New Hampshire Revised Statutes 169-C:12-a – Testimony During Abuse and Neglect Proceedings
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 169-C:12-a
- Child: means any person who has not reached his eighteenth birthday. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 169-C:3
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 169-C:3
- 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
Testimony by parents who are the subject of an abuse and neglect petition and who are alleged to have abused or neglected a child, which is given during proceedings under this chapter or during a fair hearing conducted by the department, shall not be admissible in criminal proceedings relating to such abuse or neglect allegations.