I. For proceedings under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:27-33, jurisdiction is vested in the district court of the city or town where the person is detained.
II. For proceedings under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:34-54, jurisdiction is vested in the probate court in the county where the person sought to be admitted resides or is detained. For a client who is subject to an order for involuntary admission under this chapter, jurisdiction for a hearing held pursuant to this chapter is vested in the probate court for the county where the receiving facility that has been treating the client most recently is located, unless the court making the initial involuntary admission order has specifically retained jurisdiction over such person.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:20

  • 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.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Receiving facility: means a treatment facility which is designated by the commissioner to accept for care, custody, and treatment persons involuntarily admitted to the state mental health services system. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2