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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 87:23 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 87 / Section 23
87:23 Special Appraisal.
Status: in_force

If an executor or administrator shall fail to file an inventory and appraisal in the probate court as provided in RSA 87:18, or if the department of revenue administration is not satisfied with the inventory and appraisal which is filed, the department of revenue administration may employ a suitable person to appraise the property and the executor or administrator shall show the property of the decedent to such appraiser upon demand, and shall make and subscribe his or her oath that the property thus shown includes all the property of the decedent that has come to his or her knowledge or possession. Such appraiser shall prepare an inventory of said property, and shall appraise it at its actual market value at the time of the decedent's death, and shall return such inventory and appraisal to the department of revenue administration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 263:13 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263 / Section 13
263:13 Restricted Licenses.
Status: in_force

I. The department, upon issuing a driver's license, may for good cause impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may drive or such other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the department may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe driving of a motor vehicle by the licensee. II. The department may issue a restricted license to a person who can safely drive a motor vehicle during daylight hours, but who, for medical reasons, can not safely drive a motor vehicle during darkness. III. The department may either issue a special restricted license or may set forth such restrictions upon the usual license form. IV. The department may, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of the restrictions of such license, suspend or revoke the same, but the licensee shall be entitled to a hearing as upon a suspension or revocation under this chapter. V. It is a violation for any person to drive a motor vehicle in any manner in violation of the restrictions imposed in a restricted license issued to him. VI. If the department issues a license restricting the holder's operation because of a visual impairment or deficiency, the director shall enter a rescission of the restriction in the records of the department if the holder of the license has received surgery to correct his or her vision and now has a visual acuity of 20/40 or better as verified by a test administered by the department at no cost to the holder.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 529:10 — NH Code / Title LIV / Chapter 529 / Section 10
529:10 Description of Property.
Status: in_force

In either of the cases aforesaid the whole of the property, of which a part is set off, shall be described by metes and bounds or other distinct description.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:21-2118 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 21-2118
564-F:21-2118 Appeal from Administrative Cancellation.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign foundation may appeal the administrative cancellation of its registration to the probate division of the circuit court for the sixth circuit within 30 days after cancellation. (b) The foreign foundation appeals by: (1) Petitioning the court to set aside the cancellation; and (2) Attaching to its petition copies of: (A) The foreign foundation's certificate of registration; and (B) The secretary of state's notice of administrative cancellation. (c) The court may summarily order the secretary of state to reinstate the foreign foundation's registration or may take any other action the court considers appropriate. (d) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 512:5 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 512 / Section 5
512:5 Nonresident Trustee.
Status: in_force

A person doing business in this state and residing outside the state may be summoned upon trustee process by serving the writ upon his clerk or agent having charge of such business, and he may be charged as trustee, as if he were an inhabitant of this state, upon the deposition of such clerk or agent, for any money, goods or chattels of the defendant in his hands or possession in this state or for any rights or credits of the defendant by reason of contracts made or performed within the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 362:6 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 362 / Section 6
362:6 Cellular Mobile Radio Communications Exempt.
Status: in_force

The term "public utility" shall not include any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association, including any trustee, administrator, executor, receiver, assignee, or other personal representative who provides, purchases or sells cellular mobile radio communication services. Such services shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission pursuant to this title.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 428:18 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 428 / Section 18
428:18 Bill of Sale Required.
Status: in_force

No person shall transport live poultry which he has obtained from another from place to place along any public highway unless he has in his possession a bill of sale or other memorandum signed by the vendor, owner, or agent of the same, and containing the address of such vendor or owner, the date of sale or other transaction involving the transfer of possession, the breed, weight, price, and approximate number of live poultry obtained.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402:66 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402 / Section 66
402:66 Relief Fund.
Status: in_force

Six thousand dollars of the amount received as the taxes imposed by RSA 400-A shall annually be set apart by the state treasurer, and kept distinct from all other funds, and shall be known as the firemen's relief fund.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194-D:1 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194-D / Section 1
194-D:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Open enrollment public school", "open enrollment school", or "open enrollment program" means any public school which, in addition to providing educational services to pupils residing within its attendance area or district, chooses to accept pupils from other attendance areas within its district and from outside its district. II. "Parent" means a parent, guardian, or other person or entity having legal custody of a child or, in the case of a child with a disability, a surrogate parent who has been appointed in accordance with state or federal law. III. "Pupil" means any child who is eligible for attendance in public schools in New Hampshire, and who lives with a parent. IV. "Receiving district" means the school district to which a pupil is sent to attend an open enrollment school. V. "Resident district" means the school district in which the pupil resides. VI. "School board" means the school district school board. VII. "Sending district" means the school district in which the pupil resides. VIII. "State board" means the state board of education. IX. "Teacher" means any individual providing or capable of providing direct instructional services to pupils, and who meets requirements prescribed in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 110-B:76 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 110-B / Section 76
110-B:76 Cemetery Director.
Status: in_force

The cemetery director shall: I. Serve as chief coordinator for all interment operations of the New Hampshire state veterans cemetery, and utilize knowledge of cemetery operations and interpersonal skills to implement procedures to ensure dignity and professionalism of executing burial activities. II. Coordinate with funeral directors, members of the clergy and family members to schedule and ensure proper funeral arrangements. III. Establish and implement New Hampshire state veterans cemetery policies and procedures and exercises decision making authority over operational functions. IV. Manage all facilities, utilities, and equipment in support of cemetery operations. V. Manage and supervise personnel to assure compliance in the implementation of standard operating procedures for the New Hampshire state veterans cemetery. VI. Compile, analyze, and manage the preparation of federal grants (generating revenue to the state); ensuring departmental compliance of federal guidelines on an ongoing basis. VII. Interact with senior officials of the New Hampshire department of military affairs and veterans services, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, architects, federal officials, and representatives of other state agencies in coordinating the preparation of cemetery work programs, budgets, and purchasing to further the financial, operational, and ceremonial functions of the cemetery. VIII. Compile, analyze, and manage the preparation of periodic reports to provide information concerning cemetery activities to the administrator III, deputy adjutant general; and adjutant general. IX. Serve as liaison to the New Hampshire Veterans Cemetery Association, Inc. and various committees and boards, and interact with senior legislators and heads of state veterans organizations. X. Participate in community outreach by attending various military and veteran related functions and/or meetings around the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 159:21 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 159 / Section 21
159:21 Possession by Felons Prohibited.
Status: in_force

Any person who has been convicted of a felony in this or any other state who possesses an electronic defense weapon away from the premises where he resides shall be guilty of a class B felony. Neither the whole nor any part of a sentence of imprisonment imposed for a violation of this section shall be served concurrently with any other term of imprisonment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:30 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 30
167:30 Confidential Character of Public Assistance Records.
Status: in_force

Whenever under provisions of law names and addresses of recipients of assistance or child welfare services under this chapter or RSA 161 are furnished to or held by any other agency or department of government, such agency or department of government shall be required to adopt regulations necessary to prevent the publication of lists thereof or their use for purposes not directly connected with the administration of this chapter or RSA 161.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 24:22 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 24 / Section 22
24:22 Form.
Status: in_force

The form of the budget statement submitted by the county commissioners shall be as prescribed by the commissioner of revenue administration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 110-B:68 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 110-B / Section 68
110-B:68 Trespassers and Disturbers; Camp Regulations.
Status: in_force

I. The commanding officer of any armory, arsenal, camp, range, base, or other facility of the New Hampshire national guard, or other place where military duties are being performed shall have the authority to arrest and hold under arrest during the continuance of the performance of such military duty any one who trespasses, or in any way interrupts or interferes with the performance of the duties of members of the national guard or the armed forces of the United States. This arrest authority shall extend to anyone who prevents or attempts to prevent the passage of troops of the New Hampshire national guard or of the armed forces of the United States in the performance of their military duties. II. The adjutant general or commanding officer of any armory, arsenal, camp, range, base, or other facility of the New Hampshire national guard, or any place where any unit is performing military duty, has the authority to limit access and activities in that place. This includes the authority to take action necessary to protect, guard, secure, and defend the armory, arsenal, camp, range, base, or other facility in accordance with RSA 110-B:28 and RSA 110-B:28-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-P:5 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-P / Section 5
358-P:5 Advertising.
Status: in_force

I. If an advertisement for a rent-to-own agreement refers to or states the dollar amount of an initial, periodic, or final payment or offers a free initial, periodic, or final payment for any item and refers to or states the right to acquire ownership of the item, then for such item the advertisement shall also clearly and conspicuously state the following: (a) That the transaction advertised is a rent-to-own agreement. (b) The total number and total amount of periodic payments necessary to acquire ownership of the item or a representative sample of the total number and total amount of periodic payments for each category of items in the advertisement. (c) That the consumer acquires no ownership rights unless the total amount necessary to acquire ownership is paid. II. Any owner or personnel of any medium in which an advertisement appears or through which it is disseminated shall not be liable under this section. III. The provisions of paragraph I of this section shall not apply to an advertisement which does not refer to or state the amount of any payment, or which is published in the yellow pages of a telephone directory or in any similar directory of business. IV. Every item displayed or offered under a rent-to-own agreement shall bear a tag or card that clearly and conspicuously indicates in Arabic numerals each of the following: (a) The cash price of the item. (b) The amount of the periodic payment. (c) The total number and total dollar amount of periodic payments necessary to acquire ownership.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 604-A:2-f — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 604-A / Section 2-f
604-A:2-f Appointment of Counsel for Nonpayment or Nonperformance.
Status: repealed

I. No defendant shall be incarcerated after a final hearing for nonpayment of an assessment or nonperformance of community service unless counsel has been appointed for a defendant who is indigent or such defendant has executed a valid waiver of counsel for the final hearing. Incarceration of such defendant may occur only if the court, after having conducted an ability to pay or ability to perform final hearing at which the court has made a specific inquiry of the defendant concerning his or her financial circumstances and his or her reasons for nonpayment or nonperformance, finds that the defendant willfully failed to pay the assessment or perform the community service. II. Prior to conducting an ability to pay or ability to perform final hearing, the court shall: (a) Provide the defendant with a financial statement under oath and direct the defendant to complete the financial statement under oath; (b) Inform the defendant that he or she may be immediately incarcerated if the court finds that he or she has willfully failed to comply with the court's prior order to pay an assessment or perform community service; (c) Inform the defendant that he or she is entitled to counsel for the final hearing in which incarceration is a possible outcome and, if the defendant cannot afford one, the court will appoint one; and (d) Explain the issues to be decided at the final hearing as well as the process provided. III. The court shall appoint counsel to represent an indigent defendant at a final hearing on an ability to pay or perform held pursuant to this section if incarceration is a possible outcome of the final hearing. IV. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 404-H:18 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 404-H / Section 18
404-H:18 Stay of Proceedings.
Status: in_force

All proceedings in which the insolvent insurer is a party or is obligated to defend a party in any court in this state shall, subject to waiver by the association in specific cases, be stayed for 6 months and such additional time thereafter as may be determined by the court from the date the insolvency is determined or an ancillary proceeding is instituted in this state, whichever is later.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9:17-e — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 9 / Section 17-e
9:17-e Audit of Judicial Branch.
Status: in_force

Other provisions of law notwithstanding, the chief justice of the supreme court shall pre-audit all claims of the judicial branch to be presented for the issuance of warrants and this certification shall be sufficient evidence for the director, division of accounting services, to fulfill his responsibilities under the provisions of RSA 8:13, VII relative to debt incurred by the judicial branch.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 516:38 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 516 / Section 38
516:38 Testimony by Video Teleconference for Motor Vehicle Violations.
Status: in_force

In any contested case for an alleged motor vehicle violation in district court at which a keeper of the records or technical specialist from the department of safety, bureau of hearings or division of motor vehicles is summoned to testify, the state may move to take the testimony of the keeper of the records or technical specialist by video teleconference, provided that the testimony is limited to expert testimony or to the results of and matters relating to records of the department of safety. Notice shall be provided to the defendant, and the defendant shall have an opportunity to object to the introduction of testimony by video teleconference. Similarly, in any contested case for an alleged motor vehicle violation in district court, the defendant may move to take the testimony of his or her own expert witness by video teleconference, provided that the testimony is limited to expert testimony or to the results of and matters relating to records of the department of safety. Notice shall be provided to the state, and the state shall have an opportunity to object to the introduction of testimony by video teleconference. Examination and cross-examination of the expert witness shall proceed in the same manner as permitted at a contested case for an alleged motor vehicle violation in district court. For purposes of this section, "video teleconference" includes the use of any technology that provides live, interactive aural and visual communication.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 490:4-a — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 490 / Section 4-a
490:4-a Law Enforcement Officers; Wearing of Firearms.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other rule, regulation or order to the contrary, law enforcement officers shall be permitted to wear firearms in any courtroom in the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 350-A:11 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 350-A / Section 11
350-A:11 Infringement.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of RSA 350-A:13, any person who shall: I. Use, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this chapter in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services on or in connection with which such use is likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive as to the source of origin of such goods or services; or II. Reproduce, counterfeit, copy or colorably imitate any such mark and apply such reproduction, counterfeit, copy or colorable imitation to labels, signs, prints, packages, wrappers, receptacles, or advertisements intended to be used upon or in conjunction with the sale or other distribution in this state of such goods or services; shall be liable to a civil action by the owner of such registered mark for any or all of the remedies provided in RSA 350-A:12, except that under paragraph II the registrant shall not be entitled to recover profits or damages unless the acts have been committed with knowledge that such mark is intended to be used to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 403:3 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 403 / Section 3
403:3 Retirement of Guaranty Funds.
Status: in_force

Any mutual insurance company which shall create a guaranty fund under either of the 2 preceding sections may, with the approval of the insurance commissioner, reduce or retire such fund in whole or in part, but it may not be otherwise distributed except to pay the obligations of the company.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 177:12 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 177 / Section 12
177:12 Agency Store in Location of Former State Liquor Store.
Status: in_force

Within 72 hours of opening for business, an agency liquor store, occupying premises previously occupied by a state liquor store, shall remove all signs on the premises of that store which identify those premises as a state liquor store.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-P:9 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-P / Section 9
359-P:9 Liability of State.
Status: in_force

The state shall be under no obligation or liability under this chapter except to make payments to claimants to whom the recovery fund attorney or administrator has made awards of assistance, but only to the extent there is money available in the fund.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 486-A:3 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 486-A / Section 3
486-A:3 State Contribution; Surface Water Treatment Costs; Water Supply Land Protection Costs; Regional Water System Costs.
Status: in_force

I. (a) Any public water system which is or was required, beginning in 1986, to achieve compliance with the surface water treatment rules of the EPA or the rules of the New Hampshire department of environmental services adopted to implement the federal Safe Drinking Water Act amendments of 1986 shall be eligible for a state contribution. As its contribution, the state shall pay 20 percent of the annual amortization charges, meaning the principal and interest, on the eligible surface water treatment costs resulting from the construction of new wells or a filtration system to meet the requirements of the surface water treatment rules. (b) To be eligible under RSA 486-A:3, I(a), construction shall be necessary in order for the public water system to comply with the surface water treatment rules of the department or the EPA, or both. Plans for construction shall be approved in accordance with the provisions of RSA 485:8. II. The state may pay up to 25 percent of the eligible water supply land protection costs. III. Any public water system which incurs eligible regional water system costs or eligible evaluation of contributing area of groundwaters contribution to public wells that have recorded levels of chemical contaminants costs, excluding MTBE, after the effective date of this paragraph shall be eligible for a state contribution in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. As its contribution, the state shall pay 25 percent of the annual amortization charges, meaning the principal and interest, on the bonded eligible regional water system costs, or 25 percent of non-bonded, eligible regional water system costs. Plans for construction shall be approved in accordance with the provisions of RSA 485:8.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:129 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 129
231:129 Optional Referendum; Two-Thirds Vote of Legislative Body.
Status: in_force

I. Referendum. If the legislative body of a municipality affected by this subdivision desires to place the question of approving a plan formulated pursuant to this subdivision on a referendum, they may do so at any regular municipal election or at a special election called for the purpose. Should a referendum be held, the following question shall be submitted "Shall the legislative body of the city of ( ) be instructed to approve the plan submitted to it concerning the construction of parking facilities?" The legislative body shall be bound by the outcome of the referendum. II. Two-Thirds Vote. If the legislative body should decide not to place the question of approving a plan formulated pursuant to this subdivision on a referendum, a 2/3 vote of the entire membership of the legislative body shall be necessary in order to approve such plan.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 235:13 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 235 / Section 13
235:13 Notice to Towns.
Status: in_force

On or before February 15 in each year, the commissioner of transportation shall notify all cities and towns which have expressed an interest in constructing or reconstructing any class I, II, or III highway or portion thereof, of the amount of state aid available to that city or town, and shall designate the highway location on which such funds shall be expended.