Bill Text: NH HB1475 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to the procedure for filing a protective order.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-06 - Refer for Interim Study: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 03/06/2018 House Journal 6 P. 5 [HB1475 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1475-Introduced.html
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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 RSA 173-B:3, II is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: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.
