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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-B:8-g — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-B / Section 8-g
420-B:8-g Coverage During Adoption Proceedings.
Status: in_force

All contracts issued by a health maintenance corporation which provide coverage for a family member of the subscriber shall, as to such family member's coverage, also provide that health insurance benefits applicable for children are payable with respect to any minor from the date such minor is placed in the custody of the subscriber pursuant to an adoption proceeding under the provisions of RSA 170-B. Such health insurance benefits shall terminate upon dismissal or withdrawal of the petition for adoption.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 78-C:4 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 78-C / Section 4
78-C:4 Payment of Tax.
Status: in_force

I. One-third of the taxpayer's estimated tax on refined petroleum products for the subsequent taxable period is due and payable at the time the taxpayer files the declaration required in RSA 78-C:3, II; 1/3 is due and payable one month thereafter; and 1/3 is due and payable 2 months thereafter. If the return required by RSA 78-C:3, I, shows an additional amount to be due, such additional amount is due and payable at the time the return is filed. If such return shows an overpayment of the tax due, the commissioner shall allow the taxpayer a credit against a subsequent payment or payments due, to the extent of the overpayment. II. Any person who produces refined petroleum products who fails to make payment when due shall, in addition, pay a late payment charge equal to 10 percent of the defaulted payment plus interest computed at the rate of one percent per month or fraction thereof from the prescribed payment date to the date payment is actually made. Such late payment charge and interest shall be in addition to any late filing fee which may be due under the provisions of RSA 78-C:3, III.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 17-J:3 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 17-J / Section 3
17-J:3 Terms.
Status: in_force

All members shall be appointed to the committee for a term ending when their elected legislative term ends.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 154:2 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 154 / Section 2
154:2 Powers.
Status: in_force

I. Except as provided in RSA 227-L and this chapter, the firewards, fire engineers, and fire chiefs shall have the authority and the control of all firefighters and officers and all fire apparatus and other equipment designed or used for the extinguishment of fire or the control of other emergencies in the town or city, and of all persons whose duty it is to aid in extinguishing fires. II. (a) The fire chief shall have the authority to enforce any local or state laws or rules pertaining to the control of combustible or hazardous materials, or both, the design of exits, and any other fire safety measures including the state fire code enacted pursuant to RSA 153:5. (b) All local fire chiefs and duly authorized subordinates shall provide information on the local appeals process for local fire code ordinances and the variance process for the state fire code upon review of plans and notice of violations. III. The fire chief and duly authorized subordinates shall have the authority to inspect all buildings, structures, or other places in the fire chief's fire district or under the fire chief's jurisdiction, including but not limited to any place where any combustible or hazardous material, including waste paper, rags, shavings, waste, leather, rubber, crates, boxes, barrels, rubbish or other combustible material that is or may become dangerous as a fire menace to such buildings, structures or other places has been allowed to accumulate or where such chief or designated representative has reason to believe that such material of a combustible or hazardous nature has accumulated or is liable to be accumulated. If consent for such inspection is denied or not reasonably obtainable, the fire chief may obtain an administrative inspection warrant under RSA 595-B.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 154:21-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 154 / Section 21-a
154:21-a Ordering Building Vacated.
Status: in_force

I. The fire chief or designee or state or local fire marshal or designee shall have the authority to order occupants to vacate a building, structure, or other premises if the chief or state or local fire marshal or designee determines, based on reasonable information and belief, that the condition of such premises 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. II. The provisions of paragraph I shall not apply to a residence which is occupied by the owner and his or her family, unless the condition of such premises constitutes a clear and imminent danger to the life and health of persons other then the occupant or occupants. III. Nothing in this section shall be construed to diminish the authority of the fire officer in charge at the scene of a fire or other emergency under RSA 154:7.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 436:118 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 436 / Section 118
436:118 Application for Entry Into the Program.
Status: in_force

I. An applicant to the program shall submit a completed program application to the Area Veterinarian-in-Charge designee. Once the program application has been received, an authorized state veterinarian or the AVIC or AVIC designee shall inspect the flock for evidence of scrapie. The application shall be signed by a board subcommittee consisting of the state veterinarian, AVIC designee, and board chairperson. The board members shall review the application package. The status date for initial flock enrollment shall be the date that the last signature is applied to the application for entry into the program. The complete application package shall include: (a) A completed program application; (b) An inventory of animals in the flock submitted by the flock owner and verified and signed by a state veterinarian or AVIC or AVIC designee, including at least official identification numbers, breed, and sex information as specified by the certification category for which applied, as determined in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 436:5; (c) A written statement by an accredited veterinarian, if available, or a state veterinarian or AVIC or AVIC designee declaring that the flock is free of scrapie to the best of his or her knowledge; and (d) An inspection report by an authorized state veterinarian or AVIC or AVIC designee, including verification of the information provided on the application by the flock owner and verification of the official identification of each animal listed in the application. II. The state veterinarian or AVIC or AVIC designee shall provide each enrolling program participant and his or her accredited veterinarian with an educational scrapie review. Once approved to enter the program, a flock shall be issued an enrollment date. This date shall serve as the status date until the flock fails to meet any of the program standards.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374-H:1 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374-H / Section 1
374-H:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Commission" means the public utilities commission. II. "Bring your own device" means a program for encouraging non-utility owned, and especially retail-customer owned, behind-the-meter energy storage to provide value to the electricity system, particularly in terms of peak reduction and avoided transmission and distribution costs. Such a program shall provide just and reasonable compensation, as determined by the commission, including actual avoided transmission and distribution costs, to a participating behind-the-meter energy storage system for the value it provides to the electricity system. III. "Energy storage" means batteries, flywheels, compressed air energy systems, sensible heat storage or any other technology, system, or device capable of taking electricity and storing it as some form of energy the technology, system, or device can either convert back into electricity or use to displace an electrical load at a later time. Such term shall include standalone technologies, systems, and devices, as well as those co-located with or incorporated into a renewable energy source. IV. "Front-of-meter storage" means any energy storage that is not behind-the-meter storage and may include energy storage constructed, owned, and/or operated by utilities subject to the same use restrictions in RSA 374-G:4, I. V. "ISO-New England" means the Independent System Operator New England or any successor entity. VI. "Local network service" means the term as defined in ISO-New England's transmission, markets, and services tariff, section II. VII. "Non-utility" means any entity that is not a utility that develops, builds, owns, operates, or assists in the operation of one or more energy storage projects, including retail customers that buy behind-the-meter storage installed on their property. VIII. "Regional network service" means the term as defined in ISO-New England's transmission, markets, and services tariff, section II. IX. "Renewable energy source" means a Class I, Class II, or Class IV renewable energy source as defined in RSA 362-F:4. X. "Utility" and "utilities" mean public utilities as defined in RSA 362:2. XI. "Wholesale electricity markets" means any energy, capacity, or ancillary service market that ISO-New England operates or may operate pursuant to RSA 362-A:2-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 232:1-a — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 232 / Section 1-a
232:1-a Petition to Lay Out.
Status: in_force

Petitions for laying out or altering class IV, V or VI highways may be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court in the following cases: I. When it passes over land not in any town; and II. When it passes over lands in 2 or more towns, one of which is in the county.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:112 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 112
231:112 Assessing Abutters.
Status: in_force

In constructing such sidewalks such board may assess upon the owners of the property abutting on such street a portion not exceeding 1/2 of the expense of constructing the same, and the amount so assessed upon each of such owners shall be reasonable, and proportional to the benefits accruing to the land upon which such assessment is laid; said assessments may be payable in one year or prorated over a period not to exceed 10 years, in the discretion of the board; and all assessments thus made shall be valid and binding upon the owners of such land, and shall be a lien thereon for one year after the same are made and notice given to the persons assessed, and said lands may be sold for non-payment thereof as in the case of non-payment of taxes on resident lands. The landowner shall have the same right of appeal, with the same procedure, as in other highway cases.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:32 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-A / Section 32
485-A:32 Prior Approval; Permits.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall construct any building from which sewage or other wastes will discharge or construct a sewage or waste disposal system without prior approval of the plans and specifications of the sewage or waste disposal system by the department. Nothing herein shall be construed to modify or lessen the powers conferred upon local authorities by other statutes; provided, however, that in all instances the requirements contained in this chapter shall be considered as minimum. II. Any person submitting an application and plans for construction approval shall also certify in writing that he has complied with all local government requirements as relate to water supply and sewage disposal which must be complied with prior to application to the department of environmental services in those municipalities where regulations require prior local approval; and, at the same time, a copy of the certification shall be sent to the board of selectmen of the town or the city council of the city. II-a. Any person submitting an application and plans for construction approval to replace a subsurface sewage disposal system in failure as defined in RSA 485-A:2, IV shall be exempt from presenting a certification of compliance with local government requirements as required by paragraph II. III. No person required to submit subdivision plans pursuant to paragraph I shall commence the construction of roads within the lot, tract, or parcel proposed to be subdivided, by clearing the land thereof of natural vegetation, placing any artificial fill thereon, or otherwise altering the land, nor shall he do any other act or acts which will alter the natural state of the land or environment, unless the subdivision plan relating thereto has been submitted and approved in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the taking of test borings, the digging of test pits, or any other preliminary testing and inspection necessary to comply with the requirements of the department of environmental services relative to information necessary for review and approval of the subdivision plans.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 281-A:3-a — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 281-A / Section 3-a
281-A:3-a Incarceration of Certain Persons.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an employee who has become incarcerated pursuant to a conviction shall forfeit any right to workers' compensation indemnity benefits 30 days after incarceration for the remaining period of incarceration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651-A:20 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 651-A / Section 20
651-A:20 Parole Records.
Status: in_force

The adult parole board or its designee shall have access to all parole records of the department.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147-D:3 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 147-D / Section 3
147-D:3 Payment of Fees; Report.
Status: in_force

I. The owner of the facility shall pay all fees to the town treasurer for the use of the town. II. With each fee payment, the owner of the facility shall submit a report on the amount of hazardous waste received and stored, treated or disposed of at the facility during the quarter for which the fee is paid. The report shall be made on a form prepared by the department.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 378:18-a — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 378 / Section 18-a
378:18-a Special Contracts; Electric Utilities.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for the purposes of ratemaking, an electric utility that has adopted special contracts prior to the effective date of this section shall not be allowed to recover from other ratepayers the difference between the regular tariffed rate and the special contract rate, unless and only to the extent that the commission determines that it is in the public interest and equitable to other ratepayers. II. After the effective date of this section, new special contracts designed to retain load shall be available to an electric utility customer only if the utility represents that the load would otherwise have left the utility, the contract is approved pursuant to RSA 378:18, and the commission determines that no tariffed rate is sufficient to retain the load. III. After the effective date of this section, new special contracts designed to attract load shall be available to an electric utility customer only if the contract is approved pursuant to RSA 378:18 and the commission determines that no tariffed rate is sufficient to attract the load. IV. In any electric utility rate proceeding subsequent to approval of special contracts, the commission shall not impute to the utility's test year revenues or revenue requirement the difference between the regular tariffed rate and the special contract rate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 230:5 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 230 / Section 5
230:5 Conveyances to State.
Status: in_force

Selectmen, subject to a vote of the town, or the mayor and board of aldermen of cities, may convey to the state all right, title, and interest of the town or city in or to any class I, class II, or class III highway, if such conveyance is desired by the state on account of any highway construction, reconstruction, or maintenance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 490-D:12 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 490-D / Section 12
490-D:12 Judicial Branch Family Division Clerks; Fees.
Status: repealed

I. [Repealed.] II. Fees as established by the supreme court under RSA 490:26-a shall be paid to the clerk of the applicable circuit court established in RSA 490-F for the benefit of the state. The clerk shall set aside 6 percent of each entry fee paid into the court for deposit into a special escrow account established under RSA 490:26-c and 30 percent of each entry fee paid into the court for deposit into the judicial branch information technology fund established under RSA 490:26-h. The proceeds of fees for motions to appear in court pro hac vice shall be paid into the law library revolving fund established in RSA 490:25, III. III. The sum of $5 shall be added to each entry fee collected by the circuit court clerk on cases which, prior to the establishment of the judicial branch family division, would have been filed in the probate court. Sums collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the mediation and arbitration fund established under RSA 490-E:4.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-E:11 — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270-E / Section 11
270-E:11 Change of Address.
Status: in_force

Any person who has a vessel registered in this state shall notify the department in writing within 15 days if his address no longer conforms to the address appearing on the certificate and shall, as a part of the notification, furnish the department with his new address.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 132:29 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 132 / Section 29
132:29 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision, "maternal mortality" means the following: I. "Pregnancy-related" means the death of a woman while pregnant or within one year of the end of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by her pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes. II. "Pregnancy-associated death" means the death of a woman while pregnant or within one year of the end of pregnancy, irrespective of cause. III. "Pregnancy-associated, but not pregnancy-related" means the death of a woman while pregnant or within one year of the end of pregnancy due to a cause unrelated to pregnancy.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 206:35-a — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 206 / Section 35-a
206:35-a Pheasant License Revenues.
Status: in_force

The state treasurer shall establish a separate account to which shall be credited all moneys collected by the fish and game department from issuance of pheasant licenses under RSA 214:9, X. The moneys in said account shall be used only for purchase or propagation of pheasants, as well as for program management and implementation, and is hereby appropriated for said purposes. Said funds shall be expended for the purposes hereof as determined by the executive director with the approval of the commission. The moneys in said account shall be nonlapsing.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:175 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 175
231:175 To Indemnify Town.
Status: in_force

The proprietors of every line of wire strung in a highway shall indemnify the town against all damages, costs and expenses to which it may be subjected by reason of any insufficiency or defect in the highway occasioned by the presence of the wires and their supports therein.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-H:8 — NH Code / Title XIX-A / Chapter 227-H / Section 8
227-H:8 Use of Land for Recreational Purposes.
Status: in_force

Any land acquired by the department or under its jurisdiction, pursuant to this chapter, may, in the discretion of the department, be used for public recreational and park purposes, provided that such use is not contrary to the conditions incident to any bequest or gift.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21:19 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21 / Section 19
21:19 Spendthrift.
Status: in_force

The word "spendthrift" shall include anyone who is liable to be put under guardianship on account of excessive drinking, gaming, idleness, debauchery or vicious habits of any kind, or who is unable to manage his affairs with prudence.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 514:6 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 514 / Section 6
514:6 Bond.
Status: in_force

If the defendant shall not appear at the time and place to which the action is continued judgment shall be rendered on satisfactory evidence that notice has been posted or given as ordered aforesaid, and execution shall issue thereon, upon the plaintiff's filing with the justice a bond with sufficient sureties to the defendant to respond to the judgment, which the defendant may recover, upon a review of the action; but if personal service has been made upon the defendant no bond is required.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 19-P:5 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 19-P / Section 5
19-P:5 Fund Established.
Status: in_force

There is established in the office of the state treasurer a fund known as the New Hampshire commission on aging fund, which shall be kept separate and distinct from all other funds and shall be continually appropriated to the commission. Such fund shall be the depository of all gifts, grants, or donations made to the commission pursuant to RSA 19-P. The payment of the executive director of the commission, the expenses of the commission, and all other overhead costs of the commission, shall be paid from such fund. Any moneys in such fund shall not lapse into the general fund of the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 97:5 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 97 / Section 5
97:5 Optional Provisions.
Status: in_force

Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent a political subdivision from paying a veteran more than he was receiving upon entering the service nor employing him, if he wishes, in a different capacity provided he is paid at least as much and as often.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:24 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 24
231:24 Winter Roads.
Status: in_force

The selectmen, upon petition, may, in any case where, in their judgment, the public good requires it, layout a public road exclusively for winter use, such public road to be open only from November 15 until April 1, and they shall assess the damages to the owners of land over which such road may pass in the form of yearly rentals. Hearings shall be had upon 7 days' notice to landowners. In all other respects such laying out shall be subject to the provisions for laying out a class V highway.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 30-B:5 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 30-B / Section 5
30-B:5 Removal of Superintendents, Officers, and Employees.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RSA 28:10-a, relative to the discharge or suspension from employment of county employees, shall apply to superintendents, officers, and employees appointed by the county commissioners under this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 6:6 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 6 / Section 6
6:6 Destruction of Documents.
Status: in_force

The state treasurer may destroy documents, cancelled checks, papers, and electronic records filed in the office of the treasurer pursuant to RSA 5:33.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-E:14 — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270-E / Section 14
270-E:14 Temporary Registration.
Status: in_force

A person desiring to register a vessel shall apply for registration and pay the required boat fee and registration fee to the department or an agent of the department. Upon receipt of such application and fees, the department or agent of the department shall issue to the purchaser a receipt for such payment and a decal. The decal issued shall be attached to the vessel. The decal shall be evidence that application has been made for registration, and such vessel or motor may be operated for a period of not more than 30 consecutive days thereafter. Permanent numbers, when received, shall be attached immediately by the applicant.