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Committee clarifies court authority over juvenile conditional-release violations
Summary
The House Children and Family Law Committee advanced SB 412 to clarify that when a violation of conditions of a juvenile's conditional release is filed during the release period, the court retains jurisdiction to hear and modify conditions even if the hearing occurs after the release expires.
Chairwoman DeSimone opened the hearing on SB 412 and Representative Kim Rice introduced the bill on behalf of Senator Victoria Sullivan and at the request of the Department of Health and Human Services. The measure seeks to amend statutory definitions in RSA 169-B and related sections to remove uncertainty about when a court may act on violations of conditional release.
Why it matters: Attorneys from DCYF told the committee that some family court judges have concluded they lacked…
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