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RSA 135-C:31-a · Annulment of Certain Records

Title: X: PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter: 135-C · NEW HAMPSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM
Status: current
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135-C:31-a Annulment of Certain Records. –

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If the district court finds that the petitioner has failed to meet the burden specified in RSA 135-C:31, I, all court documents pertaining to the petition, including the physician's, PA's, or APRN's certificate, and the complaint shall be sealed and the involuntary emergency admission shall be annulled.

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II.

Upon entry of an order of annulment:

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(a)

The person whose record is annulled shall be treated in all respects as if the person had never been the subject of an involuntary emergency admission.

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(b)

In any application for employment, license or other civil right or privilege, or in any appearance as a witness in any proceeding or hearing, a person may be questioned about a previous involuntary emergency admission only in terms such as "Have you ever been the subject of an involuntary emergency admission that has not been annulled by a court?" Source. 2002, 235:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. 2019, 278:5, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.

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Source note

Source. 2002, 235:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. 2019, 278:5, eff. Sept. 17, 2019.

Source history

2002, 235:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2003
2019, 278:5, eff. Sept. 17, 2019

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