169-B:2 Definitions. – In this chapter: I. "Adult lock-up or jail" means a locked facility, used primarily to house adults charged with or convicted of violating criminal law. This includes police lock-ups, county correctional facilities, and any facility used by county sheriffs, state police, or local police to securely detain adult offenders and accused […]
169-B:2-a Parental Responsibility. – I. In each case brought pursuant to this chapter, on the date of the arraignment, the court shall identify the parent or parents of the minor or, in their absence, the guardian or other person charged by law with the responsibility for the welfare of the minor. It shall be […]
169-B:20 Determination of Competence. – I. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) " Chronological immaturity " means a condition based on a juvenile’s chronological age and significant lack of developmental skills when the juvenile has no significant mental illness or mental retardation. […]
169-B:21 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Evaluation. – I. Any court, finding that a minor has committed the alleged offense may, before making a final disposition, order the minor, minor’s parents, guardian, or person with custody or control to submit to a mental health or substance abuse evaluation to be completed within 60 days. […]
169-B:22 Disposition of a Minor With a Disability. – I. At any point during the proceedings, the court may, either on its own motion or that of any other person, and if the court contemplates a residential placement, the court shall immediately, join the legally liable school district for the limited purposes of directing […]
169-B:22-a Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan. – I. If the department of health and human services recommends or initiates an out-of-home placement or a change in placement, whether within or out of the district, the department shall notify the school district as soon as possible of the change […]
169-B:23 Orders for Health Examination and Treatment. – If it is alleged in any petition, or it appears at any time during the progress of the case, that a delinquent is in need of health treatment, the failure to receive which is a contributing cause of delinquency, due notice of that fact shall be […]
169-B:24 Transfer to Superior Court. – I. All cases before the court in which the offense complained of constitutes a felony or would amount to a felony in the case of an adult may be transferred to the superior court prior to hearing under RSA 169-B:16 as provided in this section. The court shall […]
169-B:25 Petition by County Attorney or Attorney General. – If facts are presented to the county attorney or attorney general establishing that a person under the age of 18 has been guilty of conduct which constitutes a felony or would amount to a felony in the case of an adult and if such person […]
169-B:26 Petition by Minor. – At any time prior to hearing pursuant to RSA 169-B:16, a minor who is charged with an act of delinquency committed after the minor’s seventeenth birthday may petition the court to be tried as an adult and to have such case dealt with in the same manner as any […]
169-B:27 Treatment of Juvenile as Adult. – Any minor who has been tried and convicted as an adult shall henceforth be treated as an adult for all purposes in connection with any criminal offense with which said minor may be charged. Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
169-B:28 Disqualification of Judge. – A judge who conducts a hearing pursuant to RSA 169-B:24, RSA 169-B:25, or RSA 169-B:26 shall not participate in any subsequent proceedings relating to the offense or conduct alleged in the delinquency petition if the minor or counsel for the minor objects to such participation. Source. 1979, 361:2. 1995, […]
169-B:29 Appeals. – An appeal, under this chapter, may be taken to the supreme court by the minor within 30 days of the final dispositional order; but an appeal shall not suspend the order or decision of the court unless the court so orders. Source. 1979, 361:2. 1995, 308:108, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
169-B:3 Jurisdiction. – The court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over all proceedings alleging delinquency. Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
169-B:30 Committal of Children Under Eleven. – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, minors under the age of 11 years shall not be committed to the youth development center unless and until the court has referred the matter to and received the recommendation of an appropriate public or private agency or of a juvenile […]
169-B:31 Case Closure and Review of Disposition. – Upon making a finding that the purposes of this chapter have been met with regard to the minor named in the petition, or for such other reason the court may deem appropriate and consistent with the purposes of this chapter, the court may order a case […]
169-B:31-a Permanency Hearings. – I. For a minor who enters an out-of-home placement prior to an adjudicatory finding and who is in an out-of-home placement for 12 or more months, the court shall hold and complete an initial permanency hearing within 14 months of the minor’s entry into out-of-home placement or within 12 months […]
169-B:31-b Data Collection; Reporting Requirement. – I. The department shall establish a system to collect data related to: (a) Charges which led to involvement with the juvenile justice system. (b) The racial and ethnic identity of the child. (c) The length of time a child receives services under this chapter, beginning at the time […]
169-B:31-c Dispositions and Case Closure in Certain Cases. – I. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the court shall close all cases other than those involving serious violent offenses no later than 2 years after the date of adjudication. This section shall not apply if, with the assistance of counsel, the minor consents […]
169-B:32 Limitations of Authority Conferred. – This chapter shall not be construed as applying to persons 16 years of age or over who are charged with the violation of a motor vehicle law, an aeronautics law, a law relating to navigation or boats, a fish and game law, a law relating to title XIII, […]
