1. (a) Any individual whose name is listed on the central registry who wishes to have their name removed from the central registry shall petition the New Hampshire circuit court of jurisdiction to have their name expunged from the central registry.

2. (b) Any petition brought forward shall be completed and filed as follows:

   1. (1) No petition to expunge shall be brought within one year from the date that the petitioner’s name was eligible to be entered on the central registry pursuant to RSA 169-C:35, V;
   2. (2) The petition shall be filed with the circuit court that heard the initial petition for child abuse or neglect or could have heard the petition;
   3. (3) The petition shall be filed on official and current New Hampshire judicial branch form “Petition to Expunge (Remove)” (NHJB-2135-DF), inclusive of a completed, applicable “Criminal Record Release Authorization” form as identified in Saf-C 5703, Table 5700-1 as required by the “Petition to Expunge” as an attachment;
   4. (4) The petitioner shall identify on the petition any and all founded reports the petitioner wishes to have expunged; and
   5. (5) The petition shall include any information the petitioner deems relevant.
3. (c) The petitioner shall acknowledge that through the submission of their petition, they authorize provision of any further information relevant to the petition to the court, from the district office that made the founded determination, including but not limited to any additional founded reports of child abuse or neglect.
4. (d) The department shall adhere to any order of the court received by the department pursuant to RSA 169-C:35.

5. (e) Court orders in (d) above shall be mailed to the following address:

   NH DCYF Central Registry

   129 Pleasant Street, Thayer Building

   Concord, NH 03301

6. (f) Upon the receipt of a copy of the court order granting a petition to expunge, the department shall remove the individual’s name from the central registry.
7. (g) Pursuant to RSA 169-C:35, V, if the petition is denied, no further petition shall be brought more frequently than every 3 years thereafter.

Source. #10692, eff 10-14-14 (from He-C 6430.05); ss by #14249, eff 5-10-25, EXPIRES: 5-10-35 (formerly He-C 6430.07)