall be confidential and access shall be provided pursuant to RSA 170-G:8-a.||II. 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 juvenile probation and parole officers, a parent, a guardian, a custodian, the relevant county, the minor's attorney and others entrusted with the supervision of the child. Additional access to court records may be granted by court order or upon the written consent of the minor. Once a child in need of services reaches 18 years of age, all court and police records shall be destroyed.|||Source. 1979, 361:2. 1987, 402:14. 1993, 266:5; 355:6. 2000, 294:10, eff. July 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:26 - Penalty for Disclosure of Records.

    169-D:26 Penalty for Disclosure of Records. –||It shall be unlawful for any person to disclose court records, or any part thereof, to persons other than those entitled to access under RSA 169-D:25, except by court order. Any person who knowingly violates this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1979, 361:2. 1993, 355:7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:27 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:27 - Publication Restricted.

    169-D:27 Publication Restricted. –||It shall be unlawful for any newspaper to publish, or any radio or television station to broadcast or make public the name or address or any other particular information serving to identify any child taken into custody, without the express permission of the court; and it shall be unlawful for any newspaper to publish, or any radio or television station to make public, any of the proceedings of any court hearing.|||Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:28 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:28 - Penalty for Forbidden Publication.

    169-D:28 Penalty for Forbidden Publication. –||The publisher of any newspaper or the manager, owner or person in control of a radio or television station or agent or employee of any of the above who may violate any provision of RSA 169-D:27 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.|||Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:29 - Liability for Expenses.

    169-D:29 Liability for Expenses. –||I. (a) Whenever an order creating liability for expenses is issued by the court under this chapter, any expenses incurred for services, placements, and programs the providers of which are certified pursuant to RSA 170-G:4, XVIII, shall be payable by the department of health and human services.||(b) Subparagraph (a) shall not apply to expenses incurred for special education and related services, or to expenses incurred for evaluation, care, and treatment of the child at the Philbrook center or to expenses incurred for the cost of accompanied transportation.||(c) Liability for placement expenses for any court ordered placement of any minor mother under this chapter shall include liability for placement expenses for the child or children of such minor mother if the minor mother and child or children are placed at the same facility.||II. Services, programs, and placements payable by the department under this section shall include diversion services and services provided through a voluntary service plan.||III. Notwithstanding paragraphs I and II, the parents or other persons responsible by law for the minor's support and necessities shall promptly notify the department of any insurance benefits that may be available to pay for all or a portion of the services provided. If insurance coverage is available, the parents or other persons responsible by law for the minor's support and necessities shall cooperate with the insurance carrier and assign such insurance benefits to the department for services delivered by the department.||IV. The office of reimbursements acting on behalf of Laconia developmental services and the New Hampshire hospital is authorized to compromise or reduce any expense to be charged to the state.|||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.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:30 - Severability.

    169-D:30 Severability. –||If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.|||Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-D:31 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-D - Children in Need of Services|Section 169-D:31 - Data Collection; Reporting Requirement.

    169-D:31 Data Collection;  Reporting Requirement. –||I. The department shall establish a system to collect data related to:||(a) The person or entity who referred the child for services and/or filed the petition.||(b) The racial and ethnic identity of the child.||(c) The insurance status and coverage of child served.||(d) The length of time a child receives services under this chapter, including the time prior and subsequent to the filing of a petition.||(e) The identity of any public or private organization to whom the department has referred a child or family.||(f) Any other information, including outcome data, that may assist the department and the court in evaluating the availability and effectiveness of services for children who receive assistance under this chapter.||(g) The number of cases in which the department determined that voluntary services under RSA 169-D:5-c were not appropriate, and the basis for those decisions.||(h) The type of services offered and/or provided to a child on a voluntary basis and the type of services ordered by the court after adjudication and disposition.||II. The department shall, upon request, make available to members of the public, compilations of the data which do not contain identifying information.||III. Beginning on or before December 30, 2013, the department shall provide quarterly reports regarding cases handled pursuant to this chapter to the chair of the house children and family law committee, the chair of the senate health, education and human services committee, or to the chairs of their successor committees, as well as the chair of the joint fiscal committee. The reports shall include:||(a) The number of cases assessed pursuant to RSA 169-D:5-c.||(b) The number of cases declined for voluntary services and the bases for the declinations.||(c) The number of cases accepted for voluntary services and their ultimate disposition.||(d) The number of petitions filed pursuant to RSA 169-D:5, I, and their dispositions.||(e) The number of voluntary and court-based cases pending in each definition category of RSA 169-D:2, II at the beginning and end of the quarter.||(f) The type and cost of services provided in cases accepted for voluntary services and cases handled through the court, in each definition category of RSA 169-D:2, II.|||Source. 2013, 249:13, eff. Sept. 1, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-E:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-E - Missing Children|Section 169-E:1 - Definition.

    169-E:1 Definition. –||For the purposes of this chapter "missing child" means any person under the age of 18 years missing from his or her normal and ordinary place of residence and whose whereabouts cannot be determined by a person responsible for the child's care.|||Source. 1985, 318:3, eff. July 1, 1985. 2020, 26:46, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-E:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-E - Missing Children|Section 169-E:2 - Report.

    169-E:2 Report. –||When a law enforcement agency in this state that has jurisdiction in the matter is informed that a minor is or may be a missing child and that the person providing the information wishes to file a missing child report, the law enforcement agency shall take that report from the child's parents, custodial parent, guardian, legal custodian or any other person responsible for the missing child. Upon taking the report, the law enforcement agency shall take reasonable and appropriate action to locate the missing child. No law enforcement agency in this state shall have a rule or policy that prohibits or discourages the filing of or the taking of action upon a missing child report, within a specified period following the discovery or formulations of a belief that a minor is or could be a missing child.|||Source. 1985, 318:3, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 169-E:2-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 169-E - Missing Children|Section 169-E:2-a - Hotline for Missing Children; Rulemaking.

    169-E:2-a Hotline for Missing Children;  Rulemaking. –||There is hereby established a toll-free statewide hotline for the purpose of reporting information on missing children. This hotline shall have its terminus at the central communication section of the New Hampshire division of state police. The director of the division of state police shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to its administration and operation.|||Source. 1987, 21:1, eff. June 6, 1987.|