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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:81 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 81
204-C:81 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision: I. "Fund" means the homeless prevention fund. II. "Housing assistance payments" means rent subsidies, security deposit advances, mortgage assistance payments, and any other shelter cost-related payments made on behalf of very low income households. III. "Minor child" means a person under 18 years of age. IV. "Severely rent burdened" means a household for which the monthly rent and utility costs exceed 50 percent of the gross monthly income. V. "Very low income households" means individuals or families whose gross income is 50 percent or less of the median income, adjusted for household size, as published periodically by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 28:4 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 28 / Section 4
28:4 Custody of Property.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners shall have the custody and care of all property belonging to the county.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 465:4 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 465 / Section 4
465:4 Petition.
Status: in_force

If there is no person entitled to petition for the appointment of a guardian or if the person so entitled shall neglect or refuse to file such a petition within 30 days after mailing of notice by the Department of Veterans Affairs by registered mail to the last known address of such person indicating the necessity for the same, a petition for such appointment may be filed in the probate court by or on behalf of any inhabitant of this state. The petition for appointment shall set forth the name, age, place of residence of the ward, the names and places of residence of the nearest relatives, if known, and the fact that such ward is entitled to receive moneys payable by or through the Department of Veterans Affairs and shall set forth the amount of moneys then due and the amount of probable future payments. The petition shall also set forth the name and address of the person or institution, if any, having actual custody of the ward. In the case of a mentally incompetent ward, the petition shall show that such ward has been rated incompetent on examination by the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the Department of Veterans Affairs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 104:32 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 104 / Section 32
104:32 Nominal Attachment, Etc.
Status: in_force

In case of a nominal attachment of personal property, or of an attachment of real estate, or of funds or property in the hands of a trustee under process of foreign attachment, the officer shall not tax any fee, or make any charge for the attachment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 512:9-a — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 512 / Section 9-a
512:9-a Salary or Wages of County, City, Town, or School District Officials or Employees.
Status: in_force

The salary or wages of any county, city, town, or school district official or employee for services rendered or labor performed for the county, city, town, or school district before the service of a writ shall be subject to trustee process. The trustee writ shall be served upon the county, city, town, or school district treasurer who shall be chargeable as any other trustee; provided, however, that if the writ is duly entered in court, the treasurer shall discharge himself by paying to the clerk of that court such portion of said salary or wages as is due or payable at the time of service of said writ on the treasurer; and provided further, that the county, city, town, or school district treasurer shall not be chargeable unless the writ shall be served upon him before the check for such salary or wages has left his custody.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-E:7-a — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-E / Section 7-a
79-E:7-a Public Benefit Determinations.
Status: in_force

Cities or towns may adopt according to the procedure in RSA 79-E:3 provisions that further define the public benefits enumerated in RSA 79-E:7 to assist the governing body in evaluating applications made under this chapter based on local economic conditions, community character, and local planning and development goals.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651-A:17 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 651-A / Section 17
651-A:17 Parole Revocation.
Status: in_force

Any parolee arrested under RSA 651-A:15-a shall be entitled to a hearing before the board within 45 days, in addition to any preliminary hearing which is required under RSA 504-A:5. The parolee shall have the right to appear and be heard at the revocation hearing. The board shall have power to subpoena witnesses and administer oaths in any proceeding or examination instituted before or conducted by it, and to compel, by subpoena duces tecum, the production of any accounts, books, contracts, records, documents, memoranda, papers or tangible objects of any kind. If the board, after a hearing, finds that the parolee has violated the conditions of parole, violated the law, or associated with criminal companions and in its judgment should be returned to the custody of the commissioner of corrections, the board shall revoke the parole. A prisoner whose parole is revoked shall be recommitted to the custody of the commissioner of corrections. This provision shall not apply to a parolee who has accepted an option, offered by a probation/parole officer, to participate in an intermediate sanction program and has waived his or her right to counsel and to a preliminary hearing under RSA 504-A:5.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 510:12 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 510 / Section 12
510:12 On Town Clerk.
Status: in_force

Whenever service of process or attachment is required to be made by leaving a copy at the abode of a town or city clerk, it shall be deemed sufficient service if the copy is left at his office, in case he has an office separate from his dwelling house.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-M:1 — NH Code / Title XIX-A / Chapter 227-M / Section 1
227-M:1 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The general court finds that in order to maintain New Hampshire's quality of life and economic vitality for its citizens, growth and development should be balanced with careful protection of the state's most important natural, cultural, and historical resources. Permanent protection of these resources, through acquisition of lands, buildings, and other physical assets, or interests in these assets, must be accomplished along with their planned long-term stewardship. The general court further recognizes the importance of public-private partnerships to achieve these ends. To protect and preserve New Hampshire's natural, cultural, and historical resources for this and future generations, the general court establishes in this chapter the New Hampshire land and community heritage investment program. The intent of the program is to conserve and preserve this state's most important natural, cultural, and historical resources through the acquisition of lands, and cultural and historical resources, or interests therein, of local, regional, and statewide significance, in partnership with the state's municipalities and the private sector, for the primary purposes of protecting and ensuring the perpetual contribution of these resources to the state's economy, environment, and overall quality of life.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151:47 — NH Code / Title XI / Chapter 151 / Section 47
151:47 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision: I. "Ancillary staff member" means a staff member who neither has incidental contact on a recurring basis with residents or program participants nor has supervisory responsibility over staff members who have such contact. II. "Contracted staff member" includes independent consultants, and staff of contractors and subcontractors. III. "Covered administrative staff member" means the senior manager of the facility or program, including administrators, as well as managerial staff members that directly supervise covered direct service staff members. IV. "Covered direct service staff member" means a staff member whose work involves extensive contact with residents or program participants in facilities or programs serving an adult population. Such staff members may include: licensed nursing assistants, nurse aides, personal care assistants, home health or personal care aides, licensed practical nurses, licensed vocational nurses, registered nurses, social workers, activity directors, and dietary staff. Covered direct service staff members shall not include those employees who provide care solely to pediatric clients or young adults who are not at risk for Alzheimer's or related dementias. V. "Department" means the department of health and human services. VI. "Employed staff member" includes full and part-time employees. VII. "Facilities or programs" means residential facilities or home and community-based programs, serving an adult population, licensed as appropriate under this chapter, that provide supportive services including, but not limited to, skilled care facilities, intermediate care facilities, assisted living facilities, residential care for the elderly, adult day programs, home health, in-home services, or adult family care homes or programs that advertise specialty memory care that have residents or program participants with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. VIII. "Other covered staff member" means a staff member who has incidental contact on a recurring basis with residents or program participants, which may include housekeeping staff, front desk staff, maintenance staff, other administrative staff, and other individuals who have such incidental contact. IX. "Staff member" includes full and part-time employees, independent consultants, and staff of contractors and subcontractors.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 99:1-a — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 99 / Section 1-a
99:1-a Pay Schedules.
Status: in_force

The department of administrative services shall develop and implement a compensation structure for the executive branch. It shall implement pay schedules within such structure as authorized by collective bargaining agreements between the state and an employee organization and subject to appropriation. The department shall apply the appropriate pay schedules to all unrepresented employees. The department shall post base pay schedules on its public Internet website. The department shall also apply the appropriate pay and benefits authorized by collective bargaining agreements between the state and an employee organization to all unrepresented employees aligned with such employee organization.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 35:11 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 35 / Section 11
35:11 Payments from Surplus.
Status: in_force

Whenever any town shall have voted to transfer any accumulated surplus to the capital reserve fund, the town clerk shall forward to the board of selectmen and to the town treasurer, within 10 days of the adoption of such vote, a certified copy of the same. The selectmen shall then draw an order on the town treasurer for the amount of surplus set forth in said vote. The town treasurer shall on receipt of the order immediately transfer to the trustees of trust funds of the town the amount specified in the order, or in the case of an optional fiscal year town, within 10 days of the determination of surplus following the close of the fiscal year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 361-D:10 — NH Code / Title XXXIII-A / Chapter 361-D / Section 10
361-D:10 Refund of Excess Fees.
Status: in_force

If a lessee of a vehicle pays to the lessor an amount for fees owed to the state, the licensing or transfer of title of the vehicle which amount is in excess of the actual fees due for such licensing or transfer, including any excess of the amount which has been paid, prior to the execution of the lease, by the lessor to the state in order to avoid penalties that would have accrued because of late payment of such fees, the lessor shall return such excess amount to the lessee, whether or not such lessee requests the return of the excess amount.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 436:62 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 436 / Section 62
436:62 Quarantine.
Status: in_force

Under rules adopted by the commissioner and approved by the department of health and human services, registered purebred bovines which have responded to the tuberculin or other approved test, but which show no marked indications of tuberculosis, may be retained by the owner in quarantine and be used for breeding purposes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-D:5 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 541-D / Section 5
541-D:5 Reporting of Information; Escrow Installments.
Status: in_force

I. Not later than 20 days after the end of each calendar quarter, and more frequently if so directed by the attorney general, each stamping agent shall submit such information as the attorney general requires to facilitate compliance with this section, including, but not limited to, a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes or in the case of roll your own, the equivalent stick count for which the stamping agent affixed stamps during the previous calendar quarter or otherwise paid the tax due for such cigarettes. The stamping agent shall maintain, and make available to the attorney general, all invoices and documentation of sales of all non-participating manufacturer cigarettes and any other information relied upon in reporting to the attorney general for a period of 5 years. II. As provided under RSA 21-J:14, XII, the commissioner is authorized to disclose to the attorney general or designee any information received under this chapter and requested by the attorney general or designee for purposes of determining compliance with and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner and attorney general shall share with each other the information received under this chapter, and may share such information with other federal, state or local agencies only for purposes of enforcement of this chapter, the Master Settlement Agreement, RSA 541-C, or corresponding laws of other states. III. The attorney general may require at any time from the non-participating manufacturer, proof from the financial institution in which such manufacturer has established a qualified escrow fund for the purpose of compliance with RSA 541-C of the amount of money in such fund being held on behalf of the state and the dates of deposits, and listing the amounts of all withdrawals from such fund and the dates thereof. IV. In addition to the information required to be submitted pursuant to this section, the attorney general may require a stamping agent, distributor or tobacco product manufacturer to submit any additional information including, but not limited to, samples of the packaging or labeling of each brand family, as is necessary to enable the attorney general to determine whether a tobacco product manufacturer is in compliance with this chapter. V. To promote compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general may adopt rules requiring a tobacco product manufacturer subject to the requirements of RSA 541-C:3, I(b) to make the escrow deposits required in quarterly installments during the year in which the sales covered by such deposits are made. The attorney general may require production of information sufficient to enable the attorney general to determine the adequacy of the amount of the installment deposit.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 664:14-b — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 664 / Section 14-b
664:14-b Misrepresenting Origin of Campaign Call.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall knowingly misrepresent the origin of a telephone call which expressly or implicitly advocates the success or defeat of any party, measure, or person at any election, or contains any information about any candidate or party. Such knowing misrepresentation shall include, but shall not be limited to, causing the displayed caller identification information, as defined in RSA 359-E:1, I-a, to indicate that a telephone call originates from a number, person, or organization other than the number, person, or organization originating the call, or making a call knowing that some other person has caused said misrepresentation, except if the displayed caller identification number is a number at which the person or organization responsible for sponsoring or making the call may directly receive a return call. II. (a) A violation of this section shall result in a civil penalty of $5,000 per violation. (b) Any person injured by another's violation of this section may bring an action for damages and for such equitable relief, including an injunction, as the court deems necessary and proper. If the court finds for the plaintiff, recovery shall be in the amount of actual damages or $1,000, whichever is greater. If the court finds that the act or practice was a willful or knowing violation of this section, it shall award as much as 3 times, but not less than 2 times, such amount. In addition, a prevailing plaintiff shall be awarded the costs of the suit and reasonable attorney's fees, as determined by the court. Any attempted waiver of the right to the damages set forth in this paragraph shall be void and unenforceable. Injunctive relief shall be available to private individuals under this section without bond, subject to the discretion of the court. Upon commencement of any action brought under this section, the clerk of the court shall mail a copy of the complaint or other initial pleadings to the attorney general and, upon entry of any judgment or decree in the action, shall mail a copy of such judgment or decree to the attorney general.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-L:10 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-L / Section 10
162-L:10 New Investment Tax Credit.
Status: in_force

I. An investment tax credit equal to 75 percent of the contribution made to the authority during the contributor's tax year shall be allowed against any of the following individually or in combination: (a) Taxes imposed by RSA 77-A. (b) Taxes imposed by RSA 400-A. (c) Taxes imposed by RSA 77-E. II. Credits provided by this section applied against the liabilities imposed by RSA 400-A and RSA 77-E shall be deemed to be taxes paid for the purpose of RSA 77-A:5, III and X, respectively. III. The credit or any unused portion thereof may be carried forward for no more than 5 succeeding years, but shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any given tax year. IV. (a) The credit provided by this section shall be available to contributors on or after contributions for which credit is to be taken are actually received by the authority. (b) Contributions received by the authority for which credit is to be taken shall not exceed $5,000,000 in any state fiscal year. Contributions received by the authority in excess of $5,000,000 in any state fiscal year shall not be eligible for credit in such fiscal year but may be carried forward to the next succeeding fiscal year or years and shall be given priority in determining the total contributions eligible for credit in such fiscal year. V. Estimated tax payments under RSA 400-A:32 due and payable after the date of contribution to the authority may be reduced by the credit allowable under this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275-I:2 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275-I / Section 2
275-I:2 Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or any application of such provision to any particular person or circumstance is held to be invalid by any court of law, the remainder of this chapter and any remaining application of its provisions to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 141-F:1 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 141-F / Section 1
141-F:1 Statement of Purpose.
Status: in_force

I. It is the purpose of this chapter to designate the department of health and human services as the state agency responsible for preparing information on the transmission and prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus and the hepatitis B virus. II. It is also the purpose of this chapter to require the department of health and human services to provide testing for the human immunodeficiency virus, to assure the quality of similar testing by other laboratories, and to carry out epidemiological analysis and follow-up. III. Finally, it is the purpose of this chapter to protect individuals from unauthorized disclosure of human immunodeficiency virus test results.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-E:17 — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270-E / Section 17
270-E:17 Revocation of Registration.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other authority provided by law, the commissioner is hereby authorized to revoke or suspend any registration issued pursuant to this chapter or any privilege to operate a boat, or both, upon a showing that: I. The owner has violated any provision of this chapter, RSA 270, RSA 270-A, RSA 270-B, or any rules adopted under these chapters, or has allowed another person to violate any of these laws or rules. II. The owner has failed to pay the boat fee required by RSA 72-A:2. III. The owner is physically or mentally an improper or incompetent person to operate a vessel or is operating improperly or so as to endanger the public. IV. The owner has defaulted on a court summons arising from a violation of boating laws or rules.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 329-B:15 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 329-B / Section 15
329-B:15 Psychologist License.
Status: in_force

I. The office shall issue a psychologist license to any person who: (a) Has passed a satisfactory examination in psychology. (b) Has received the doctoral degree based on a program of studies, the content of which was primarily psychological, from a regionally accredited educational institution having a graduate program, or its substantial equivalent in both subject matter and extent of training. (c) Has had at least 2 years of satisfactory, supervised experience in the field of psychology. (d) Is of good professional character. (e) Has paid all fees. (f) Has submitted a complete set of fingerprints and a criminal history records release form in accordance with RSA 329-B:14-a. II. Examinations for applicants under this chapter shall be held at least once each year. The board shall determine the subject and scope of the examination, which shall be written. If an applicant fails the first examination, the applicant may be admitted to a subsequent examination upon the payment of an additional fee.