New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-E:46 – Injunctive Relief
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 170-E:46
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
Any person may institute in any court of competent jurisdiction an action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate any violation of this subdivision or of the rules adopted under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-E:34; and the court shall adjudge relief, by way of injunction, which may be mandatory or otherwise as may be proper under all the facts and circumstances of the case, in order fully to effectuate the purpose of this subdivision and the rules adopted under it. In a prosecution under this subdivision, a defendant who relies upon the relationship of any child to himself has the burden of proof as to that relationship.