CHAPTER 228
HB 1424 – FINAL VERSION
15Feb2006… 0644h
05/04/06 2109s
2006 SESSION
09/04
HOUSE BILL 1424
AN ACT relative to persons permitted to attend child abuse and neglect hearings.
SPONSORS: Rep. Gargasz, Hills 5; Rep. Gile, Merr 10; Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill allows interested persons invited by a party to the hearing with the court’s approval to be admitted to child abuse and neglect hearings.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15Feb2006… 0644h
05/04/06 2109s
06-2783
09/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to persons permitted to attend child abuse and neglect hearings.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
228:1 Child Abuse and Neglect Hearings; Persons Permitted to Attend. Amend RSA 169-C:14 to read as follows:
169-C:14 Hearings not Open to the Public. The general public shall be excluded from any hearing under this chapter and such hearing shall, whenever possible, be held in rooms not used for criminal trials. Only such persons as the parties, their witnesses, counsel and representatives of the agencies present to perform their official duties shall be admitted, except that other persons invited by a party may attend, with the court's prior approval. The court may provide docket information to invited persons.
228:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 1, 2006
Effective: July 31, 2006