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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 243:20 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 243 / Section 20
243:20 To Another Railroad.
Status: in_force

Any railroad corporation may, subject to the provisions of RSA 374, lease its railroad, railroad property, and interests to any other railroad corporation for such length of time and upon such terms as may be agreed to by the lessor and lessee corporations at meetings of their respective stockholders, properly notified and held for the purpose, by a 2/3 vote of all the stock represented and voting at such meetings.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:11 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-A / Section 11
485-A:11 Public Waters Classified.
Status: in_force

All lakes and ponds defined as public waters of the state by RSA 271:20 shall be classified by the passage of this section as not less than Class B, as set forth in RSA 485-A:8 relating to standards for classification of surface waters of the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 427:15 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 427 / Section 15
427:15 Bribery; Penalties.
Status: in_force

I. Any person, firm, or corporation, or any agent or employee of any person, firm, or corporation, who shall give, pay, or offer, directly or indirectly, to any inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or any other officer or employee of this state authorized to perform any of the duties prescribed by this subdivision, or by the rules of the commissioner, any money or other thing of value, with intent to influence said inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or other officer or employee of this state in the discharge of any duty herein provided for shall be guilty of a felony. II. Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph I shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. III. Any inspector, deputy inspector, chief inspector, or other officer or employee of this state authorized to perform any of the duties prescribed by this subdivision who shall accept any money, gift, or other thing of value from any person, firm, or corporation, or officers, agents, or employees thereof, given with intent to influence his official action, or who shall receive or accept from any person, firm, or corporation engaged in intrastate commerce any gift, money, or thing of value given with any purpose or intent whatsoever, shall be guilty of a felony. IV. Said official shall, upon conviction of a violation of paragraph III, be summarily discharged from office and shall be guilty of a class B felony.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 88-A:6 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 88-A / Section 6
88-A:6 No Apportionment Between Temporary and Remainder Interests.
Status: in_force

No interest in income and no estate for years or for life or other temporary interest in any property or fund shall be subject to apportionment as between the temporary interest and the remainder. The tax on the temporary interest and the tax, if any, on the remainder shall be chargeable against the corpus of the property or funds subject to the temporary interest and remainder.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 76:7-a — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 76 / Section 7-a
76:7-a Posting of Excerpts of Inventories.
Status: in_force

If the selectmen or assessors do not have an office which is open to the public 5 days a week during normal business hours during which time any person may inspect the current tax records of the town or city, then said selectmen or assessors shall prepare annually an alphabetical list of all owners of real estate which is not exempt from taxation under RSA 72:23, together with the street address and the assessed value of each separate parcel of real estate owned by them. Such list shall be posted in a public place in the town or city.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 232:42 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 232 / Section 42
232:42 Petition to Court.
Status: in_force

Upon petition of any persons interested, notice to the county commissioners and a hearing thereon, the superior court may order such part of the expense of making and repairing highways through such land as may seem just to be paid by the county; and may, upon like proceedings, modify the order, as may from time to time appear proper.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 597:7 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 597 / Section 7
597:7 Commitment in Default of Recognizance.
Status: in_force

If the order to recognize for his appearance is not complied with in a reasonable time, the court or justice, by warrant, shall cause the accused to be committed to jail until he complies therewith.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:90 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5-C / Section 90
5-C:90 Forms for Amending or Correcting a Marriage Record.
Status: in_force

I. Corrections to a marriage record shall be initiated by the officiant or the marriage partners either by a personal visit or a letter to the clerk of the town or city who issued the marriage license. II. The clerk of the town or city shall make all corrections to the marriage record in accordance with RSA 5-C:85. III. The original signed request shall be retained on file by the clerk of the town or city in conformance with the retention schedule established by this chapter. IV. When amending a record, the change shall be noted by the clerk of the town or city on the marriage record with a notation indicating the documentation reviewed, if any, the date the change was made and whether the change was requested within 6 months of filing the original vital record. V. The correction process as described above shall not apply to records that are part of the public domain, pursuant to RSA 5-C:105, unless it is shown that the record is to be used for legal purposes or the registrant is still alive.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651-C:6 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 651-C / Section 6
651-C:6 Cost.
Status: in_force

The court, upon conviction, may order the offender to pay the cost of testing. The court shall include a statement describing the responsibility for the cost of testing in the sentencing order.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:3 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 3
261:3 Exempted Vehicles.
Status: in_force

I. No certificate of title need be obtained for: (a) A vehicle owned by the United States or owned or operated by the New Hampshire National Guard; (b) A vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration; or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for testing; (c) A vehicle owned by a nonresident of this state and not required by law to be registered in this state; (d) A vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate transportation of persons or property for which a currently effective certificate of title has been issued in another state; (e) A vehicle moved solely by animal power; (f) An implement of husbandry; (g) Special mobile equipment; (h) A self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle; (i) A snowmobile as defined in RSA 259:102; (j) Trailers with gross weight of less than 3,001 pounds; (k) Any motor vehicle whose manufacturer's model year is before the year 2000, except heavy trucks and truck-tractors whose gross vehicle weight exceeds 18,000 pounds. (l) A roadable aircraft as defined in RSA 259:91-a. II. RSA 262:1 to 5 inclusive do not apply to: (a) A vehicle moved solely by animal power; (b) An implement of husbandry; (c) Special mobile equipment; (d) A self-propelled wheelchair or invalid tricycle.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:62 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 62
211:62 Authority for Regulating Taking, Inspection and Processing of Marine Species.
Status: in_force

I. Rules relating to the taking, inspection, and processing of marine species may be made by the executive director of the fish and game department with the approval of the fish and game commission, and upon the advice and cooperation of the advisory committee on marine fisheries. II. The rules relating to marine species may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) The size, number, sex, and quantity that may be taken; (b) The areas to be opened or closed to their taking; (c) The manner of their taking; (d) The transportation of marine species within and through the state of New Hampshire; (e) The sale, inspection, and processing of marine species; and (f) Appropriate definitions. III. Existing rules shall continue in effect until the effective date of new rules adopted in accordance with RSA 541-A. IV. Conservation officers shall have the authority granted to public health officers and agents under RSA 143:4; RSA 143:23 through 28; and RSA 146:20, for the purpose of enforcing laws and rules pertaining to marine species. V. Rules pertaining to marine species managed under the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact under RSA 213 and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act under 16 U.S.C. section 1801, et seq., shall be exempt from the rulemaking requirements of RSA 541-A. The executive director may adopt such rules after notice and hearing as determined by the executive director to be practicable. Rules adopted under this paragraph shall be filed with the director of legislative services and with the joint legislative committee on administrative rules.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9-B:5 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 9-B / Section 5
9-B:5 Procedures for Review.
Status: in_force

The governor shall review actions taken by state agencies relative to the provisions of RSA 9-B:4 to ensure compliance with this chapter. The governor shall establish procedures for review no later than December 1, 2000.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 514:1 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 514 / Section 1
514:1 Default.
Status: in_force

If a defendant on whom process has been duly served neglects to appear at the court to which the same is returned his default shall be recorded, and judgment shall be rendered against him for such damages as upon inquiry the plaintiff appears to have sustained.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:75 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 75
259:75 Personal Recognizance.
Status: in_force

"Personal recognizance" shall mean a signed agreement by an arrested motorist that he will comply with the terms of the citation served upon him at the time of arrest.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 246:19 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 246 / Section 19
246:19 Taking Land.
Status: in_force

Whenever any railroad shall deem it necessary for the public safety, or to prevent the kindling and spread of fire from its locomotives, that the land at or near any highway or private crossing at grade, or upon the inside of any curve, be cleared and kept clear of buildings, trees, brush or other obstructions, or that a strip of land alongside its right of way be cleared and kept clear of trees, brush or other vegetation as a fire strip, or whenever, to comply with any order made under RSA 246:18 it shall be necessary for any railroad to remove buildings, trees, brush or other obstructions from land not owned by it, any such railroad may file a location with the secretary of state and apply by petition to the department of transportation for permission to take such land, or such rights and easements in land, as may be needed for such purposes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 189:50 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 189 / Section 50
189:50 Appropriations.
Status: in_force

A town may raise and appropriate money to carry the provisions of this subdivision into effect.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 195-D:6 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 195-D / Section 6
195-D:6 Acquisition of Property.
Status: in_force

The corporation is authorized and empowered, directly or by and through a participating institution, as its agent to acquire by purchase, gift or devise, solely from funds provided under the authority of this chapter, such lands, structures, property, real or personal, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements and other interests in land, including lands lying under water and riparian rights, which are located within or without the state as it judges necessary or convenient for the construction or operation of a project, upon such terms and at such prices as considered by it to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between it and the owner thereof, and to take title thereto in the name of the corporation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 47:11-b — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 47 / Section 11-b
47:11-b Group Homes.
Status: in_force

The city councils may appropriate money to support or aid group homes. For the purposes of this section, a group home is an institution or home which is supervised and licensed pursuant to the provisions of RSA 161:2, IV, and provides residential and counseling services to persons under the age of 21.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 511:30 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 511 / Section 30
511:30 By Consent.
Status: in_force

Personal property attached shall be sold by the officer before judgment, if the parties consent thereto in writing. The sale shall be made in the same manner as sales of property taken on execution, unless a different mode is agreed to by the parties.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482-B:3 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 482-B / Section 3
482-B:3 Water Well Board.
Status: in_force

I. There is created a board to be known as the New Hampshire water well board. The water well board shall be administered by the commissioner of environmental services. The board shall consist of 7 members who are residents of the state, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council as follows: one member shall be the commissioner, department of environmental services, or designee; one shall be the state geologist; 2 shall be active water well contractors with at least 10 years of experience; one shall be an active pump installer with at least 10 years of experience; one shall be an active technical driller licensed in the state of New Hampshire with at least 10 years of experience; and one shall be a member of the public who has demonstrated concern for and knowledge of water resources management in New Hampshire. Each member shall hold office for a term of 3 years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. No member shall serve more than 2 consecutive terms. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term. The governor and council may remove any member of the board for good cause. II. The board shall meet at least 4 times a year. The board shall elect a chairman and a secretary annually from its membership. The secretary shall keep a complete record of all meetings and proceedings of the board and shall perform the usual duties pertaining to the office. The board may employ such assistants as may be required. III. To safeguard the public health, the board shall promote and encourage cooperation among water well contractors, pump installers, technical drillers, and governmental agencies in the development and protection of records of underground water formations and resources. The board shall prepare and make available to the public information relative to groundwater resources in the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:9 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 9
204-C:9 Rulemaking Authority.
Status: in_force

The authority may adopt rules pursuant to its own procedures relative to: I. The conduct of its business; II. The making, purchasing and sale of loans and mortgage loans under this chapter and the application of proceeds of any sale; III. The making of loans to lending institutions; IV. The regulation of mortgagors and eligible elderly and low income persons and families and eligible persons and families; V. The selection and admission of tenants and other occupants; VI. The selection of owners; VII. The uses of housing; VIII. The establishment of dependency and medical allowances; IX. The definition of dwelling unit; X. Lending institutions acting as agents of the authority for the purpose of accepting, reviewing and acting upon applications for mortgage loans and preparing, processing and servicing such loans; XI. Reasonable fees to be paid to lending institutions for the services described in paragraph X; XII. The making of loans to or purchasing of securities from lending institutions and the application of the proceeds of the loans, including, without limitation: (a) The interest rate and terms of loans to be made to lending institutions; (b) The time within which lending institutions must make commitments and disbursements for mortgages; (c) The type and amount of collateral security to be pledged by lending institutions to assure repayment of loans from the agency; (d) Standards as to the construction or rehabilitation for the housing to be financed; (e) Procedures for the submission of requests or the invitation of proposals for loans to lending institutions; (f) Certificates of compliance by the lending institution with the terms and conditions governing the making of loans and purchase of securities, and the application of the proceeds of such loans and securities; (g) Schedules of fees and other charges to be made by the authority and the lending institution in renewing, acting upon, or accepting applications for loans under RSA 204-C:19, and any other matters related to such loans as the authority may deem necessary; XIII. Such other matters as are necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the agency.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 35-A:33 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 35-A / Section 33
35-A:33 Application of Funds.
Status: in_force

Money or investments in any fund or account of the bank established or held for any bonds, notes, indebtedness or liability to be paid, funded or refunded by issuance of bonds or notes shall, unless the resolution authorizing such bonds or notes provides otherwise, be applied to the payment or retirement of any such bonds, notes, indebtedness or liability, and to no other purpose. In the event that there shall be in any such fund or account any moneys in excess of the amount required for such payment, funding or refunding, such moneys may be removed from such fund or account but only to the extent that the moneys or investments thereafter remaining in such fund or account shall be not less than the outstanding bonds, notes, indebtedness or liability of the bank to be paid, funded or refunded and for which such fund or account was established or held.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-Q:5 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-Q / Section 5
359-Q:5 Violations; Consumer Protections.
Status: in_force

Any violation of the provisions of this chapter is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of RSA 358-A:2. Any right, remedy, or power set forth in RSA 358-A, including those set forth in RSA 358-A:4, may be used to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 427:34 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 427 / Section 34
427:34 Prohibition.
Status: in_force

On and after June 30, 1960, no slaughterer may slaughter livestock except by a humane method. No person may handle livestock in connection with slaughter, or drive or transport them to holding pens or to place of slaughter except with a minimum of excitement and discomfort. Holding pens and transportation vehicles must be free from hazards which could cause suffering or pain.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 328-I:8 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 328-I / Section 8
328-I:8 Renewal of Registration.
Status: in_force

Certificates of registration issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal every 2 years and shall expire unless renewed in the manner prescribed by the board. Certificates of registration for medical technician shall be renewed upon the payment of the renewal fee.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 157-A:3 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 157-A / Section 3
157-A:3 Rules.
Status: in_force

I. To carry out the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner shall formulate definitions and adopt rules under RSA 541-A consistent with: (a) The boiler and pressure vessel code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Board Inspection Code as published by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, with the amendments and interpretations thereto; and (b) The code and amendments thereto adopted by the state building code review board pursuant to RSA 155-A:3-a. I-a. In addition, the commissioner may adopt rules under RSA 541-A to facilitate administration and enforcement of this chapter and RSA 155-A:3-a. II. All rules adopted by the commissioner under authority granted by this chapter shall be adopted as provided by RSA 541-A.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:7 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 458-A / Section 7
458-A:7 Notice to Persons Outside State.
Status: in_force

I. Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective. II. Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this state or by the law of the state in which the service is made. III. Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 301:59 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 301 / Section 59
301:59 PURPA Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The public utilities commission shall retain jurisdiction over rural electric cooperatives, regardless of whether or not a certificate of regulation or deregulation is on file, for purpose of implementing and enforcing provisions of the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act of 1978, and any successor laws amending, replacing, or repealing the act, and regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission implementing the act.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 330-D:13 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 330-D / Section 13
330-D:13 Construction and Severability.
Status: in_force

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any member state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any member state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining member states and in full force and effect as to the member state affected as to all severable matters.