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NH Rev Stat § 173-B:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:11 - Notice to the Victim.

    173-B:11 Notice to the Victim. –||I. Notwithstanding the peace officer's obligations in RSA 173-B:9 and RSA 173-B:10, all peace officers shall give victims of abuse immediate and adequate notice of their right to go to the circuit court of their county to file a petition asking for protective orders against the abusive person and to seek a private criminal complaint.||II. The clerk of the court shall be responsible for advising victims of their right to request that the judge issue an order which may include removing any and all firearms and ammunition in the control, ownership, or possession of the defendant and may include:||(a) Restraining the defendant from abusing the victim.||(b) Directing the defendant to leave and stay away from the victim's premises and curtilage.||(c) Giving the victim custody of any minor children, denying the defendant visitation, or requiring that visitation be supervised to ensure safety for the victim and minor children.||(d) Directing the defendant to support the victim and any minor children if the defendant has the legal responsibility to support either or both.||(e) Restraining the defendant from contacting the victim, or entering the victim's place of employment, school, or any specified place frequented regularly by the victim or by any family or household member.||(f) Restraining the defendant from abusing, in any way, the victim, household members, or victim's relatives, regardless of their place of residence.||(g) Restraining the defendant from taking, converting, or damaging property in which the victim may have a legal or equitable interest.||(h) Directing the defendant to temporarily relinquish to the peace officer specific deadly weapons in the control, ownership, or possession of the defendant which may have been used, or were threatened to be used, in an incident of abuse against the victim or any member of the victim's household.||(i) Ordering the defendant to pay the victim monetary compensation for losses suffered as a direct result of the abuse which may include, but not be limited to, loss of earnings or support, medical and dental expenses, damage to property, out-of-pocket losses for injuries sustained, and moving and shelter expenses.||(j) Ordering the defendant to pay reasonable attorney's fees.|||Source. 1999, 240:3. 2013, 62:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:12 - Emergency Care; Limitation and Liability.

    173-B:12 Emergency Care;  Limitation and Liability. –||Any act or omission of any peace officer rendering emergency care or assistance to a victim of domestic violence including, but not limited to transportation, shall not impose civil liability upon the peace officer or the peace officer's supervisors or employer if the care or assistance is rendered in good faith, unless the act or omission is a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:13 - Orders Enforceable.

    173-B:13 Orders Enforceable. –||I. Any protective order issued under this chapter shall be effective throughout the state.||II. Any protective order issued by any other state, tribal, or territorial court related to domestic or family violence, including an ex parte order, shall be deemed valid if the issuing court had jurisdiction over the parties and matter under the law of the state, tribe, or territory, and the person against whom the order was made was given reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard. There shall be a presumption of validity where an order appears facially valid.||III. Any valid protective order, as defined in paragraph II, shall be accorded full faith and credit throughout the state.||IV. A person entitled to protection under a foreign protective order, as defined in paragraph II, may file such order in any circuit court by filing with the court a certified copy of the order. Such person shall swear under oath in an affidavit to the best of such person's knowledge that the order is presently in effect as written. Such filing shall be without fee or cost. The clerk of the circuit court shall forward such order to the administrative office of the courts which shall enter such order in the state database. Such filing shall not be a precondition to arrest or enforcement of a foreign order.||V. A peace officer may rely upon a copy of any protective order issued under this chapter, or under RSA 458, or upon a copy of a foreign protective order, as defined in this section, which has been provided to the peace officer by any source.||VI. Law enforcement personnel may rely on the statement of the person protected by the order that the order remains in effect as written.||VII. A mutual protective order issued by any other state, tribal, or territorial court against one who has petitioned, filed a complaint, or otherwise filed a written pleading for protection relating to domestic or family violence shall be accorded full faith and credit only if:||(a) A cross or counter petition, complaint, or other written pleading was filed seeking such protection order; and||(b) The court made specific findings of domestic or family violence by both parties and that each party was entitled to such order.|||Source. 1999, 240:3. 2001, 189:3. 2013, 62:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:14 - Orders of Support.

    173-B:14 Orders of Support. –||I. In any action determining the obligation of the obligor to support the obligee or the parties' minor children including, but not limited to, actions for divorce pursuant to RSA 458; determination of parental rights and responsibilities pursuant to RSA 461-A; paternity pursuant to RSA 168-A; child support pursuant to RSA 161-B, RSA 161-C, and RSA 458; reimbursement of public assistance pursuant to RSA 161-C; and the uniform interstate family support act pursuant to RSA 546-B; the court shall take judicial notice of any support obligation established pursuant to this chapter upon the filing of a certified copy of the order by:||(a) Either party to the domestic violence proceeding.||(b) The department.||(c) Any other agency or person legally entitled to enforce the obligation of support for the minor children.||II. Any circuit court order for financial support shall include enforcement of any duly filed circuit court order from the date of filing forward, and shall include enforcement of any arrears which have been:||(a) Reduced to judgment by the circuit court;||(b) Documented by the department pursuant to an order to make payable through the department; or||(c) Documented by the obligee in a notarized statement, provided that the obligor shall have 30 days to object and request a hearing on the issue of arrears.|||Source. 1999, 240:3. 2005, 273:13. 2013, 62:8, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:15 - Fund for Domestic Violence Grant Program.

    173-B:15 Fund for Domestic Violence Grant Program. –||A special fund for domestic violence programs is established. The sole purpose of the fund shall be to provide revenues for the domestic violence program established in RSA 173-B:16, and shall not be available for any other purpose. The state treasurer shall deposit all fees received by the department under RSA 457:29, 457:32-b, and 631:2-b, V in the fund. All moneys deposited in the fund shall be continually appropriated for the purposes of the domestic violence grant program and shall not lapse.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000. 2021, 122:58, eff. July 9, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:16 - Grant Program Established.

    173-B:16 Grant Program Established. –||A grant program is established within the department for the allocation of grant money to New Hampshire programs which provide aid and assistance to victims of domestic violence. The grant program shall be funded by the fund established under RSA 173-B:15.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:17 - Duties of the Commissioner.

    173-B:17 Duties of the Commissioner. –||The commissioner shall:||I. Administer the grant program established in RSA 173-B:16 through a coordinator. The costs of administration shall be covered by the fund, and shall not exceed 2 percent.||II. Adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to procedures under which interested New Hampshire programs may apply for funding.||III. Appoint the coordinator.||IV. Enter into a contract with the coordinator, subject to the approval of the governor and council.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:18 - Selection of Coordinator.

    173-B:18 Selection of Coordinator. –||The commissioner shall be satisfied that the organization or agency chosen as the coordinator shall be qualified to provide at least those services listed in RSA 173-B:20.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:19 - Compensation for Coordinating Domestic Violence Grant Program.

    173-B:19 Compensation for Coordinating Domestic Violence Grant Program. –||Compensation for the functions and duties of coordinating the program shall not exceed 30 percent of the total revenues of the fund.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:20 - Duties of Coordinator.

    173-B:20 Duties of Coordinator. –||The coordinator shall be a statewide organization or agency which has demonstrated its ability, at a minimum, to:||I. Serve as a clearinghouse for information relating to domestic violence.||II. Conduct educational programs on domestic violence, both for the general public and for specialized interest groups, such as law enforcement and medical personnel.||III. Provide technical assistance to local domestic violence programs in the areas of budget, management, and other such skills.||IV. Enlist the assistance of public and voluntary health, education, welfare, legal, and rehabilitation agencies in a concerted effort to prevent domestic violence.||V. Provide coordination and supervision of programs.||VI. Assist the commissioner in the administration of the fund.||VII. Publicize the availability of the fund and the date by which applications must be received, and act on all applications within 45 days of the application deadline.||VIII. Notify each appropriate agency or organization in writing whether or not it is eligible for funds, and specify the amount available.||IX. Publicize the availability of domestic violence programs to the public.||X. Provide training for court advocates and social services agency advocates to accompany domestic violence victims.||XI. Apply for and receive any federal funds for which this program may be eligible.||XII. Ensure, as far as possible, that grants are awarded on a reasonable geographical basis throughout the state.||XIII. Obtain and evaluate reports from each grantee, at least annually, on its operations under this chapter.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:21 - Criteria for Selection of Direct Service Grantees.

    173-B:21 Criteria for Selection of Direct Service Grantees. –||The coordinator shall use all of the following criteria for selecting grantees:||I. A grantee's ability to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence as follows:||(a) Shelter or safe homes on a 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week basis.||(b) A 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week switchboard for crisis calls.||(c) Temporary housing and food facilities.||(d) Psychological support and peer counseling.||(e) Referrals to existing services in the community and follow-up on the outcome of the referrals.||(f) A drop-in center to assist victims of domestic violence who have not yet made the decision to leave their homes, or who have found other shelter but who have a need for support services.||(g) Arrangements for school-aged children to continue their education during their stay at the center.||(h) Emergency transportation to a shelter and, when appropriate, arrangements with local law enforcement for assistance in providing such transportation.||(i) Trained court advocates and social service agency advocates to accompany domestic violence victims.||II. A grantee shall be a private or private nonprofit organization, or a public agency.||III. A grantee shall demonstrate the need for the services proposed by the program.||IV. A grantee shall establish its ability to secure community support and its efficiency of administration.||V. A grantee shall receive at least 50 percent of its funding from sources other than the fund, including town, city, county, federal, or private sources. Contributions in kind, whether material, commodities, transportation, office space, or personal services, may be evaluated and counted as part of the required non-state funding.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:22 - Confidentiality.

    173-B:22 Confidentiality. –||All persons who are employed, appointed, or who volunteer under this chapter shall maintain confidentiality with regard to persons served by the coordinator and grantees and files kept by the coordinator and grantees, except for reasons of safety for other shelter residents or staff.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:23 - Referral.

    173-B:23 Referral. –||Where centers are available, any law enforcement officer who investigates an alleged incident of domestic violence shall advise the person subject to such violence of the availability of programs from which that person may receive services.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:24 - Rights Reserved.

    173-B:24 Rights Reserved. –||A person shall not be prejudiced by the court having jurisdiction under RSA 173-B for having left the residence or household with or without the children to avoid further domestic violence.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:25 - Severability.

    173-B:25 Severability. –||If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.|||Source. 1999, 240:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-B:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-B - Protection of Persons From Domestic Violence|Section 173-B:26 - Repealed by 2014, 107:5, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

    173-B:26 Repealed by 2014, 107:5, eff. Nov. 1, 2014. –|
NH Rev Stat § 173-C:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors|Section 173-C:2 - Privilege.

    173-C:2 Privilege. –||I. A victim has the privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing a confidential communication made by the victim to a sexual assault counselor or a domestic violence counselor, including any record made in the course of support, counseling, or assistance of the victim. Any confidential communication or record may be disclosed only with the prior written consent of the victim. This privilege terminates upon the death of the victim.||I-a. The privilege and confidentiality under paragraph I shall extend to:||(a) A third person present to assist communication with the victim.||(b) A third person present to assist a victim who is physically challenged.||(c) Co-participants in support group counseling of the victim.||II. Persons prevented from disclosing a confidential communication or record pursuant to paragraph I shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 631:6.|||Source. 1985, 98:1. 1990, 241:8. 1994, 259:10, eff. June 2, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-C:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors|Section 173-C:3 - Assertion or Waiver of Privilege.

    173-C:3 Assertion or Waiver of Privilege. –||The privilege may be claimed or waived in all civil, administrative, and criminal legal proceedings, including discovery proceedings, by the following persons:||I. The victim or an attorney on the victim's behalf.||II. The guardian of the victim, if the victim has been found incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.||III. A minor victim who is emancipated, married, or over the age of 15, unless, in the opinion of the court, the minor is incapable of knowingly waiving the privilege. A guardian ad litem shall be appointed in all cases in which there is a potential conflict of interest between a victim under the age of 18 and his parent or guardian.|||Source. 1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-C:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors|Section 173-C:4 - Partial Waiver.

    173-C:4 Partial Waiver. –||Waiver as to a specific portion of communication between the victim and the counselor shall not constitute a waiver of the privilege as to other portions of the confidential communication between victim and counselor, relating to the alleged crime.|||Source. 1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-C:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors|Section 173-C:6 - Locations of Centers Privileged.

    173-C:6 Locations of Centers Privileged. –||Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the location and the street address of a rape crisis center or domestic violence center are absolutely privileged.|||Source. 1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-C:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors|Section 173-C:7 - Involuntary Waiver.

    173-C:7 Involuntary Waiver. –||The privilege established by this chapter shall not apply when the sexual assault counselor or the domestic violence counselor has knowledge that the victim has given perjured testimony and when the defendant has made an offer of proof that there is probable cause to believe that perjury has been committed.|||Source. 1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-C:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors|Section 173-C:8 - Failure to Testify.

    173-C:8 Failure to Testify. –||Failure of any person to testify as a witness pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not give rise to an inference unfavorable to the prosecution or the defense.|||Source. 1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-C:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors|Section 173-C:9 - Appeal.

    173-C:9 Appeal. –||The victim shall have a right to interlocutory appeal to the supreme court from any decision by a court to require the disclosure of records or testimony of a rape crisis or domestic violence center or sexual assault or domestic violence counselor.|||Source. 1985, 98:1, eff. May 10, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 173-C:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Safety and Welfare|Title 173-C - Confidential Communications Between Victims and Counselors|Section 173-C:10 - Counselor's Duty to Report Child Abuse.

    173-C:10 Counselor's Duty to Report Child Abuse. –||The domestic violence or sexual assault counselor shall have the same reporting duties under RSA 169-C:29 as other professionals, providing that this duty shall not apply where a minor is seeking relief pursuant to RSA 173-B:3 for abuse by a spouse or former spouse of the minor, or by an intimate partner who is not related to the minor by consanguinity or affinity. As used in this section, "abuse" and "intimate partners" shall be as defined in RSA 173-B:1.|||Source. 1985, 98:1. 1994, 259:11, eff. June 2, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 175:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 175 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 175:2 - Adulteration or Misbranding.

    175:2 Adulteration or Misbranding. –||I. The commission shall cause such precautions to be taken as it may deem necessary to insure the purity and freedom from misbranding of all liquors sold. It shall be unlawful to manufacture for sale or to sell any liquor or beverage as defined in this chapter which is adulterated with any deleterious drug, substance, or liquid which is poisonous or injurious to the health.||II. The commission shall not be liable for injuries or damages arising from liquor or beverage sold by direct shippers.|||Source. 1990, 255:1. 1998, 331:2, eff. July 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 175:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XIII - Alcoholic Beverages|Title 175 - Definitions and General Provisions|Section 175:3 - Purchases of Sacramental Wines.

    175:3 Purchases of Sacramental Wines. –||Any duly authorized officer of a regularly organized religious body may order from any source for shipment to such religious body wines to be used for sacramental purposes only in the services of such religious body.|||Source. 1990, 255:1, eff. July 1, 1990.|