TABLE
OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER Gal 100
ORGANIZATIONAL RULES
PART Gal 100 PURPOSE
Section Gal 101.01 Purpose
PART Gal 102 DEFINITIONS
Section Gal 102.01 Board
Section Gal 102.02 Court Appointed Special Advocates of
Section Gal 102.03 Child
Section Gal 102.04 Recipient of Services
PART Gal 103 DESCRIPTION OF THE BOARD AND THE BOARD
MEMBERS
Section Gal 103.01 Composition of the Board
Section Gal 103.02 Quorum
Section Gal 103.03 Officers
Section Gal 103.04 Responsibilities of the Board
Section Gal 103.05 Board Meetings and Notice
Section Gal 103.06 Ineligibility of Board Members to Participate
Section Gal 103.07 Minutes of Board Meetings
Section Gal 103.08 Public Access to Minutes
PART Gal 104 PUBLIC REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
Section Gal 104.01 Office Location and Mailing Address,
Telephone Number and Number for TTY/TDD Users and Website
Section Gal 104.02 Communications with the Board
Section Gal 104.03 Public Access to Records
CHAPTER Gal 200 PROCEDURAL RULES
PART Gal 201 DEFINITIONS
Section Gal 201.01 Definitions
PART Gal 202 DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF RULES
Section Gal 202.01 Principles of Dispute Resolution
Section Gal 202.02 Construction of Rules
Section Gal 202.03 Right to a Hearing
PART Gal 203 ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT
Section Gal 203.01 Procedures for Submission and Initial
Processing of Allegations of Misconduct by Certified and Formerly Certified
Guardians ad Litem
Section Gal 203.02 Procedures and Investigations Upon Filing of
Complaints
Section Gal 203.03 Dismissal of Complaints and Oral Argument on
Dismissal or Nonacceptance of Complaints
PART Gal 204 CONDUCT OF HEARINGS BY PRESIDING OFFICER;
WAIVER OF RULES
Section Gal 204.01 Presiding Officer
Section Gal 204.02 Withdrawal and Recusal of Presiding Officer
Section Gal 204.03 Waiver or Suspension of Rules by Presiding
Officer or Board
PART Gal 205 TIME PERIODS
Section Gal 205.01 Computation of Time
PART Gal 206 FILING, FORMAT AND DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS
Section Gal 206.01 Date of Issuance or Filing
Section Gal 206.02 Format of Documents
Section Gal 206.03 Delivery of Documents
PART Gal 207 MOTIONS AND OBJECTIONS
Section Gal 207.01 Motions; Objections to Motions; Ruling on
Motions
PART Gal 208 COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDINGS;
APPEARANCES; PRE-HEARING CONFERENCES; RECORDING THE HEARING
Section Gal 208.01 Commencement of Adjudicative Proceedings
Section Gal 208.02 Complaints and Disciplinary Proceedings
Section Gal 208.03 Appearances
Section Gal 208.04 Prehearing Conference
Section Gal 208.05 Recording the Hearing
PART Gal 209 INTERVENTION; ROLES OF COMPLAINANTS AND BOARD
STAFF
Section Gal 209.01 Intervention Procedure
Section Gal 209.02 Effect on Intervention and Rights of an Intervenor
Section Gal 209.03 Role of Complainants and Board Staff
PART Gal 210 CONTINUANCES AND FAILURE TO ATTEND HEARING
Section Gal 210.01 Continuances
Section Gal 210.02 Failure of a Party to Attend or Participate
in the Hearing
PART Gal 211 CONFIDENTIALITY ORDERS AND REQUESTS FOR
INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS
Section Gal 211.01 Voluntary Production of Information
Section Gal 211.02 Motions to Compel Production of Information
and Documents
Section Gal 211.03 Orders Under RSA 490-C:5-b
Section Gal 211.04 Mandatory Pre-Hearing Disclosure of Witnesses
and Exhibits
Section Gal 211.05 Requests for Additional Confidentiality
Orders
PART Gal 212 HEARING PROCEDURE
Section Gal 212.01 Standard and Burden of Proof
Section Gal 212.02 Order of Testimony; Cross-Examination
Section Gal 212.03 Evidence
Section Gal 212.04 Proposed Findings of Fact and Rulings of Law
Section Gal 212.05 Closing the Record
Section Gal 212.06 Reopening the Record
Section Gal 212.07 Disposition
Section Gal 212.08 Rehearing
PART Gal 213 SETTLEMENTS
Section Gal 213.01 Settlement of Some or All Issues in a Dispute
PART Gal 214 RULEMAKING
Section Gal 214.01 Petitions for Rulemaking
Section Gal 214.02 Disposition of Petitions for Rulemaking
PART Gal 215 PUBLIC COMMENT HEARINGS
Section Gal 215.01 Purpose
Section Gal 215.02 Public Access and Participation
Section Gal 215.03 Limitations on Public Participation
Section Gal 215.04 Media Access
Section Gal 215.05 Conduct of Public Comment Hearings
PART Gal 216 DECLARATORY RULINGS
Section Gal 216.01 Purpose of Declaratory Rulings
Section Gal 216.02 Petitions for Declaratory Rulings
Section Gal 216.03 Supplementary Material Submitted in Support
of Petitions for Declaratory Ruling
Section Gal 216.04 Processing Petitions for Declaratory Rulings
Section Gal 216.05 Issuance, Publication and Effect on
Declaratory Rulings
PART Gal 217 EXPLANATION OF ADOPTED RULES
Section Gal 217.01 Requests for Explanation of Adopted Rules
Section Gal 217.02 Contents of Explanation
CHAPTER Gal 300
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
PART Gal 301 DEFINITIONS
Section Gal 301.01 Accredited College or University
Section Gal 301.02 Address of the Applicant’s Guardian ad
Litem Business
Section Gal 301.03 Central Registry of Founded Abuse and
Neglect Reports
Section Gal 301.04 Certifying Board
Section Gal 301.05 Community Activity
Section Gal 301.06 Permanency Hearing
Section Gal 301.07 Related Educational Experience
Section Gal 301.08 Shadow Training
Section Gal 301.09 Telephone Number of the Applicant’s
Guardian ad Litem Business
PART Gal 302 APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Section Gal 302.01 Application Process
Section Gal 302.02 Application Form
Section Gal 302.03 Required Supporting Materials
Section Gal 302.04 Letters of Reference
PART Gal 303 QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION
Section Gal 303.01 Requirements for Certification
Section Gal 303.02 Training Requirements
Section Gal 303.03 Applicability of Qualification
Provisions
PART Gal 304 FEES
Section Gal 304.01 Fee Schedule
CHAPTER Gal 400 CONTINUED STATUS
PART Gal 401 RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION
Section Gal 401.01 Procedure for Renewal of Existing
Certification
Section Gal 401.02 Procedures for Reinstatement of
Certification
Section Gal 401.03 Certification Renewal Process
Section Gal 401.04 Certification Reinstatement Process
Section Gal 401.05 Denial of Renewal
Section Gal 401.06 Denial of Reinstatement
Section Gal 401.07 Renewal Application Form
Section Gal 401.08 Reinstatement Application Form
Section Gal 401.09 Required Supporting Materials for
Renewal Certification
Section Gal 401.10 Required Supporting Materials for
Reinstatement
Section Gal 401.11 General Qualifications for Renewal
Section Gal 401.12 Temporary Certification for Purposes
of Completion of Appointment
Section Gal 401.13 Qualifications for Reinstatement
PART Gal 402 REVOCATION, SUSPENSION AND OTHER
SANCTIONS
Section Gal 402.01 Types of Sanctions
Section Gal 402.02 Standard for Imposition of Penalties
and Sanctions
Section Gal 402.03 Revocation of Certification
Section Gal 402.04 Suspension of Certification
Section Gal 402.05 Alternative to Suspension in Cases
Involving a Formerly Certified Guardian ad Litem
Section Gal 402.06 Length of Suspensions and Amount of
Fine
PART Gal 403 CONTINUING EDUCATION
Section Gal 403.01 Continuing Education Requirements
Section Gal 403.02 Nature of Continuing Education
Section Gal 403.03 Specific Activities Qualifying for
Continuing Education Credits
Section Gal 403.04 Training Approved as Qualifying for
Continuing Education Credits
Section Gal 403.05 Additional Activities Qualifying for
Continuing Education Credits
Section Gal 403.06 Procedure for Obtaining Approval for
Unlisted Activities
Section Gal 403.07 Content of Review Courses Used for
Continuing Education Credit
Section Gal 403.08 Mentoring as Continuing Education
Section Gal 403.09 Retention of Continuing Education
Records by Guardians ad Litem
PART Gal 404 ONGOING REQUIREMENTS
Section Gal 404.01 Updating of Information and Provision
of Information Upon Request of the Board
Section Gal 404.02 Resignation or Surrender of
Certification
Section Gal 404.03 Applicability of Qualification
Provisions
CHAPTER Gal 500
ETHICAL STANDARDS AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
PART Gal 501 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
Section Gal 501.01 Purpose
Section Gal 501.02 Scope
PART Gal 502 DEFINITIONS
Section Gal 502.01 Appointing Court
Section Gal 502.02 Central Registry of Founded Abuses and
Neglect Reports
Section Gal 502.03 Constituent
Section Gal 502.04 Elected Official
Section Gal 502.05 Frivolous
Section Gal 502.06 Good Faith
Section Gal 502.07 Party
Section Gal 502.08 Publicly-Funded Case
Section Gal 502.09 Specific Court
Section Gal 502.10 Writing
PART Gal 503 GENERAL ETHICAL STANDARDS AND
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
Section Gal 503.01 Applicability of Sanctions for
Violations of Ethical Standards and Standards of Practice
Section Gal 503.02 General Obligations of All Guardians ad
Litem
Section Gal 503.03 Timeliness
Section Gal 503.04 Competency
Section Gal 503.05 Advocacy
Section Gal 503.06 Disclosures, Conflicts of Interest and
Appearances of Impropriety
Section Gal 503.07 Business Transactions
Section Gal 503.08 Special Rules Regarding Guardians ad
Litem Who are Elected Officials
Section Gal 503.09 Communication of Information About
Services and Qualifications
Section Gal 503.10 Fees
Section Gal 503.11 Gathering and Reporting Facts and
Other Information
Section Gal 503.12 Meetings and Communications With and
Regarding the Recipient of Services
Section Gal 503.13 Duties to Persons Other than
Recipients of Service and GAL Communications Regarding Cases
Section Gal 503.14 Termination of Representation
Section Gal 503.15 Provision of Information to the Board
and the Appointing Court
Section Gal 503.16 Reporting of Certain Conduct of
Another Guardian ad Litem
Section Gal 503.17 Cooperation in Investigations and
Compliance with Board Procedures and Orders
PART Gal 504 OBLIGATIONS IN PARTICULAR KINDS OF
CASES
Section Gal 504.01 Specific Duties in Abuse and Neglect
Cases
Section Gal 504.02 Specific Duties in Criminal Cases
Section Gal 504.03 Specific Duties in Domestic Relations
Cases
Section Gal 504.04 Specific Duties in Cases Involving
Termination of Parental Rights, Adoption and Guardianship
PART Gal 505 RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS
Section Gal 505.01 Records
Section Gal 505.02 Accounts