New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:35 – Petition of Responsible Person
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:35
- Mental illness: means a substantial impairment of emotional processes, or of the ability to exercise conscious control of one's actions, or of the ability to perceive reality or to reason, when the impairment is manifested by instances of extremely abnormal behavior or extremely faulty perceptions. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 135-C:2
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- 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
Any responsible person may petition for a hearing relative to the need for admission on an involuntary basis of another person due to mental illness under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:36.