New Hampshire Revised Statutes 621:34 – Reimbursement for Transportation Costs
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 621:34
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
When a child who is committed to the center escapes or is in violation of the parole agreement by being absent from placement, and is apprehended at a distance from the center requiring expenditure of funds for transportation to the center, the commissioner may petition a court having jurisdiction to conduct a hearing under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 621:31 to assess reimbursement for travel expenses.