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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 27:3 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 27 / Section 3
27:3 Approval.
Status: in_force

I. The bonds of the sheriffs shall be approved by the county commissioners. II. County treasurers, county tax collectors appointed pursuant to RSA 81:1, II, registers of deeds and their deputies shall be bonded by position under a blanket bond from a surety company authorized to do business in this state. The bond shall indemnify against losses through the failure of the officers covered to faithfully perform their duties or to account properly for all moneys or property received by virtue of their positions; or against losses through fraudulent or dishonest acts committed by the covered officers. A blanket bond may exclude the county treasurer if a separate fidelity bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties is furnished by the surety writing the blanket bond. Premiums shall be paid by the county. The required bonds shall provide for at least a 2-year discovery period from the date their coverage terminates. The commissioner of revenue administration shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A concerning the amount and form of the surety bonds required under this section. III. The bonds of all other county officers shall be approved by the county commissioners. IV. All bonds shall be deposited in the office of the county commissioners.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 384-F:20 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 384-F / Section 20
384-F:20 Representative Office; Permissible Activities.
Status: in_force

I. A foreign bank which is licensed to establish and maintain a New Hampshire representative office may, subject to such rules as the commissioner may adopt pursuant to RSA 541-A, engage in the following activities: (a) Solicitation for loans and in connection therewith the assembly of credit information, making of property inspections and appraisals, securing of title information, preparation of applications for loans including making recommendations with respect to action thereon, solicitation of investors to purchase loans from the foreign bank, and the search for such investors to contract with the foreign bank for servicing of such loans; (b) The solicitation of new business; (c) The conduct of research; and (d) Back office administrative functions as may be more specifically defined in rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 541-A. Any other activity which the foreign bank seeks to conduct at such office shall be subject to the prior written approval of the commissioner by general rule or upon application in such form as the commissioner shall require by rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A or order. II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, a New Hampshire representative office that is a regional administrative office of the foreign bank, as may be defined more fully by the commissioner in rules and orders, may engage in credit approval activities provided that the foreign bank (i) gives 45 days prior written notice to the commissioner; and (ii) the commissioner does not object within such 45 day period to the conduct of such activities by the New Hampshire representative office. Written notice under this paragraph shall be in such form and contain such information as the commissioner shall require by rule or order.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-K:8 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-K / Section 8
162-K:8 Issuance of Bonds.
Status: in_force

The municipality may authorize, issue and sell general obligation bonds, which shall mature within 30 years from the date of issue, to finance the acquisition and betterment of real and personal property needed to carry out the development program within the development district together with all relocation costs incidental thereto. Bonds issued under authority of this chapter shall be payable in annual payments which shall be so arranged that the amount of annual payment of principal and interest in any year on account of any bond shall not be less than the amount of principal and interest payable in any subsequent year by more than 5 percent of the principal of the entire bond. The total amount of such payments shall be sufficient to extinguish the entire bond on account of which they are made at maturity. The first payment of principal on any bond shall be made no later than 5 years and the last payment not later than 30 years after the date thereof. Each authorized issue of bonds shall be a separate loan. All dedicated tax increments received by the municipality pursuant to RSA 162-K:10 shall be pledged for the payment of these bonds and used to reduce or cancel the taxes otherwise required to be extended for that purpose, and the bonds shall not be included when computing the municipality's net debt under RSA 33.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 476:3 — NH Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 476 / Section 3
476:3 Penalty.
Status: in_force

If the plaintiff recovers judgment in the action, the defendant shall cause the removal of the nuisance within 30 days from the date of the judgment, and for each day he shall permit the nuisance to remain after the expiration of said 30 days, he shall incur a penalty of $10 for the use of the party injured.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 483:12 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 483 / Section 12
483:12 Consistency of State Action.
Status: in_force

Upon enactment of this chapter, all state agency actions affecting rivers or segments of such rivers which may be designated for protection under this chapter shall conform to the provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-K:3 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-K / Section 3
358-K:3 Advance Collection of Interest in Consumer Credit Transactions Prohibited After June 30, 1985.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, with respect to closed-end consumer credit transactions entered into after June 30, 1985, interest shall be collected only as earned, and no interest on such transactions shall be paid, deducted or added to principal in advance. This section shall not preclude the advance collection or prepayment of other charges to which the transaction is subject. This section shall not apply to the advance collection of interest at the inception of a closed-end consumer credit transaction for origination fees or for a fractional part of a month in order to achieve a common or convenient monthly payment date as provided by RSA 358-K:4-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541:19 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 541 / Section 19
541:19 Conditions.
Status: in_force

Any order of the court suspending an order of the public utilities commission fixing rates, fares, charges, or prices shall, among other things, provide that the public utility affected by the order suspended shall keep such accounts as shall suffice to show the amount being collected by such public utility, pending the appeal, in excess of the amounts which it would have collected if the order or decree of the commission had not been suspended, and shall provide such means as the court shall determine to secure the prompt repayment of all excess rates, fares and charges over and above the rates, fares and charges which shall finally be determined to be reasonable and just.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 403:5 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 403 / Section 5
403:5 Rules.
Status: in_force

The insurance commissioner is hereby granted authority to issue such rules, regulations and orders as may be necessary to properly administer this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-E:2 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 339-E / Section 2
339-E:2 Contract.
Status: in_force

I. A sales representative and a principal shall enter into a written contract for services to be performed within this state by a sales representative. The written contract entered into pursuant to this section shall contain provisions which establish: (a) The form of payment and the method by which such payment is to be computed and paid; (b) Reasonable length of notice which either party must provide to the other for termination of the contract; (c) The number of calendar days, up to a maximum of 45 days, after the date of termination or notification of death when all commissions due shall be paid; and (d) Any other terms and conditions which the parties agree to include in such contract. II. The principal shall provide the sales representative a signed copy of a written contract entered into pursuant to this section. III. A provision in the contract establishing venue for an action arising under the contract in a state other than this state is void.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 290:5 — NH Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 290 / Section 5
290:5 Burial Permit Required.
Status: in_force

No interment of the dead body of a human being, nor disposition of the body in a tomb or vault, shall be made without a permit, and only in accordance with it. No disinterment, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, of the dead body of a human being shall be made without a permit from the department of state, countersigned by the local health officer, and only in accordance with such permit. Before a disinterment permit is granted, the surviving spouse, parents, and children, who are 18 years of age or older, of the deceased human being shall be given written notice by certified mail of the disinterment request and shall be afforded 10 days from the written notice to object to the disinterment before the permit is issued. Such disinterment permit shall not be required for removal of such dead body from a tomb or vault for the purpose of burial, for reinterment of dead bodies after discontinuance of a public cemetery, as provided in RSA 289:15 and 289:16, if a body is to be removed within the geographic boundaries of the same cemetery, nor in a case where an autopsy has been ordered by a county attorney or the attorney general. No person shall assist in, assent to, or allow an interment or disinterment to be made until a permit has been obtained under this section. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 201-A:2 — NH Code / Title XVI / Chapter 201-A / Section 2
201-A:2 Services of the State Library.
Status: repealed

The state library shall provide the following library services and facilities for the benefit of the various branches of state government and for the people of the state. I. Legislative Reference Service. A reference service and collection of materials especially designed to provide such information as will aid the members of the general court to meet their legislative responsibilities. II. [Repealed.] III. General Reference Service. A collection of books and related materials necessary for an adequate reference service to provide for the needs of state and local officials and employees, educators and scholars, and the general public. This collection shall include: (a) Materials especially relating to the work of the several departments; (b) Books, manuscripts and other material concerning the state, including all the official publications of the state and its political subdivisions; and (c) Books and related materials to supplement and reinforce the resources of public libraries and school libraries. IV. [Repealed.] V. Advisory and Planning Assistance. Promote and advance library service throughout the state and serve as the coordinator for a statewide system of libraries. It may supply professional advice and information on the management and operation of libraries through conferences, institutes, correspondence and publications and may organize and administer projects to demonstrate efficient and economical methods of improved service. It shall collect information about libraries; study library problems and make the findings known throughout the state. VI. Library Services to Persons with Disabilities and Advisory Service to State Institutions. (a) Provide disabled persons with talking books, large print books, and other federally funded services as provided under P.L. 91-600 as amended. (b) Provide consultant services to the tax-supported residential-treatment institutions of New Hampshire. Such services shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) To render encouragement, advice and assistance for the establishment and operation of institutional libraries; (2) To establish guidelines for institutional libraries; (3) To make grants for developing library media services; (4) To collect information on the nature, extent and quality of institutional library services and publish statistics on a regular basis; (5) To promote the need for adequate institutional library service to the community at large; (6) To promote inter-departmental cooperation and communication between institutional libraries; (7) To promote cooperation between the public libraries, state agencies and institutional libraries; and (8) To serve as a channel for informing institutions of federal and other library funding.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 263-A:4 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263-A / Section 4
263-A:4 Verification Process.
Status: in_force

I. Relying parties shall authenticate electronic credentials in accordance with applicable division standards prior to acceptance of the electronic credential. II. Electronic credential data is subject to data security and privacy protection according to RSA 507-H, as well as any other applicable state and federal law. III. Relying parties shall only request electronic credential data elements that are necessary to complete the transaction for which that data is being requested.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 330-C:9-a — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 330-C / Section 9-a
330-C:9-a Completion of Survey; Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, requiring, as part of the criteria for license renewal, completion by licensees of a survey or opt-out form provided by the office of rural health, department of health and human services, for the purpose of collecting data regarding the New Hampshire primary care workforce, pursuant to the commission established in RSA 126-T. Any rules adopted under this section shall provide the licensee with written notice of his or her opportunity to opt-out from participation in the survey.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:38 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-A / Section 38
485-A:38 Approval to Increase Load on a Sewage Disposal System.
Status: in_force

I. Prior to expanding any structure or any change in use, which would increase the load on a sewage disposal system, the owner of such structure shall submit an application for approval of the sewage disposal system to the department. Application for approval shall include one of the following: (a) Evidence that the existing sewage disposal system meets the requirements of the department for the intended usage or the town's minimum standards for use or occupancy prescribed under RSA 48-A:11, whichever is more stringent. (b) The design for a new system which meets the requirements of the department for the intended use or the town's minimum standards for use or occupancy, whichever is more stringent. II. The fee for application under this section shall not exceed fees charged for new design applications. II-a. (a) No construction or operational approval shall be required from the department prior to expanding, relocating, or replacing any structure that does not increase the load on a sewage disposal system, as long as all of the following conditions are met: (1)(A) The lot is served by a sewage disposal system that received construction and operational approval from the department within 20 years of the date of the issuance of a building permit for the proposed expansion, relocation, or replacement; or (B) The lot is 5 acres or more in size and is served by a sewage disposal system that received construction and operational approval from the department; or (C) The lot is served by a sewage disposal system with an off lot effluent disposal area that received construction and operational approval from the department. (2) If the property is nonresidential, no waivers were granted in the construction or operational approval of any requirements for total wastewater lot loading, depth to groundwater, or horizontal distances to surface water, water supply systems, or very poorly drained soils. (3) When applicable, the proposed expansion, relocation, or replacement complies with the requirements of the shoreland water quality protection act, RSA 483-B. (b) An owner of a project that requires department approval to proceed because neither of the conditions of subparagraphs (a)(1)(A) or (B) are met, may either submit for approval a design for a new sewage disposal system or apply for a permit by rule for in-kind replacement under RSA 485-A:33, IV. Under either approach, once approval for the sewage disposal system is received from the department, work may commence on expanding, relocating, or replacing the structure. Construction of the sewage disposal system is not required to satisfy the requirements of this subparagraph. III. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A requiring a person to comply with the provisions of paragraph I before taking any action which would increase the load on a sewage disposal system.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-C:10 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 339-C / Section 10
339-C:10 Prohibited Agreements.
Status: in_force

No agreement between a supplier and a dealer may provide that a dealer's franchise shall be terminated upon the death of the dealer if the dealer has designated a successor as provided for in this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 547:20 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 547 / Section 20
547:20 At Dwelling-house, Etc.
Status: in_force

The judge may attend at the dwelling-house or in the neighborhood of the residence of an administrator, guardian, trustee or other person who shall be unable, by reason of sickness or other sufficient cause, to attend the court of probate at the time and place appointed by law, whenever the personal attendance of such person is required.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:14 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 14
282-A:14 Total and Partial Unemployment.
Status: in_force

I. (a) An individual shall be deemed "totally unemployed" in any week with respect to which no wages are payable to him and during which he performs no services. An individual who is not entitled to vacation pay from his employer shall be deemed to be in "total unemployment" during the entire period of any general closing of his employer's place of business for vacation purposes, notwithstanding his prior assent, direct or indirect, to the establishment of such vacation period by his employer. (b) An individual who is seeking only part-time work shall be deemed to be partially unemployed only in any week during which the individual was employed fewer than 20 hours. II. An individual shall be deemed to be "partially unemployed" in any week of less than full-time work if the wages computed to the nearest dollar payable to him with respect to such week fail to equal his weekly benefit amount. III. (a) For the purposes of paragraphs I and II, the term "wages" shall include compensation for temporary partial disability under the workers' compensation law of any state or under a similar law of the United States, payments in lieu of notice, a sickness or separation allowance, payment of accrued leave or sums of whatever type or nature, except those specifically excluded elsewhere in this subparagraph, payments upon discharge from military service from either the state or federal government, or both, and earnings from self-employment. "Wages" shall not mean and shall not include payments from a supplemental unemployment plan as defined in RSA 282-A:3-a or any portion of a lump sum payment for workers' compensation made pursuant to RSA 281-A:37. Wages or earnings or both shall be deemed to have been received for such week or weeks as the commissioner may find can be reasonably said to apply. The application of longevity, stay, retention, attendance, and similar payments commencing with a period of one or more weeks of partial or total unemployment shall be presumed reasonable if such payment was received 90 or fewer days prior to the commencement of such period. An individual's maximum weekly benefit amount shall be reduced by all wages and earnings in excess of 30 percent, rounded to the nearest dollar, of the individual's weekly benefit amount. Wages shall not include any payment made to an individual by reason of the individual's permanent separation from employment, for reasons other than retirement, under a prior existing plan maintained by employer contributions vested in the individual before the date of separation. (b) The employing unit shall be liable to make restitution to the unemployment compensation fund in full for any and all unemployment benefits paid to an employee for a period covered by or reasonably deemed to be included in any arbitration award, back pay award, settlement agreement, or jury verdict.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:29-a — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 135-C / Section 29-a
135-C:29-a Rescission of Involuntary Admission.
Status: in_force

I. Following completion of an involuntary emergency admission certificate under RSA 135-C:28 and before custody of the person is accepted by a law enforcement officer pursuant to RSA 135-C:29, the certificate may be rescinded and the person who is the subject of the certificate released in any of the following circumstances: (a) A mobile crisis team under contract with the department of health and human services accepts transfer of the person's care. (b) An assertive community treatment team operated by a community mental health program accepts transfer of the person's care. (c) A community-based provider accepts transfer of the person's care. II. Following completion of an involuntary emergency admission certificate under RSA 135-C:28 and before custody of the person is accepted by a law enforcement officer pursuant to RSA 135-C:29, the certificate shall be rescinded and the person who is the subject of the certificate released if the physician , PA, or APRN who completed the certificate, or any other physician, PA, or APRN authorized to complete such certificates, finds that the person no longer meets the criteria of RSA 135-C:27. III. No civil action shall be maintained against a person who rescinds an involuntary admission pursuant to paragraph I or II, provided that the person is acting in good faith within the limits of his or her authority.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:63 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 63
282-A:63 Organization and Support.
Status: in_force

The appellate board shall be part of the department of employment security for organizational purposes but shall operate independently of that department. All clerical personnel, facilities, space, supplies, services, and other support necessary to the functioning of the appellate board shall be determined by, provided for, and administered by, the commissioner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 529:32 — NH Code / Title LIV / Chapter 529 / Section 32
529:32 Redemption, Suit for Profits.
Status: in_force

The debtor may redeem without claiming a reduction on account of the rents and profits of the estate received by the creditor or purchaser; and in such case the debtor may recover such rents and profits of the creditor or purchaser, in an action of assumpsit for use and occupation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 361-D:23 — NH Code / Title XXXIII-A / Chapter 361-D / Section 23
361-D:23 Rescission of Agreement.
Status: in_force

If the lessor fails to comply with RSA 361-D:3, as an alternative to an action under RSA 361-D:22, the lessee may rescind the agreement if the failure to comply was willful, or if correction will increase the amount of the lease balance, unless the lessor waives the collection of the increased amount.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 601:1 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 601 / Section 1
601:1 Indictments, Necessity.
Status: in_force

No person shall be tried for any offense, the punishment of which may be death or imprisonment for more than one year, unless upon an indictment found against such person by the grand jury of the county or judicial district thereof in which the offense is committed or is triable.