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.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 135-C:1
Purpose and Policy§ 135-C:10
Eligibility of Programs; Monitoring§ 135-C:11
Federal Funds§ 135-C:12
Application for Services§ 135-C:13
§ 135-C:13§ 135-C:14
Optional Services§ 135-C:15
Placement Criteria§ 135-C:16
Withdrawal From Services; Rules§ 135-C:17
Restriction on Withdrawal§ 135-C:18
Termination of Services; Rules§ 135-C:19
Individual Service Plan; Rules§ 135-C:19-a
Disclosure of Certain Information§ 135-C:2
Definitions§ 135-C:20
Jurisdiction§ 135-C:21
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 135-C:34, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/135-C/135-C%3A34.