New Hampshire Statutes

§ 135-C:34 — Involuntary Treatment Standard

New Hampshire § 135-C:34
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XPUBLIC HEALTH
Ch. 135-CNEW HAMPSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM
SubdivisionNonemergency Involuntary Admissions

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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 135-C:34 (2026).

Text

The standard to be used by a court, physician, or psychiatrist in determining whether a person should be admitted to a receiving facility for treatment on an involuntary basis shall be whether the person is in such mental condition as a result of mental illness as to create a potentially serious likelihood of danger to himself or to others.

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Legislative History

1986, 212:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.

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