New Hampshire § 171-B-2 - Section 171-B:2 Involuntary Admission Standard.

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§ 171-B-2. Section 171-B:2 Involuntary Admission Standard.

The standard to be used by a court, physician, psychologist or psychiatrist in determining whether a person should be admitted on an involuntary basis shall be whether: I. The person has been charged with a felony involving serious bodily injury or the use of a deadly weapon, or with aggravated felonious sexual assault (other than pursuant to RSA 632-A:2, I(h)) or felonious sexual assault, or with arson pursuant to RSA 634:1, II or III; II. A district court, superior court, or grand jury has found that probable cause exists that the person committed a felony as set forth in paragraph I; III. The person is determined to be not competent to stand trial; IV. The person has an intellectual disability, as defined in the most current edition of the Diagnostic Manual-Intellectual Disability developed by the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed in association with the American Psychiatric Association; and V. The person has a condition or behavior as a result of which the person poses a potentially serious likelihood of danger to others or a potentially serious threat of engaging in acts which would constitute arson as evidenced by a specific act or actions which may include such act or actions giving rise to the felony charge according to RSA 171-B:2, I.

Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 171-B-2 ("Section 171-B:2 Involuntary Admission Standard.") 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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