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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:59-c — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 59-c
266:59-c Diesel Emission Testing.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A to implement a roadside diesel opacity testing program for vehicles registered either in New Hampshire or outside New Hampshire utilizing the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) J1667 ("Snap Acceleration") test procedure. The commissioner may provide for recognition of results of recent similar tests performed by other states on the same motor vehicle. II. The department may impose an administrative fine for any violation of this section or rule adopted under the provisions of this section. The maximum amount of the fine which may be assessed for each violation shall be $500. The commissioner shall have the authority to waive or reduce the amount of any fine assessed pursuant to this section. III. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in case the expenditure of additional funds over budget estimates is necessary to implement and enforce this section, the governor and council, with the prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, upon request from the commissioner, may authorize the transfer of funds from the highway surplus account to the department of safety for such purpose.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-M:9 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-M / Section 9
420-M:9 Requirements for Participating Carriers.
Status: in_force

I. To qualify as a participating carrier, a carrier shall demonstrate the following characteristics: (a) That it is licensed and in good standing with the insurance department; (b) That it has the ability to administer health coverage, to provide adequate service, and to comply with all contractual requirements of the alliance; (c) That it has the ability to provide enrollees with access to covered services; (d) That it has the ability to provide coverage for enrollees in any service area in which the carrier plans to participate through the alliance; (e) That it has the ability to arrange and pay for quality health care services; (f) That it has the ability to provide standard data required by the alliance, in a manner prescribed by the alliance, including information on: (1) Plan performance; (2) Enrollee satisfaction; (3) Provider payment and incentive structures; and (4) Such other data requirements prescribed by the alliance; (g) That it has the ability to meet quality of care standards established by government and industry authorities; and (h) That it is financially strong and has competent management. II. Participating carriers that contract with or employ health care providers shall have the ability to accomplish the following in a manner satisfactory to the alliance: (a) Review and report on the cost and quality of care covered; (b) Review and report on the appropriateness of care covered; and (c) Provide accessible health care services. III. Each participating carrier shall: (a) Meet the standards established by the alliance pursuant to this chapter; (b) Provide data and information as required by the alliance; (c) Comply with all laws and rules regarding underwriting, rating, claims handling, sales, solicitation, licensing, fair marketing, unfair trade practices, the provisions of this chapter, and other applicable state statutes; (d) Enroll and terminate individuals in the manner specified by the alliance; and (e) Comply with other requirements established by the alliance pursuant to this chapter. IV. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit participating carriers from contracting with particular health care providers or types, classes, or categories of health care providers, or setting reimbursement methodology. V. In the event that the participating carrier elects to terminate its contract with the alliance, the participating carrier shall: (a) Provide advance notice of its decision to the alliance; and (b) Provide notice of the decision at least 180 days prior to the non-renewal of health coverage to the member employers and employee enrollees.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 481:10 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 481 / Section 10
481:10 Acquisition of Property.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of any project within its authority, said department may acquire such land, easements, flowage rights and interests or rights in lands of any nature whatsoever, hereinafter referred to as real estate, as may be needed by purchase, lease, or otherwise and upon such terms and conditions, including price, as the department may deem reasonable. Whenever any real estate, including such as may be held for public use, of any county, city, town, school district, village district, or other political subdivision is required for the purposes of any such project, the commissioners for such county, the mayor and city council or other governing body for such city, the selectmen for such town, the school board for such district, and the commissioners or other governing body for such village district or political subdivision may grant and convey or surrender such real estate for such compensation and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by such official representatives and the department. All real estate acquired hereunder shall be held in the name of the state except as otherwise herein provided. Forthwith, upon the acquisition by the department in the name of the state, through purchase, condemnation, or otherwise of any real estate, the same shall, without further action, and by virtue hereof, be and become dedicated to the use and purposes of the department.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 273:23 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 23
273:23 Procedure.
Status: in_force

The chairman of said board shall keep a record of the proceedings, issue subpoenas and administer oaths to the members of said board and to any witness the board may deem necessary to summon. Any notice or process issued by said board may be served by any sheriff or constable to whom the same may be directed, or in whose hands the same may be placed for service.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 325:21 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 325 / Section 21
325:21 Contents and Display of.
Status: in_force

Every license shall specify the name of the person to whom it was issued, the address of his place of business or employment, and shall be conspicuously displayed, at all times, in his place of business or employment. Licenses shall not be assignable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 438:17 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 438 / Section 17
438:17 City Standards and Equipment.
Status: in_force

The council of each city for which a sealer has been appointed as provided for by RSA 438:16 shall: (1) procure at the expense of the city such standards of weight and measure and such additional equipment, to be used for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter in said city, as may be prescribed by the commissioner, (2) provide a suitable office for the sealer, and (3) provide for the necessary clerical services, supplies, and transportation, and for defraying contingent expenses incident to the official activities of the sealer in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. When the standards of weight and measure required by this section to be provided by a city have been examined and approved by the commissioner, they shall be the official standards for such city. It shall be the duty of the sealer to make, or to arrange to have made, at least as frequently as once a year, comparisons between his field standards and appropriate standards of a higher order belonging to his city or to the state, in order to maintain such field standards in accurate condition. Whenever the city council of a city shall neglect for 6 months to provide such standards, the city clerk of said city, on notification and request by the commissioner, shall provide the same and cause them to be tried, sealed, and deposited at the expense of the city.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:94-d — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 94-d
31:94-d Debt During Transition Period.
Status: in_force

Towns, cities, and counties which have adopted the provisions of RSA 31:94-a may incur debt under the provisions of RSA 33 in an amount not to exceed 1/3 of all taxes assessed on April 1 of the year following adoption of RSA 31:94-a, excluding payments upon outstanding debts, said debt to be discharged in not more than 20 years. For the purposes of this section, taxes assessed shall include all taxes reimbursed to the town, city or county in accordance with the provisions of RSA 31-A. Debt incurred pursuant to this section shall not be included in the debt limit of the town, city or county, and the funds borrowed pursuant to this section shall be used only to defray additional costs that result from the adoption of an 18 month transitional accounting period.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 99-B:2 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 99-B / Section 2
99-B:2 Overtime Work.
Status: in_force

Employees assigned to the various highway patrol crews in the department of transportation shall, during the period from November 1 through March 31 each year, in addition to their regular compensation, be paid at the rate of time and one-half on a minute basis for all time worked in excess of 8 hours during any one day. Such a day shall be defined as beginning at the time a man is required to report for duty and shall end at the time of final release.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 157-B:1 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 157-B / Section 1
157-B:1 Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be called the "Elevator and Accessibility Lift Law."
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 512:21 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 512 / Section 21
512:21 List of Exemptions.
Status: in_force

The money, rights, and credits of the defendant shall be exempt from trustee process in the following instances, and the trustee shall not be chargeable therefor: I. Wages for labor performed by the defendant after the service of the writ upon the trustee. II. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph X of this section, wages of the defendant earned before the service of the writ upon the trustee shall be exempt except in actions founded upon a debt on a judgment issued by a New Hampshire court of competent jurisdiction. In such case, the wages of the defendant earned before the service of a writ upon the trustee founded upon a debt on a judgment to the amount of 50 times the minimum hourly wage as established by the Fair Labor Standards Act for each week shall be exempt. The employer shall pay said exempted amount to the employee on the usual payday unless other cause exists prohibiting such payment. III. Wages for the personal services and earnings of the wife and minor children of the defendant. IV. Any pension or bounty money of the defendant allowed by any law of the United States before it has come into his actual possession. V. Funds held by the trustee in the capacity of clerk, cashier, or other employee of the defendant which were received in the ordinary course of such employment. VI. Fees due to the defendant for attendance at court as a juror or witness. VII. Damages recovered for the conversion of property exempt from attachment. VIII. Money, rights, and credits of the defendant in the hands of any insurance company or its agents whenever the same is due on account of the loss of, or damage by fire to, any property which by the laws of this state was exempt from attachment or levy on execution; provided, that whenever a building or structure so damaged or destroyed was a part of the homestead, only so much of the amount due therefor shall be exempt as, together with the value of the part of the homestead remaining, if any, shall equal the sum of $5,000. IX. Wages of the defendant earned before the service of the writ upon the trustee, to the amount of $50 for each week, shall be exempt in any action founded upon any loan contract subject to the provisions of RSA 399-A. X. Wages of the defendant earned before service of the writ upon the trustee if the defendant is a married woman and the action is founded upon any loan contract subject to the provisions of RSA 399-A on which her husband is or was at any time an obligor, jointly or severally, contingently or otherwise. XI. Money, rights, and credits of the defendant deposited in any account designated as a payroll account.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-H:1 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-H / Section 1
420-H:1 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that: I. Current and prospective beneficiaries, and enrollees and subscribers of group and individual health policies and hospital service plans, nonprofit health service plans, medical service plans, and health maintenance organizations do not always understand the medical services that will and will not be covered by such third-party payors, or the payment schedule contained in such policies or plans. II. Third-party payors should be required to provide such information regarding covered services in clear and simple terms with an easily understandable schedule of payment for services covered to current and potential beneficiaries, enrollees and subscribers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-U:13 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-U / Section 13
126-U:13 Restriction of the Use of Mechanical Restraint in Courtrooms.
Status: in_force

At any hearing under RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, or RSA 169-D, the judge may subject a child to mechanical restraint in the courtroom only when the judge finds the restraint to be reasonably necessary to maintain order, prevent the child's escape, or provide for the safety of the courtroom. Whenever practical, the judge shall provide the child and the child's attorney an opportunity to be heard to contest the use of mechanical restraint before the judge orders its use. If mechanical restraint is ordered, the judge shall make written findings of fact in support of the order.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 146-A:3-d — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 146-A / Section 3-d
146-A:3-d Limited Liability for Fiduciaries.
Status: in_force

I. A fiduciary shall not be liable in its individual capacity under RSA 146-A:3-a. II. Nothing in this section shall preclude claims under RSA 146-A:3-a against: (a) A fiduciary in its representative capacity; (b) The assets of the estate or trust administered by a fiduciary; or (c) Non-employee agents or independent contractors retained by a fiduciary. III. Nothing in this section shall preclude claims to recover costs under RSA 146-A:3-a against a fiduciary in its individual capacity whose negligent acts or omissions or intentional misconduct has caused the discharge or spillage of oil. A fiduciary shall not be attributed with the negligence or intentional misconduct of non-employee agents or independent contractors so long as the fiduciary has conducted itself without fault with regard to its relationship with such non-employee agents or independent contractors.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:20 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 20
659:20 Assistance in Voting.
Status: in_force

Any voter who declares to the moderator under oath that said voter needs assistance marking his or her ballot shall, upon the voter's choice and request after the moderator has informed the voter of the accessible voting options that are available at the polling place, receive the assistance of one or both of the inspectors of election detailed for that purpose by the moderator or of a person of the voter's choice provided that the person is not the voter's employer or union official. Such person so assisting shall be sworn, shall mark the ballot as directed by said voter, and shall thereafter give no information regarding the same. Such person so assisting shall leave the space within the guardrail with the voter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 146:14 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 146 / Section 14
146:14 Vinegar.
Status: in_force

No person shall sell, expose for sale, exchange, barter, deal in or have in his possession with intent so to deal with, any article as and for cider vinegar unless the same shall be vinegar made solely from cider made of apples and shall have acidity equal to the presence of not less than 4 percent, by weight, of absolute acetic acid.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:38 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 38
236:38 Damaging Highway; Penalty.
Status: in_force

If any person, without authority, willfully injures any highway or bridge thereon by destroying or taking away any plank, timber, stone or other material thereof, or by digging any pit therein, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 357-C:11-a — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 357-C / Section 11-a
357-C:11-a Sale of New Motor Vehicles Manufactured to California Emission Standards.
Status: in_force

No person shall refuse or refrain from selling, delivering or distributing any new motor vehicle manufactured to the emissions standards required by the California air resources board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482-A:34 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 482-A / Section 34
482-A:34 Wetland Mitigation Banks Authorized.
Status: in_force

Any individual or public or private entity may establish a wetland mitigation bank, provided such bank complies with all federal and state regulations and all requirements of the Army Corps of Engineers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 286:8 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 286 / Section 8
286:8 Fees.
Status: in_force

The local governing body may set a reasonable annual license fee for each billiard table, pool table, or bowling alley.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:37 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 37
261:37 Assignment of Security Interest.
Status: in_force

I. A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his security interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the lienholder as the holder of the security interest and the lienholder remains liable for any obligations as lienholder until an assignment by the lienholder is delivered to the department as provided in this section. II. The assignee may, but need not to perfect the assignment, deliver to the department an assignment by the lienholder in the form the director prescribes with the required fee. III. The department shall file each assignment received by it with the required fee and note the assignee as lienholder upon the record of notice of security interests maintained by the department pursuant to RSA 261:36.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 216-A:3-b — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 216-A / Section 3-b
216-A:3-b Authority for Payment.
Status: in_force

The governor is authorized to draw his warrant for the payments authorized under the provisions of RSA 216-A:3-a out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:22 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 22
31:22 Trustees.
Status: in_force

All such trusts shall be administered by a board of 3 trustees, unless a town at an annual or special town meeting votes that such trusts shall be administered by a board of 5 trustees. In towns with a board of 3 trustees, one trustee shall be elected by a ballot at each annual town meeting for a term of 3 years. In towns with a board of 5 trustees the 2 additional trustees shall be appointed initially by the selectmen, one for one year and one for 2 years. Thereafter all trustees shall be elected by ballot at the annual town meeting to replace those whose terms expire. The term of each trustee shall be 3 years. Vacancies shall be filled by the selectmen for the remainder of the term. The board may recommend to the appointing authority the names of no more than 2 persons who may serve as alternate members on the board. The alternate members shall be appointed to one-year terms. In cities said trustees shall be chosen and hold their office for such term as shall be provided for by city ordinance. Trustees shall organize by electing one of their number bookkeeper, who shall keep the records and books for the trustees, and shall require a voucher before making any disbursement of funds from said trusts.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 512:30 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 512 / Section 30
512:30 Other Property.
Status: in_force

If the trustee is adjudged chargeable for any promissory note or other security for the payment of money or any chose in action upon which an execution cannot be levied, the court may appoint a receiver to collect it.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-E:217 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-E / Section 217
564-E:217 Gifts.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "gift" includes, without limitation, a gift for the benefit of a person, including without limitation, a gift to a trust, a gift to an account under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, and a gift to a tuition savings account or prepaid tuition plan as defined under Internal Revenue Code section 529, 26 U.S.C. section 529, as amended. (b) An agent may make a gift of the principal's property only as the agent determines is consistent with the principal's objectives if actually known by the agent or, if unknown, as the agent determines is consistent with the principal's best interest based on all relevant factors, including, without limitation: (1) evidence of the principal's intent; (2) the principal's personal history of making or joining in the making of lifetime gifts; (3) the principal's estate plan; (4) the principal's foreseeable obligations and maintenance needs and the impact of the proposed gift on the principal's housing options, access to care and services, and general welfare; (5) the income, gift, estate or inheritance tax consequences of the transaction; (6) whether the proposed gift creates a foreseeable risk that the principal will be deprived of sufficient assets to cover his or her needs during any period of Medicaid ineligibility that would result from the proposed gift; and (7) whether the proposed gift is likely to result in premature or unnecessary nursing home placement or institutionalization of the principal, or compromise the principal's access to care or services in the least restrictive setting in which his or her needs can be met.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 146-D:5 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 146-D / Section 5
146-D:5 Board Powers and Duties.
Status: in_force

I. The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Organization and procedural rules. (b) Processing applications for reimbursement from the oil discharge and disposal cleanup fund. (c) Procedures for verifying reimbursement claims presented under this chapter. (d) Specifying costs in relation to reimbursements claimed. (e) Developing eligibility criteria in addition to the requirements of RSA 146-D:6. II. The board shall submit an annual report of the status of the oil discharge and disposal cleanup fund no later than March 1, to the governor and council, speaker of the house, president of the senate, house environment and agriculture committee and senate environment committee. III. The board, with approval of the governor and council, may employ legal counsel as necessary to perform its duties in administering the oil discharge and disposal cleanup fund. IV. The board may request that the attorney general issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, or request any other information on behalf of the board for the purposes of determining eligibility for reimbursement under this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 249:18 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 249 / Section 18
249:18 Reports.
Status: in_force

The department of natural and cultural resources or its authorized agents shall have the right to enter upon railroad or other property to ascertain facts, and from time to time shall report the same to the department of transportation.