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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 178:24 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 178 / Section 24
178:24 Authorization for Other Areas.
Status: in_force

A business holding a license authorizing the consumption of alcoholic beverages on its licensed premise may petition the commission for permission to extend service for beverages and liquor to any clearly defined area under the control of the licensee. In addition, a licensee may expand into a shared space, such as a sidewalk or street, with the approval of local officials. Petitions shall include written plans and diagrams that shall provide detailed information on the proposed extension of alcohol service. Petitions shall also conform to local zoning requirements and include the written approval of local officials. Businesses served by a waste disposal system, as defined by RSA 485-A:2, XI, shall obtain approval from the department of environmental services for any expansion under this section, unless the total number of seats remains the same or is reduced. Businesses that are on municipal sewer may expand seating as permitted by the municipality. The commission may approve plans submitted by licensees and may add such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate to preserve public health and safety. The commission may deny, in its discretion, any petition under this section which constitutes a risk to public health, safety, or welfare of any community.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 111:23 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 111 / Section 23
111:23 Acceptance of Gifts Prohibited.
Status: in_force

The acceptance of gifts, donations, gratuities or anything of value by the state guard or by any member of such forces from any individual, firm, association, or corporation, by reason of such membership is prohibited. Violation of this section may be cause for dishonorable discharge from further service as a member of the state guard.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 438:14-b — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 438 / Section 14-b
438:14-b Registered Service Agencies.
Status: in_force

Registered service agencies that employ a service technician who is registered with the division of weights and measures to test, adjust, repair, certify, reject, add, remove, or replace a commercial weighing or measuring device, shall pay an annual registration fee of $250, to be collected by the division.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 366:1 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 366 / Section 1
366:1 Definition of Terms.
Status: in_force

Terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows unless a different meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context: I. "Person" shall mean and include individuals, corporations, trustees, lessees, holders of beneficial equitable title, voluntary associations, receivers, and partnerships. II. "Affiliate" shall mean and include the following: (a) Any person that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote a majority of the outstanding voting securities or such minority thereof as to give him substantial control of such a public utility. (b) Every person who the commission may determine as a matter of fact, after investigation and hearing, is either directly or indirectly through intermediate persons, or otherwise, actually exercising any substantial influence over the policies and actions of a public utility, whether or not in conjunction with one or more persons. (c) Any person with whom a public utility has a management or service contract or arrangement of the character set forth in RSA 366:3, but not including contracts for personal services with persons not otherwise affiliated. (d) Any person that is directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held by any person described in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph through either power to vote a majority of the outstanding voting securities, or such a minority so as to maintain substantial control.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 404-D:18 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 404-D / Section 18
404-D:18 Stay of Proceedings; Reopening Default Judgments.
Status: in_force

All proceedings in which the impaired insurer is a party in any court in this state shall be stayed 60 days from the date an order of liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation is final to permit proper legal action by the association on any matters germane to its powers or duties. As to a judgment under any decision, order, verdict, or finding based on default the association may apply to have such judgment set aside by the same court that made such judgment and shall be permitted to defend against such suit on the merits.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261-C:1 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261-C / Section 1
261-C:1 Multi-Use Veterans Decal Plates Authorized.
Status: in_force

The department of safety shall issue multi-use veterans decal plates. The design shall provide an area 3 inches by 3 inches for the placement of decals representing branches of service and medals authorized under RSA 261-C:4. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, multi-use veterans decal plates shall have the same effect and be issued in the same manner as other number plates. Multi-use veterans decal plates shall retain the "live free or die" logo.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-C:3 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-C / Section 3
420-C:3 Reimbursement Agreements.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a health care insurer may: I. Enter into contracts or other agreements with preferred providers for the delivery of health care services to covered persons. Such contracts or agreements may: (a) Establish the amount and method of payment to the preferred provider; (b) Establish a procedure for the review and control of utilization of health care services; and (c) Establish a mechanism for determining whether the health care services rendered are medically necessary. II. Issue or administer policies or contracts which provide incentives for the covered person to use the health care services of preferred providers. III. Issue or administer policies or contracts which provide benefits for health care services only if the services have been rendered by a preferred provider.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 436:42 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 436 / Section 42
436:42 By Commissioner.
Status: in_force

The owner of cattle, horses, asses, mules, sheep or swine may apply to the commissioner for an examination of his animals for tuberculosis, brucellosis or glanders, subject to the provisions of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 283:7 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 283 / Section 7
283:7 Proof of Entitlement.
Status: in_force

Veterans, in order to be entitled to preference under this subdivision, shall furnish proof of such entitlement to the hiring authority of the state or political subdivision when applying for employment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193-F:7 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 193-F / Section 7
193-F:7 Immunity.
Status: in_force

A school administrative unit employee, school employee, chartered public school employee, regular school volunteer, pupil, parent, legal guardian, or employee of a company under contract to a school, school district, school administrative unit, or chartered public school, shall be immune from civil liability for good faith conduct arising from or pertaining to the reporting, investigation, findings, recommended response, or implementation of a recommended response under this chapter. The department of education shall be immune from civil liability for its good faith conduct in making recommendations under this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:7-a — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 654 / Section 7-a
654:7-a Registering at the Polling Place; Election Day Registration.
Status: in_force

I. Any person whose name is not on the checklist but who is otherwise a qualified voter shall be entitled to vote by requesting to be registered to vote at the polling place on election day. The applicant shall be required to produce appropriate proof of qualifications as provided in RSA 654:12. If registered, the voter may then vote at that election. II. Any person who is waiting to register to vote at the polling place on election day at the time scheduled for the closing of the polls shall be allowed to vote if determined to be qualified to register.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 460:1 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 460 / Section 1
460:1 Wife's Property.
Status: in_force

Every woman shall hold to her own use, free from the interference or control of any husband she may have, all property at any time earned, acquired or inherited by, bequeathed, given or conveyed to her, either before or after marriage, if such earning, acquisition, conveyance, gift, or bequest were not occasioned by payment or pledge of the property of the husband.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 547-B:6 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 547-B / Section 6
547-B:6 Contract for Program Services.
Status: in_force

I. The department of health and human services, with the approval of the governor and council, shall contract with one or more organizations approved by the New Hampshire supreme court which shall be designated the public guardianship and protection program and which shall provide guardianship services pursuant to RSA 464-A, as required by RSA 135-C:60 and RSA 171-A:10. The contract shall fix the cost per guardianship and shall permit the contracting organization to subcontract for such consulting services as may be necessary to carry out the program's guardianship responsibilities. The compensation for operation of the public guardianship and protection program shall be such sums as may be fixed by the contract, subject to the appropriations made therefor. II. The contract may provide for protection services other than guardianship services when such services are consistent with the intent of RSA 464-A. The contract shall set forth an appropriate rate for such services, if provided. Such protective services may include, but not be limited to, power of attorney, client representation, or service as a conservator, representative or protective payee, but shall not include direct service delivery.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 675:1 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 675 / Section 1
675:1 General Requirements.
Status: in_force

I. The following shall be adopted under RSA 675:6: (a) Every master plan or amendment to a master plan proposed under RSA 674:1; (b) Subdivision regulations proposed under RSA 674:35; (c) Site plan review regulations proposed under RSA 674:44; and (d) Historic district regulations proposed under RSA 674:46-a. [Paragraph II effective until July 1, 2026; see also paragraph II set out below.] II. Zoning ordinances proposed under RSA 674:16, historic district ordinances proposed under RSA 674:46 and building codes proposed under RSA 674:51 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures required under RSA 675:2-5. [Paragraph II effective July 1, 2026; see also paragraph II set out above.] II. Zoning ordinances proposed under RSA 674:16 and historic district ordinances proposed under RSA 674:46 shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures required under RSA 675:2 through 675:5. III. If an official map is established, it shall be established according to the procedures required under RSA 674:10.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:108 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 108
231:108 Apportionment.
Status: in_force

Whenever final judgment is to be entered up in any such action the court, upon notice to all the towns interested, shall determine the amount to be paid by each to either of the others to adjust all matters of damage, cost and expense according to the provisions of the preceding sections, and make orders and issue executions accordingly.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 33-B:6 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 33-B / Section 6
33-B:6 Pledge of Revenues or Other Property.
Status: in_force

Any pledge of revenues, contract or other rights to receive revenues, or the proceeds thereof made by a municipality under this chapter shall be valid and binding and shall be deemed continuously perfected for the purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code and other laws from the time when the pledge is made; the revenues, moneys, rights and proceeds so pledged and then held or thereafter acquired or received by the municipality shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery or segregation thereof or further act; and the lien of such pledge shall be valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the municipality, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution, any trust or security agreement nor any other agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the municipality and no filing need be made under the Uniform Commercial Code.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 260:36-a — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 260 / Section 36-a
260:36-a Denial of License.
Status: in_force

If an application is filed by any person whose license was previously revoked or suspended for cause or, in the opinion of the department, the application was not filed in good faith, the commissioner shall grant the applicant a hearing, after which the commissioner may issue or refuse to issue the license. The applicant shall have 10 days' notice, by certified mail, of the hearing and shall have the right to appear.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 477:19 — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 477 / Section 19
477:19 Joint Heirs.
Status: in_force

Joint heirs shall be deemed tenants in common.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 52-A:9 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 52-A / Section 9
52-A:9 Issuance of Bonds and Other Indebtedness.
Status: in_force

I. A municipality may borrow money and issue bonds or notes to finance the public facilities and services of a special assessment district, provided that bonds or notes may be issued only for the purposes authorized under RSA 33:3 or RSA 33:3-c. All bonds or notes authorized in accordance with this section shall be issued under the procedures in RSA 33, provided that the payments on the bond and note shall be made only from special assessment district revenues. II. Any such debt shall at no time be included in the net indebtedness of the municipality for the purpose of ascertaining its borrowing capacity under RSA 33.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-E:10-1002 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-E / Section 10-1002
383-E:10-1002 Required Vote.
Status: in_force

The combination of credit unions is required to be approved by a state credit union first by a majority of its full board of directors and then by a majority of its members present and voting at a meeting called for that purpose.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 489:10 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 489 / Section 10
489:10 Appeals.
Status: in_force

I. Any person aggrieved by a decision made under RSA 489:7, V, VI(a) or (b), or VII, and any person subject to an order of the department under RSA 489:11 who wishes to appeal shall, within 30 days of the decision, file a notice of appeal with the appeals clerk for a hearing before a joint water-wetland council described in paragraph II. At the time the notice of the appeal is filed, the person shall send a copy of the appeal to the commissioner. If the appeal is of a decision to issue a permit, the person shall also send a copy of the appeal to the permittee. The notice of appeal shall clearly state that it is being filed pursuant to this paragraph. II. Upon receipt of a notice of appeal filed pursuant to paragraph I, the appeals clerk shall notify the chairperson of the water council established under RSA 21-O:7 and the chairperson of the wetlands council established under RSA 21-O:5-a. The chairperson shall each designate 4 members of their respective councils to sit with a hearing officer appointed under RSA 21-M:3, VIII as a joint council for purposes of the appeal. The interests represented by members of the joint council shall be as diverse as possible based on the council members available to be designated after any recusals are considered. III. The appeal shall set forth fully every ground upon which it is claimed that the decision complained of is unlawful or unreasonable. Only those grounds set forth in the appeal shall be considered by the joint council. IV. The joint council shall conduct an adjudicative proceedings as provided in RSA 21-M:3, IX and X, RSA 21-O:14, RSA 541-A, and rules to be adopted by both of the councils for appeals to be heard by the joint council. Until both of the councils have adopted the same rules, the rules of the wetlands council shall apply to any appeal. The burden of proof shall be on the party seeking to set aside the department's decision to show that the decision is unlawful or unreasonable. All findings of the department upon all questions of fact properly before it shall be prima facie lawful and reasonable. V. If the appeal is of a decision to issue a permit, the permittee may appear and become a party to the appeal as a matter of right. Requests by any other person to intervene in any appeal shall be made and decided upon as provided in RSA 541-A:32. VI. On appeal, the joint council may affirm the decision of the department or may remand to the department with a determination that the decision complained of is unlawful or unreasonable. In either case, the council shall specify the factual and legal basis for its determination and shall identify evidence in the record created before the council that supports its decision. VII. Any party aggrieved by a decision of the joint council may appeal to the supreme court as specified in RSA 541. VIII. In the case of a remand to the department by the joint council, the department shall consider the council's determination and may either reissue the subject decision or order or appeal as provided in paragraph VII.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 568:50 — NH Code / Title LVII / Chapter 568 / Section 50
568:50 Officers' Oath.
Status: in_force

At the end of 3 months from the beginning of the proceedings, the officers shall severally make and subscribe an oath in substance as follows: I, .......... , (president, etc., or treasurer, etc.), do swear that I believe the account of the creditors of the corporation contained in the schedules signed by .......... , and now on file in court, is in all respects just and true; that I do believe that all the property and estate of said corporation, and all its books of account and papers, have been delivered to the messenger or the assignee; and that, if any goods or estate not so delivered hereafter come to my knowledge, I will faithfully and diligently apprise the assignee thereof. And I do further swear that, to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, there is no part of the estate or effects of the corporation made over or disposed of in any manner in fraud of the laws relating to insolvency or of the creditors of the corporation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 107-D:1 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 107-D / Section 1
107-D:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term: I. "Carrier" means any person engaged in the transportation on the public roads or by water or by railroads in this state of goods or property in, to, or through this state, whether or not such transportation is for hire. II. "Cask" means a package certified by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the transportation of irradiated reactor fuel or high-level radioactive waste. III. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of safety. IV. "Department" means the department of safety. V. "High-level radioactive waste" means: (a) The highly radioactive material resulting from the reprocessing of irradiated reactor fuel, including liquid waste produced directly in reprocessing and any solid material derived from such liquid waste that contains fission products in sufficient concentrations; (b) The highly radioactive material resulting from atomic energy defense activities; and (c) Any other highly radioactive material, greater than class C in accordance with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, consistent with existing law, determines by rule requires permanent isolation. VI. "Person" includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, state, municipality, political subdivision of a state, and any agency or instrumentality of the United States government or any other entity and includes any officer, agent, or employee of any of the above. VII. "Shipper" means any person who arranges for, provides for, solicits a carrier for, consigns to a carrier for, or contracts with a carrier for shipment or transport of goods or property. VIII. "Irradiated reactor fuel" means irradiated reactor fuel in accordance with Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 106-Q:1 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 106-Q / Section 1
106-Q:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Law enforcement agency" means any agency charged with enforcement of state, county, municipal, or federal laws or with managing custody of detained persons in this state and includes municipal police departments, sheriff's offices, state police departments, state university and college police departments, county correctional agencies, and the department of corrections. II. "Local governmental entity" means any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 49-C:25 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 49-C / Section 25
49-C:25 Special Assessment Resolution.
Status: in_force

The elected body shall have the power to determine that the whole or any part of the expense of any public improvement shall be defrayed by special assessments upon the property especially benefited and shall so declare by resolution. Such resolution shall state the estimated cost of the improvement, what proportion of the cost shall be paid by special assessments, and what portion, if any, shall be a general obligation of the city, the number of installments in which assessments may be paid, and shall designate the districts or land and premises upon which special assessments shall be levied.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 506:2 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 506 / Section 2
506:2 Special Promises, Etc.
Status: in_force

No action shall be brought to charge an executor or administrator upon a special promise to answer damages out of his own estate or to charge any person upon a special promise to answer for the debt, default or miscarriage of another, or upon any agreement made in consideration of marriage or that is not to be performed within one year from the time of making it, unless such promise or agreement, or some note or memorandum thereof, is in writing and signed by the party to be charged or by some person authorized by him.