CHAPTER 151

HB 313 – FINAL VERSION

2Mar2011… 0354h

25May2011… 1955EBA

2011 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 313

AN ACT requiring parental consent for court referral of a minor to a juvenile diversion program.

SPONSORS: Rep. Soltani, Merr 8

COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law

ANALYSIS

This bill requires parental consent for court referral of a minor to a juvenile diversion program.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

2Mar2011… 0354h

25May2011… 1955EBA

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09/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT requiring parental consent for court referral of a minor to a juvenile diversion program.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

151:1 Delinquent Children; Juvenile Diversion Program; Parental Consent. Amend RSA 169-B:10, III(c) to read as follows:

(c) The minor and the parents, guardian, or other custodian give knowing, informed, and voluntary consent [with the knowledge that consent is not obligatory].

151:2 Children in Need of Services; Diversion Program; Parental Consent. Amend RSA 169-D:9, II(c) to read as follows:

(c) The child and parent, guardian, or other custodian give knowing, informed, and voluntary consent [with the knowledge that consent is not obligatory].

151:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2012.

Approved: June 8, 2011

Effective Date: January 1, 2012