Section 169-D:29 – Liability for Expenses.
169-D:29 Liability for Expenses. – I. (a) Whenever an order creating liability for expenses is issued by the court under this chapter, any expenses incurred for services, placements, and programs the providers of which are certified pursuant to RSA 170-G:4, XVIII, shall be payable by the department of health and human services. (b) Subparagraph […]
Section 169-D:30 – Severability.
169-D:30 Severability. – If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.
Section 169-D:31 – Data Collection; Reporting Requirement.
169-D:31 Data Collection; Reporting Requirement. – I. The department shall establish a system to collect data related to: (a) The person or entity who referred the child for services and/or filed the petition. (b) The racial and ethnic identity of the child. (c) The insurance status and coverage of child served. (d) The length […]
Section 169-D:24 – Court Sessions.
169-D:24 Court Sessions. – All hearings shall be held separate from the trial of criminal cases and such hearings shall be held wherever possible in rooms not used for such trials. Only such persons as the parties, their witnesses, counsel and representatives of the agencies present to perform their official duties shall be admitted. […]
Section 169-D:25 – Case and Court Records.
169-D:25 Case and Court Records. – I. All case records, defined in RSA 170-G:8-a, relative to children in need of services, shall be confidential and access shall be provided pursuant to RSA 170-G:8-a. II. The court records of proceedings under this chapter shall be kept in books and files separate from all other court […]
Section 169-D:26 – Penalty for Disclosure of Records.
169-D:26 Penalty for Disclosure of Records. – It shall be unlawful for any person to disclose court records, or any part thereof, to persons other than those entitled to access under RSA 169-D:25, except by court order. Any person who knowingly violates this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1979, 361:2. 1993, […]
Section 169-D:27 – Publication Restricted.
169-D:27 Publication Restricted. – It shall be unlawful for any newspaper to publish, or any radio or television station to broadcast or make public the name or address or any other particular information serving to identify any child taken into custody, without the express permission of the court; and it shall be unlawful for […]
Section 169-D:28 – Penalty for Forbidden Publication.
169-D:28 Penalty for Forbidden Publication. – The publisher of any newspaper or the manager, owner or person in control of a radio or television station or agent or employee of any of the above who may violate any provision of RSA 169-D:27 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, […]
Section 169-D:20 – Appeals.
169-D:20 Appeals. – An appeal, under this chapter, may be taken to the superior court by the child, parent, guardian or custodian, 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. The superior court shall hear the […]
Section 169-D:21 – Periodic Review of Disposition Required.
169-D:21 Periodic Review of Disposition Required. – I. The court shall conduct periodic review hearings to review the disposition of a child under RSA 169-D:17. The court may review a case at any time. II. At this hearing, the court shall determine whether the department has made reasonable efforts to finalize the permanency plan […]