Bill Text - HB1475 (2018)

Relative to the procedure for filing a protective order.


Revision: Nov. 3, 2017, 11:38 a.m.

HB 1475 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2018 SESSION

18-2425

05/04

 

HOUSE BILL 1475

 

AN ACT relative to the procedure for filing a protective order.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Josephson, Graf. 11; Rep. Dontonville, Graf. 10

 

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill permits a parent or guardian to file a petition for a protective order on behalf of a minor.  The bill also permits a guardian to file a petition for a protective order on behalf of his or her ward.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

18-2425

05/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

 

AN ACT relative to the procedure for filing a protective order.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Name of Act.  This act shall be known as Jade's law.

2  Protection of Persons from Domestic Violence; Petition Filed on Behalf of a Minor.  RSA 173-B:3, II is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

II.(a)  A parent, guardian, or another representative may file a petition for a protective order on behalf of a minor, alleging abuse of the minor by a member of the minor's family or household.  Any order issued under this chapter may be in addition to an order issued under RSA 169-C and any proceeding initiated under this chapter may be consolidated with a proceeding under RSA 169-C.

(b)  Any minor plaintiff who seeks a protective order against a present or former intimate partner, spouse, or ex-spouse under this chapter need not be accompanied by a parent or guardian to receive relief or services under this chapter.  

3  New Paragraph; Protection of Persons from Domestic Violence; Petition Filed by Guardian.

II-a.  A guardian may file a petition for a protective order on behalf of his or her ward, alleging abuse of the ward by a member of the ward's family or household.

4  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2019.