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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 149-I:10-a — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 149-I / Section 10-a
149-I:10-a Stormwater Utility Fund.
Status: in_force

I. The funds received from stormwater utility fees shall be kept as a separate and distinct fund to be known as the stormwater utility fund. Such fund shall be allowed to accumulate from year to year, shall not be commingled with town or city tax revenues, and shall not be deemed part of the municipality's general fund accumulated surplus. Such fund may be expended only for stormwater treatment, conveyance, and discharge systems. II. Except when a capital reserve fund is established pursuant to paragraph III, all stormwater utility funds shall be held in the custody of the municipal treasurer. Estimates of anticipated revenues and anticipated expenditures from the stormwater utility fund shall be submitted to the governing body as set forth in RSA 32:6 if applicable, and shall be included as part of the municipal budget submitted to the local legislative body for approval. If the municipality has a properly established stormwater utility commission, then notwithstanding RSA 41:29 or RSA 48:16, the treasurer shall pay out amounts from the stormwater utility fund only upon order of the stormwater utility commission. Expenditures shall be within amounts appropriated by the local legislative body. III. At the option of the local governing body, or of the stormwater utility commission if any, all or part of any surplus in the stormwater utility fund may be placed in one or more capital reserve funds and placed in the custody of the trustees of trust funds pursuant to RSA 35:7. If such a reserve fund is created, then the governing body, or stormwater utility commission if any, may expend such funds pursuant to RSA 35:15 without prior approval or appropriation by the local legislative body, but all such expenditures shall be reported to the municipality pursuant to RSA 149-I:25. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the establishment of other capital reserve funds for any lawful purpose relating to municipal water systems.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 473:10 — NH Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 473 / Section 10
473:10 Recovery.
Status: in_force

The person so building or repairing may demand and recover double the appraised value thereof of the delinquent party, with costs of suit, in an action of assumpsit.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-C:6 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-C / Section 6
79-C:6 Terms; Recording.
Status: in_force

Any easement acquired by the municipality pursuant to this chapter shall be for a minimum of 10 years. The easement terms shall include the method of assessment pursuant to RSA 79-C:7, the terms of expiration pursuant to RSA 79-C:8, II, and the terms of renewal pursuant to RSA 79-C:8, III. The local governing body shall provide for the recording of such easements with the register of deeds. Any costs of recording shall be the responsibility of the applicant.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 499:16 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 499 / Section 16
499:16 Clerk's Liability.
Status: in_force

The clerk shall be responsible for any neglect or official misconduct of his deputy, and shall pay all charges for his services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 28:13 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 28 / Section 13
28:13 Ineligibility to be Superintendent.
Status: in_force

No county commissioner shall be superintendent of the county farm or the county department of corrections, or administrator of the county nursing home.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:54 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 54
304-C:54 Classes of Members, Etc.
Status: in_force

I. An operating agreement may provide for classes or groups of members having such relative rights, powers, and duties as the operating agreement may provide. II. An operating agreement may make provision for the future creation, in the manner provided in the operating agreement, of additional classes or groups of members having such relative rights, powers, and duties as may be established from time to time under the operating agreement, including rights, powers, and duties senior to existing classes and groups of members.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 294-E:18 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 294-E / Section 18
294-E:18 Acceptance and Distribution of Electronic Records by Governmental Agencies.
Status: in_force

I. Except as otherwise provided in RSA 294-E:12, VI, the department of information technology, in cooperation with the secretary of state and the department of administrative services may develop standards by which a governmental agency may send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process, use, and rely upon electronic records and electronic signatures. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent municipalities from using electronic records or signatures. II. To the extent that a governmental agency uses electronic records and electronic signatures under paragraph I, the department of information technology, in cooperation with the secretary of state and the department of administrative services, giving due consideration to security, may create standards to specify: (a) The manner and format in which the electronic records may be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, and stored and the systems established for those purposes; (b) If electronic records must be signed by electronic means, the type of electronic signature, the manner and format in which the electronic signature should be affixed to the electronic record, and the identity of, or criteria that should be met by, any third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the process; (c) Control processes and procedures as appropriate to ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality, and auditability of electronic records; and (d) Any other required attributes for electronic records which are specified for corresponding nonelectronic records or reasonably necessary under the circumstances. III. Except as otherwise provided in RSA 294-E:12, VI, this chapter does not require a governmental agency of this state to use or permit the use of electronic records or electronic signatures.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-M:6 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-M / Section 6
126-M:6 Receipt of Funds.
Status: in_force

The council is authorized to receive funds from federal and state agencies and programs, private entities, charitable entities, and any other source.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 604-B:1 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 604-B / Section 1
604-B:1 Declaration of Purpose.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to continue a public defender program for representation of indigent criminal defendants in Belknap, Merrimack, Hillsborough and Rockingham counties and to extend that program to the remaining 6 counties in the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 399-B:6 — NH Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 399-B / Section 6
399-B:6 Repossession Procedure.
Status: in_force

Prior to or after any action by the seller or his agents to repossess consumer goods under the terms of any such conditional sales contract or contracts involving both previous and subsequent purchases which have not been fully paid, the seller must retroactively allocate all payments received under the contract or contracts to the various purchases in the same proportion or ratio as the original cash prices of the various purchases bear to one another. However, the amount of initial or down payment involved in each purchase shall be allocated in its entirety to such purchase. The result of such allocation shall be reported to the buyer who has the right to complete payment on any of the purchases consolidated in the conditional sales contract within 15 days from receipt of the allocation report from the seller. Any purchases upon which the payments have been so completed are exempt from repossession by the seller. Provisions of this section do not apply to sales involving equipment, parts, or other merchandise attached or affixed to goods previously purchased or repairs or services rendered by the seller in connection therewith at the buyer's request.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 507-H:5 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 507-H / Section 5
507-H:5 Consumer Agents.
Status: in_force

A consumer may designate another person to serve as the consumer's authorized agent, and act on such consumer's behalf, to opt-out of the processing of such consumer's personal data for one or more of the purposes specified in RSA 507-H:4, I(e). The consumer may designate such authorized agent by way of, among other things, a technology, including, but not limited to, an Internet link or a browser setting, browser extension or global device setting, indicating such consumer's intent to opt-out of such processing. A controller shall comply with an opt-out request received from an authorized agent if the controller is able to verify, with commercially reasonable effort, the identity of the consumer and the authorized agent's authority to act on such consumer's behalf.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 403-E:2 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 403-E / Section 2
403-E:2 Qualified Charitable Gift Annuity is Not Insurance.
Status: in_force

I. The issuance of a qualified charitable gift annuity does not constitute engaging in the business of insurance in this state. II. A charitable gift annuity issued before the effective date of this chapter shall be deemed to be a qualified charitable gift annuity for purposes of this chapter, and the issuance of that charitable gift annuity shall not constitute engaging in the business of insurance in this state, if the charitable organization issuing such annuity has given notice to the director pursuant to RSA 403-E:3, II(a).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:37 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 37
236:37 Authority to Sell; Deficit.
Status: in_force

The official shall have the same powers in making such sale as a collector of taxes has in the sale of property distrained by him, and shall be governed by the same rules; and, if the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to pay the sums specified in the warrant, he may recover the balance unpaid by action on the case against the person leaving the same.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 422:11 — NH Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 422 / Section 11
422:11 Suits Affecting.
Status: in_force

The construction, maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities is hereby declared a public governmental function, and no action or suit shall be brought or maintained against the state, or any county or municipality thereof, or its officers, agents, servants, or employees, in or about the construction, maintenance, operation, superintendence, or management of any air navigation facility.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 608:10 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 608 / Section 10
608:10 Committal by Surety.
Status: in_force

A surety in a recognizance to keep the peace may commit the principal to the common jail, and shall be discharged in the same manner as sureties in other recognizances in criminal cases.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 669:52 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 669 / Section 52
669:52 Nomination by Nomination Papers.
Status: in_force

As an alternative to nomination by party caucus, a candidate may have his name placed on a partisan town election ballot by submitting nomination papers. All the provisions of RSA 655:40-45 shall apply except that the duties performed by the secretary of state shall be performed by the town clerk. Fifty nomination papers shall be required for each town office for which a person files.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-B:9 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-B / Section 9
402-B:9 Form of License, Display.
Status: in_force

The insurance claims adjuster's license shall be in such form and contain such identifying information concerning the licensee as the commissioner of insurance shall prescribe. The licensee shall exhibit said license to each person, whether an insured, a claimant, a witness, a potential witness or any other informant with whom he may deal in the course of investigating or adjusting any claim or potential claim prior to any such dealings and shall identify the name of the company for which he works and the name of the insured.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-C:10 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-C / Section 10
293-C:10 Designation of Benefit Officer.
Status: in_force

I. A benefit corporation may have an officer designated the benefit officer. II. A benefit officer shall have: (a) The powers and duties relating to the purpose of the corporation to create general public benefit or specific public benefit provided: (1) By the bylaws; or (2) Absent controlling provisions in the bylaws, by resolutions or orders of the board of directors. (b) The duty to prepare the benefit report required by RSA 293-C:12.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402:83 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402 / Section 83
402:83 Applicability of Federal Law.
Status: in_force

No provisions of this title relating to investments shall be preempted by the provisions of the federal Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. § 77r-1). The provisions of this title specifically pertaining to, or otherwise affecting, investments of the type specified in the federal Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the provisions of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 334:45 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 334 / Section 45
334:45 Issuing Bill, False Statements.
Status: in_force

Any officer, agent or servant of a carrier who, with intent to defraud, issues or aids in issuing a bill for goods knowing that it contains any false statement shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651-A:21 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 651-A / Section 21
651-A:21 Final Discharge.
Status: in_force

I. Upon the expiration of the term of his maximum sentence, a paroled prisoner shall be entitled to receive a final discharge, provided that at the time of such expiration no proceedings are pending for his recommitment. Such proceedings shall be deemed to be pending when a warrant has been issued or an arrest has been made under RSA 651-A:15-a. II. For each parolee affected by this section, the board shall determine the amount of time the parolee was at liberty while in noncompliance with the terms and conditions of parole, as specified in RSA 651-A:19. The board may recommit the parolee to the state prison for a period not to exceed the amount of time so determined.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 417-D:2 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 417-D / Section 2
417-D:2 Low-Dose Mammography Coverage.
Status: in_force

I. Each insurer that issues or renews any policy of accident and health insurance providing benefits for hospital expense, medical-surgical expense, or major medical expense shall provide in each group or individual policy, contract, or certificate of insurance issued or renewed for persons who are residents of this state, coverage for screening by low-dose mammography for all women 35 years of age or older for the presence of occult breast cancer within the provisions of the policy, contract, or certificate. The coverage shall be as follows: (a) A baseline mammogram for women 35 to 39 years of age. (b) A mammogram every 1 to 2 years, even if no symptoms are present, for women 40 to 49 years of age. (c) An annual mammogram for women 50 years of age or older. II. Such benefits shall be at least as favorable as for other radiological examinations and subject to the same dollar limits, deductibles, and co-insurance factors.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 556:29 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 556 / Section 29
556:29 Two-Year Limitation.
Status: in_force

If no administration shall have been granted upon the estate of a deceased person within two years from the date of death, no creditor of the deceased shall thereafter be entitled to maintain any action or proceeding in any court to appropriate the real estate or interests therein of which the deceased died seized, to the payment or satisfaction in whole or in part of his claim against the estate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 228:24-a — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 228 / Section 24-a
228:24-a Motor Fuel Inventory.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner of transportation may purchase, through the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services, such amounts of motor fuels as may be necessary for the operation of an automated state fleet fuel distribution and records management system. The commissioner is further authorized to sell motor fuel from the motor fuel inventory to all departments and institutions of the state, political subdivisions of the state, eligible nonprofit corporations operating transportation under contract with the department of transportation for elderly or disabled persons, or for the general public and agencies of the federal government. The commissioner is authorized to assess a fair and equitable charge with respect to the sale of motor fuel sufficient to defray all administrative, transportation, storage, amortization, and other costs incurred by the department in administering this account. II. The commissioner shall only purchase diesel fuel that contains at least 5 percent biodiesel, as defined in RSA 362-A:1-a, I-b, except if such fuel is unavailable or is more costly than 100 percent petroleum diesel, in which case such purchase shall be at the discretion of the commissioner. The commissioner, when using such discretion, shall consider at a minimum any savings related to equipment maintenance and longevity that may result from biodiesel use. The commissioner is encouraged to purchase diesel fuels containing up to 20 percent biodiesel when such fuels are compatible with the vehicles served at given fuel depots. Any biodiesel blend purchased by the commissioner shall be made available as provided for in paragraph I.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:18-d — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 18-d
211:18-d Penalty for Misuse of Lobster and Crab License.
Status: in_force

Any person who furnishes to another person or permits another person to have or use a lobster and crab license issued to himself or any other person or changes or alters such license or uses a license issued to another person or makes a false statement in application to obtain said license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 429:7 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 429 / Section 7
429:7 Certifying Imports.
Status: in_force

No bees, or used bee supplies or equipment, shall be shipped or moved into the state without a certificate signed by a legally authorized inspector that they are free from any infectious or contagious disease. Bees and queen in mailing cages shall be considered as a colony for the purposes of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 438:6 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 438 / Section 6
438:6 Administration; Inspections.
Status: in_force

The functions, powers, and duties provided in this chapter are vested in the department of agriculture, markets, and food to be apprised and used by the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food as specified herein and as otherwise provided by law. Subject to the state personnel rules, and within the limits of available appropriations and funds, the commissioner may employ such inspectors and assistants and incur such expenses as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner or his inspectors, at his direction, shall at least once a year visit the various cities having local sealers and inspect their work and, in the performance of duties hereunder, he shall inspect, from time to time, the weights, measures, balances or any other weighing or measuring devices of any person, firm, or corporation in those cities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 202-A:11-b — NH Code / Title XVI / Chapter 202-A / Section 11-b
202-A:11-b Procedure for Adoption.
Status: in_force

I. A town desiring to permit its library to retain money received from its income-generating equipment under RSA 202-A:11-a may have the question placed on the warrant for a town meeting at which town officers are elected in the manner provided in RSA 39:3. Such question shall be presented for voter approval in the following manner: (a) A public hearing shall be held by the board of selectmen at least 15 but not more than 30 days before the date the question is to be voted. Notice of the hearing shall be posted in 2 public places in the town and published in a newspaper of general circulation at least 7 days prior to the hearing. (b) For a town which has an official ballot for the election of town officers, the officer who prepares the ballot shall place the question on such official ballot as it appears in subparagraph (d). (c) For a town which does not have an official ballot for the election of town officers, the clerk shall prepare a ballot in the form as provided in subparagraph (d). (d) The wording on the ballot shall be as follows: "Shall we permit the public library to retain all money it receives from its income-generating equipment to be used for general repairs and upgrading and for the purchase of books, supplies and income-generating equipment?" (e) Upon the ballot containing the question shall be printed the word "Yes" with a square near it at the right hand of the question; and immediately below the word "Yes" shall be printed the word "No" with a square near it at the right hand of the question. The voter desiring to vote upon the question shall make a cross in the square of the voter's choice. If no cross is made in a square beside the question, the ballot shall not be counted on the question. II. A city desiring to permit its library to retain money received from its income-generating equipment under RSA 202-A:11-a may have the question placed on the official ballot for any regular municipal election for the election of city officers upon a vote of the city council or upon submission of a petition signed by 5 percent of the registered voters of the city to the city council. Such question shall be presented to the voters in the following manner: (a) A public hearing shall be held by the city council at least 15 but not more than 30 days before the date the question is to be voted. Notice of the hearing shall be posted in 2 public places in the city and published in a newspaper of general circulation at least 7 days prior to the hearing. (b) The question shall be placed on the official ballot by the city clerk with the wording and in the form provided for in paragraph I(d). III. Upon approval of the question by a majority of those voting on the question, the provisions of RSA 202-A:11-a shall be deemed to have been adopted. IV. If after adoption of the provisions of RSA 202-A:11-a, any town or city desires to rescind its adoption, it may do so by referendum pursuant to paragraphs I or II by changing the wording in the question on the referendum.