New Hampshire Revised Statutes 169-B:36 – Penalty for Disclosure of Juvenile Records
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I. It shall be unlawful for any person to disclose court records or any part thereof to persons other than those persons entitled to access under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-B:35, except by court order. Any person who knowingly violates this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This prohibition shall not be construed to prevent publication as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-B:37.
II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, in cases involving a violent crime as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-B:35-a and when the petition is found to be true, the following information may be disclosed by the court clerk after the adjudicatory hearing:
(a) The name and address of the juvenile charged.
(b) The specific offense found by the court to be true.
(c) The custody status of the juvenile.
(d) The final disposition ordered by the court.
Information provided in subparagraphs (c) and (d) shall not identify the name or address of private providers of residential or other services to the juvenile.
II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, in cases involving a violent crime as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-B:35-a and when the petition is found to be true, the following information may be disclosed by the court clerk after the adjudicatory hearing:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 169-B:36
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
(a) The name and address of the juvenile charged.
(b) The specific offense found by the court to be true.
(c) The custody status of the juvenile.
(d) The final disposition ordered by the court.
Information provided in subparagraphs (c) and (d) shall not identify the name or address of private providers of residential or other services to the juvenile.