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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-C:29 (2026)

Persons Required to Report

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    169-C:29 Persons Required to Report. – Any physician, surgeon, county medical examiner, psychiatrist, resident, intern, dentist, osteopath, optometrist, chiropractor, psychologist, therapist, registered nurse, hospital personnel (engaged in admission, examination, care and treatment of persons), Christian Science practitioner, teacher, school official, school nurse, school counselor, social worker, day care worker, any other child or foster care worker, law enforcement official, priest, minister, or rabbi or any other person having reason to suspect that a child has been abused or neglected shall report the same in accordance with this chapter.

Source. 1979, 361:2, eff. Aug. 22, 1979.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases, 1984–2017 · leading case: Berry v. Watchtower Bible & Tract Soc'y of New York, Inc., 879 A.2d 1124 (N.H. 2005).
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Berry v. Watchtower Bible & Tract Soc'y of New York, Inc., 879 A.2d 1124 (N.H. 2005). · cites it 10× “Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged that Watchtower and Wilton Congregation were negligent in failing to report the suspected abuse (Count I); breached their fiduciary duties by failing to report it (Count II); breached their common law duties by failing to report the abuse as…”
Marquay v. Eno, 662 A.2d 272 (N.H. 1995). · cites it 4× “Relationship of Statutory Violation to Civil Liability The first certified question asks whether RSA 169-C:29, which, under penalty as a misdemeanor, requires that any person “having reason to suspect that a child has been abused or neglected shall report the same [to the…”
State v. Howland, 484 A.2d 1076 (N.H. 1984). · cites it 13× “1983) extends immunity from criminal prosecution solely to the “making of a report” of abuse, as required by RSA 169-C:29 (Supp. 1983), by those persons “having reason to suspect” child abuse or child neglect, and does not immunize the criminal conduct underlying the report.”
In re Bagley, 513 A.2d 331 (N.H. 1986). · cites it 3× “See RSA 169-C:29 to :39 (Supp. 1985). We grant the petition, vacate the decision, and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
State v. Willis, 75 A.3d 1068 (N.H. 2013). · cites it 2× “Finally, the trial court observed that the religious privilege is a qualified one under New Hampshire Rule of Evidence 505, which may yield to countervailing considerations, such as that reflected by the disclosure requirement under the Child Protection Act.”
State v. Jeremy M. Fiske, 171 A.3d 1234 (N.H. 2017). “See RSA 169-C:29, :30 (2014) (stating that any "psychiatrist, .”
Hungerford v. Jones, 722 A.2d 478 (N.H. 1998). “See RSA 169-C:29 (1994) (listing persons required to report child abuse); Note, Has Time Rewritten Every Line?: Recovered-Memory Therapy and the Potential Expansion of Psychotherapist Liability, 53 WASH.”
In re Doe, 564 A.2d 433 (N.H. 1989). “To effect the law’s purposes, RSA 169-C:29 (Supp. 1988) requires that physicians, psychological therapists and teachers, among others, “having reason to suspect that a child has been abused or neglected” report such circumstances to the bureau of child and family services…”
State v. Lowe, 665 A.2d 740 (N.H. 1995). · cites it 2× “The defendant argües that the statement was made solely for the purpose of fulfilling the doctor’s statutory reporting requirements, see RSA 169-C:29 (1994), and therefore does not fall within the hearsay exception.”
In re Bill F., 761 A.2d 470 (N.H. 2000). “See RSA 169-C:29, :30. That section does not apply to the present circumstances, where the petitioner challenges the State’s interference with his parental rights after his wife admitted neglect.”
Danielle (Graveline) Gauthier m/n/f Morgan Graveline v. Manchester Sch. Dist., SAU 37, 123 A.3d 1016 (N.H. 2015). “In Marquay , the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire certified to us certain questions of state law, including whether the child abuse reporting statute, see RSA 169-C:29 (2014), creates a private right of action and whether: New Hampshire common law…”
Bruzga's Case, 753 A.2d 608 (N.H. 2000). “RSA 169-C:29 (1994). Despite this obligation, we conclude that the referee’s finding of misconduct is supported by the record.”
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