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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 301-A:13 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 301-A / Section 13
301-A:13 Payment of Capital; Prerequisite to Membership.
Status: in_force

Any natural person or association, or incorporated or unincorporated group, organized on a cooperative basis, or any nonprofit group, shall be deemed a member upon the full payment of the membership fee or minimum membership capital stated in the bylaws as necessary to qualify for membership. Upon payment in full, each member shall be entitled to a certificate for the amount of his paid share or membership capital.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:52-a — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 674 / Section 52-a
674:52-a Ordering Building Vacated.
Status: in_force

I. The building inspector shall have the authority to order occupants to vacate a building, structure, or other premises if the inspector determines, based on reasonable information and belief, that there is imminent danger of failure or collapse, or the condition of such premises otherwise constitutes a clear and imminent danger to the life or safety of occupants or other persons and that protection of life or safety requires vacating the premises. Such an order shall be subject to the procedures of RSA 147:16-a, which shall supersede inconsistent provisions contained in any local code or code adopted by reference. II. The provisions of paragraph I shall not apply to a residence which is occupied by the owner and his or her immediate family, unless the condition of such premises constitutes a clear and imminent danger to the life or health of persons other than the occupant or occupants.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-E:10 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-E / Section 10
79-E:10 Lien for Unpaid Taxes.
Status: in_force

The real estate of every person shall be held for the taxes levied pursuant to RSA 79-E:9.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 331-A:7 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 331-A / Section 7
331-A:7 Powers.
Status: repealed

In addition to any authority provided by law, the commission shall: I. [Repealed.] II. [Repealed.] III. Publish information relative to the scope of the examination and suggested courses of study. IV. [Repealed.] V. [Repealed.] VI. [Repealed.] VII. Provide notice to all persons licensed under this chapter of any proposed rulemaking undertaken by the commission, any changes to administrative rules adopted by the commission, and any pertinent changes in New Hampshire law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374-C:1 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374-C / Section 1
374-C:1 Citation.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as, and may be cited as, the New Hampshire public utility bond financing chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 7:40 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 7 / Section 40
7:40 Statistical Analysis Center.
Status: in_force

There shall be a statistical analysis center under the supervision of the attorney general. The center shall provide complete, accurate, and current criminal and juvenile justice statistics to public officials and law enforcement operational, managerial, and planning personnel. The attorney general shall oversee and coordinate the work of the center in maintaining, coordinating, and improving the state criminal and juvenile justice statistics system; analyzing and publishing criminal justice data; and supervising the management and administrative statistics program.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374-C:10 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374-C / Section 10
374-C:10 Exemption From Taxes, Levy and Sale.
Status: in_force

I. All property of the public utility division of the bank is hereby declared to be public property devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the state or any subdivision thereof. All bonds or notes issued pursuant to this chapter are hereby declared to be issued by a body corporate and public of this state and for an essential public and governmental purpose and such bonds and notes, and the interest thereon and the income therefrom, and all fees, charges, funds, revenues, income and other moneys pledged or available to pay or secure the payment of such bonds or notes, or interest thereon, shall at all times be exempt from taxation except for transfer, inheritance and estate taxes. II. All property of the public utility division of the bank shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall any judgment against the bank be a charge or lien upon its property; provided, that nothing herein contained shall apply to or limit the rights of the holder of any bonds or notes to pursue any remedy for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by the bank on its revenues or other moneys.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 99-E:9 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 99-E / Section 9
99-E:9 No Entitlement to Award.
Status: in_force

I. This chapter shall not be construed to confer any procedural or substantive rights upon persons submitting nominations or submissions, or persons making suggestions or rendering services, and no person shall have any right or vested right whatsoever to any award or recognition under this chapter. Whether or not to recommend any award or to recommend or issue any recognition shall be solely within the discretion of the award evaluation committee or other entity charged under this chapter with the making of award or recognition determinations, or charged with issuing the same. II. Assessments of submissions and nominations by award evaluation committees shall not be subject to the provisions of RSA 541-A:29 and determinations of award evaluation committees shall not be subject to the institution of adjudicative proceedings under RSA 541-A:31.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:89 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 89
259:89 Retail Dealer.
Status: in_force

"Retail dealer" for purposes of the provisions of this title relative to road tolls, shall mean any person or persons other than a licensed distributor who engages in the business of selling or distributing motor fuel within this state at the retail level; provided further that retail dealer shall not include any person or persons who receive motor fuel upon which the road toll has been paid by a licensed distributor for storage or subsequent distribution at the wholesale level or solely for storage and consumption by such person or persons.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 23:14 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 23 / Section 14
23:14 Trustees.
Status: in_force

All trusts held by a county shall be administered by a board of 3 trustees. The members of the board of trustees for a county shall be the county treasurer, one county commissioner to be chosen by the commissioners from among their number, and one member of the county convention to be appointed by the chairman of the county convention. The trustees shall elect one of their number bookkeeper. The bookkeeper shall keep the records and books of the trustees, and shall require a voucher before making any disbursement of funds from the trusts held by his county.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:6.30 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 6.30
293-A:6.30 Shareholders' Preemptive Rights.
Status: in_force

(a) The shareholders of a corporation do not have a preemptive right to acquire the corporation's unissued shares unless the articles of incorporation contain a statement that "the corporation elects to have preemptive rights," or words of similar import. (b) A corporation electing to have preemptive rights may include in its articles of incorporation a statement prescribing the type and extent of preemptive rights granted to the shareholders. The statement may include, modify, or exclude any of the terms provided under subdivisions (1) through (6) of RSA 293-A:6.30(b). If the articles of incorporation of a corporation electing to have preemptive rights do not include a statement prescribing the preemptive rights, the following terms shall apply: (1) The shareholders of the corporation have a preemptive right, granted on uniform terms and conditions prescribed by the board of directors to provide a fair and reasonable opportunity to exercise the right, to acquire proportional amounts of the corporation's unissued shares upon the decision of the board of directors to issue them. (2) A shareholder may waive his preemptive right. A waiver evidenced by a writing is irrevocable even though it is not supported by consideration. (3) There is no preemptive right with respect to: (i) shares issued as compensation to directors, officers, agents, or employees of the corporation, its subsidiaries or affiliates; (ii) shares issued to satisfy conversion or option rights created to provide compensation to directors, officers, agents, or employees of the corporation, its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) shares authorized in articles of incorporation that are issued within 6 months from the effective date of incorporation; (iv) shares sold otherwise than for money. (4) Holders of shares of any class without general voting rights but with preferential rights to distributions or assets have no preemptive rights with respect to shares of any class. (5) Holders of shares of any class with general voting rights but without preferential rights to distributions or assets have no preemptive rights with respect to shares of any class with preferential rights to distributions or assets unless the shares with preferential rights are convertible into or carry a right to subscribe for or acquire shares without preferential rights. (6) Shares subject to preemptive rights that are not acquired by shareholders may be issued to any person for a period of one year after being offered to shareholders at a consideration set by the board of directors that is not lower than the consideration set for the exercise of preemptive rights. An offer at a lower consideration or after the expiration of one year is subject to the shareholders' preemptive rights. (c) For purposes of this section, "shares" includes a security convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe for or acquire shares.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:7.42 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 7.42
293-A:7.42 Demand.
Status: in_force

No shareholder may commence a derivative proceeding until: (1) a written demand has been made upon the corporation to take suitable action; and (2) Ninety days have expired from the date delivery of the demand was made unless the shareholder has earlier been notified that the demand has been rejected by the corporation or unless irreparable injury to the corporation would result by waiting for the expiration of the 90 day period.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-A:212 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-A / Section 212
310-A:212 Continuing Education.
Status: in_force

For renewal of a license issued under this subdivision, each licensee shall participate in a program of continuing education to insure continuing professional competence. Licensees shall complete in each 2-year renewal period a minimum of 6 continuing education units in approved evaluator courses for license renewal. The requirements established by the board shall specify any reasonable approach to meeting this requirement, including but not limited to, the setting of hours, the setting of fees, and the conducting of random audits of licensees.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 507-F:2 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 507-F / Section 2
507-F:2 Plaintiff.
Status: in_force

I. Any person who suffers damage, as provided in RSA 507-F:8, may bring an action under this chapter subject to the limitation found in paragraph II of this section. II. A person who becomes intoxicated may not bring an action under RSA 507-F:4 against a defendant for serving alcoholic beverages to such person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 408-D:5 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 408-D / Section 5
408-D:5 Approval of Life Settlement Contracts and Life Settlement Provider Disclosure Statements.
Status: in_force

I. A person shall not use a life settlement contract form or provide to a viator a disclosure statement form in this state unless first filed with and approved by the commissioner. II. The commissioner shall disapprove a life settlement contract form or disclosure statement form if, in the commissioner's opinion, the life settlement contract or provisions contained therein fail to meet the requirements of RSA 408-D:9, RSA 408-D:11, RSA 408-D:14 and RSA 408-D:15, II, or are unreasonable, contrary to the interests of the public, or otherwise misleading or unfair to the viator. At the commissioner's discretion, the commissioner may require the submission of advertising material.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 608:2 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 608 / Section 2
608:2 Order.
Status: in_force

If, upon hearing the parties and their evidence, it appears to the justice that there is just cause to fear that the offense described in the complaint filed under RSA 608:1 may be committed, he may order the party named in the complaint to recognize, with sufficient sureties, in a reasonable sum, to keep the peace toward all the people of the state, and especially toward the complainant, for a term not exceeding one year, to pay costs of prosecution, and to stand committed until the order is complied with.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 673:16 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 673 / Section 16
673:16 Staff; Finances.
Status: in_force

I. Each local land use board may appoint such employees as it deems necessary for its work who shall be subject to the same employment rules as other corresponding civil employees of the municipality. Each board may also contract with planners, engineers, architects, and other consultants for such services as it may require. The expenditures of the board, exclusive of gifts, reimbursements, or amounts held pursuant to paragraph II, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the local legislative body, which may provide such funds, equipment, and accommodations as it deems necessary or advisable for the board's work. Each board may accept and use gifts, grants, or contributions for the exercise of its functions, in accordance with procedures established for the expenditure of funds within the municipality. II. Any fee which a local land use board, acting pursuant to this title, collects from an applicant to cover an expense lawfully imposed upon that applicant, including but not limited to the expense of notice, the expense of consultant services or investigative studies under RSA 676:4, I(g) or RSA 676:5, IV, or the implementation of conditions lawfully imposed as part of a conditional approval, may be paid out toward that expense without approval of the local legislative body. Such fees: (a) Shall, whenever held by the municipality, be placed in the custody of the municipal treasurer, subject to the same investment limitations as for other municipal funds. (b) Shall be paid out only for the purpose for which the expense was imposed upon the applicant. (c) Shall be held in a separate, nonlapsing account, and not commingled with other municipal funds; provided, however, that such fees may be used to reimburse any account from which an amount has been paid out in anticipation of the receipt of said fees. (d) Shall be paid out by the municipal treasurer only upon order of the local land use board or its designated agent for such purpose. This paragraph shall not apply to application, permit, or inspection fees which have been set by the local legislative body as part of an ordinance, or by the selectmen under RSA 41:9-a. Notwithstanding RSA 672:7, a building inspector shall not be considered a "local land use board" for purposes of this section. III. Any fee which a city or town imposes on an applicant pursuant to this title shall be published in a location accessible to the public during normal business hours. Any fee not published in accordance with this paragraph at the time an applicant submits an application shall be considered waived for purposes of that application. A city or town may comply with the requirements of this section by publicly posting a list of fees at the city or town hall or by publishing a list of fees on the city or town's Internet website.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:59 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 59
236:59 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates RSA 236:58 shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person; and, in addition, shall be liable for the cost of restoration for any damage caused to a highway easement or right-of-way.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-B:6 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-B / Section 6
310-B:6 Classes of Licensure or Certification.
Status: in_force

I. There shall be the following classifications of real estate appraisers which shall meet the criteria as the board shall require by rules adopted under RSA 541-A: (a) Apprentice. The apprentice real estate appraiser classification shall consist of those persons who do not meet the requirements under subparagraph (b), (c), or (d), but are in the process of completing the requirements for one of the classifications of a real estate appraiser. Apprentice real estate appraisers shall be required to work under the supervision of a New Hampshire certified appraiser who has been certified for at least 2 years, until the requirements for licensure or certification have been met. (b) Licensed residential real estate appraiser. (c) Certified residential real estate appraiser. (d) Certified general real estate appraiser. II. The application for original licensure or certification, or renewal licensure or certification shall specify the classification of licensure or certification being applied for or previously granted.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-F:34 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-F / Section 34
161-F:34 Title.
Status: in_force

This subdivision shall be known and may be cited as the "Congregate Services Act."
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 53-B:6 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 53-B / Section 6
53-B:6 Vote on Establishing District.
Status: in_force

I. The governing bodies shall cause the question of accepting any proposed agreement to be presented for determination by vote of the respective legislative bodies. In municipalities that hold town meetings, the proposed agreement shall be voted on, in accordance with proper notice and procedure requirements, at the next annual town meeting or at a special town meeting called for this purpose. Voting at a town meeting may be by printed ballot or official ballot. In all other municipalities, the legislative bodies shall vote on the proposed agreement within 60 days of the governing bodies' receiving the proposed agreement. The question to be voted on shall be: "Shall the (insert name of municipality) accept the provisions of RSA 53-B:1-RSA 53-B:14 providing for the establishment of a solid waste management district, together with the municipalities of _________________ in accordance with the provisions of the proposed agreement filed with the (insert appropriate office for governing body)?" Approval by a legislative body shall be by simple majority unless the agreement waives the 120-day debt rejection period and authority set forth in RSA 53-B:7, VI, in which case approval must be by 2/3 vote. If all of the legislative bodies vote in the affirmative, the proposed solid waste management district shall thereby be established in accordance with the terms of the proposed agreement. Otherwise, the district shall not be established, except as specified in paragraph II. II. The proposed agreement may contain a provision for the establishment of the district when more than one but not all of the legislative bodies vote in the affirmative. Such provision need not require any additional votes by the legislative bodies in order to establish the district, but it may not include in the district any municipality, the legislative body of which did not approve the proposed agreement.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:85 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 85
659:85 Election to Incompatible Offices.
Status: in_force

If, upon the conclusion of the canvass of votes in any state general election, any person shall have received the largest number of votes for 2 or more incompatible offices, the secretary of state shall notify the candidate of that fact. Thereupon, the candidate shall, within 10 days, notify the secretary of state of which office he intends to accept. The secretary of state shall then declare that person elected to that office and declare vacant the other offices for which the person received a sufficient number of votes to win. Such a vacancy shall be filled as provided by RSA 661.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 461-A:17 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 461-A / Section 17
461-A:17 Guardians Ad Litem and Mediators; Liability for Expenses.
Status: in_force

The judicial council shall have no responsibility for the payment of the costs of a mediator or guardian ad litem for any party under this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 463-A:20 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 463-A / Section 20
463-A:20 Termination of Custodianship.
Status: in_force

I. The custodian shall transfer in an appropriate manner the custodial property to the minor or to the minor's estate upon the earlier of: (a) The minor's attainment of 21 years of age with respect to custodial property transferred under RSA 463-A:4 or 463-A:5; (b) The minor's attainment of 18 years of age with respect to custodial property transferred under RSA 463-A:6 or 463-A:7; or (c) The minor's death. II. Paragraph I applies to all custodial property held under the provisions of this chapter, whether such custodial property was transferred to the custodian before, on, or after June 30, 1989. III. At any time, a custodian may transfer part or all of the custodial property to a qualified minor's trust, as defined in RSA 463-A:1, XIII-a, without a court order. Such a transfer terminates the custodianship to the extent of the transfer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-E:2 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-E / Section 2
420-E:2 Licensure or Registration Required.
Status: repealed

I. Any person, partnership or corporation, other than an insurer, nonprofit service organization, health maintenance organization, or an employee of those exempt organizations, that performs medical utilization review services on behalf of commercial insurers, nonprofit service organizations, health maintenance organizations, third-party administrators or employers, shall apply for a license to be issued by the department and shall pay an application fee and an annual license fee. No person, partnership or corporation, other than an insurer, nonprofit service organization, health maintenance organization, or the employees of exempt organizations shall perform utilization review services or medical utilization review services unless the person, partnership, or corporation has received a license in accordance with this chapter. II. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 214:34-d — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 214 / Section 34-d
214:34-d Permit to Import.
Status: in_force

No fish of any description shall be brought into this state for use as bait without first procuring a permit from the executive director. Such permit shall be valid for no longer than one year but no additional permit shall be required within that period of time to import the same species of fish from the same source of supply. Five days' notification of each intent to import shall be filed with the executive director. The executive director shall set the fee for such permits pursuant to RSA 206:10, I.