CHAPTER 180
HB 661 - FINAL VERSION
2jan02...2037h
4/18/02 3535s
2002 SESSION
05/09
HOUSE BILL 661
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill requires that, in abuse and neglect cases, the court hold a hearing no later than 5 days from the date of an ex parte order, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
2jan02...2037h
4/18/02 3535s
01-0325
05/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT relative to hearing timelines in abuse and neglect cases.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
180:1 Public Safety and Welfare; Child Protection Act; Emergency Interim Relief; Hearing Timeline. Amend RSA 169-C:6-a, III to read as follows:
III. If the court finds reasonable cause to believe that the child is in such circumstances or surroundings as would present an imminent danger to the child's health or life, the court shall issue such ex parte orders as are necessary to protect the child and shall set the matter for hearing no later than [10] 5 days from the date of the ex parte orders, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
180:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 15, 2002)
(Effective Date: July 14, 2002)