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New Hampshire · Through 2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025

RSA 161-F:53: Entry of Premises.

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  1. Title XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
  2. Chapter 161-F: ELDERLY AND ADULT SERVICES
  3. Protective Services to Adults

If either a vulnerable adult reported or suspected of being abused, neglected, or exploited refuses, or a caretaker or caregiver refuses, to allow the representative of the department entrance to the premises for the purpose of investigating a report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, the probate court, in the county where the adult is found, upon a finding of probable cause, may order an authorized representative of the commissioner, a police officer, or other authorized individual to enter said premises in furtherance of such investigation.

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