Revision: Nov. 6, 2017, 4:07 p.m.
HB 1384 - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2665
08/05
HOUSE BILL 1384
AN ACT relative to the evidence standard used in child abuse and neglect cases.
SPONSORS: Rep. Brewster, Merr. 21
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires a clear and convincing evidentiary standard in certain cases.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2665
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the evidence standard used in child abuse and neglect cases.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Evidence. Amend RSA 169-C:12 to read as follows:
169-C:12 Evidence. In any hearing between husband and wife under this chapter, the court shall not be bound by the technical rules of evidence and may admit evidence which it considers relevant and material but in a hearing involving third parties shall apply the clear and convincing evidentiary standard. Evidence of prior founded or unfounded reports of abuse or neglect shall be admissible in proceedings under this chapter in order to establish a relevant pattern or course of conduct.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.