RSA 169-B:16 Adjudicatory Hearing.
Title: XII - PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE
Chapter: 169-B - DELINQUENT CHILDREN
I. An adjudicatory hearing under this chapter shall be conducted by the court, separate from the trial of criminal cases.
II. Following arraignment, the court shall proceed to hear the case in accordance with the due process rights afforded a minor charged with delinquency. The prosecution shall present witnesses to testify in support of the petition and any other evidence necessary to support the petition. The minor shall have the right to present evidence and witnesses on behalf of the minor and to cross-examine adverse witnesses. The provisions of RSA 613:3, I, relative to the summoning of out-of-state witnesses, shall apply to the proceedings.
III. If the court finds the minor has committed the alleged offense, it shall, unless a report done on the same minor less th