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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 471-C:27 — NH Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 471-C / Section 27
471-C:27 Claim of Another State to Recover Property; Procedure.
Status: in_force

I. At any time after property has been paid or delivered to the administrator under this chapter, another state may recover the property if: (a) The property was subjected to custody by this state because the records of the holder did not reflect the last known address of the apparent owner when the property was presumed abandoned under this chapter, and the other state establishes that the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property was in that state and under the laws of that state the property escheated to or was subject to a claim of abandonment by that state; (b) The last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property, as reflected by the records of the holder, is in the other state and under the laws of the state the property has escheated to or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state; (c) The records of the holder were erroneous in that they did not accurately reflect the actual owner of the property and the last known address of the actual owner is in the other state and under the laws of that state the property escheated to or was subject to a claim of abandonment by that state; (d) The property was subjected to custody by this state under RSA 471-C:3, VI and under the laws of the state of domicile of the holder the property has escheated to or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state; or (e) The property is the sum payable on a travelers check, money order, or other similar instrument that was subjected to custody by this state under RSA 471-C:4, and that instrument was purchased in the other state, and under the laws of that state the property escheated to or became subject to a claim of abandonment by that state. II. The claim of another state to recover escheated or abandoned property must be presented in a form prescribed by the administrator, who shall decide the claim within 90 days after it is presented. The administrator shall allow the claim if the administrator determines that the other state is entitled to the abandoned property under paragraph I. III. The administrator shall require a state, before recovering property under this section, to agree to indemnify this state and its officers and employees against any liability on a claim for the property.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 378:28 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 378 / Section 28
378:28 Permanent Rates.
Status: in_force

So far as possible, the provisions of RSA 378:27 shall be applied by the commission in fixing and determining permanent rates, as well as temporary rates. The commission shall not include in permanent rates any return on any plant, equipment, or capital improvement which has not first been found by the commission to be prudent, used, and useful. Nothing contained in this section shall preclude the commission from receiving and considering any evidence which may be pertinent and material to the determination of a just and reasonable rate base and a just and reasonable rate of return thereon.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:13-1303 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 13-1303
564-F:13-1303 Duty of Impartiality.
Status: in_force

Unless the governing documents provide otherwise, if a foundation has two or more beneficiaries, then the protector has a duty to act impartially in exercising his, her, or its powers, giving due regard to the foundation's purposes and the beneficiaries' interests.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 177:3 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 177 / Section 3
177:3 Store Plan.
Status: in_force

The state liquor commission shall develop and maintain a formal written store plan for its retail liquor stores. This plan shall establish goals and policies related to the number, size, and staffing patterns of state operated retail liquor stores to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the state store system. The plan shall be reviewed and revised as necessary and shall include, but not be limited to, policies related to: I. The operational definition of a marginal store, identification of such stores, and specific plans to consolidate or otherwise improve the profitability of such stores. II. The optimum size, location, and staffing pattern of stores to maximize their profitability. This shall include a plan to increase use of part-time employees to reduce store personnel costs and a formula for determining appropriate rental payments for leased stores. III. Plans for the expansion of the existing store system where such expansion is justified.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-J:3-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-J / Section 3-a
420-J:3-a Access to Enhanced 911 System.
Status: in_force

I. No health benefit plan issued or renewed after July 7, 2000 shall contain any provision which establishes or promotes an emergency medical response or transportation system that encourages or directs access by a covered person in competition with or in substitution of the state enhanced 911 system or other state, county, or local government emergency medical services system. II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, a health carrier subject to this chapter may use transportation outside the enhanced 911 or other government emergency medical services system for services that are not in response to an emergency medical condition, as defined in RSA 420-J:3, XV. III. No health benefit plan issued or renewed after July 7, 2000 shall contain any provision requiring a covered person to obtain prior authorization before accessing the enhanced 911 system or other state, county, or local government emergency medical services system for response and/or transportation for emergency services, as defined in RSA 420-J:3, XVI. IV. No person who issues a health benefit plan subject to this chapter shall use false or misleading language in its enrollment sales materials or in any other materials provided to covered persons to discourage or prohibit covered persons from accessing the enhanced 911 system for response and/or transportation for emergency services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-F:12 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-F / Section 12
402-F:12 Other Applicable Provisions.
Status: in_force

The provisions of title XXXVII apply to reinsurance intermediaries.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-F:44 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-F / Section 44
161-F:44 Self-Neglect.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subdivision, instances of suspected self-neglect shall be construed and acted upon in the same manner as instances of suspected neglect.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:93 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 93
167:93 Administrative Fines.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of health and human services, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine pursuant to 42 C.F.R. 488.438 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of RSA 167 or any rule adopted pursuant to such chapter relative to nursing home enforcement. Rehearings and appeals under this section shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties under this chapter. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the enforcement of this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 319-D:2 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 319-D / Section 2
319-D:2 Status of Out-of-State Businesses and Employees During Disaster Period.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no out-of-state business or out-of-state employee who is present in the state or conducts operations in the state, to perform disaster-related or emergency-related work during a disaster response period, shall be deemed to have established sufficient presence in the state to require such business or employee to: I. Register with the state or any political subdivision thereof; II. Be subject to any state taxes other than transaction taxes and fees, which transaction taxes and fees include, but are not limited to, sales and use taxes, fuel taxes or charges or fees on rental passenger motor vehicles, rental trucks or rental machinery, unless such transaction taxes or fees are suspended or otherwise exempted during a disaster response period; III. Submit any tax filing to the state; or IV. Be subject to business licensing or occupational licensing by the state, provided such business or employee is properly registered, licensed or otherwise authorized under the laws of another state to perform disaster-related or emergency-related work. Any out-of-state business or out-of-state employee who remains in the state after the disaster response period shall be subject to all other laws that provide standards to establish presence in the state, and shall comply with any provision of the general statutes that becomes applicable to such business or employee due to such presence, including licensing and registration requirements.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 623-B:3 — NH Code / Title LX / Chapter 623-B / Section 3
623-B:3 Affidavit.
Status: in_force

I. A court may authorize the commencement, prosecution, or defense of any civil action or proceeding without prepayment of fees and costs, by an inmate who makes an affidavit that such inmate is unable to pay such fees or costs. The affidavit shall contain complete information as to the inmate's identity, nature, and amount of income, spouse's income if available to the inmate, property owned, cash or checking accounts, dependents, debts and monthly expenses and the amount of money deposited in such inmate's account for the last 3 months. The affidavit shall contain a statement under oath that the claim has not been previously brought against the same parties or from the same operative facts in any state or federal court. The court may develop a form questionnaire which it may require by local rule to be filed to implement this statute. II. A court in which an affidavit of inability to pay has been filed may dismiss the action in whole or in part on a finding that the allegation of poverty is false; or the action or a portion of the action is frivolous or malicious. In determining whether an action is frivolous or malicious, the court may consider whether the claim has no arguable basis in law or fact; or whether the claim is substantially similar to a previous claim either in that it is brought against the same parties or in that the claim arises from the same operative facts as a previous claim. If a portion of the action is dismissed, the court shall also designate the issues and defendants on which the action is to proceed without paying costs. This order is subject only to an interlocutory appeal. III. If the court authorizes the commencement of the action and the court concludes, based on information contained in the affidavit or other information available to the court, that such inmate is able to pay part of the fees or costs, then the court shall order a partial payment to be made as a condition of the commencement or further prosecution of the action.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 477:32-a — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 477 / Section 32-a
477:32-a Error in or Omission of Mailing Address.
Status: in_force

Any error in or omission of the mailing address of the grantee or mortgagee in the deed, mortgage or other conveyance required by any provision of this chapter shall not affect in any way the validity or effectiveness of such deed, mortgage or other conveyance of real estate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:164 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 164
231:164 Return and Record.
Status: in_force

The selectmen or the board of mayor and aldermen or other board having authority to locate poles and wires in cities, or the commissioner of transportation, within 6 months after any petition authorized by this subdivision has been presented for action, shall make a return of their proceedings and their decision thereon; provided, however, that if a permit is granted upon petition therefor, return and decision upon the petition for license presented in connection with such petition for permit shall be made on or before the expiration of such permit. They shall cause the petition for license and their return to be recorded by the clerk of the city or town in which the poles, structures, conduits, cables or wires are located.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 460:22 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 460 / Section 22
460:22 Children Defined.
Status: in_force

The word children as used in this subdivision means children under 16 years of age and those under 18 who, by reason of physical or mental infirmity, are incapable of supporting themselves.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 412:1 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 412 / Section 1
412:1 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is: I. To protect policyholders and the public against the adverse effects of excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory rates. II. To promote price competition among insurers so as to provide rates that are responsive to competitive market conditions. III. To cause the provision of price and other information to enable consumers to purchase insurance suitable for their needs and to foster competitive insurance markets. IV. To improve availability, fairness, and reliability of insurance. V. To provide regulatory procedures for the maintenance of appropriate data reporting systems as necessary to allow the commissioner to monitor degree of competition in the marketplace. VI. To authorize essential cooperative action among insurers in the ratemaking process and to regulate such activity to prevent practices that tend to substantially lessen competition or create a monopoly. VII. To encourage the most efficient and economical marketing practices. VIII. To prohibit price fixing agreements and other anti-competitive behavior by insurers. IX. To ensure that policy forms, endorsements, applications, or other contract language comply with provisions of the insurance laws and do not contain provisions which are inequitable, misleading, deceptive, or encourage misrepresentation. X. To protect policyholders and the public against the adverse effects of any policy provision that is not in the public interest or is contrary to public policy.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 384-F:38 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 384-F / Section 38
384-F:38 Pledge of Assets.
Status: in_force

I. Each foreign bank which is licensed to establish and maintain a New Hampshire state branch or New Hampshire state agency shall keep on deposit, in accordance with such rules or orders as the commissioner shall adopt, with such unaffiliated New Hampshire banks as such foreign bank may designate and the commissioner may approve, interest-bearing stocks and bonds, notes, debentures, or other obligations of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or guaranteed by the United States, or of this state, or of a city, county, town, village, school district, or instrumentality of this state or guaranteed by this state, or dollar deposits, or obligations of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or obligations issued by the InterAmerican Development Bank, or obligations of the Asian Development Bank, or obligations issued by the African Development Bank, or such other assets as the commissioner shall by rule or order permit, to an aggregate amount to be determined by the commissioner, based upon principal amount or market value, whichever is lower, in the case of the above-described securities, and subject to such limitations as he or she shall prescribe. II. The commissioner may from time to time require that the assets deposited pursuant to this section may be maintained by the foreign bank in such amount, in such form and subject to such conditions as he or she shall deem necessary or desirable for the maintenance of a sound financial condition, the protection of depositors, and the public interest, and to maintain public confidence in the business of such New Hampshire state branch or New Hampshire state agency. The commissioner may give credit to reserves required to be maintained with a federal reserve bank in or outside this state pursuant to federal law, in accordance with such rules as the commissioner may adopt pursuant to RSA 541-A. III. So long as it shall continue business in the ordinary course, such foreign bank shall be permitted to collect interest on the securities deposited under this section and from time to time exchange, examine, and compare such securities under such conditions as the commissioner may require.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 6:44 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 6 / Section 44
6:44 Component Units of State Government.
Status: in_force

I. All systems, authorities, and organizations established by the state which are not part of the executive, legislative, or judicial branches shall be considered component units of the state government. For the purpose of this section, the following shall be considered component units: (a) Community college system of New Hampshire. (b) Community development finance authority. (c) Judicial retirement plan. (d) Land and community heritage authority. (e) Business finance authority. (f) Health and educational facilities authority. (g) Housing finance authority. (h) Municipal bond bank. (i) Pease development authority. (j) Retirement system of New Hampshire. (k) University system of New Hampshire. II. All component units shall report to the state treasurer, in a manner determined by the treasurer, on a quarterly basis. These quarterly reports shall include interim financial information, performance metrics, and all relevant information on the component unit's activities. The state treasurer shall provide the governor, president of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives the compiled quarterly reports on an ongoing basis.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 285:11 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 285 / Section 11
285:11 Licenses Required.
Status: in_force

No person shall participate in a professional fighting sports competition as a contestant, manager, referee, judge, second or timekeeper without a license from the office.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-C:3 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-C / Section 3
485-C:3 Duties of the Department.
Status: repealed

The department shall: I. Maintain a statewide map identifying the classes of groundwater. II. Assist local and regional entities in the development and administration of local wellhead protection programs, including delineation of wellhead protection areas and the inventory and management of activities which have a potential effect on groundwater quality. III. [Repealed.] IV. Maintain an inventory of wells serving public water supply systems, and establish a priority system for delineation of wellhead protection areas and reclassification of these areas to class GAA. V. Provide for the investigation, management, and remediation of contaminated groundwater. VI. Manage and preserve the state's groundwater on behalf of the citizens of the state, recognizing that any private use of groundwater and other public waters shall be reasonable in light of the protected interests of the general public in the use and enjoyment of groundwater and other public waters by ensuring that no unmitigated adverse impact, as defined in this chapter, occurs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:99 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 99
265:99 Coasting Prohibited.
Status: in_force

I. The driver of any vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade, other than motorcycles or private passenger automobiles, as defined in RSA 259:80, I, traveling under 15 miles per hour, shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral. II. The driver of a truck or bus when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged. III. The fine for a violation of this section shall be $100.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 158:9-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 158 / Section 9-a
158:9-a Acts Unlawful.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall purchase, store, or transport or attempt to purchase, store or transport any high explosive without first obtaining a license therefor as provided in RSA 158:9-b. II. No person shall sell any high explosive to another unless the purchaser exhibits a license to purchase obtained as provided in RSA 158:9-b. In such case, the seller shall record the name and address of the purchaser, the license number, the date of the sale, the type and quantity of explosive sold, the serial number of said explosive, if any, and the purpose for which it is to be used. Said record shall be kept by the seller for a period of 2 years. III. No person shall store or keep any high explosive unless such explosive is stored or kept in accordance with regulations pursuant to RSA 158:9-f. IV. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, any employee of any person, firm, corporation or association whose usual business requires the use of any high explosive may transport the same in the course of his employment if the employer has obtained a license in its name as provided in RSA 158:9-b. V. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph II, any employee of any person, firm, corporation or association whose usual business requires the use of any high explosive may purchase the same in the name of his employer if said employer has obtained a license in its name as provided in RSA 158:9-b. In such case, the seller shall record the name, address and license number of the employer, the name and address of the employee, the date of the sale, the type and quantity of explosive, the serial number of the explosive sold, if any, and the purpose for which it is to be used. Said record shall be kept by the seller for a period of 2 years. VI. For the purposes of this section, the term "high explosive" shall mean and include dynamite, any explosive compound of which nitroglycerin forms a part, fulminate in bulk or dry condition, blasting caps, detonating fuses, blasting powder, blasting agents or other similar explosive but shall not include black powder used in sporting rifles purchased or sold in quantities of 50 pounds or less or stored in quantities of 5 pounds or less.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 77-A:9 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 77-A / Section 9
77-A:9 Extension of Time for Returns.
Status: in_force

For good cause, the commissioner may extend the time within which a taxpayer is required to file a return, and if such return is filed during the period of extension no penalty may be imposed for failure to file the return at the time required by this chapter, but the taxpayer shall be liable for interest and late payment charges as prescribed in RSA 21-J:28, 32, or 33. Failure to file the return during the period of the extension shall void the extension.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 230-A:3 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 230-A / Section 3
230-A:3 Notice of Hearing.
Status: in_force

Notice of the hearing, together with a description of the proposed corridor, shall be given to the same parties with respect to such corridor, and in the same manner, as in the case of a highway layout hearing, pursuant to RSA 230:17-18 or 231:9-10, as the case may be, including every owner of land or other property within the proposed planning corridor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 3:1 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 1
3:1 State Emblem.
Status: in_force

The state emblem shall be of the following design: Within an elliptical panel, the longest dimension of which shall be vertical, there shall appear an appropriate replica of the Old Man of the Mountain; surrounding the inner panel, and enclosed within another ellipse, there shall be at the bottom of the design the words of any state motto which may be adopted by the general court; and at the top of the design, between the inner and outer elliptical panels, the words, New Hampshire, appropriately separated from the motto, if adopted, by one star on each side. Said emblem may be placed on all printed or related material issued by the state and its subdivisions relative to the development of recreational, industrial, and agricultural resources of the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:50 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 50
266:50 Vehicle Tires.
Status: in_force

A vehicle shall be considered equipped with solid rubber, iron, steel, or other hard tires when it has 2 or more of that kind.