Chapter 169-C - CHILD PROTECTION ACT
- Section 169-C:1 - Short Title
- Section 169-C:2 - Purpose
- Section 169-C:3 - Definitions
- Section 169-C:3-a - Rulemaking
- Section 169-C:4 - Jurisdiction, Continued Jurisdiction, Modification
- Section 169-C:5 - Venue
- Section 169-C:6 - Protective Custody
- Section 169-C:6-a - Emergency Interim Relief
- Section 169-C:6-b - Child's Welfare and Findings Regarding Removal
- Section 169-C:7 - Petition
- Section 169-C:7-a - Petition for Protective Order Filed on Behalf of Minor
- Section 169-C:8 - Issuance of Summons and Notice
- Section 169-C:8-a - Notice of Petition to Department of Health and Human Services
- Section 169-C:9 - Failure to Appear; Warrant
- Section 169-C:10 - Attorneys and Guardians Ad Litem
- Section 169-C:10-a - [Repealed]
- Section 169-C:11 - Subpoena
- Section 169-C:12 - Evidence
- Section 169-C:12-a - Testimony During Abuse and Neglect Proceedings
- Section 169-C:12-b - Filing Reports, Evaluations, and Other Records
- Section 169-C:12-c - Medical Examinations of Child
- Section 169-C:12-d - Court-Ordered Alcohol and Drug Testing
- Section 169-C:12-e - [Repealed]
- Section 169-C:12-f - Rebuttable Presumption of Harm
- Section 169-C:12-g - Investigatory Interviews and Evaluations
- Section 169-C:13 - Burden of Proof
- Section 169-C:14 - Hearings Not Open to the Public
- Section 169-C:14-a - Records of Hearings
- Section 169-C:15 - Preliminary Hearing
- Section 169-C:16 - Preliminary Disposition
- Section 169-C:17 - Consent Order
- Section 169-C:18 - Adjudicatory Hearing
- Section 169-C:19 - Dispositional Hearing
- Section 169-C:19-a - Out-of-District Placement
- Section 169-C:19-b - Presumption in Favor of In-State Placements
- Section 169-C:19-c - Court Order for Services, Placements, and Programs Required for Minors From Certain Providers Qualified for Third-Party Payment
- Section 169-C:19-d - Visitation With Siblings
- Section 169-C:19-e - Custody Hearing for Parent Not Charged With Abuse or Neglect
- Section 169-C:19-f - Placement in a Qualified Residential Treatment Program
- Section 169-C:20 - Disposition of a Child With a Disability
- Section 169-C:20-a - Notice to School District of Out-of-Home Placement; Development of Transition Plan
- Section 169-C:21 - Final Order
- Section 169-C:21-a - Violation of Protective Order; Penalty
- Section 169-C:22 - Modification of Dispositional Orders
- Section 169-C:23 - Standard for Return of Child in Placement
- Section 169-C:24 - Periodic Review Hearings
- Section 169-C:24-a - Petition for Termination of Parental Rights Required; Reasonable Efforts to Reunify
- Section 169-C:24-b - Permanency Hearings
- Section 169-C:24-c - Post-Permanency Hearings
- Section 169-C:25 - Confidentiality
- Section 169-C:25-a - Access to Medical Records
- Section 169-C:26 - Continuances
- Section 169-C:27 - Liability for Expenses
- Section 169-C:28 - Appeals
- Section 169-C:28-a - [Repealed]
- REPORTING LAW (§§ 169-C:29 — 169-C:39)
- PREVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 169-C:39-a — 169-C:39-j)
- COMMISSION TO REVIEW CHILD ABUSE FATALITIES (§ 169-C:39-k)
- CHILD ABUSE SPECIALIZED MEDICAL EVALUATION PROGRAM (§ 169-C:39-l)
- SEVERABILITY (§ 169-C:40)