Section 169-D:13 Release Pending Adjudicatory Hearing. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. Following the initial appearance, a child alleged to be in need of services may be ordered by the court subject to such conditions as the court may order, to be:
      (a) Retained in the custody of a parent, guardian, or custodian; or
      (b) Released in the supervision and care of a relative; or
      (c) Released to the custody of the department of health and human services for placement in a foster home, as defined in RSA 169-C:3, XIII, a group home, a crisis home, or a shelter care facility with expenses chargeable as provided in RSA 169-D:29.
      (d) [Repealed.]
   II. The adjudicatory hearing shall be held within 21 days of the initial appearance.
   III. All orders issued pursuant to this section shall set forth the findings as to the form of release or any conditions in writing and shall state any custody provisions under paragraph I.

Source. 1979, 361:2. 1982, 39:16. 2001, 117:7, eff. Aug. 25, 2001. 2007, 325:13, 15, IV, eff. July 16, 2007.