New Hampshire Statutes
§ 169-D:8 — Temporary Custody
New Hampshire § 169-D:8
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-D:8 (2026).
Text
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 circumstances are such as to endanger the child's health or welfare unless immediate action is taken.
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Legislative History
1979, 361:2. 1987, 402:12. 2000, 294:9, eff. July 1, 2000.
Nearby Sections
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§ 169-D:1
Applicability of Chapter; Purpose§ 169-D:10
Release Prior to Initial Appearance§ 169-D:10-a
Removal of Child From Home§ 169-D:10-b
Child's Welfare; Findings Regarding Removal§ 169-D:11
Initial Appearance§ 169-D:13
Release Pending Adjudicatory Hearing§ 169-D:13-a
Notification of Right to Request Records§ 169-D:14
Adjudicatory Hearing§ 169-D:15
Burden of Proof§ 169-D:16
Release Pending Final Disposition§ 169-D:17
Dispositional Hearing§ 169-D:17-a
Out-of-District Placement§ 169-D:17-b
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 169-D:8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/169-D/169-D%3A8.