Section 354-B:2 Civil Action by Attorney General. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. Whenever the attorney general has probable cause to believe that any person has violated any provision of this chapter, the attorney general may bring a civil action for injunctive or other appropriate equitable relief.
   II. The civil action brought by the attorney general shall be filed in the superior court or, in the case of a child under the age of 17, either in superior court or the district court in the county or judicial district where the alleged violator resides or where the alleged conduct occurred. In the case of a child under the age of 17, all such proceedings shall be confidential.
   III. Testimony given during civil proceedings held under this chapter by a person alleged to have violated any provision of this chapter shall not be admissible in a criminal proceeding against that person when the criminal proceeding is based on the same event.
   IV. In a civil action brought under this chapter, the attorney general shall have the burden of proving the violation by clear and convincing evidence.

Source. 1999, 325:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.