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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 301-A:5 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 301-A / Section 5
301-A:5 Organization Certificate.
Status: in_force

Before a cooperative association may begin its activities, the president, treasurer, and a majority of the directors shall prepare, subscribe to, and file with the secretary of state a certificate of organization containing: I. A statement as to the purpose or purposes for which the association is formed. II. The name of the association which shall include the word "cooperative". III. The term of existence of the association which may be perpetual. IV. The location and address of the principal office of the association. V. The names and addresses of the incorporators of the association. VI. The names and addresses of the directors who shall manage the affairs of the association for the first year, unless sooner changed by the members. VII. A statement of whether the association is organized with or without shares, and the number of subscribed for shares or memberships. VIII. If organized with shares, a statement of the amount of authorized capital, the number and types of shares and the par value thereof which may be placed at any figure, and the rights, preferences, and restrictions of each type of share. IX. The minimum number or value of shares which must be owned in order to qualify for membership; if organized without shares, a statement of whether the property rights of members shall be equal or unequal, and if unequal, the rule by which their rights shall be determined. X. The maximum amount or percentage of capital which may be owned or controlled by any member; including a statement of whether or not each member shall be limited to a single share, and whether such single shares shall be of various par values. XI. The method by which any surplus, upon dissolution of the association, shall be distributed, in conformity with the requirements of RSA 301-A:33. XII. The articles may also contain any other provisions not inconsistent with law or with this chapter, for the conduct of the association's affairs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:195 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 195
304-C:195 Administrative Collections and Payments of Fees; Related Matters.
Status: in_force

I. The secretary of state shall collect all fees required under this act and shall pay them to the state treasurer to be deposited in the general fund as unrestricted revenue, except as provided in paragraph II. II. The state treasurer shall pay the expenses of administering this act out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated until the fees collected under this act have been received by the treasurer. Thereafter, the treasurer shall pay the expenses of administering this act out of the fees collected under this act and shall reimburse the treasury for previous expenses paid by him or her. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the sums authorized by this section out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 421-B:6-606 — NH Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 421-B / Section 6-606
421-B:6-606 Administrative Files and Opinions.
Status: in_force

(a) Public register of filings. The secretary of state shall maintain a register of all applications for registration of securities; registration statements; notice filings, applications for registration of broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives; notice filings by federal covered investment advisers that are or have been effective under this chapter or the predecessor act; notices of claims of exemption from registration or notice filing requirements contained in a record; orders issued under this chapter or the predecessor act; and interpretative opinions or no-action determinations issued under this chapter. (b) Public availability. The secretary of state shall make all forms, interpretative opinions, and orders available to the public. (c) Copies of public records. Upon request, the secretary of state shall furnish to a person a copy of a record that is a public record pursuant to RSA 91-A or a certification that the public record does not exist. The secretary of state may prescribe a reasonable charge for furnishing the record. A copy of the record certified or a certificate of its nonexistence by the secretary of state is prima facie evidence.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:22-k — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374 / Section 22-k
374:22-k Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision: I. "Number retention" means the ability of a telephone service customer to retain that customer's direct inward dialing telephone number at the same location, or a different location served by the central office that provides private branch exchange service to the shared tenant services provider, when switching service providers. II. "Private branch exchange" means a telephone switch that can switch voice and data communications among the users of such switch, to the local telephone utility's central office or directly to inter-exchange carriers. III. "Shared tenant services" means voice and data communications services under which tenants at a single building, business park, office park, or mall are provided with such services through a private branch exchange.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-S:10 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-S / Section 10
162-S:10 Limitations.
Status: in_force

I. To the extent required by section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or by any applicable successor provision of federal tax law, the authority may not issue bonds to finance a project in any state or territory of the United States unless the governor, or his or her designee in compliance with applicable federal law, of the state of New Hampshire has approved the financing of the project following a hearing held by the authority and unless the state or a political subdivision within whose boundaries the project is to be located has approved the financing of the project; provided that an approval by a political subdivision under this paragraph may be made by the governing body of the political subdivision or by the highest ranking executive or administrator of the political subdivision. II. This chapter provides a complete alternative method to all other methods provided by law to exercise the powers authorized in this chapter, including the issuance of bonds, the entering into of contracts related to those bonds, and the financing or refinancing of projects. III. A project may be located outside of the United States and outside a territory of the United States, and the authority may issue bonds to finance or refinance such project, if at the time of issuance of such bonds the participating institution with respect thereto is incorporated and has its principal place of business within the United States or a territory of the United States. IV. Any action brought to challenge the validity of the issuance of a bond under this chapter, or the enforceability of a contract entered into under this chapter, must be commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction in the state within 30 days of adoption by the authority of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bond or the execution of the contract. V. Bonds issued under this chapter shall not be invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for their sale or issuance. All bonds shall contain, on their face, a statement that they have been authorized and issued pursuant to the laws of the state, and such statement shall be conclusive evidence of the validity of the bonds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 263:41-a — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263 / Section 41-a
263:41-a Next-of-Kin Contact Information.
Status: in_force

I. At the request of the holder of a driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card, the department shall accept next-of-kin information for one person, in a format prescribed by the director. One contact telephone number shall be printed on the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card of the person making the request, in a form and location determined by the director. II. It shall be the sole responsibility of the holder of the driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card to notify the department of any necessary change in the next-of-kin information. The holder of a driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card shall pay the applicable replacement fee if a change in information necessitates the issuance of a new driver's license or nondriver's picture identification card.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:48 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 48
282-A:48 Appealing Determination.
Status: in_force

Any interested party may appeal from a certifying officer's determination by filing an appeal to an appeal tribunal which must be received or, if filed by mail, postmarked within 14 calendar days after the determination was mailed to his last known address; provided that, if the commissioner finds sufficient grounds to justify or excuse a delay in filing an appeal, he may extend the time for filing the appeal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:45 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 45
266:45 Additional Reflectors.
Status: in_force

Every bus, motor truck, and every trailer and semi-trailer, provided the weight of said trailer or semi-trailer, including load, is 3,000 pounds or more, shall in addition to reflectors required in RSA 266:44, when driven upon the ways of this state at night, have displayed on the body or load carrying portion of said vehicle, the following: on each side one amber reflector, located at or near the front, and one red reflector located at or near the rear. Such reflectors shall be of such a type and size as shall be approved by the director and shall be located not less than 24 nor more than 48 inches from the ground. The visibility of any such reflector shall not be impaired at any time.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-D:15 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-D / Section 15
169-D:15 Burden of Proof.
Status: in_force

The petitioner has the burden to prove the allegations in support of the petition beyond a reasonable doubt.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 143-A:4 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 143-A / Section 4
143-A:4 License Required.
Status: in_force

I. It shall be unlawful for any person, unless exempted under RSA 143-A:5, to operate a food service establishment or retail food store within the state without having obtained a food service license to be issued by the commissioner. The commissioner shall not refuse to issue a food service license to any person who has complied with the requirements of this chapter. II. The license shall at all times be conspicuously displayed in the food service establishment or retail food store and shall not be transferable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-B:8 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-B / Section 8
402-B:8 Fees.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of insurance shall collect the following fees for use by the commissioner in administrating this title: I. For each original insurance claims adjuster's license, as prescribed by RSA 400-A:29. II. For each renewal, as prescribed by RSA 400-A:29. III. An individual insurance adjuster who allows his or her license to lapse may, within 24 months from the due date of the renewal fee, reinstate the same license without the necessity of passing a written examination. However, a penalty in the amount of double the unpaid renewal fee shall be required for any renewal fee received after the due date, pursuant to RSA 400-A:29.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 479-A:6 — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 479-A / Section 6
479-A:6 Compliance With Covenants, Bylaws and Administrative Provisions.
Status: in_force

Each unit owner shall comply strictly with the bylaws and with the administrative rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, as either of the same may be lawfully amended from time to time, and with the covenants, conditions and restrictions set forth in the declaration or in the deed to his unit. Failure to comply with any of the same shall be ground for an action to recover sums due, for damages or injunctive relief, or both, maintainable by the manager or board of directors on behalf of the association of unit owners or, in a proper case, by an aggrieved unit owner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 17-D:4 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 17-D / Section 4
17-D:4 Reports of Permanent Standing Committees.
Status: in_force

Each permanent standing committee of the house and senate shall prepare a report or reports of its findings and submit it to the speaker of the house and president of the senate prior to the time at which the session of the legislature by which the committee was established is dissolved.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:30 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 72 / Section 30
72:30 Proration of Tax Credit.
Status: in_force

If any entitled person or persons shall own a fractional interest in residential real estate, each such entitled person shall be granted a tax credit in proportion to his or her interest therein with other persons so entitled, but in no case shall the total tax credit exceed the tax credit allowed under RSA 72:28, I or II, or RSA 72:28-b, except as provided in RSA 72:31.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-C:8 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 100-C / Section 8
100-C:8 Return of Members' Contributions.
Status: in_force

I. If a member ceases to be a judge for reasons other than retirement or death, the amount of such member's accumulated contributions shall be paid to such member within 3 months after such member's written request therefor, provided that the member may not file a written request for such payment until at least 30 days from the date the member ceases to be a judge. Upon the refund of such contributions all rights of the member, any beneficiary, and any survivor of the member under this chapter shall terminate. II. Upon the death of a member in service who does not have a surviving spouse or dependent children, the amount of the member's accumulated contributions shall be paid to any beneficiary or beneficiaries nominated by the member, if living, or otherwise to the member's estate. III. Upon the death of a member who does not have a surviving spouse or dependent children, after retirement allowance payments have commenced, any excess amount of the member's accumulated contributions at retirement over the sum of the retirement allowance payments received shall be paid in one sum to the beneficiary or beneficiaries nominated by the member, if living, otherwise to the member's estate. IV. The return of a member's contributions shall include accrued interest at such rates as the board of trustees may from time to time determine in its discretion. V. A distributee may elect, in a time and manner prescribed in rules of the board, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in a direct rollover. For purposes of this paragraph: (a) "Distributee" means a member or former member, or spouse of a member or former member. (b) "Eligible retirement plan" means an individual retirement account described in section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, an individual retirement annuity described in section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, an annuity plan described in section 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, a qualified trust described in section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or an eligible 457(b) deferred compensation plan maintained by an eligible employer, that accepts the distributee's eligible rollover distribution. (c) "Eligible rollover distribution" means any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution shall not include any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments, not less frequently than annually, made for the life, or life expectancy, of the distributee or the joint lives, or joint life expectancies, of the distributee and the distributee's designated beneficiary, or for a specified period of 10 years or more; any distribution to the extent such distribution is required under section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code; and any distribution which is made upon hardship of the distributee.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 399-G:18 — NH Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 399-G / Section 18
399-G:18 Reports of Certain Events.
Status: in_force

I. A licensee shall file a report with the commissioner within one business day after the licensee has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) The filing of a petition by or against the licensee under the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101-110, as amended or recodified from time to time, for bankruptcy or reorganization; (b) The filing of a petition by or against the licensee for receivership, the commencement of any other judicial or administrative proceeding for its dissolution or reorganization, or the making of a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (c) The commencement of a proceeding to revoke or suspend its license in a state or country in which the licensee engages in business or is licensed. II. A licensee shall file a report with the commissioner within 3 business day after the licensee has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) A conviction of the licensee or of a key individual or person in control of the licensee for a felony; or (b) A conviction of an authorized delegate for a felony.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-T:6 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-T / Section 6
359-T:6 Suspension, Change, and Revocation of Certificates and Permits.
Status: in_force

Certificates and permits issued under the provisions of this chapter authorizing operations as a household goods carrier shall be effective from the date specified therein and shall remain in effect until suspended, revoked, or terminated as herein provided. The department may, after notice and hearing, upon application or upon its own initiative, amend, suspend, or revoke any such certificate or permit in whole or in part, for willful failure to comply with any provision of this chapter or with any lawful order or rule issued or adopted by the department.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:7.24 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 7.24
293-A:7.24 Corporation's Acceptance of Votes.
Status: in_force

(a) If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the corporation if acting in good faith is entitled to accept the vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the shareholder. (b) If the name signed on a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment does not correspond to the name of its shareholder, the corporation if acting in good faith is nevertheless entitled to accept the vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment and give it effect as the act of the shareholder if: (1) the shareholder is an entity and the name signed purports to be that of an officer or agent of the entity; (2) the name signed purports to be that of an administrator, executor, guardian, or conservator representing the shareholder and, if the corporation requests, evidence of fiduciary status acceptable to the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment; (3) the name signed purports to be that of a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the shareholder and, if the corporation requests, evidence of this status acceptable to the corporation has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment; (4) the name signed purports to be that of a pledgee, beneficial owner, or attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and, if the corporation requests, evidence acceptable to the corporation of the signatory's authority to sign for the shareholder has been presented with respect to the vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment; (5) two or more persons are the shareholder as co-tenants or fiduciaries and the name signed purports to be the name of at least one of the co-owners and the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners. (c) The corporation is entitled to reject a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment if the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes, acting in good faith, has reasonable basis for doubt about the validity of the signature on it or about the signatory's authority to sign for the shareholder. (d) The corporation and its officer or agent who accepts or rejects a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment in good faith and in accordance with the standards of this section or RSA 293-A:7.22(b) are not liable in damages to the shareholder for the consequences of the acceptance or rejection. (e) Corporate action based on the acceptance or rejection of a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment under this section is valid unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines otherwise.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 301-A:28-a — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 301-A / Section 28-a
301-A:28-a Abandonment of Interest.
Status: in_force

If net savings or dividends have not been claimed by a member or patron for 5 years, the member or patron has not corresponded with the association in writing within 5 years, and the current address of the member or patron is unknown, the association shall make a good faith effort to locate the member or patron. Such good faith effort shall include, at a minimum, a first class letter mailed to the member or patron's last known mailing address, and notice published in a newspaper of general circulation in the community of the association's primary activity. If the association does not receive a response from the member or patron within 90 days of its location efforts, all net savings, dividends, and membership interests attributable to the member or patron shall be presumed to be abandoned, and the net savings and dividends shall be placed in the reserve fund and the membership interest shall revert to the association.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-M:13 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-M / Section 13
420-M:13 Qualified Purchasing Alliance.
Status: in_force

A purchasing alliance that has a minimum of 3,000 enrollees may elect to obtain certification from the commissioner as a qualified purchasing alliance. To obtain certification, a purchasing alliance shall demonstrate: I. Either that membership in the alliance is open to all employers without discrimination or that the alliance has established membership criteria that limit membership in the alliance to employers that are members of or affiliated with an association, trade group, or other entity that has been in existence for at least 10 years and was established and maintained for purposes other than the provision of health coverage; and II. That the health benefit plan or plans offered to its members and the provider payment policies associated with those plans will promote more cost effective use of health care services by providing a better alignment of financial incentives with: (a) Health care quality improvement and efficiency; and (b) Health promotion and disease prevention.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 433:29 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 433 / Section 29
433:29 Nursery Inspection.
Status: in_force

A nursery inspector shall inspect any nursery as determined necessary by the director. Nurseries shall be accessible at reasonable times for inspection. Nursery inspectors shall verify that nursery stock requirements are in compliance with RSA 433:28.