New Hampshire Statutes
§ 169-C:37 — Institutional Abuse and Neglect
New Hampshire § 169-C:37
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XIIPUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Ch. 169-CCHILD PROTECTION ACT
SubdivisionReporting Law
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-C:37 (2026).
Text
The department of justice shall be empowered to receive and investigate reports of institutional abuse or neglect at the youth development center, and any facility that provides child inpatient psychiatric treatment within the state mental health system; and the department shall be empowered to receive and investigate reports of all other suspected instances of institutional abuse or neglect. Either the department of justice or the commissioner of the department or both may adopt rules consistent with this authority to investigate such reports and take appropriate action for the protection of children.
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Legislative History
1979, 361:2. 1983, 242:9. 1988, 107:5. 1994, 411:17. 1995, 310:173, 175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. 2022, 272:56, eff. June 24, 2022.
Nearby Sections
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§ 169-C:1
Short Title§ 169-C:10
Attorneys and Guardians Ad Litem§ 169-C:10-a
Repealed by 1996, 248:10, eff. Jan. 2, 1997§ 169-C:11
Subpoena§ 169-C:12
Evidence§ 169-C:12-a
Testimony During Abuse and Neglect Proceedings§ 169-C:12-b
Filing Reports, Evaluations, and Other Records§ 169-C:12-c
Medical Examinations of Child§ 169-C:12-d
Court-Ordered Alcohol and Drug Testing§ 169-C:12-e
Repealed by 2016, 308:5, effective July 1, 2020§ 169-C:12-f
Rebuttable Presumption of Harm§ 169-C:12-g
Investigatory Interviews and Evaluations§ 169-C:13
Burden of Proof§ 169-C:14
Hearings Not Open to the Public§ 169-C:14-a
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 169-C:37, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/169-C/169-C%3A37.