TITLE XII
PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE

CHAPTER 173-C
CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN VICTIMS AND COUNSELORS

Section 173-C:10

    173-C:10 Counselor's Duty to Report Child Abuse. – The domestic violence or sexual assault counselor shall have the same reporting duties under RSA 169-C:29 as other professionals, providing that this duty shall not apply where a minor is seeking relief pursuant to RSA 173-B:3 for abuse by a spouse or former spouse of the minor, or by an intimate partner who is not related to the minor by consanguinity or affinity. As used in this section, "abuse" and "intimate partners" shall be as defined in RSA 173-B:1.

Source. 1985, 98:1. 1994, 259:11, eff. June 2, 1994.