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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 396:8 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 396 / Section 8
396:8 Review and Appeal.
Status: in_force

Any party in interest may apply in writing to the commissioner at any time for a change, cancellation, or termination of any order of regulation, appointment of conservator, or payment of compensation or expense during conservatorship, and the commissioner shall take such action thereon as he deems the interests of depositors and other creditors require. Any such party aggrieved by the action of the commissioner or his refusal or neglect to act on such application within 14 days from the date of such application may appeal within the next 7 days from said order by petition to the superior court. Upon hearing, after such notice as the court may prescribe, the burden of proof shall be upon the petitioner to show that such order is clearly unreasonable or unlawful, and such order shall be deemed to be prima facie lawful and reasonable and shall not be set aside or vacated except for errors of law unless the court by a clear preponderance of the evidence before it finds that such order is unjust or unreasonable. No appeal shall lie to orders of court made in connection therewith unless taken within 7 days from the date thereof. The commissioner shall have the right of such appeal. Upon such appeal any 2 justices of the supreme court, without hearing, may stay any order of the superior court to the extent that such order of the commissioner shall continue in effect pending final decision of the supreme court. The superior court shall have the right to issue injunctions to prevent multiplicity of proceedings for change, cancellation, or termination of orders of the commissioner made under the provisions of this chapter, or to prevent undue interference with the regulation, conservation, or reorganization thereunder and to issue mandatory or restraining orders against the commissioner, a conservator, officer, trustee, director, or employee of an institution under the supervision of the commissioner for violation of law or lawful order. No other right of injunction or mandatory order shall lie against the commissioner or any person acting under his direction or control or orders made by him under the provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-A:1 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-A / Section 1
420-A:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Commissioner" means the insurance commissioner. II. "Covered dependent" means the spouse, an adult dependent, or a child or an adopted child of the subscriber who is named in the subscription certificate issued to the subscriber and with respect to whom appropriate premium is specified in the certificate. II-a. "Date of enrollment" means the first day of coverage under the plan, or, if there is a waiting period, the first day of the waiting period, which is typically the first day of work. III. "Health service corporation" means a nonprofit sharing corporation without capital stock organized under the laws of the state for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating a health service plan or plans whereby the expense of health-related care may be partially or wholly provided to its subscribers by the payment of benefits for facilities, professional services, appliances, medicines, or supplies furnished directly or indirectly by the health service corporation to its subscribers. IV. "Provider" means any physician, hospital, or other institution, organization, or other person who furnishes health care services. V. "Subscriber" means a person to whom a subscription certificate is issued by the health service corporation and which sets forth the kinds and extent of health services for which the health service corporation is liable to make payment and which constitutes the contract between the subscriber and the health service corporation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 225-A:18-a — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 225-A / Section 18-a
225-A:18-a Emergency Shut-down.
Status: in_force

When facts are presented to the board, or to any member thereof, tending to show that an unreasonable hazard exists in the continued operation of a tramway, the board or member, after such verification of said facts as is practical under the circumstances and consistent with the public safety, may, by an emergency order require the operator of said tramway forthwith to cease using the same for the transportation of passengers. Such emergency order shall be in writing and notice thereof may be served by any person upon the operator or his agent immediately in control of said tramway by a true and attested copy of such order, the return of such service to be shown by an affidavit on the back thereof. Such emergency order shall be effective for a period not to exceed 48 hours from the time of service. Immediately after the issuance of an emergency order hereunder, the board shall conduct an investigation into the facts of the case as contemplated in RSA 225-A:19, and shall take such action under said RSA 225-A:19 as may be appropriate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-B:2 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-B / Section 2
162-B:2 United States Licenses or Permits Required.
Status: in_force

No person shall manufacture, construct, produce, transfer, acquire or possess any special nuclear material, by-product material, production facility, or utilization facility or act as an operator of a production or utilization facility wholly within this state unless the person shall have first obtained a license or permit for the activity proposed from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, if, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the commission requires a license or permit to be obtained by persons proposing to engage in activities of the same type over which it has jurisdiction.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-C:18 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-C / Section 18
485-C:18 Administrative Fines.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $4,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule, permit or order adopted or issued under this chapter. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the commissioner under this section shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties under this chapter. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to: I. A schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed under this section for violation of this chapter. II. Procedures for notice and hearing prior to the imposition of an administrative fine.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 153:3 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 153 / Section 3
153:3 Vacancies, Tenure and Compensation.
Status: in_force

In case of a vacancy occurring by death, resignation or otherwise it shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term by the governor and council as provided in RSA 153:2. The members of said board shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall receive their legitimate expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-E:12 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-E / Section 12
12-E:12 Penalties and Other Relief.
Status: in_force

I. Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter or any rule or cease and desist order of the commissioner issued pursuant to this chapter, or any condition or limitation in a permit or amendment issued under this chapter or who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to obey any order lawfully issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $20,000 for each day the violation continues. II. The commissioner may issue a written cease and desist order against any act found in violation of this chapter or lawful regulation made under it or any condition of any permit lawfully issued by the commissioner, and any such act may be enjoined by the superior court upon application of the attorney general. III. The written cease and desist order issued pursuant to the provisions of RSA 12-E:12, II shall be recorded by the commissioner in the registry of deeds for the county in which the site is situated and, upon recordation, said order shall run with the land; provided, however, that an appropriate description of the land involved including the accurate name of the owner thereof shall be incorporated in the cease and desist order. No fee shall be charged for recording such an administrative order; however, the fee for discharge of any such order shall be the same as for the discharge of a real estate property mortgage.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:36 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 36
261:36 Filing of Notices of Security Interest.
Status: in_force

I. The department shall file each notice of security interest received by it with the required fee and maintain a record of all notices of security interests filed by it: (a) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner; (b) Under the vehicle identification number; and (c) In the discretion of the director, by any other method he determines. II. The department need not maintain, in the record provided for in paragraph I, any reference to a security interest in a previously registered vehicle after the department files a notice of release of the security interest or issues a certificate of title of the vehicle containing the name of the lienholder. III. The department, before issuing or reissuing a certificate of title, shall check the name of the owner and the vehicle identification number against the record provided for in paragraph I.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 328-C:1 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 328-C / Section 1
328-C:1 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to protect and assist the public by providing standards for the practice of family mediation, training and continuing education for certified family mediators and certified family mediator training programs, and disciplinary procedures for violating ethical rules and requirements.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-A:10-h — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-A / Section 10-h
12-A:10-h Division of Libraries; State Librarian.
Status: in_force

The division of libraries, which shall also be known as the state library, shall be under the supervision of an unclassified director of libraries, who shall also be known as the state librarian, and who shall be responsible for the following functions in accordance with applicable law: I. Operating a state library in order to provide general and specific reference services, including, but not limited to, services designed to assist the general court and the judicial branch. II. Operating the New Hampshire automated information system as provided for by RSA 201-A:22, I. III. Promoting and coordinating a statewide library system. IV. Providing for library services for persons with disabilities. V. Otherwise administering the provisions of RSA title XVI. VI. Administering, with advice of the state library council, all federal funds collected under RSA 201-A:13.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 655:36 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 655 / Section 36
655:36 Definition.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the "appropriate party committee" shall be defined as: I. The state committee of that party or, if previously authorized by the same, the executive committee thereof for the offices of United States senator, United States representative, governor, councilor and state senator. II. The county committee of that party for county offices and state representative if from a representative district containing more than one town, ward, or unincorporated place. III. The town or ward committee of that party for state representative if the representative district contains only the town or ward.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 29-A:1 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 29-A / Section 1
29-A:1 Statement of Policy.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of this chapter to protect county officers, trustees, officials and employees who are subject to claims and civil actions arising from acts committed within the scope of their official duty while in the course of their employment for the county. It is not intended to create a new remedy for injured persons, nor to waive the sovereign immunity of the county which is extended by law to county officers, trustees, officials and employees. The doctrine of sovereign immunity of the state, extended to the counties by law, and the extension of that doctrine to officers, trustees, officials or employees of the county or any agency thereof acting within the scope of official duty and not in a wanton or reckless manner, except as otherwise provided by statute, is hereby adopted as the law of the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-L:6 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-L / Section 6
162-L:6 Reporting Requirements.
Status: in_force

On or before September 1 of each year, the authority shall submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the state treasurer. The report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement of the authority during such year. The report shall include outstanding amounts of pledges made and cash contributions received against pledges. The authority shall cause an audit by an independent certified public accountant of its books and accounts to be made each fiscal year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:12 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 540 / Section 12
540:12 Possessory Action.
Status: in_force

The owner, lessor, or purchaser at a mortgage foreclosure sale of any tenement or real estate may recover possession thereof from a lessee, occupant, mortgagor, or other person in possession, holding it without right, after notice in writing to quit the same as herein prescribed.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 206:14-a — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 206 / Section 14-a
206:14-a Delegation.
Status: in_force

At the discretion of the executive director of the fish and game department, the chief of game management and research shall be empowered to perform all the duties and exercise all the powers conferred upon said executive director as an ex officio member of the pesticide control board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:7 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415 / Section 7
415:7 Conforming to Statute.
Status: in_force

I. Other Policy Provisions. No policy provision which is not subject to RSA 415:6 shall make a policy, or any portion thereof, less favorable in any respect to the insured or the beneficiary than the provisions thereof which are subject to this chapter. II. Policy Conflicting With This Chapter. A policy delivered or issued for delivery to any person in this state in violation of this chapter shall be held valid but shall be construed as provided in this chapter. When any provision in a policy subject to this chapter is in conflict with any provision of this chapter, the rights, duties and obligations of the insurer, the insured and the beneficiary shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 546-A:6 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 546-A / Section 6
546-A:6 Modification of Order.
Status: in_force

The court shall retain jurisdiction to modify or vacate the order of support where justice requires.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-I:3 — NH Code / Title XIX-A / Chapter 227-I / Section 3
227-I:3 Education and Promotion.
Status: in_force

I. The governor shall annually proclaim one week during the month of May, as recommended by the director, as forest conservation week, to encourage the proper care and utilization of the state's forest resources. The governor shall urge forest landowners to observe the occasion by seeking professional forestry advice on the forest management of their woodlots and shall urge others to develop a greater awareness of the forest by obtaining informational pamphlets, publications and material, and by participating in forestry education activities and programs. II. The governor shall annually proclaim the last Friday in April in each year as Arbor Day, designating this day for the recognition of the significant contribution of trees and shrubs to the well-being, comfort, and inspiration of the people of this state. The governor shall direct the director to encourage appropriate local and state celebrations and educational programs in commemoration of the occasion and to encourage all citizens of the state, individually and in organized groups, to enrich their surroundings by the planting of trees and shrubs on their own properties and in approved public places.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-A:16 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 541-A / Section 16
541-A:16 Rules; Filing Required.
Status: repealed

I. In addition to other rulemaking requirements imposed by law, each agency shall: (a) Adopt as a rule a description of its organization, stating the general course and method of its operations and the methods by which the public may obtain information or make submissions or requests. (b) Adopt rules of practice setting forth the nature and requirement of all formal and informal procedures available, including: (1) [Repealed.] (2) Rules governing adjudicative proceedings pursuant to RSA 541-A:30-a; and (3) Rules governing public comment hearings for rulemaking. (c) Adopt rules setting the format and procedures for submitting, considering, and disposing of rulemaking petitions under RSA 541-A:4. (d) Adopt rules relating to filing petitions for declaratory rulings and their prompt disposition. II. Each agency shall also: (a) Make available to the public all written statements of policy or interpretations, other than rules, formulated or used by the agency in the discharge of its functions. (b) File with the director of legislative services all declaratory rulings issued. III. A rule shall become effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the day after the filing of the adopted rule or as of 12:01 a.m. on the date specified by the agency pursuant to RSA 541-A:14, IV, RSA 541-A:14-a, III, or RSA 541-A:19, X, or such other later date as specified, provided that filing occurs before such effective date. Except as provided in RSA 541-A:14-a, a rule adopted under RSA 541-A:14, IV shall expire after the last day of the tenth year following its becoming effective, unless sooner amended, readopted, or repealed. IV. If any deadline for action by an agency, the public, or the committee imposed by this chapter falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or state legal holiday, the deadline for such action shall be extended to the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or state legal holiday.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 214:20-e — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 214 / Section 20-e
214:20-e Refusal of Consent.
Status: in_force

If a person under arrest for a violation of RSA 214:20 refuses upon the request of a law enforcement officer to submit to a physical and/or chemical test designated by the law enforcement officer as provided in RSA 214:20-d, none shall be given, but the executive director shall revoke the person's hunting license for a period of 5 years from the date of the alleged violation. Any such revocation of a license shall be imposed in addition to any penalties provided by law, subject to review as hereinafter provided, and shall be imposed only upon the receipt by the executive director of a sworn report of the law enforcement officer containing the following: I. That the law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe the arrested person had been target practicing, hunting, taking or attempting to take wildlife while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, controlled drugs or a combination thereof. II. The facts upon which the reasonable grounds to believe such are based. III. That the person had been arrested. IV. That the person had refused to submit to the test upon the request of the law enforcement officer. V. That the law enforcement officer informed the arrested person of the person's right to have a similar test or tests conducted by a person of the arrested person's own choosing. VI. That the law enforcement officer informed the arrested person of the fact that refusal to permit the test or tests will result in license revocation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-A:29 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-A / Section 29
420-A:29 Foreign Corporations; Reciprocity.
Status: in_force

Any corporation organized under the laws of another state or country which except as to state of organization is a health service corporation and which the commissioner finds has fully complied with the laws of such other state or country, shall be entitled to do business within this state subject to this chapter after obtaining a license as provided in RSA 420-A:4; provided, however, that no such corporation organized under the laws of another state or country shall be entitled to such license, or to do business in this state, unless such other state or country grants substantially similar rights and privileges to health service corporations organized under the laws of this state. The commissioner shall determine whether rights and privileges granted by other states or countries are substantially similar to those granted by this state, and the commissioner's determination shall be final.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 1-A:3 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 1-A / Section 3
1-A:3 Systems of Plane Coordinates.
Status: in_force

The systems of plane coordinates which have been established by the National Ocean Service/National Geodetic Survey or its successors for defining and stating the geographic positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within the state of New Hampshire are hereafter to be known and designated as the New Hampshire coordinate system of 1927 and the New Hampshire coordinate system of 1983.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-D:1 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 541-D / Section 1
541-D:1 Findings and Purpose.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that violations of RSA 541-C threaten the integrity of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. The legislature finds that enacting procedural enhancements will safeguard the Master Settlement Agreement. The provisions of this act are not intended to and shall not be interpreted to amend RSA 541-C.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 406-C:8 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 406-C / Section 8
406-C:8 Disclosures.
Status: in_force

I. To avoid customer confusion and in addition to any other requisite disclosures, all advertising, promotional material, and solicitation, including telemarketing contacts in the case of life insurance and annuities, shall include a prominent disclosure that substantively states that a purchase of insurance: (a) Is not a deposit; (b) Is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other agency or instrumentality of the federal government; (c) Is not guaranteed by the financial institution or an affiliate, unless the insurance is guaranteed by such financial institution or its affiliate in which case the nature of the guarantee and identity of the guarantor shall be disclosed; and (d) Where appropriate, involves investment risk, including potential loss of principal. II. At the time of sale, the financial institution shall also provide written disclosure of how to complain to the insurance department about problems in the sale or solicitation of an insurance product. Other than disclosing how to complain to the insurance department, a financial institution that does not accept insured deposits is not required to disclose items I(a) through (c) of this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 464-D:3 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 464-D / Section 3
464-D:3 Presumption of Capacity.
Status: in_force

I. All adults are presumed to be capable of managing their affairs and to have legal capacity. II. The manner in which an adult communicates with others is not grounds for a determination that the adult is incapable of managing the adult's affairs. III. Execution of a supported decision-making agreement may not be used as evidence of incapacity in any proceeding. IV. The execution of a supported decision-making agreement does not preclude the adult who has entered into such an agreement from acting independently of the agreement.