Bill Text: NH HB427 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the procedure for filing a protective order on behalf of a minor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-24 - Signed by Governor Sununu 06/21/2019; Chapter 109; Eff: 06/21/2019 [HB427 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2019-HB427-Introduced.html
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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.
