Bill Text - HB427 (2019)

Relative to the procedure for filing a protective order on behalf of a minor.


Revision: Jan. 8, 2019, 8:40 a.m.

HB 427 - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2019 SESSION

19-0652

04/05

 

HOUSE BILL 427

 

AN ACT relative to the procedure for filing a protective order on behalf of a minor.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Josephson, Graf. 11

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

19-0652

04/05

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen

 

AN ACT relative to the procedure for filing a protective order on behalf of a minor.

 

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  New Section; Child Protection Act; Petition for Protective Order Filed on Behalf of Minor.  Amend RSA 169-C by inserting after section 7 the following new section:

169-C:7-a  Petition for Protective Order Filed on Behalf of Minor.

I.(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 173-B and any proceeding initiated under this chapter may be consolidated with a proceeding under RSA 173-B.

(b)  Any minor plaintiff who seeks a protective order under this chapter need not be accompanied by a parent or guardian to receive relief or services under this chapter.  

II.  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.

3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.