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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:31 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 31
266:31 Front Lights.
Status: in_force

I. Every motor vehicle driven during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise, and whenever rain, snow, or fog shall interfere with the proper view of the road so that persons and vehicles on the way are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead, shall display at least 2 lighted lamps on the front; provided, however, that one suitable lighted lamp on the front of a motorcycle shall be sufficient. The headlamp shall throw sufficient light ahead within the traveled portion of the way to make clearly visible all vehicles, persons, or substantial objects within a distance of 200 feet, except that the headlamps of motorcycles shall be sufficient if they make clearly visible objects within a distance of 150 feet. No headlamp shall be used unless it is approved by the director and is equipped with a proper lens or other device designed to prevent glaring rays. All headlamps on every motor vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than 54 inches nor less than 24 inches from the ground on an unladen vehicle. The measurement shall be made from the ground to the center of the lens. No device which obstructs, reflects, or alters the beam of such headlamp shall be used in connection therewith unless approved by the director. Every lens or other device to prevent glaring rays, the use of which on motor vehicles has been approved by the director, shall be arranged, adjusted, and operated in accordance with the requirements of the certificate approving the use thereof. Every lamp, bulb, or light used in any headlamp shall be of such candle power as may be specified for the approved device in the certificate approving the use thereof. Every reflector which is used as a part of such headlamp shall have a reflecting surface approved by the director after satisfactory tests have been made, and every reflecting surface shall be free from dents, rust, and other imperfections. The driver of every motor vehicle shall permit any properly authorized person to inspect the headlighting equipment of such motor vehicle and to make such tests as he or she may deem necessary to determine whether the provisions of this section are being complied with. Any headlamp color approved by the director for motor vehicles shall be considered approved for motorcycles. Any headlamp color approved by the director for motor vehicles shall also apply to headlamps approved for motorcycles. II. Headlamps shall shine white when shined against a white surface. All other forward facing lights shall be amber or white. III. Notwithstanding paragraph II, fog lights shall be permitted to shine yellow. IV. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a vehicle with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) front lighting system, or a front lighting system of a similar type installed as standard equipment by the vehicle manufacturer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275:44 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275 / Section 44
275:44 Employees Separated From Payroll Before Pay Days.
Status: in_force

I. Whenever an employer discharges an employee, the employer shall pay the employee's wages in full within 72 hours. II. Whenever an employee quits or resigns, the employer shall pay the employee's wages no later than the next regular payday, as provided under RSA 275:43, either through the regular pay channels or by mail if requested by the employee, except that if the employee gives at least one pay period's notice of intention to quit the employer shall pay all wages earned by the employee within 72 hours. III. When work of an employee is suspended as a result of a labor dispute, or when an employee for any reason whatsoever is laid off, the employer shall pay in full to such employee not later than the next regular payday, as designated under RSA 275:43, either through the regular pay channels or by mail if requested by the employee, wages earned at the time of suspension or layoff. IV. If an employer willfully and without good cause fails to pay an employee wages as required under paragraphs I, II or III of this section, such employer shall be additionally liable to the employee for liquidated damages in the amount of 10 percent of the unpaid wages for each day except Sunday and legal holidays upon which such failure continues after the day upon which payment is required or in an amount equal to the unpaid wages, whichever is smaller; except that, for the purpose of such liquidated damages such failure shall not be deemed to continue after the date of filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to the employer if he is adjudicated bankrupt upon such petition. V. Regardless of the reason for an employee's termination of employment the employer shall pay to the appropriate administrator or other designated officials all wages in the nature of hourly health and welfare fund or pension fund contributions due with respect to such employee at the time of the next succeeding payment date applicable to such contributions.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 39:1 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 39 / Section 1
39:1 Meetings, When Held.
Status: in_force

A meeting of every town shall be held annually on the second Tuesday of March, or in accordance with RSA 40:13 if that provision is adopted in the town, for the choice of town officers and the transaction of all other town business. A town meeting may be warned by the selectmen, when, in their opinion, there shall be occasion therefor. In no event shall a special town meeting be held on the biennial election day.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 82:24 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 82 / Section 24
82:24 Extents.
Status: in_force

Upon written request of the commissioner of revenue administration, the state treasurer shall issue his extent for the sum unpaid and interest against the company or corporation in default; and all the property owned by such company or corporation on April 1 preceding shall be liable for the payment thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:77 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-I / Section 77
21-I:77 Exemption.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may waive any requirement under this subdivision if the commissioner determines that it is in conflict with, or contrary to, state objectives.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 601:9 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 601 / Section 9
601:9 Lotteries.
Status: in_force

In a complaint or indictment in any case arising under RSA 647:1, a lottery may be described as a pretended lottery, which shall be sufficient, whatever the proof may be, and it shall not be necessary to allege or prove, upon trial, who is the owner of the property, nor who manages, conducts, or draws the lottery, or participates therein.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:152 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 152
231:152 Burning Brush.
Status: in_force

Whenever any trees or brush cut along the highway are disposed of by burning, the cut trees or brush shall be removed a safe distance from any adjoining woodland or from any tree or hedge designated or desirable for preservation, and such burning shall be done with the permission of the forest fire warden. All trees or brush thus cut from within the limits of the highway shall be disposed of within 30 days from the cutting thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 528:19 — NH Code / Title LIV / Chapter 528 / Section 19
528:19 Purchaser's Rights.
Status: in_force

The purchaser shall thereupon be entitled to such shares or interest, and the income or dividends which have become due thereon since the attachment, and to such certificates as are the usual evidence of the shares or interest of a proprietor in the corporation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 216:11 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 216 / Section 11
216:11 Administration.
Status: in_force

I. The road maintenance endowment established by RSA 216:10 shall be maintained in perpetuity and shall be utilized only for the purposes of maintaining the road system acquired through the Connecticut Lakes headwaters tract purchase. II. The principal of the endowment shall be managed by the state treasurer for the sole purpose of providing interest earnings for the purposes set forth in this subdivision and expenditures from the endowment for these purposes shall be limited to the interest earned thereon. III. Any interest earned on the endowment principal which is not used for the purposes set forth in this subdivision within the fiscal year in which it is earned shall be nonlapsing. The state treasurer is authorized to accept gifts, donations, and grants, including federal gifts, donations, and grants, for the purposes set forth in this chapter, and such gifts, donations, and grants shall be added to the principal amount. IV. The executive director of the fish and game department and the commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall, pursuant to the road maintenance endowment established under RSA 216:10, I, jointly prepare an annual report to be presented no later than December 1 of each year to the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, the governor, the house clerk, the senate clerk, and the state library. The report shall include a listing of all roads subject to the maintenance provisions of RSA 216:10 and a complete financial accounting of the funds in the monitoring endowment including expenditures for the most recent full fiscal year. The report shall also summarize maintenance activities for the road system, as conducted in the most recent full fiscal year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 276-A:19 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 276-A / Section 19
276-A:19 War.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to labor performed entirely in the manufacture of munitions or supplies for the United States government, or for the government of the state, while the United States is at war with any other nation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193-C:4 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 193-C / Section 4
193-C:4 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the exemption of certain students from participation in the program. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the state board of education to adopt rules pursuant to the authority granted by the general court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 160-B:9 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 160-B / Section 9
160-B:9 Enforcement.
Status: in_force

Upon application, the superior court or district court is authorized to permit the law enforcement officials or certified fire citation officers of the state, counties, or any city or town to seize, take, remove, or cause to be removed at the expense of the owner all stocks of fireworks offered or exposed for sale, stored or held in violation of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or limit any other authority granted by law to law enforcement officials or certified fire citation officers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5:35-b — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5 / Section 35-b
5:35-b Records of the Governor.
Status: in_force

Within one year of leaving office, the governor, in consultation with the director, shall donate a selection of official papers and records to the state. Such records shall be placed in a New Hampshire depository selected by the governor, with the approval of the director, and shall be preserved and disclosed under such terms and conditions as the governor and director deem appropriate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 554:6 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 554 / Section 6
554:6 Accountability for Assets.
Status: in_force

All assets, though not inventoried, shall be accounted for, and the administrator charged therewith in the account of administration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 33:6-e — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 33 / Section 6-e
33:6-e Exclusion from Debt Limit; Solid Waste Management Districts.
Status: in_force

The debt limit restrictions of this chapter shall not apply to a solid waste management district formed under RSA 53-B or to the debts or obligations incurred by such a district. Debts or obligations of a member municipality to such a district shall at no time be included in the net indebtedness of the municipality for the purposes of determining its borrowing capacity.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 35-A:18 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 35-A / Section 18
35-A:18 Agreement by State.
Status: in_force

The state does pledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds or notes issued pursuant to authority contained in this chapter that the state will not limit or restrict the rights hereby vested in the bank to purchase, acquire, hold, sell or dispose of municipal bonds or other investments or to make loans to governmental units or to establish and collect such fees or other charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenues to meet the expenses of operation of the bank, and to fulfill the term of any agreements made with the holders of its bonds or notes authorized by this chapter or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of such bonds or notes until the bonds and notes, together with interest thereon, and interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders are fully met, paid and discharged.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-G:3 — NH Code / Title XI / Chapter 151-G / Section 3
151-G:3 Chair; Vice-Chair.
Status: in_force

The members of the commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair from among the members at the first meeting. The term of the chair and vice-chair shall be 2 years and until successors are elected. The chair shall be responsible for the orderly proceedings of the commission meetings and for compliance with mandates of this chapter. The vice-chair shall serve in the absence of the chair.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 406-B:14 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 406-B / Section 14
406-B:14 Short Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Unlicensed Insurers Act."
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-P:2 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-P / Section 2
358-P:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Advertisement" means a commercial message in any medium that solicits a consumer to enter a rent-to-own agreement. II. "Cash price" means the price at which the lessor would have sold the property to the consumer for cash on the date of the rent-to-own agreement. III. "Consumer" means a natural person who rents personal property under a rent-to-own agreement to be used primarily for personal, family or household purposes. IV. "Consummation" means the date on which a consumer enters into a rent-to-own agreement. V. "Rent-to-own agreement" means an agreement for the use of personal property by a natural person primarily for personal, family or household purposes, for an initial period of 4 months or less that is automatically renewable with each payment after the initial period, but does not obligate or require the consumer to continue renting or using the property beyond the initial period, and that permits the consumer to become the owner of the property. VI. "Rent-to-own dealer" means a person who regularly provides the use of property through rent-to-own agreements and to whom rent payments are initially payable on the face of the rent-to-own agreement.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 206:27-f — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 206 / Section 27-f
206:27-f Retirement Benefits.
Status: in_force

No deputy conservation officer appointed under the authority of provisions of RSA 206:27-a shall be deemed to be eligible for group II retirement benefits unless said officer has had previous coverage under group II retirement.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-D:17-c — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-D / Section 17-c
169-D:17-c Court Order for Services, Placements, and Programs Required for Minors From Certain Providers Qualified for Third-Party Payment.
Status: in_force

The court, wherever and to the extent possible, shall order services, placements, and programs by providers certified pursuant to RSA 170-G:4, XVIII who qualify for third-party payment under any insurance covering the minor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 477:10 — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 477 / Section 10
477:10 Unacknowledged Deed.
Status: in_force

A deed not acknowledged by the grantor, but in other respects duly executed, may be recorded, and for 60 days thereafter it shall be as effectual as if duly acknowledged.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 143-A:23 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 143-A / Section 23
143-A:23 Labeling Requirements; Recordkeeping.
Status: in_force

I. All mushrooms harvested by a person licensed under this subdivision for sale shall be labeled with the following: (a) The name, address, and license number of the licensed mushroom identifier, harvester, and distributor. (b) The species of mushroom. (c) The weight sold. (d) The date of harvesting. (e) The county of harvesting. II. A copy of such label shall be retained by the licensed mushroom identifier, harvester, and distributor for one year, as well as information on the specific harvest location of all mushrooms harvested. III. A copy of such label shall be retained by the food service establishment for 90 days. IV. Such records shall be available for inspection upon request by the department of health and human services and the department of agriculture, markets, and food.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 85:8 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 85 / Section 8
85:8 Sale of Personal Property.
Status: in_force

Personal property seized upon any extent shall be sold in the same manner as similar property is required to be sold on execution.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 228:86 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 228 / Section 86
228:86 Application of Proceeds.
Status: in_force

No common carrier by rail shall apply the proceeds of any stock, bonds or notes to any other purpose than those specified in the order of the department authorizing the issue of the same.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 128:5-b — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 128 / Section 5-b
128:5-b Deputy Health Officer.
Status: in_force

When a health officer has been appointed under the provisions of RSA 128:1, such officer may, subject to the approval of the selectmen and the commissioner of the department of health and human services, appoint a deputy health officer or officers who shall be empowered to enforce public health laws and regulations and make such sanitation investigations as the health officer may direct or as may be required by the department of health and human services. The term of the deputy health officer shall expire with that of the health officer, or may be extended with the approval of the board of selectmen, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of health and human services or designee, until the health officer vacancy is filled. The deputy health officer shall receive such compensation from the town as the selectmen of the town shall fix.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-J:29 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-J / Section 29
21-J:29 Statute of Limitations; Exceptions.
Status: in_force

I. (a) Except as otherwise provided, all taxes administered by the department shall be assessed within 3 years after the return is filed or within 3 years after the last day prescribed by law for filing such return, whichever is later, or in the event no return is required, within 3 years from the date the tax is due or paid, whichever is later. In the case in which a return is required, the 3-year period shall commence with the filing of an original return and shall not be affected by the filing of an amended return. (b) Except as otherwise provided, any claim for a refund or credit shall be made within 3 years from the due date of the tax upon which such refund is claimed or within 2 years from the date the tax was paid, whichever is later. (c) Notwithstanding subparagraph I(b), any claim for a refund or credit of taxes, penalties or interest paid as a result of an assessment or demand for payment shall be made within 3 years of the due date of the tax upon which such refund is claimed. (d) Notwithstanding subparagraphs I(b) and (c), any claim for a refund or credit of taxes based upon a claim that the tax or any provision thereof is unconstitutional under the federal or state constitution shall be made within 120 days of the due date of the tax upon which such refund is claimed. (e) Notwithstanding subparagraphs I(b), (c), and (d), in the case of a petition for refund of overpayment of taxes based upon a claim of a fraudulent investment scheme under RSA 21-J:28-e, the petition for a refund shall be made within 180 days of the taxpayer filing an amended federal tax return claiming a theft loss for the fraudulent investment scheme under Internal Revenue Code section 165. II. (a) In the case of any failure to make or file a return or declaration of consideration for any tax administered by the department, the tax may be assessed at any time. (b) In the case of a willful attempt in any manner to evade any tax administered by the department the tax may be assessed at any time. (c) If a taxpayer omits from gross income or gross business profits an amount properly includable therein which is in excess of 25 percent of the amount of gross income or gross business profits stated in the return or understates the value of consideration for the transfer of real property in an amount which is in excess of 25 percent of the total consideration for such transfer, the department may assess the tax at any time within 6 years after the return or declaration of consideration was filed. III. With respect to any tax to which the limitation period provided in paragraph I or subparagraph II(c) shall apply and such period has not expired, the commissioner and the taxpayer may, in writing, agree to extend such period. IV. Where the assessment of any tax administered by the department has been made within the applicable period of limitation, such tax may be collected by lien or by a proceeding in court, but only if the lien is made or the proceeding commenced within 12 years of the assessment of the tax.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-B:16-a — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 326-B / Section 16-a
326-B:16-a License Requirements Suspended; Manchester Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Status: in_force

I. New Hampshire state licensure laws, rules, and regulations for nurses are hereby suspended for those nurses from other states or countries who are employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who are offering medical services to patients of the Manchester Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) at licensed medical facilities outside of the Manchester VAMC, provided that such nurses are acting within the scope of their employment at the VAMC and possess a current medical license in good standing in their respective state or country of licensure. II. The acting director of the Manchester VAMC shall submit to the executive director of the New Hampshire office of professional licensure and certification, or designee, a list of all out-of-state or out-of-country nurses offering services in the state of New Hampshire. III. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt or supplant an individual licensed medical facility's policies regarding the emergency credentialing of nurses or any other medical personnel.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 110-B:75 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 110-B / Section 75
110-B:75 Acceptance of Gifts.
Status: in_force

The adjutant general may accept, on behalf of the state, conditional and unconditional gifts including grants of money, material, equipment, services, and facilities from any source, public or private, for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the cemetery, with the concurrence of the governor in accordance with the provisions of RSA 4:8.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 652:6 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 652 / Section 6
652:6 Presidential Primary Election.
Status: in_force

"Presidential primary election" shall mean an election to choose delegates to a national party convention.