{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-639-a-4","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 639-A:4","heading":"Protective Custody for Health Screening; Reports Required.","body":"I. A peace officer shall, pursuant to RSA 169-C:6, take any child present in an area where any of the activities described in RSA 639-A:2 are taking place into protective custody. Upon taking a child into protective custody, the peace officer shall follow the procedures outlined in RSA 169-C:6 and shall report the matter to the department of health and human services as a suspected incident of abuse or neglect under RSA 169-C:29. The department shall investigate the report in accordance with RSA 169-C:34 and shall, as part of its investigation, screen the child for possible health concerns related to exposure to a controlled substance or substances, except pursuant to a valid prescription as defined by RSA 318-B:1, XXVIII.\nII. If a peace officer does not take a child into protective custody under this section, but has reason to believe that the child may have been exposed to a controlled substance or substances, except pursuant to a valid prescription as defined by RSA 318-B:1, XXVIII, the peace officer shall report the matter to the department of health and human services as a suspected incident of abuse or neglect under RSA 169-C:29. The department shall investigate the report in accordance with RSA 169-C:34 and may, as part of its investigation, screen the child for possible health concerns related to exposure to a controlled substance or substances, except pursuant to a valid prescription as defined by RSA 318-B:1, XXVIII.","path":["Title LXII: CRIMINAL CODE","Chapter 639-A: CONTROLLED DRUG-RELATED CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXII/639-A/639-A-4.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:29:57Z","sha256":"e79ca3be49920bd34e7ee05f641d1468845bd7e56475578a9f7993a9e62bae4c","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-639-a-3","next":"us-nh/rsa-639-a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}