{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-169-d-8","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 169-D:8","heading":"Temporary Custody.","body":"A child may be taken into temporary custody:\nI. Pursuant to a court order; or\nII. By a police officer or juvenile probation and parole officer when there are reasonable grounds to believe that a child has run away from his parents, guardian, or other custodian; or the circumstances are such as to endanger the child's health or welfare unless immediate action is taken.","path":["Title XII: PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE","Chapter 169-D: CHILDREN IN NEED OF SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/169-D/169-D-8.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T13:50:52Z","sha256":"d31ab81cd68352417f9b96edee844659fd5c59b1a83ef116df3bbdb64d36c597","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-169-d-7","next":"us-nh/rsa-169-d-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}