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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 187-A:28-c — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 187-A / Section 28-c
187-A:28-c Duties.
Status: in_force

I. The committee shall study, among other things, the following: (a) The operation of public higher education. (b) The goals and purposes of public higher education. (c) The organization of public higher education. (d) The size of public higher education. (e) The financing of public higher education. (f) Any other areas which will act as a guide to the legislature and trustees in formulating policies for the future. (g) The economic effects of student activities on higher education campuses as reported in studies by the university system of New Hampshire and municipalities. The committee shall study possible solutions and recommend legislation. Possible solutions for the committee to study include payments to the municipalities by institutions of higher education in lieu of taxes; additional fees or assessments; and any other remedy suggested by the municipalities affected by higher education campuses. I-a. In addition to the duties set forth in paragraph I, the committee shall study the feasibility of granting state franchise rights to the providers of on-line education courses which may include but is not limited to, the institutions of the university system of New Hampshire and the regional community-technical college system. The committee may consult with any individual or organization with information or expertise relevant to this aspect of the committee's duties. I-b. In addition to the duties set forth in paragraph I, the committee shall monitor the transition of the regional community-technical college system to a self-governing community college system. II. The committee shall act as liaison between the university system, the community college system of New Hampshire, the general court, and the public to promote better understanding and communications between public higher education, the general court, and the public. III. The committee shall hold at least 4 meetings per year to be called by the chairperson.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:10 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 72 / Section 10
72:10 Limitation.
Status: in_force

Nothing in RSA 72:8, 72:8-a, or 72:9 shall in any way change or affect the laws relating to the taxation of public utilities and other property owned by municipal corporations.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:80 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 80
261:80 Number Plates for Mopeds.
Status: in_force

The department shall furnish for the fee set forth in RSA 261:75, I, to each person whose moped is registered a number plate of a suitable design which design shall be different from the design of motorcycle number plates.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 14:14-b — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 14 / Section 14-b
14:14-b Office Space and Parking Facilities.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary the following shall be assigned for use by the speaker of the house and the president of the senate: I. Any legislative parking facilities, including but not limited to the legislative parking garage on Storrs Street, the legislative office building parking garage, the legislative parking garage at 33 Capitol Street, the legislative parking lot at 33 Green Street, and 7 spaces in the parking lot on the north side of the state library at 20 Park Street; II. The legislative office building and Upham-Walker house; III. All rooms and other spaces of the state house with the exception of those areas under the use and control of the executive branch, including the governor's offices, the executive council chamber and offices, and the secretary of state's offices; IV. All rooms and other spaces of the state house annex designated and assigned for use by the speaker of the house and the president of the senate, including but not limited to the west wing of the second floor; and V. All rooms and other spaces on the western side of the first and second floor of the legislative offices at Granite Place located at 1 Granite Place South.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 208:15-c — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 208 / Section 15-c
208:15-c Records.
Status: in_force

The agent shall keep such records as may be prescribed by the executive director which records shall be subject to inspection at anytime by the executive director or an agent of the executive director.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-D:5 — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270-D / Section 5
270-D:5 Overloading.
Status: in_force

No vessel shall be operated while carrying passengers or cargo beyond its safe carrying capacity, taking into consideration weather and other operating conditions.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 316-A:7 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 316-A / Section 7
316-A:7 Organization; Meetings.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect a chairperson. The board shall meet quarterly and at such other times as the business of the board shall require. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the members of the board who have been approved by the governor and council.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 155:41 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 155 / Section 41
155:41 Penalty for Failure to Provide.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person. From 10 days after the date of a conviction hereunder, each subsequent day of failure to comply shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151:3-a — NH Code / Title XI / Chapter 151 / Section 3-a
151:3-a Facilities Under Construction.
Status: in_force

Any facility required to be licensed under this chapter, which is in the process of construction or substantial renovation at the time a rule is adopted to limit the allowable number of residents to be housed within the facility, shall not be denied licensure solely because of such rule, provided that all life safety code and room size requirements are fully satisfied.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-E:25 — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270-E / Section 25
270-E:25 Prohibitions; Penalties.
Status: in_force

I. No rental agent shall: (a) Rent or lease any motorized watercraft to any other person without having a rental agent safety certificate. This subparagraph shall not apply to the use of any motorized watercraft which is included in the rental or lease of real property. (b) Rent or lease any motorized watercraft to any other person without complying with the requirements of RSA 270-D:2-c. (c) Rent or lease any motorized watercraft to any person who has not provided proof to the rental agent of having met the requirements of RSA 270-D:10. (d) Rent or lease any motorized watercraft that is unsafe to any other person. II. Any person violating subparagraph I(a) shall be guilty of a violation for a first or second offense committed within the same calendar year and guilty of a misdemeanor for any subsequent offense committed within the same calendar year. III. The commissioner may revoke the rental agent safety certificate upon finding that the certificate holder has violated subparagraph I(b), I(c), or I(d).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 408-D:17 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 408-D / Section 17
408-D:17 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have the authority to: I. Adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, implementing this chapter; II. Establish standards for evaluating reasonableness of payments under life settlement contracts for persons who are terminally or chronically ill. This authority includes, but is not limited to, regulation of discount rates used to determine the amount paid in exchange for assignment, transfer, sale, devise, or bequest of a benefit under a life insurance policy insuring the life of a person that is chronically or terminally ill; III. Establish appropriate licensing requirements, fees, and standards for continued licensure for life settlement providers and life settlement producers; IV. Require a bond or other mechanism for financial accountability for life settlement providers and life settlement producers; and V. Adopt rules governing the relationship and responsibilities of both insurers and life settlement providers and life settlement producers during the viatication of a life insurance policy or certificate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 361-D:13 — NH Code / Title XXXIII-A / Chapter 361-D / Section 13
361-D:13 Unlawful Rebates, Discounts, and Commissions.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any lessor to induce or attempt to induce any person to enter into an agreement subject to this chapter by offering a rebate, discount, commission, or other consideration, on the condition that the lessee or prospective lessee gives information or assistance for the purpose of enabling a lessor to either lease or sell a motor vehicle to another.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 483:12-a — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 483 / Section 12-a
483:12-a State Action; Notification of Rivers Coordinator; Petition for Review.
Status: in_force

I. Any state agency considering any action affecting any river or segment designated under this chapter shall notify the rivers coordinator and the local river management advisory committee prior to taking any such action. Such agency shall forward to the rivers coordinator and the local river management advisory committee for review and comment copies of all notices of public hearings, or, where a public hearing is not required, a copy of the application for issuance of a permit, certificate, or license within the designated river or corridor under RSA 485-C, RSA 485-A, RSA 483-B, RSA 12-E, RSA 270:12, RSA 482, RSA 482-A, except notifications for minimum impact activities under RSA 482-A:3, V and XII and for routine roadway maintenance under RSA 482-A:3, XVI on land used for agricultural purposes, RSA 149-M, RSA 430, or RSA 147-A. If an agency is notified by the rivers coordinator that a proposed activity would violate a protection measure under RSA 483:9, 483:9-a, 483:9-aa, or 483:9-b, such agency shall deny the application. I-a. State agencies shall develop, in conjunction with the rivers coordinator and the local river management advisory committees, the procedure by which the state shall notify the appropriate local river management advisory committee when state action is being considered which affects a designated river. II. If an application is denied solely because the proposed activity would violate a protection measure under RSA 483:9, 483:9-a, 483:9-aa, or 483:9-b, the applicant may petition the commissioner for a review. Within 30 days of receiving such a petition, the commissioner, in consultation with the advisory committee and the appropriate local rivers management advisory committee, shall review the application. If the commissioner determines that the proposed activity is consistent with the character of the designated river or segment or that the proposed activity would provide a public benefit sufficient to outweigh the public benefit of a protection measure under this chapter, the commissioner shall submit to the speaker of the house and the president of the senate a recommendation that the proposed activity be allowed to proceed. Such recommendation shall require review and approval by the general court and shall be filed as a bill in the next legislative session following the petition.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-C:11 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-C / Section 11
402-C:11 Commissioner's Summary Orders.
Status: in_force

I. Summary Order After Hearing. Whenever the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe, and determines after a hearing held as prescribed in paragraph III, that any insurer has committed or engaged in, or is committing or engaging in or is about to commit or engage in any act, practice or transaction that would subject it to formal delinquency proceedings under this chapter, he may make and serve upon the insurer and any other persons involved, such orders other than seizure orders under RSA 402-C:12 and 13 as are reasonably necessary to correct, eliminate or remedy such conduct, condition or ground. If the order is for a restoration of or addition to capital, it may be carried out as provided in RSA 403. II. Summary Order Before Hearing. If the conditions of paragraph I are satisfied, and if it appears to the commissioner that irreparable harm to the property or business of the insurer or to the interest of its policyholders, creditors or the public may occur unless he issues with immediate effect the orders described in paragraph I he may make and serve such orders without notice and before hearing, simultaneously serving upon the insurer notice of hearing under paragraph III. III. Service, Notice, Hearing. The notice of hearing under paragraphs I or II and the summary order issued under paragraphs I or II shall be reasonably calculated to fairly and reasonably notify the recipient of the time and place of hearing, and the conduct, condition or ground upon which the commissioner would base his order; the notice of hearing under paragraph II shall state the time and place of hearing. Unless mutually agreed between the commissioner and the insurer, the hearing shall occur not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days after notice is served and shall be either in Concord or in some other place convenient to the parties to be designated by the commissioner. IV. Judicial Relief. If the commissioner issues a summary order before hearing under paragraph II, the insurer may at any time waive the commissioner's hearing and apply for immediate judicial relief by means of any remedy afforded by law without first exhausting administrative remedies. Subsequent to a hearing the insurer or any person whose interests are substantially affected shall be entitled to judicial review of any order issued by the commissioner. V. Sanction. If any person has violated any order issued under this section which as to him was then still in effect, he shall be liable to forfeit a sum not to exceed $10,000. The penalty shall be imposed and collected in an action brought by the attorney general and shall be paid into the state treasury. VI. Enforcement by Injunction. The commissioner may apply for and any superior court may grant, such restraining orders, temporary and permanent injunctions and other orders as are deemed necessary to enforce a summary order.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 611-B:23 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 611-B / Section 23
611-B:23 Dental Examinations.
Status: in_force

In deaths investigated by a medical examiner, when the identity of a dead body cannot be established by visual means, fingerprints, or other identifying data, the medical examiner shall have a qualified dentist, as determined by the supervising medical examiner, carry out a dental examination of the dead body. If the medical examiner with the aid of the dental examination and other sources of identification is still not able to establish the identity of the dead body, he or she shall prepare and forward the dental examination records to the division of state police on a form supplied by the division for that purpose.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 431:30 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 431 / Section 30
431:30 Stop Sale Orders.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed "stop sale, or use or removal" order to the owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural liming material and hold such material at a designated place when the commissioner finds the agricultural liming material is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this subdivision until the law has been complied with and the agricultural liming material is released in writing by the commissioner, or the violation has been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority. The commissioner shall release the agricultural liming material so withdrawn, when the requirements of the provisions of this subdivision have been complied with and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the withdrawal have been paid.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270:61-a — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270 / Section 61-a
270:61-a Petitions to Require Permits: Hearings.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner of safety shall, after receiving a petition signed by 25 or more residents or property owners of each affected town or towns in which a lake, pond, or river is located and after notice and hearing at which it appears that the public interest requires the use of mooring permits, amend the rules adopted under this subdivision to require mooring permits on the body of water. The provisions of this subdivision and associated rules shall then apply to such water body. II. The commissioner of safety shall hold a public hearing to determine whether to grant a petition submitted under paragraph I. In determining whether to grant the petition, the commissioner shall take into consideration the following factors: (a) The size of the body of water. (b) Public safety. (c) The maintenance of residential, recreational, and scenic values. (d) The variety of uses of the body of water. (e) The environment and water quality. (f) Threatened and endangered species. (g) The number of people affected, either directly or indirectly. (h) The availability of moorings to the non-shorefront owning public. III. The commissioner of safety shall schedule the public hearing at a date and time which provides interested individuals with sufficient notice, and at a location in the vicinity of the body of water under consideration. If mooring permits are required under this section, the effective date of such requirement shall be no earlier than October 1 of any given year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 332-B:3-a — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 332-B / Section 3-a
332-B:3-a Temporary Member.
Status: in_force

The president or acting president of the board is authorized to appoint an additional person or persons to sit on a temporary or emergency basis at any hearing at which one or more board members is absent, so long as each person so chosen has in the past served as a board member.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 460:19 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 460 / Section 19
460:19 Divorce.
Status: in_force

If the wife of such man obtains a divorce from her husband in a court or tribunal of any other state or country, or if a divorce be decreed upon application of the husband during such separate residence, he shall retain the exclusive custody and guardianship and receive the earnings of his minor children living with him.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 621:36 — NH Code / Title LX / Chapter 621 / Section 36
621:36 Service of Adult Sentence of Incarceration at the Youth Development Center.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the contrary, the department may accept any youthful offender who is transferred to the youth development center pursuant to RSA 651:17-a for service of his or her adult sentence of incarceration until the youth reaches the age of 18.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 418:14 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 418 / Section 14
418:14 Conversion of Fraternal Benefit Society Into a Mutual Life Company.
Status: in_force

Any domestic fraternal benefit society may be converted and licensed as a mutual life insurance company by compliance with all the requirements of the general insurance laws for mutual life insurance companies. A plan of conversion shall be prepared in writing by the board of directors setting forth in full the terms and conditions of conversion. The affirmative vote of 2/3 of all members of the supreme governing body at a regular or special meeting shall be necessary for the approval of such plan. No such conversion shall take effect unless and until approved by the commissioner who may give such approval if the commissioner finds that the proposed change is in conformity with the requirements of law and not prejudicial to the certificate holders of the society.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-B:3-302 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-B / Section 3-302
383-B:3-302 Management.
Status: in_force

(a) A depository bank shall have a board of not less than 5 directors, of which a majority shall be residents of New Hampshire or a state that borders New Hampshire. (b) The board of directors of a depository bank shall meet on a regular basis as often as necessary but not less than 9 times per year, unless the commissioner shall issue an order requiring the board to meet more frequently based on a finding that the safety and soundness of the depository bank is likely to be impaired if meetings are not held more frequently.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-J:6-e — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-J / Section 6-e
420-J:6-e Coverage for Medically Necessary Dental Services.
Status: in_force

Health carriers shall provide coverage for medically necessary dental services resulting from an accidental injury to sound natural teeth and gums when the course of treatment for the accidental injury is received or authorized within 3 months of the date of the injury. Treatment made necessary due to injury to the jaw and oral structures other than teeth shall be covered without time limit. Coverage under this section shall be subject to such other terms and conditions of the policy that may apply.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 665:7 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 665 / Section 7
665:7 Filing Disputes.
Status: in_force

The ballot law commission shall hear and determine disputes arising over whether nomination papers or declarations of candidacy filed with the secretary of state conform with the law. The decision of the ballot law commission in such cases shall be final as to questions both of law and fact, and no court shall have jurisdiction to review such decision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 552:9 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 552 / Section 9
552:9 Right of Minors, Etc.
Status: in_force

A minor, insane person or person out of the United States, or their legal representatives, may have the probate of a will proved without notice re-examined at any time within one year after the removal of the disability.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:22-d — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-I / Section 22-d
21-I:22-d Awards.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 21-I:18, awards which are made by any branch of state government or by a state agency as defined in RSA 21-I:11, II(b), including those agencies referenced in RSA 21-I:18, under this subdivision shall be based on criteria that are published in the request for proposal and are known to all the parties responding. Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent the state or a state agency as defined in RSA 21-I:11, II(b), including those agencies referenced in RSA 21-I:18, from making judgments on the capabilities of consultants to complete the work requested if this option is clearly stated in the body of the document and, if used as the reason for the award, is so stated.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 52:26 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 52 / Section 26
52:26 Contracts With the Department of Environmental Services.
Status: in_force

Any contract between a district formed for the purpose of impoundment of water, organized pursuant to this chapter, and the department of environmental services for the construction, operation, and maintenance of any dam located within the district's boundaries that is in effect on the effective date of this act shall continue in effect for the remaining term of the contract or until terminated in accordance with the terms of the contract. If the district terminates the contract, any obligations and liabilities outstanding at the time of such termination shall be outstanding obligations and liabilities of the district and, if the district is terminated, such obligations shall be treated in the same manner as under RSA 52:21.