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SB550: relative to investigatory interviews and evaluations under the child protection act.

Citation
2020 SB550
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Bill details

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Senate status
Laid on Table
Committee
Senate Judiciary
Hearing
02/18/2020 at 09:05 AM
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Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts Children and family law

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SB 550 - AS INTRODUCED

2020 SESSION

20-2829

05/06

SENATE BILL 550

AN ACT relative to investigatory interviews and evaluations under the child protection act.

SPONSORS: Sen. Morgan, Dist 23; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Rep. Hennessey, Graf. 1; Rep. Berrien, Rock. 18; Rep. Long, Hills. 10; Rep. M. Pearson, Rock. 34

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that the court may order a parent, guardian, or other caregiver to produce a child for an interview or evaluation required as part of an investigation of suspected abuse or neglect.

The bill is a request of the department of health and human services.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20-2829

05/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

AN ACT relative to investigatory interviews and evaluations under the child protection act.

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

1 New Section; Child Protection Act; Investigatory Interviews and Evaluations. Amend RSA 169-C by inserting after section 12-e the following new section:

169-C:12-f Investigatory Interviews and Evaluations. The court may order a parent, guardian, custodian, or other caregiver to produce a child for the purpose of an investigatory interview, including a multidisciplinary team interview in accordance with RSA 169-C:34-a or an interview or evaluation by any other expert necessary for the purpose of the investigation of suspected abuse or neglect.

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