FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:77-b — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 77-b
167:77-b Performance Measurement System.
Status: in_force

I. The department shall establish a performance measurement system designed to assist the department in meeting the goals of the TANF reauthorization program, including a mission statement identifying values that focus on qualitative outcomes. The measurement system shall be adopted on or before January 1, 2008. The system shall include: measurement and tracking of individual employee performance; tracking and analysis of programmatic outcomes; and tracking of other data or information otherwise useful in establishing success in moving clients into work participation, as defined by federal law. The department shall, for each indicator, develop performance and benchmark scores that reflect normal or expected performance. In developing these indicators, the department shall consult with the oversight committee on health and human services, established in RSA 126-A:13. II. The department shall prepare an annual report that includes data and comparison with prior years and indicates normal or expected performance levels. Each annual report shall be submitted to the oversight committee on health and human services, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the governor, and the appropriate legislative policy committees. The first such report shall be submitted by December 15, 2007.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 568:41 — NH Code / Title LVII / Chapter 568 / Section 41
568:41 Fraud.
Status: in_force

A discharge shall not be granted, nor if granted be valid, if the debtor has wilfully sworn falsely as to any material fact in the course of the proceedings or if he has fraudulently concealed any part of his estate, or any books or writings relating thereto; if, being insolvent and having sufficient cause to believe himself so, the debtor has, within 6 months before the beginning of the proceedings, obtained on credit any money, goods, chattels or other thing of value with intent not to pay for the same, has destroyed, altered, mutilated or falsified any of his books, documents, papers, writings or securities or been privy thereto, or has made any fraudulent payment, gift, transfer, conveyance or assignment of any part of his property or spent any part thereof in gaming; if, having knowledge that a person has proved a false debt against his estate, the debtor has not disclosed the same to his assignee within one month after such knowledge; or if the debtor has procured the assent of any creditor to the discharge by pecuniary consideration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 179:41 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 179 / Section 41
179:41 Gifts of Beverage or Liquor.
Status: in_force

A licensee may exchange a coupon, ticket or check for beverages or liquor in connection with an admission price or fee if the licensee has obtained prior approval of the commission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 330-A:33 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 330-A / Section 33
330-A:33 Prior Certification.
Status: in_force

Any psychologist, pastoral psychotherapist, clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or clinical mental health counselor who was certified on July 1, 1998, under the provisions of former RSA 330-A, shall be issued a license in the respective discipline by the board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:30 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 30
266:30 Trailer Brakes.
Status: in_force

I. No motor vehicle trailer or semi-trailer shall be driven on the ways of this state unless equipped with adequate brakes in good working order and sufficient to control the said vehicle at all times. No house trailer weighing in excess of 1,500 pounds shall be driven on the ways of this state unless so equipped. II. This section shall not apply to: (a) A motor vehicle trailer or semi-trailer with a gross weight of less than 3,000 pounds if the axle weight of the towed vehicle does not exceed 40 percent of the sum of the rated axle weights of the towing vehicle. (b) Wood-sawing machines, log splitters, cement mixers, compressors, tar kettles, conveyors, devices of 2 wheels used by public utilities for the transportation of cables or poles not exceeding 6 in number, road rollers and sweepers, thawing devices, or refreshment booths on wheels towed not more than 2 miles at any one time, only if being driven in intrastate commerce on the ways of New Hampshire.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 438:26-a — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 438 / Section 26-a
438:26-a Grocery Stores; Prices.
Status: in_force

I. In this section, the term "grocery store" means any establishment or section of an establishment where food and food products are offered to the consumer and intended for off-premise consumption. The term includes delicatessens that offer prepared food in bulk quantities only. The term does not include establishments which handle only prepackaged, non-potentially hazardous foods; roadside markets that offer only fresh fruits and fresh vegetables for sale; food service establishments; or food beverage vending machines. II. Any person who offers items for sale in a grocery store shall mark clearly upon the package of each item sold in packaged form the price of such item, or shall place under the shelf containing the item a uniform shelf tag, or a larger sign indicating item price. III. A uniform shelf tag shall include: (a) The regular price of each individual item. The price numbers shall be at least 7/16 of an inch in height; (b) The unit price; and (c) The name of the item or a description of the item. IV. The following items shall not require individual prices: (a) Cold beverages. (b) Snack items packaged in individual sizes and designed for immediate consumption. V. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, regarding: (a) The pricing of items by grocery stores under this section. (b) The definition of snack items excepted from the requirements of this section under subparagraph IV(b).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 228-A:11 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 228-A / Section 11
228-A:11 Investment of Funds.
Status: in_force

Moneys in any fund or account created under the provisions of this chapter, subject to the terms and provisions of any trust or security agreement or resolution applicable thereto, may be invested in accordance with RSA 6:7 and RSA 6:8. Except as otherwise provided by any such trust or security agreement or resolution, obligations so purchased as an investment of moneys in said fund or account shall be deemed at all times to be a part of said fund or account, and the interest thereon and any profit arising on the sale thereof shall be credited to said fund or account, and any loss resulting on the sale thereof shall be charged to said fund or account, respectively.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:2 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 2
236:2 Control Regulations Filed.
Status: in_force

Regulations controlling traffic by such stop signs, devices, or signals shall be filed with the department of transportation and shall be open to public inspection.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 500-A:2 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 500-A / Section 2
500-A:2 Preparation of Master Jury List.
Status: in_force

The office shall annually provide to the clerk of court a master jury list for each county or judicial district thereof. A duplicate list shall be retained by the office. Voter lists and department of safety lists, as well as the master jury list, are confidential documents to be used by the office and the respective trial courts only for purposes of jury selection. Voter lists shall contain only the names and addresses of persons listed; additional information, such as date of birth, shall be available to the office only for the purpose of resolving discrepancies in the master jury list. Errors identified by the court in the data provided by voter lists and department of safety lists shall be reported to the secretary of state and the department of safety.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 429:13-a — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 429 / Section 13-a
429:13-a Registration.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner shall design and implement a voluntary registration program for persons who produce or pack maple sap or maple products for sale. II. A commercial sugarmaker or maple packer who agrees to voluntarily register for a period of 6 years shall complete a registration form supplied by the commissioner. The information on the form shall be limited to the name of the owner or operator, the farm or business name, the address and phone number of the farm or business, and whether the registrant is a commercial sugarmaker or maple packer. III. Commercial sugarmakers and maple packers agreeing to voluntarily register shall be placed on a list of voluntary registrants by the commissioner. Use of the voluntary registration list by the department shall be limited to disseminating information relative to the maple industry, conducting surveys on topics that are timely and important to the maple industry, and emergency notification to commercial sugarmakers and maple packers of conditions or practices found to adversely impact the quality of maple products.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 518:2 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 518 / Section 2
518:2 Petition.
Status: in_force

A person desiring to take such deposition shall present his petition to the court or justices in writing, under oath, briefly setting forth his interest in the subject, and the facts to which the desired testimony relates, the names and residences of all persons supposed to be interested therein, or, if the fact be so, that the names or residences of such persons are unknown, and the names of the witnesses proposed to be examined.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 519:13 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 519 / Section 13
519:13 Rules.
Status: in_force

The court, acting as a body, may make rules to regulate the practice and proceedings before referees and may fix the times and places for their hearings.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 428:14 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 428 / Section 14
428:14 Additional Vehicles.
Status: in_force

Whenever any licensee shall acquire additional, or shall exchange, vehicles used in such transportation, he shall report the facts to the commissioner and pay the necessary fee.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-H:4-b — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-H / Section 4-b
162-H:4-b Public Members.
Status: in_force

I. The governor, with the consent of the council, shall appoint a public member and an alternate public member to serve on the committee. The public member and alternate shall be residents of the state of New Hampshire with expertise or experience in one or more of the following areas: business management; environmental protection; natural resource protection; energy facility design, construction, operation, or management; community and regional planning or economic development; municipal or county government; or the governing of unincorporated places. II. The public member and the alternate public member shall serve 4-year terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any public member or alternate public member chosen to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member who is succeeded. III. If at any time the public member must recuse himself or herself from a matter before the committee or is not otherwise available for good reason, the alternate public member shall replace such member. IV. No public member nor any member of his or her family shall receive income from energy facilities within the jurisdiction of the committee. The public member and alternate shall comply with RSA 15-A and RSA 15-B. V. Any public member or alternate may be removed from office by the governor and council for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct or malfeasance in office, after being given a written statement of the charges and an opportunity to be heard.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-101 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 1-101
564-B:1-101 Short Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the New Hampshire Trust Code.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:8 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 8
31:8 Town Officers' Associations.
Status: in_force

For the encouragement of equitable taxation and the education of public officials in tax problems and other matters pertaining to the proper and efficient discharge of the duties of their respective offices, each town and city shall pay annually to the New Hampshire Association of Assessing Officials, the New Hampshire City and Town Clerks' Association and the New Hampshire Tax Collectors' Association, such amounts as shall be due for annual membership for its officials therein, providing that the amount paid for any one annual membership hereunder shall not exceed $20. Members of these several organizations in addition to the annual membership fee, shall be entitled to receive their actual expenses incurred in attending the annual convention of their respective associations, the same to be audited by the selectmen of towns and the finance committee of cities and paid out of city and town funds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 662-A:8 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 662-A / Section 8
662-A:8 Rescission of Divided Districts.
Status: in_force

I. A town which has been divided into districts pursuant to this chapter may rescind its decision and return to a single-member district. II. The article proposing rescission shall be placed on the ballot in accordance with the provisions of RSA 662-A:3, I. III. The wording of the question shall be: "Do you favor rescinding the representative districts previously adopted by the town and enacted by the legislature?" IV. If a majority of voters voting on the question answer in the affirmative, the secretary of state shall cause a bill to return the town to a single, multi-member district to be submitted to the general court, at the next legislative session. Upon passage of the bill and signing of the bill into law, the town shall be deemed to be returned to a single, multi-member district for the next succeeding election of representatives to the general court and all subsequent elections until the completion of the next decennial census and reapportionment of the general court. If legislation returning the town to a single, multi-member district is not enacted by the general court in the next succeeding session of the general court, no further action or approval by the town is required for future introduction of legislation adopting the change approved by the town pursuant to this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265-A:23 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265-A / Section 23
265-A:23 Commercial Licensing; Penalties; Driving Under the Influence.
Status: in_force

Any person who is the holder of a commercial driver license or commercial endorsement or was required by law at the time to have a commercial driver license or endorsement and who is convicted of violating RSA 265-A:2 or RSA 265-A:3, or who drives a commercial vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater shall in addition to the penalties provided in this chapter be subject to the additional penalties and sanctions provided in RSA 263:94.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 23:23 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 23 / Section 23
23:23 County Public Safety Revolving Funds.
Status: in_force

I. A county may, by vote of the county convention, establish a county public safety revolving fund for the provision of public safety services by county employees outside of the ordinary detail of such persons, including but not limited to public safety services in connection with special events, highway construction, and other construction projects, or for any other public safety purpose deemed appropriate by the county sheriff. II. If a county establishes a county public safety revolving fund for the purposes identified in paragraph I, it shall deposit into the fund all or any part of the revenues from fees, charges, or other income derived from the activities or services supported by the fund to replenish the fund to the original appropriated amount. The county shall deposit any other revenues approved by the county convention into the revolving fund, provided that funds in excess of the original appropriated amount shall be deposited into the general fund. The money in the fund shall be allowed to accumulate from year to year. The county treasurer shall have custody of all moneys in the fund, and shall pay out the same only upon order of the county commissioners. Such funds shall be expended only for the purposes for which the fund was created. III. The county convention may, at the time it establishes a county public safety revolving fund or at any time thereafter, place limitations on expenditures from the fund including, but not limited to, restrictions on the types of items or services that may be purchased from the fund. No amount may be expended from a revolving fund established hereunder for any item or service for which an appropriation has been specifically rejected by the county convention during the same year. IV. The provisions of this section shall not preclude the establishment of a county public safety revolving fund for any other purpose authorized by law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 480:6-a — NH Code / Title XLIX / Chapter 480 / Section 6-a
480:6-a Devise.
Status: in_force

No devise of the homestead shall affect the estate of the surviving wife or husband in the homestead right.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-C:9 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-C / Section 9
402-C:9 Commissioner's Reports.
Status: in_force

I. General Report of Proceedings. The commissioner shall include in his annual report: (a) Formal Proceedings. The names of the insurers proceeded against under RSA 402-C:15, 20, 24, 52, 53, and 55 and such other facts as indicate in reasonable detail his formal proceedings under this chapter; and (b) Informal Proceedings. Such facts as generally indicate the utilization and effectiveness of proceedings under RSA 402-C:11, 12 and 13. II. Special Reports. (a) Causes of Delinquency. The commissioner shall include in the annual report, not later than the second annual report following the initiation of any formal proceedings under this chapter, a detailed analysis of the basic causes and the contributing factors making the initiation of formal proceedings necessary, and shall make recommendations for remedial legislation. For this purpose the commissioner may appoint a special assistant qualified in insurance, finance and accounting to conduct the study and prepare the analysis, and may determine the special assistant's compensation, which shall be paid pursuant to RSA 402-C:44, I. (b) Final Study. The commissioner shall include in the annual report, not later than the second annual report following discharge of the receiver, a detailed study of the delinquency proceeding for each insurer subjected to a formal proceeding, with an analysis of the problems faced and their solutions. The commissioner shall also suggest alternative solutions, as well as other material of interest, for the purpose of assisting and guiding liquidators or rehabilitators in the future. For this purpose the commissioner may appoint a special assistant qualified to conduct the study and prepare the analysis, and may determine the special assistant's compensation, which shall be paid pursuant to RSA 402-C:44, I. III. Reports on Insurers Subject to Proceedings. The commissioner as receiver shall make and file annual reports and any other required reports for the companies proceeded against under RSA 402-C:15, 20, 24, 52, 53 and 55 in the manner and form and within the time required by law of insurers authorized to do business in this state, and under the same penalties for failure to do so.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 600-A:1 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 600-A / Section 1
600-A:1 Application for Multicounty Grand Jury.
Status: in_force

Application for a multicounty grand jury may be made by the attorney general to the supreme court. In such application the attorney general shall state that, in his or her judgment, the convening of a multicounty grand jury is necessary because of an alleged crime or crimes involving more than one county or judicial district thereof of the state and that, in his or her judgment, the grand jury functions cannot be effectively performed by a county grand jury. The application shall specify for which counties or judicial districts thereof the multicounty grand jury is to be convened.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 85:14 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 85 / Section 14
85:14 Of Towns.
Status: in_force

Towns shall have their remedy by action against any selectman or collector through whose default any extent may have issued for all sums levied thereon, and for damages and double costs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-G:1 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-G / Section 1
79-G:1 Declaration of Public Interest.
Status: in_force

The general court hereby finds it to be in the public interest to encourage the preservation of certain qualifying historic buildings which are owned and maintained by an entity not organized for profit. These buildings are important in protecting and maintaining knowledge of New Hampshire and American history, architecture, and culture. It is further declared to be in the public interest to prevent the loss of qualifying historic buildings due to property taxation at values incompatible with their usage.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-L:4 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 326-L / Section 4
326-L:4 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an unfair or deceptive act or practice as provided in RSA 358-A and shall be penalized in accordance with RSA 358-A:6.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:3-a — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 3-a
282-A:3-a Supplemental Unemployment Plan.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter "supplemental unemployment plan" shall mean a plan, system, trust or contract by the terms of which an individual will receive from the employer, trustees of the plan or trust, union or other agency, payments supplemental to unemployment compensation or based on or to be paid in conjunction with unemployment compensation, which are available to the employees generally but not available in advance, in a lump sum or for loan, to be paid only during periods of unemployment except payments for vacations, bonuses, profit sharing plans and severance pay or separation pay.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 243:41 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 243 / Section 41
243:41 Retirement of Stock.
Status: in_force

Whenever a corporation becomes the owner of any of its stock, under the provisions of this chapter, it shall sell or retire the same within 2 years after it becomes such owner. Unless it can sell the same at private sale for as much as it cost the corporation, it shall make the sale by auction, and may make it in the Boston market.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 104:8 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 104 / Section 8
104:8 Limitation.
Status: in_force

No sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable is disqualified to serve a writ or other precept in which a town or other corporation is a party by reason of his being a citizen of the town or a member of the corporation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 80:18 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 80 / Section 18
80:18 Separate Interests in Land.
Status: in_force

Any separate interest in land, and any buildings, timber, or wood standing or growing on land owned by another person, shall be taken to be real estate, within the meaning of this chapter.