New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-C - Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
Chapter He-C 6400 - PROGRAM AND SERVICE INFORMATION
Part He-C 6430 - CENTRAL REGISTRY
Section He-C 6430.07 - Expungement

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-C 6430.07

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Any individual whose name is listed on the central registry who wishes to have his or her name removed from the central registry shall petition the New Hampshire circuit court of jurisdiction to have his or her name expunged from the central registry.

(b) Any petition brought forward shall be completed and filed as follows:

(1) No petition to expunge shall be brought within one year from the date that the petitioner's name was eligible to be entered on the central registry;

(2) The petition shall be filed with the circuit court that heard the initial petition for child abuse and/or neglect or could have heard the petition;

(3) The petition shall be filed on official and current NH circuit court form "Petition to Expunge (Remove) " (NHJB-2135-DF), inclusive of a completed current NH department of safety "Criminal Record Release Authorization Form" (DSSP256) as required by the "Petition to Expunge" as an attachment;

(4) The petitioner shall identify on the petition any and all founded reports the petitioner wishes to have expunged; and

(5) The petition shall include any information the petitioner deems relevant.

(c) The petitioner shall acknowledge that through the submission of his or her petition, he or she authorizes provision of any further information relevant to the petition to the court, from the district office that made the founded determination, including but not limited to any additional founded reports of child abuse and/or neglect.

(d) The department shall adhere to any order of the court received by the department pursuant to RSA 165-C:35.

(e) Court orders in (d) above shall be mailed to the following address:

NH DCYF Central Registry

129 Pleasant Street, Thayer Building

Concord, NH 03301

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