New Hampshire § 169-B-33 - Section 169-B:33 Religious Preference.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 169-B-33 — Section 169-B:33 Religious Preference., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 169-B-33. Section 169-B:33 Religious Preference.
The court and officials, in placing minors, shall, as far as practicable, place them in the care and custody of some individual holding the same religious beliefs as the minor or the parents of said minor, or with some association which is controlled by persons of like religious faith. No minor under the supervision of any state institution shall be denied the free exercise of the minor's own religion or the religion of the parents, whether living or dead, nor the liberty of worshipping God according thereto.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 169-B-33 ("Section 169-B:33 Religious Preference.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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