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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:49 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 49
204-C:49 Tax Exemption.
Status: in_force

I. The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for their well being and prosperity and for the improvement of their social and economic conditions, and the authority shall not be required to pay any tax or assessment on any property owned by the authority under the provisions of this chapter or upon the income from such property; nor shall the authority be required to pay any recording fee or transfer tax of any kind on account of instruments recorded by it or on its behalf. Any obligations issued by the authority under this chapter, their transfer, and the income from such obligations, including any profits made on their sale shall at all times be free from taxation by the state or any political subdivision of the state, excepting inheritance, estate and gift taxes. II. The authority may covenant and consent that the interest on certain of its bonds shall be includable, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue law of the United States, in the gross income of the holders of the bonds to the same extent and in the same manner that the interest on bills, bonds, notes or other obligations of the United States is includable in the gross income of the holders thereof under said Internal Revenue Code or any such subsequent law. The powers herein conferred shall be in addition to the powers conferred by any other law and such powers shall not be subject to the limitations or restrictions of any other law, but nothing contained herein shall be construed to covenant or consent, or to authorize any covenant or consent, to the application of any other provision of any other law, federal or state, to the authority or to such bonds, notes, or other obligations, or to the elimination or modification in any way of any other exemption, including without limitation exemption from taxation under RSA 204-C:49, I, privilege, or immunity thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-S:6 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-S / Section 6
358-S:6 Buyer's Rights.
Status: in_force

I. Every seller of a martial arts instruction term or monthly contract shall: (a) Refund to the buyer the pro rata cost of any unused services, within 15 days after request therefor, if: (1) The buyer is unable to receive benefits from the seller's services by reason of death, disability, or extended illness beyond 3 months. The martial arts school may require that the disability or extended illness be confirmed by an examination of a physician agreeable to the member and the martial arts school, provided, however, that this subparagraph shall not operate to prevent the buyer from proving the disability in a judicial proceeding. (2) The seller relocates the facility more than 8 miles from its present location, or the services provided by the seller are materially impaired. (3) The buyer moves more than 25 miles away from the martial arts school. (b) Refund to the buyer the pro rata cost of any unused services within 15 days after the martial arts school ceases operation. II. Upon the occurrence of any of the circumstances enumerated in subparagraphs I(a) or (b) of this section, the buyer or the buyer's estate shall be relieved of any further obligation for payment under the contract not then due and owing.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402:1 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402 / Section 1
402:1 Members' Liability.
Status: in_force

Members of mutual insurance companies shall not be individually liable to pay any debts of their respective companies, beyond their liability to assessments for losses occurring therein, nor to such assessments beyond the amount of their deposit notes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231-A:5 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231-A / Section 5
231-A:5 Acquisition of New Trails.
Status: reserved

I. Municipalities shall not use the power of eminent domain to establish trails. II. A class A or B trail may be established by the local legislative body or its designee over any land previously acquired by the municipality, including land acquired by the conservation commission pursuant to RSA 36-A:4, or town forests established pursuant to RSA 31:110, unless the establishment of such trail would violate any right or interest reserved or retained by a prior grantor or held by a third party. III. The local legislative body or its designee may acquire, by dedication and acceptance or by gift, purchase, grant or devise: (a) Any class A or B trail, subject to such public trail use restrictions as may be imposed by deed by the owner or grantor; or (b) Any lesser interest in land for trail purposes, including but not limited to a revocable easement, revocable license, lease or easement of finite duration, or conservation restriction, subject to such public trail use restrictions and such reserved rights as may be imposed by or agreed upon with the owner or grantor. IV. A properly established conservation commission may utilize RSA 36-A:4 for the acquisition of trails.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 657:1 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 657 / Section 1
657:1 Absence, Religious Observance, and Disability Absentee Voting.
Status: in_force

I. Any person who will be absent on the day of any state election from the city, town, or unincorporated place in which he or she is registered to vote or who cannot appear in public on any election day because of his or her observance of a religious commitment or who is unable to vote there in person by reason of physical disability may vote at such elections as provided in this chapter. A person who is unable to appear at any time during polling hours at his or her polling place because of an employment obligation shall be considered absent for purposes of this chapter. For the purposes of this section, the term "employment" shall include the care of children and infirm adults, with or without compensation. II. When the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, blizzard warning, or ice storm warning for election day applicable to the city, town, or unincorporated place: (a) A person who otherwise would have voted in person but has concerns for his or her safety traveling in the storm, shall be considered absent for purposes of this chapter and may vote absentee on the day immediately prior to the election. (b) A person who cares for children or infirm adults who reasonably anticipates that school, child care, or adult care will be canceled, who otherwise would have voted in person but will be deterred from voting by the need to care for children or infirm adults, shall be considered absent for purposes of this chapter and may vote absentee on the day immediately prior to the election. (c) As required by RSA 652:20, the clerk's office shall be open to receive applications for absentee ballots, to provide voters the opportunity to complete absentee ballots, and to receive returned ballots on the day immediately prior to an election at a minimum from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The clerk may designate a deputy clerk or assistant to provide this service, provided the individual has taken the oath of office and has been trained in the requirements for using an absentee ballot and the procedures for issuing and receiving absentee ballots. (d) In the event an election is postponed pursuant to RSA 669:1, the provisions of subparagraph (c) shall apply to the day before the date of the originally scheduled election and the day before the date of the postponed election.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:27 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 135-C / Section 27
135-C:27 Involuntary Emergency Admission; Criteria.
Status: in_force

A person shall be eligible for involuntary emergency admission if he is in such mental condition as a result of mental illness to pose a likelihood of danger to himself or others. I. As used in this section "danger to himself" is established by demonstrating that: (a) Within 40 days of the completion of the petition, the person has inflicted serious bodily injury on himself or has attempted suicide or serious self-injury and there is a likelihood the act or attempted act will recur if admission is not ordered; (b) Within 40 days of the completion of the petition, the person has threatened to inflict serious bodily injury on himself and there is likelihood that an act or attempt of serious self-injury will occur if admission is not ordered; or (c) The person's behavior demonstrates that he so lacks the capacity to care for his own welfare that there is a likelihood of death, serious bodily injury, or serious debilitation if admission is not ordered. (d) The person meets all of the following criteria: (1) The person has been determined to be severely mentally disabled in accordance with rules authorized by RSA 135-C:61 for a period of at least one year; (2) The person has had at least one involuntary admission, within the last 2 years, pursuant to RSA 135-C:34-54; (3) The person has no guardian of the person appointed pursuant to RSA 464-A; (4) The person is not subject to a conditional discharge granted pursuant to RSA 135-C:49, II; (5) The person has refused the treatment determined necessary by a mental health program approved by the department; and (6) A psychiatrist at a mental health program approved by the department has determined, based upon the person's clinical history, that there is a substantial probability that the person's refusal to accept necessary treatment will lead to death, serious bodily injury, or serious debilitation if admission is not ordered. II. As used in this section "danger to others" is established by demonstrating that within 40 days of the completion of the petition, the person has inflicted, attempted to inflict, or threatened to inflict serious bodily harm on another.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 141-C:9 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 141-C / Section 9
141-C:9 Investigations; Examinations.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner or designee may investigate incidents of communicable diseases. Such investigations shall include, but not be limited to, requiring additional information and periodic reports from the reporting official, interviews with reporting officials, their patients, and other persons affected by or having information pertaining to the communicable disease, surveys of such individuals, inspections of buildings and conveyances and their contents, and laboratory analysis of samples collected during the course of such inspections. The commissioner shall adopt such rules as are necessary to carry out investigations with due regard for the rights of person and property. The commissioner may call upon health officers, as authorized by RSA 141-C:5, I, to assist in such investigations. II. Any person having or suspected of having a communicable disease, any person who is a communicable disease carrier or contact or any person who is suspected of being a communicable disease carrier or contact shall, when requested by the commissioner or designee, submit to a physical examination for the purpose of determining the existence of a communicable disease. Such persons shall submit specimens of body secretions, excretions, body fluids, and discharges for laboratory examinations when so requested by the commissioner or designee.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482-A:25 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 482-A / Section 25
482-A:25 Hearing Costs.
Status: in_force

The petitioner shall make a deposit of $50 with each petition to pay for the expenses of publication, mailing, and posting of notices, and for the expenses of hiring a hearing site, if a hearing outside of Concord is necessary. If these expenses are more than $50, the department shall require the petitioner to pay the additional expenses before it sends its recommendations to the governor and council with regard to the petition.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374-E:4 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374-E / Section 4
374-E:4 New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank-Small Scale Power Facility Division Established.
Status: in_force

I. There is hereby established a separate division of the bond bank to be known as the small scale power facility division. In addition to all powers granted to the bond bank by RSA 35-A, the bond bank, by virtue of the powers granted to the division under this chapter, shall have, when acting through the division, all such powers granted to the division. The establishment of the division shall not in any way affect the bond bank's legal existence separate from the state nor shall either the bond bank or the division constitute a department or agency of the state. The division is hereby constituted as an instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions. II. The division shall continue to exist until terminated by law; provided, however, that no such law shall take effect so long as the division shall have outstanding bonds, notes and other obligations issued under this chapter, unless adequate provision has been made for their payment. Upon termination of the division, all its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the state. No net earnings of the division may inure to the benefit of any person, entity, or body other than the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:2-202 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 2-202
564-F:2-202 Rules of Construction.
Status: in_force

(a) In interpreting or construing this chapter or a provision of a governing document, the power or obligation to distribute, appoint, or direct the distribution of property to a person includes the power to distribute, appoint, or direct the distribution of the property for the benefit of that person. (b) In interpreting or construing this chapter or a provision of a governing document, the following considerations shall apply: (1) Primary consideration shall be given to the preservation of the founder's intent as expressed in the governing documents. (2) Secondary consideration shall be given to the following objectives, in no order of priority among them: (A) The protection of the beneficiaries' interests consistent with the founder's intent as expressed in the governing documents; (B) The promotion of certainty concerning the foundation officials' duties, powers, and liabilities, including the division of those duties, powers, and liabilities among the foundation officials; and (C) The promotion of the efficient administration of the foundation. (c) The word "include" and any variants of that word shall be construed as words of enlargement and shall not be construed as words of limitation or restriction.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 78-F:1 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 78-F / Section 1
78-F:1 Purpose; Declaration.
Status: in_force

In order to promote the health of its economy and the welfare of its citizens, by preserving an environment in which labor is not unduly penalized, it is declared to be the sovereign interest of the state of New Hampshire that the income from employer-employee relationship such as wage income, salary income, or other employee compensation earned or received by residents of the state of New Hampshire for services entirely performed within the state of New Hampshire shall not be subject to personal income taxation in any other state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 436:47 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 436 / Section 47
436:47 Vaccination Against Brucellosis.
Status: in_force

Upon application of any owner of bovine animals, the state may vaccinate said bovine animals against brucellosis (Bang's disease) with strain 19 or other approved vaccine. The age at which animals are to be vaccinated shall be determined by the state veterinarian, based upon the recommendations of the United States Animal Health Association and the United States Department of Agriculture. The cost of said vaccination, including the cost of the vaccine, may be borne by the state. The vaccination shall be done by a licensed accredited graduate veterinarian under the direction of the commissioner, and all animals vaccinated shall be properly and permanently identified.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 361-B:1 — NH Code / Title XXXIII-A / Chapter 361-B / Section 1
361-B:1 Definition.
Status: in_force

"Home solicitation sale" means a sale of goods or services, priced at $150 or more, in which a seller, a seller's representative, or a person acting for a seller engages in a solicitation and sale at any place other than a permanent place of business of the seller. A cash or credit sale so consummated shall be deemed to be a home solicitation sale.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 486-A:1 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 486-A / Section 1
486-A:1 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a state contribution to aid all public water systems in achieving compliance with the requirements of the surface water treatment rules of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, to provide a state contribution to aid public water systems in the formation or improvement of regional water systems that provide a benefit to public health, safety, and economic well-being, to provide a state contribution to aid public water systems in the evaluation of the groundwater contributing area of public wells that have recorded levels of chemical contaminants, excluding MTBE, and to protect sources of public drinking water that serve community or non-transient non-community water systems and associated natural resources through the acquisition of land or conservation easements within source water protection areas.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 99:10 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 99 / Section 10
99:10 N.H. State Prison and N.H. Hospital.
Status: in_force

Classified employees at the state prison and the New Hampshire hospital who are continuously exposed to inmates or forensic patients daily in the normal course of their duties shall be paid, in addition to their regular salary, hazardous duty pay in the amount of $25 per week unless otherwise collectively bargained. The appointing authorities at the department of corrections may recommend that an employee receive hazardous duty pay, subject to final approval by the director of personnel.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 199:20 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 199 / Section 20
199:20 Neglect to Build, Etc.
Status: in_force

If a district shall refuse or neglect to build, repair, remove or fit up a schoolhouse, or shall refuse or neglect to build a schoolhouse upon or to remove it to the lot designated as aforesaid, the selectmen, upon petition of 3 or more voters of the district, after hearing the parties, may assess upon the district and collect such sums of money as may be necessary, and therewith cause such schoolhouse to be built, removed, repaired or fitted up.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 550:9 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 550 / Section 9
550:9 Exceptions; Other Notice.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, no publication or service of any petition, motion, pleading, or other proceeding, shall be required as to any party or person who has filed, or for whom there has been filed, in the probate registry, an appearance in writing, and notice shall be sufficient if a copy of such petition, motion, or other proceeding, together with notice of the time and place of hearing, shall be mailed to such party or person, or the attorney of record for such party or person, at the address specified in the appearance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-E:10-1004 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-E / Section 10-1004
383-E:10-1004 Branch Offices.
Status: in_force

As part of the proceedings for the combination authorized by this article, the credit union resulting from the combination shall be authorized to operate any branch office or other office of the other credit union acquired in the combination unless otherwise ordered by the commissioner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:6-c — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415 / Section 6-c
415:6-c Coverage for Nonprescription Enteral Formulas.
Status: in_force

I. Each insurer that issues or renews any individual policy of accident or health insurance providing benefits for medical or hospital expenses, shall provide to certificate holders of such insurance who are residents of this state, coverage for the provision of nonprescription enteral formulas for the treatment of impaired absorption of nutrients caused by disorders affecting the absorptive surface, functional length, or motility of the gastrointestinal tract. Such coverage shall be provided when the prescribing physician has issued a written order stating that the enteral formula is needed to sustain life, is medically necessary, and is the least restrictive and most cost effective means for meeting the needs of the patient. II. Each insurer that issues or renews any individual policy of accident or health insurance providing benefits for medical or hospital expenses, shall provide to certificate holders of such insurance who are residents of this state, coverage for the provision of nonprescription enteral formulas and food products required for persons with inherited diseases of amino acids and organic acids. Such coverage shall be provided when the prescribing physician has issued a written order stating that the enteral formula or food product is medically necessary and is the least restrictive and most cost effective means for meeting the needs of the patient. Coverage for inherited diseases of amino acids and organic acids shall, in addition to the enteral formula, include food products modified to be low protein in an amount not to exceed $1,800 annually for any insured individual. III. The benefits included in this section shall not be subject to any greater deductible than any other benefits provided by the insurer. The coinsurance required by the enrolled participant shall not exceed the amount allowed under the contract for the reasonable and customary charge for the service provided.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:7.31 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 7.31
293-A:7.31 Voting Agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) Two or more shareholders may provide for the manner in which they will vote their shares by signing an agreement for that purpose. A voting agreement created under this section is not subject to the provisions of RSA 293-A:7.30. (b) A voting agreement created under this section is specifically enforceable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 328-H:11 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 328-H / Section 11
328-H:11 Hearings.
Status: in_force

The contested case provisions of RSA 541-A:31-36 shall apply when a person is aggrieved by a decision of the executive director under this chapter. Appeals shall be made in accordance with RSA 541-A.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-F:26 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-F / Section 26
162-F:26 Appeal.
Status: in_force

Any person who is aggrieved by an order or a decision of a nuclear decommissioning financing committee may appeal under RSA 541.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:28-a — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374 / Section 28-a
374:28-a Slamming Prohibited.
Status: in_force

I. "Slamming" is any practice that changes a consumer's telecommunications or energy-related service carrier or provider without the customer's knowledge or consent. For purposes of this section, a "customer" shall mean the person to whom the telecommunications or energy-related services are billed, or that person's designee. II. No person shall engage in slamming. Any person that engages in slamming shall be subject to an administrative fine in an amount to be determined by the commission, not to exceed $2,000 per offense. The commission may consider intent as a factor when assessing administrative fines. III. The commission, upon its own motion or upon petition of any interested party, may withdraw the person's authorization to engage in business in all or any part of the territory in which it is authorized to operate whenever it shall find, after notice and public hearing, that said person has engaged in slamming. IV. The commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, and consistent with rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission regarding telecommunications slamming, to enforce the provisions of this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21:32-a — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21 / Section 32-a
21:32-a Registered Mail.
Status: in_force

The words "registered mail" when used in connection with the requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail.