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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:12-1201 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 12-1201
564-F:12-1201 Protectors.
Status: in_force

(a) A foundation may have one or more protectors. (b) A protector shall have any duties and powers set forth in the governing documents. (c) Unless the governing documents provide otherwise, a protector shall have the power to commence a judicial proceeding for the purposes of: (1) Protecting the foundation's purposes; or (2) Enforcing the provisions of the governing documents.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 214:20-n — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 214 / Section 20-n
214:20-n Incapacity to Give Consent.
Status: in_force

Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is otherwise in a condition rendering such person incapable of refusing shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by RSA 214:20-d and the test or tests may be administered. The provisions of RSA 214:20-n shall not apply to persons incapable of giving consent as provided for in this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 544:31 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 544 / Section 31
544:31 Further Orders.
Status: in_force

Such order shall also require the renewal for one year of any bond furnished by the owner of the real property as provided in RSA 544:20, or, if not so furnished, shall continue for one year any closing order issued at the time of granting the temporary injunction, or, if no such closing order was then issued, shall include an order directing the effectual closing of the place against its use for any purpose, and so keeping it closed for a period of one year unless sooner released.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 143:5 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 143 / Section 5
143:5 Orders.
Status: in_force

In the event that a person infected with any communicable disease is employed, or if structural alterations are necessary for the protection of food products as herein required, the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall issue an order prohibiting the employment of such person, or requiring such structural changes as in the opinion of the commissioner are necessary. Such order shall be transmitted by registered mail, and the receipt of the post office department therefor shall be prima facie evidence of its receipt by the person affected.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 303:28 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 303 / Section 28
303:28 Neglect to Make.
Status: in_force

If the secretary of state, or any town or proprietors' clerk, shall not, within a reasonable time after the payment or tender of his fees therefor, make out, certify and deliver to any person a copy of any such record or documents in his possession he shall be fined $100, and be liable for all damages sustained by such neglect or refusal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-E:57 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-E / Section 57
170-E:57 Recreation Camp and Youth Skill Camp Fund.
Status: in_force

There is established the recreation camp and youth skills camp fund. This fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commissioner of the department of health and human services, for the purpose of paying costs associated with administering the provisions of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 436:108 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 436 / Section 108
436:108 Enforcement.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall enforce the provisions of this subdivision for the control of rabies in dogs, cats, or ferrets, and shall adopt such rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, as necessary to carry out the intent of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 464-C:3 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 464-C / Section 3
464-C:3 International Application of Chapter.
Status: in_force

A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this article and articles 2, 3, and 5.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:1-d — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 72 / Section 1-d
72:1-d Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Date of the final tax bill" means: (a) In towns that bill annually, the date the town mails the tax bills to the taxpayers; (b) In towns that bill semiannually, pursuant to RSA 76:15-a, the date the town mails the second tax bill to the taxpayers; (c) In towns operating with an optional fiscal year, pursuant to RSA 31:94-a or a special legislative act, the date the town mails the first tax bill to the taxpayers, provided that first tax bill establishes the total tax liability for the tax year and the bill includes notice that abatements must be sought from the first bill; and (d) Notwithstanding subparagraph (c), in municipalities that bill quarterly, pursuant to RSA 76:15-aa, the date the municipality mails the final tax bill to the taxpayers. II. "Date of notice of tax" means the date the board of tax and land appeals determines to be the last mailing date of the final tax bill for which relief is sought.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 165:16 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 165 / Section 16
165:16 Burial Expenses.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person, a resident in this state, who served in the armed forces of the United States in any of the wars or conflicts defined in RSA 165:17 for a total of 90 days, unless sooner released from such service by reason of disability incurred in service, and whose services were terminated under conditions other than dishonorable, dies and did not leave sufficient estate to pay the expenses of his funeral, or was an assisted person, the overseers of public welfare shall cause him to be decently buried at the expense of the municipality in which he died. Funds received from the Department of Veterans Affairs towards burial expenses shall be retained by the municipality. The municipality shall make a request to the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide a suitable monument.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-C:1-103 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-C / Section 1-103
564-C:1-103 Fiduciary Duties; General Principles.
Status: in_force

(a) In allocating receipts and disbursements to or between principal and income, and with respect to any matter within the scope of articles 2 and 3, a fiduciary: (1) shall administer a trust or estate in accordance with the terms of the trust or the will, even if there is a different provision in this chapter; (2) may administer a trust or estate by the exercise of a discretionary power of administration given to the fiduciary by the terms of the trust or the will, even if the exercise of the power produces a result different from a result required or permitted by this chapter and no inference that the fiduciary has improperly exercised the discretion arises from the fact that the fiduciary has made an allocation contrary to the provisions of this chapter; (3) shall administer a trust or estate in accordance with this chapter if the terms of the trust or the will do not contain a different provision or do not give the fiduciary a discretionary power of administration; and (4) shall add a receipt or charge a disbursement to principal to the extent that the terms of the trust and this chapter do not provide a rule for allocating the receipt or disbursement to or between principal and income. (b) In exercising the power to adjust under RSA 564-C:1-104(a), the power to convert into a unitrust or reconvert or change the unitrust payout percentage pursuant to RSA 564-C:1-106 or a discretionary power of administration regarding a matter within the scope of this chapter, whether granted by the terms of a trust, a will, this chapter or other applicable law, a fiduciary shall administer a trust or estate impartially, based on what is fair and reasonable to all of the beneficiaries, except to the extent that the terms of the trust or the will express an intention that the fiduciary shall or may favor one or more of the beneficiaries. The exercise of discretion by a fiduciary in accordance with this chapter is presumed to be fair and reasonable to all of the beneficiaries.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:96 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 96
265:96 Opening and Closing Vehicle Doors.
Status: in_force

No person shall open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 11:2 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 11 / Section 2
11:2 Specific Funds.
Status: in_force

The trust funds for the benefit of the New Hampshire state hospital created by Catherine Fiske and Jacob Kimball shall be administered by the board of trustees of the New Hampshire state hospital. The Teachers Institute Trust Fund for the benefit of education shall be administered by the board of education. In each instance the trust funds shall be administered by the agencies designated, under the direction and supervision of the governor and council. The state treasurer shall have custody of the funds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374-H:3 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374-H / Section 3
374-H:3 Department of Energy Investigation of Energy Storage.
Status: in_force

I. The department of energy shall investigate ways to enable energy storage projects to receive compensation for avoided transmission and distribution costs, including avoided regional and local network service charges, while also participating in wholesale energy markets. The department shall investigate how this might be done for both utility-owned and non-utility-owned energy storage projects, as well as for both behind-the-meter storage and front-of-the-meter storage. II. The department's investigative proceeding shall specifically consider the following: (a) How public policy can best establish accurate and efficient price signals for energy storage projects that avoid actual transmission and distribution costs or reduce wholesale electricity market prices. (b) How to compensate energy storage projects that participate in wholesale electricity markets for actual avoided transmission and distribution costs in a manner that provides net savings to consumers. (c) How best to encourage both utility and non-utility investments in energy storage projects. (d) The costs and benefits of a potential bring your own device program; how such a program might be implemented; any statutory or regulatory changes that might be needed to create, facilitate, and implement such a program; and whether such a program should include all distributed energy resources or be limited to distributed energy storage projects. (e) Any statutory changes the general court should implement, including but not limited to changes to or exceptions from RSA 374-F or RSA 374-G, to enable energy storage projects to receive appropriate compensation for actual avoided transmission and distribution costs while also participating in wholesale energy markets. (f) Any other topic the department reasonably believes it should consider in order to diligently conduct the proceeding. III. The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the standing committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over energy and utility matters no later than 2 years after initiating the proceeding. The report shall identify ways any recommended statutory changes can minimize any potential conflict with the restructuring policy principles of RSA 374-F.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:57 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-A / Section 57
485-A:57 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates the provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $50.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:75 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 75
211:75 Search and Seizure.
Status: in_force

Any conservation officer shall have power: I. To search without a warrant and examine any person or any boat, conveyance, vehicle, box, bag, locker, traps, crate or other receptacle or container for marine species, when the conservation officer has reasonable and articulable suspicion to believe that marine species taken contrary to the provisions of this chapter are concealed thereon or therein. II. To secure and execute search warrants, based on probable cause, and in pursuance thereof to enter any building, enclosure, vehicle or car and to break open any apartment, chest, locker, box, trunk, crate, basket, bag, package or container and to examine the contents thereof. III. To seize and take possession of any marine species which have been caught, taken or killed or had in possession or under control or which have been shipped or are about to be shipped at any time, in any manner, or for any purpose, contrary to the laws of this state. IV. To raise, lift or in any way examine any pot, trap, car or other contrivance that is set for the taking or holding of marine species and to seize all pots, traps, cars or other contrivances and the contents thereof used in violation of any law or rule relating to marine species, and to hold the same until the fine and costs imposed for such violation have been paid in full. Provided, that in case such fine and costs are not paid within 60 days after imposition such pots, traps, cars or contrivances may be sold at public auction. Prior to such sale the department shall give notice to the owner, if known, by registered mail; otherwise a notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the state, giving the time and place of such sale. If the owner shall appear and shall pay the fines and costs and shall reimburse said department for expenses incurred in connection therewith, the property shall be delivered to the owner; otherwise the same shall be sold and the proceeds of such sale shall be for the use of the department, unless otherwise authorized by the court exercising proper jurisdiction. V. To board any boat which is on public waters under the jurisdiction of this state with or without a warrant, if the conservation officer has reasonable and articulable suspicion to believe that any provisions of the statutes, rules and regulations relating to the taking of marine species as defined in RSA 207:1 or 211:62 are being or have been violated thereon, for the purpose of enforcing such statutes, rules and regulations.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 655:7 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 655 / Section 7
655:7 State Senator.
Status: in_force

To hold the office of state senator, a person must be qualified as provided in Part 2, Article 29 of the state constitution: the person must be of the age of 30 years, and shall have been an inhabitant of this state for 7 years immediately preceding the election, and at the time thereof shall be an inhabitant of the district for which he or she shall be chosen. Should such person, after election, cease to be an inhabitant of the district for which he or she was chosen, he or she shall be disqualified to hold said position and a vacancy shall be declared therein.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 403-A:3 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 403-A / Section 3
403-A:3 Reinsurance.
Status: in_force

Any domestic insurance company or association except a domestic life insurance company, which, during any period of 12 consecutive months, by any contract or contracts of reinsurance, cedes an amount of its insurance on which the total gross reinsurance premiums are more than 50 percent of the unearned premiums on the net amount of its insurance in force at the beginning of such period, shall give written notification thereof to the insurance commissioner. Any domestic life insurance company which reinsures its whole risk on any individual life or joint lives or reinsures policies which, during any period of 12 consecutive months, in the aggregate, amount to more than 50 percent of its insurance in force shall give written notification thereof to the insurance commissioner. The notification required hereunder shall be given at least 10 business days before the date such reinsurance takes effect, and shall specify the nature and amount thereof, and identify the parties thereto. The requirements of this section shall not apply to reinsurance made in the ordinary course of business covering reinsurance of specified individual risks under agreements relating to current business.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 158:25 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 158 / Section 25
158:25 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions set forth in this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:8.59 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 8.59
293-A:8.59 Exclusivity of Subdivision.
Status: in_force

A corporation may provide indemnification or advance expenses to a director or an officer only as permitted by this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 49-C:13 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 49-C / Section 13
49-C:13 Removal of Mayor, Aldermen, and Councilors.
Status: in_force

I. The elected body may, on specific charges and after due notice and hearing, at any time remove the mayor or one of its own members for cause, including but not limited to prolonged absence from or other inattention to duties, crime or misconduct in office, or as specified in the charter. II. Any vacancy occasioned by removal under this section shall be filled in the manner provided in the charter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 356-C:6 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 356-C / Section 6
356-C:6 Eviction Protection.
Status: in_force

Once notice has been served on the tenant in accordance with RSA 356-C:3, I or II, the tenant shall not be evicted from his dwelling unit except upon the following grounds: I. Nonpayment of rent or other reasonable charges due under the lease or rental agreement, provided that: (a) No owner or his agent shall charge, and no tenant shall be liable for, any rent increase other than increases which are based on the unit's pro rata share of increases in insurance, fuel oil, gas, electricity, water or sewer costs, real property taxes and maintenance and operational expenses, which directly or indirectly benefit the tenant. Rental increases are prohibited if based on: (1) Assessments against the unit for improvements to the converted property; and (2) Increased tax assessments due to conversion of the residential property of which the unit is a part; (b) In any action for nonpayment based on the tenant's failure to pay an increase, the court shall determine how much of the proposed increase is permissible and allow the tenant 30 days to pay such sum. If the tenant pays the amount of the increase ordered by the court within the 30 day period, any eviction action shall be dismissed. II. Failure of the tenant to comply with material terms of the lease or rental agreement if the tenant is first given written notice of the failure to comply and a reasonable opportunity to comply; III. Damage by the tenant to the dwelling unit, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and failure by the tenant to repair the damage within a reasonable time; IV. Repeated conduct of the tenant which disturbs the peace and quiet of other tenants; V. Expiration of the notice period under RSA 356-C:3, I or II; or VI. If applicable, there is no longer in residence in the dwelling unit an elderly or disabled tenant of the tenant household who occupied the unit at the time the notice was given under RSA 356-C:3, I or II.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 106-B:15-a — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 106-B / Section 15-a
106-B:15-a Exhibiting Insignia of State Police.
Status: in_force

No person shall wear or exhibit the uniform, button, emblem, decoration, or other distinguishing mark of authority in use by the state police. Nor shall any person wear a similar uniform or wear or exhibit any object so nearly like such insignia as reasonably to be mistaken therefor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-A:195 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-A / Section 195
310-A:195 Expiration and Renewals.
Status: in_force

I. Licensees in good standing may renew their licenses every 2 years in accordance with RSA 310:8. If properly renewed, a license shall remain in effect continuously from the date of issuance, unless suspended or revoked by the board for just cause. II. A licensed home inspector shall complete at least 20 hours of board-approved continuing education during each license period in order to maintain his or her license.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:44-i — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 674 / Section 44-i
674:44-i Powers.
Status: in_force

I. Housing commissions shall have authority to: (a) Conduct a housing needs assessment, which may be done in cooperation with the regional housing needs assessment compiled by the regional planning commission under RSA 36:47, II. (b) Conduct activities to recognize, promote, enhance, and encourage the development of housing, particularly affordable and workforce housing. (c) Assist the planning board, as requested, in the development and review of those sections of the master plan which address housing, and those sections of the zoning ordinance, subdivision regulations, and site plan regulations that address housing or otherwise have the potential to affect the cost or availability of housing. (d) Advise, upon request, local agencies and other local boards in their review of requests on matters affecting or potentially affecting housing resources. (e) Coordinate activities with appropriate service organizations and nonprofit groups. (f) Publicize and report its activities. (g) Hire consultants and contractors. (h) Receive gifts of money and property, both real and personal, in the name of the city or town, to assist in carrying out the purpose of this section. (i) Hold meetings and hearings necessary to carry out its duties. II. The commission may acquire real property, in the name of the town or city, subject to the approval of the local governing body, by gift, purchase, grant, bequest, devise, lease, development rights, covenant, or other contractual right, including conveyances with conditions, limitations, or reversions, as may be necessary to maintain, improve, protect, limit the future use of, or otherwise conserve and properly use the affordable housing of the city or town, and shall manage and control the same; provided, however, that the city, town, or commission shall not have the right to condemn property for these purposes. The commission shall also have the right to dispose of property so acquired, subject to the approval of the local governing body. Prior to the use of such funds for the purchase of any interest in real property, the housing commission shall hold a public hearing with notice in accordance with RSA 675:7.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-B:4-406 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-B / Section 4-406
383-B:4-406 Minor Accounts.
Status: in_force

Depository banks may pay to a minor deposits to his or her credit as if he or she were of age, and the receipt by the minor shall discharge the depository bank of any liability for any payment so made. A minor shall have the power of a person of lawful age to pledge a deposit account that is owned or co-owned by the minor in order to secure a collateral obligation not exceeding the amount of the account.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 87:14 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 87 / Section 14
87:14 Books; Blanks.
Status: in_force

The department of revenue administration shall provide the judges and registers of probate of the state with such books and blanks as are requisite for the execution of this chapter.