Title XII, Public Safety and Welfare

I. Proceedings under this chapter may be originated in the judicial district in which the child is found or resides. II. By the court, upon its own motion, or that of any party, proceedings under this chapter may, upon notice and acceptance, be transferred to another court as the…

I. (a) A petition alleging that a child is in need of services under RSA 169-D:2, II(a) may be filed by a truant officer or school official from the school district where the child is attending school with a judge or clerk of the court in the judicial district where the child is …

When a missing child has not been located within 30 days after the date on which his missing child report was filed with a law enforcement agency, that law enforcement agency shall request the missing child's parents, custodial parent, guardian, or legal custodian, or any other p…

All reports, evaluations and other records requested by the court from the department of health and human services, school districts, counselors, and guardians ad litem in proceedings under this chapter shall be filed with the court and all other parties at least 5 days prior to …

Upon the filing of any petition under RSA 169-D:5, the court shall serve the department of health and human services with a copy of the petition and the department shall be a party to and shall receive notice of all proceedings under this chapter from the court and all other part…

I. At any time after the filing of the petition and prior to an order of adjudication pursuant to RSA 169-D:14, the court may suspend the proceedings upon its own motion or upon the motion of any party, and continue the case under terms and conditions established by the parties a…

The department shall assess whether to offer the child and family, on a voluntary basis, any services permitted under RSA 169-D:17 except out-of-home placement of the child. The department may decline to offer services to a child or family if it concludes that the child does not …

For any out-of-home placements made under this chapter, the court shall enter an order regarding the placement of the child, in the following order of preference: I. If remaining in the care of the child's parent or legal guardian is determined to be contrary to the welfare of th…

I. A police or juvenile probation and parole officer may take a child into protective custody without the consent of the parents or other person legally responsible for the child's care if the child is in such circumstances or surroundings as would present an imminent danger to t…

I. (a) After a legally sufficient petition has been filed, unless the case is referred to the department pursuant to RSA 169-D:5 or a consent order is entered and approved, the court shall schedule an initial appearance and issue a summons, including a copy of the petition, to be…

The courts, departments, agencies and officers of this state and its subdivisions shall enforce this compact and shall do all things appropriate to the effectuation of its purposes and intent which may be within their respective jurisdictions.

I. Any person may file a petition, alleging the delinquency of a minor, with a judge or clerk of the court in the judicial district in which the minor is found or resides or where the offense is alleged to have occurred. The petition shall be in writing and verified under oath. T…

The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall make quarterly reports to the house committee on judiciary and family law and the house finance committee containing statistical analysis on the use of RSA 169-D and voluntary service programs. Such reports sha…

A missing child's parents, custodial parent, guardian, or legal custodian, or any other person responsible for a missing child, shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency with which they filed the missing child report whenever the child has returned to their home or to t…

Upon the filing of any petition under RSA 169-B:6, the court shall serve the department of health and human services with a copy of the petition and the department shall be a party to and shall receive notice of all proceedings under this chapter from the court and all other part…

I. If a child is found by a child protection services worker of the department to be in imminent danger in such circumstances or surroundings and where immediate removal appears necessary to protect the child from such imminent danger, the department's child protection services w…

I. The court shall, in its first court ruling that sanctions, even temporarily, the removal of a child from the home, determine whether continuation in the home is contrary to the child's welfare. II. The court shall within 60 days of a child's removal from the home, determine an…

I. Parents or guardians raising a child consistent with their biological sex, referring to a child consistent with their biological sex, or making mental health or medical decisions based on the child's biological sex shall not constitute a basis for: (a) A court order relative t…

I. Any child in a court-ordered placement pursuant to RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, or RSA 169-D shall be seen in-person on at least a monthly basis, by their assigned case worker. In the event the assigned case worker is not available, another case worker or supervisor familiar with the…

I. Any person summoned who, without reasonable cause, fails to appear with the child, may be proceeded against as in case of contempt of court. II. If a summons cannot be served or the party served fails to obey the same, and in any case where it appears to the court that such su…

Law enforcement agencies in this state shall cooperate fully with the United States Attorney General in the collection of information that would assist in the identification of unidentified deceased persons and information that would assist in the location of missing persons unde…

I. A proceeding under this chapter is originated by any person filing a petition, with a judge or clerk in the judicial district in which the child is found or resides, alleging neglect or abuse of a child. II. The petition shall be entitled "In the Matter of __________ ," and sh…

In addition to any procedure established by the interstate commission under RSA 169-A:2 for the return of any runaway juvenile, the particular states, the juvenile or his or her parents, the courts, or other legal custodian involved may agree upon and adopt any other plan or proc…

I. After a legally sufficient petition has been filed, the court shall issue a summons to be served personally or, if personal service is not possible, at the usual place of abode of the person having custody or control of the minor or with whom the minor may be, requiring that p…

I. (a) A parent or guardian may file a petition for a protective order on behalf of a minor, alleging abuse of the minor. The court shall not accept a petition under this section that is filed by a child's parent against the other parent. Any order issued under this chapter may b…

I. Any person summoned who, without reasonable cause, fails to appear with the minor, may be proceeded against as in case of contempt of court. II. If a summons cannot be served or the party served fails to obey the same, and in any case where it appears to the court that such su…

I. After a petition has been filed or an ex parte order issued, the court shall issue a summons to all persons named in the petition to be served by a law enforcement officer personally, or if personal service is not possible, at their usual place of abode. Such summons shall req…

I. Except in cases of emergency placement, prior to placing a child in residential treatment programs or psychiatric residential treatment programs, except in emergency situations, the court shall: (a) Consider all assessments and plans for the child, including assessment of whet…

Any judge of this state who appoints counsel or guardian ad litem pursuant to the provisions of the compact may, in his discretion, fix a fee which shall be a charge against the county if ordered by the superior court and if ordered by a municipal court said fee shall be paid out…

A child may be taken into temporary custody: I. Pursuant to a court order; or II. By a police officer or juvenile probation and parole officer when there are reasonable grounds to believe that a child has run away from his parents, guardian, or other custodian; or the circumstanc…

The court shall serve the department of health and human services with a copy of any petition filed under RSA 169-C:7 and the department shall have legal standing at and receive notice of all proceedings under this chapter from the time of said service.

I. Except in emergencies, the department, its agent, or any person or agency it designates shall determine whether voluntary service options are appropriate for the child and family. A referral for this determination may be made by any person permitted to bring a petition under R…

I. No child shall be placed by the department in a residential treatment program, including a psychiatric residential treatment program, unless the program has been licensed in accordance with RSA 170-E or the laws of the state in which they operate, and certified by the departme…

The term "delinquent juvenile" as used in the interstate compact on juveniles shall include a delinquent as defined in RSA 169-B:2, IV.

I. Any person or persons summoned having custody or control of the child who, without reasonable cause, fails to appear, may be proceeded against for contempt of court. II. In case the summons cannot be served, or the parties served fail to appear, or in the case when it appears …

I. A police officer or juvenile probation and parole officer may, without taking a minor into custody, refer the minor to the department for a needs assessment. Upon receiving such referral, the department shall conduct the needs assessment using the same process for obtaining co…

An officer may, with court approval, release a child to an alternative to secure detention as defined in RSA 169-B:2, pending the arrival of the parent, guardian, or custodian. The alternative program may release the child to the parent, guardian, or custodian upon their arrival.…

An adjudicated juvenile placed on probation or parole as such term is used in the interstate compact on juveniles is on conditional release as defined in RSA 169-B:2, VIII.

An officer may release a minor to an alternative to secure detention, with court approval, pending the arrival of the parent, guardian, or custodian. The alternative program may release the minor to the parent, guardian, or custodian upon their arrival. Any court or police or juv…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no child detained under this chapter shall be held for any period of time in a public or private facility, which includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the movements and activities of persons in custody, includi…

If a minor has been placed on probation or protective supervision by a juvenile court of another state and the minor is in this state with or without the permission of such court, the probation officer of that court or other person designated by that court to supervise or take cu…

I. Facilities which are not physically restricted may receive for placement minors who have been adjudicated as children in need of services or minors who have been adjudicated as juvenile delinquents. II. Physically restricted facilities shall receive for commitment and detentio…

For any child placed in a qualified residential treatment program, as defined in the federal Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017: I. The department shall have an assessment completed within 30 days of placement by a qualified individual as defined by the federal Family F…

Any psychological evaluations, including measures of personality functioning, shall be conducted or supervised by a licensed psychologist with specialized training in the evidence-based treatment of childhood trauma.

On the effective date of this chapter, based upon the enactment of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children into law by the thirty-fifth compacting state, the governor is authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of this state with any other state or stat…

It is the intent of the general court that the juvenile parole system provide a means of rehabilitating delinquents who have been committed to the custody of the department of health and human services, without continued incarceration. It is also the intent of the general court t…