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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-D:11 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 326-D / Section 11
326-D:11 Certificate Renewal; Continuing Education.
Status: in_force

Every person certified under this chapter shall apply to the council for certificate renewal every 2 years. Renewals of certificates shall be contingent upon presentation of satisfactory evidence to the council of having met the continuing education requirements established by the council pursuant to RSA 326-D:5, I(e) and shall be accompanied by the renewal fee established by the office of professional licensure and certification. All certificates shall automatically lapse 2 years after the date of issuance unless a timely and complete renewal application has been filed with the council. In no event shall a certificate, for which a timely and complete application for renewal has been submitted, expire before the council has taken final action upon the application.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 28-A:7 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 28-A / Section 7
28-A:7 Conflict of Laws.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, county charters adopted pursuant to this chapter shall take precedence over any other general or special laws relating to county government structure and procedures.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 154:30-d — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 154 / Section 30-d
154:30-d Joining and Withdrawal.
Status: in_force

Additional municipalities within or outside the state may join the system, as provided in RSA 154:30-a through RSA 154:30-h, and shall be received as members subject to the approval of the board of directors. Municipalities which do not have active fire departments may be admitted as members upon such conditions as the board of directors may fix. Private fire departments within or outside the state may also be accepted as members, with equal voting rights, by the board of directors, under such arrangements as are mutually agreed upon. A municipality or private fire department may, by vote of its governing board, withdraw from the system but such withdrawal shall not be effective until 90 days after written notice of such withdrawal shall have been delivered to one of the officers of the system.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 234:1 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 234 / Section 1
234:1 Bridges.
Status: in_force

All bridges constructed or reconstructed with bridge aid funds and which are located on class II highways shall be maintained by the state. All other bridges on class II highways shall be maintained by the city or town in which they are located, and may be constructed or reconstructed with the use of bridge aid funds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:78 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 78
259:78 Police Officer.
Status: in_force

"Police officer" shall mean any constable, peace officer, or other officer authorized to make arrests or serve process.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-M:6 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-M / Section 6
402-M:6 Extension of, or Early Release From, Supervision.
Status: in_force

I. If placed under administrative supervision by an order issued pursuant to RSA 402-M:3, the commissioner shall release the insurer from the supervision order prior to the end of the specified supervision period upon finding that the abatement requirements listed in the order have been met. II. If the commissioner determines that the conditions giving rise to the supervision still exist at the end of the supervision period specified in the order, the commissioner may seek consent from the insurer to amend the agreed order extending the supervision period.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 99:8 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 99 / Section 8
99:8 Increases for Recruitment Purposes.
Status: in_force

Upon request of the appointing authority, the governor and council are hereby authorized and empowered, notwithstanding any other provisions of the law to the contrary, upon a finding by them and a recommendation from the director of personnel that a an increase in pay is needed for successful recruitment of qualified personnel in any job title therefor, to increase pay of such classified positions, any such increases to be a charge against the pay adjustment fund.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 296:3 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 296 / Section 3
296:3 Directors; President.
Status: in_force

The directors, to be chosen annually by the stockholders, shall not be less than 3, unless otherwise authorized by the charter, and one of them at least shall be an actual resident of this state, if the corporation has any stockholders residing in the state. They shall hold office for one year and until others are chosen and qualified in their stead, and one of them shall be chosen president by the corporation or by the directors, as the charter or bylaws may prescribe.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:110 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 110
31:110 Establishment.
Status: in_force

The legislative body of any city or town may vote to establish by purchase, lease, grant, tax collector's deed, transfer, bequest or other devise, a city or town forest.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5:5-b — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5 / Section 5-b
5:5-b Copies of State Constitution to be Furnished.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state is hereby directed to furnish such number of copies of the state constitution to the general public as he or she may deem necessary. The secretary of state may assess a fee to cover costs for bulk orders of copies of the state constitution requested by members of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches as well as members of the public.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 99-F:4 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 99-F / Section 4
99-F:4 Application Process.
Status: in_force

I. At each stage of the application process, a public employer shall grant a preference to an otherwise qualified veteran or disabled veteran who successfully completes an initial application screening and an application examination, or a state employment test administered by the public employer to establish eligibility for a vacant position for state employment. II. For an initial application screening used to develop a list of persons for interviews, the public employer shall add 5 preference points to a veteran's score and 10 preference points to a disabled veteran's score. III. For an application examination, administered after the initial application screening that results in a score, the public employer shall add 5 preference points to a veteran's and 10 preference points to a disabled veteran's total combined examination score without allocating the points to any single feature or part of the examination. The veteran or disabled veteran shall pass the examination with a qualifying score to be eligible to receive the veterans' preference. IV. If a public employer uses an application examination that does not result in a score, the public employer shall devise and apply methods by which it gives special consideration in the hiring decision to veterans and disabled veterans.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 350-A:15 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 350-A / Section 15
350-A:15 Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision hereof, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter shall not be affected thereby.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:29 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 29
204-C:29 Maturity Dates.
Status: in_force

The notes and bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the authority, shall bear such date or dates and shall mature at such time or times in the case of any such note, or any renewals of such note, not exceeding 8 years from the date of issue of the original such note, and in the case of any such bond not exceeding 50 years from the date of its issue as such resolution or resolutions may provide. The bonds may be issued as serial bonds payable in annual installments or as term bonds or as a combination of both. The notes and bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denominations, have such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places within or without the state and be subject to such terms of redemption as such resolution or resolutions may provide. The notes and bonds of the authority may be sold by the authority at public or private sale at such price or prices as the authority shall determine, and the authority may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions which it may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance and sale of such notes and bonds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 249:4 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 249 / Section 4
249:4 Fire Prevention Equipment.
Status: in_force

I. Every railroad operating steam locomotives in this state shall, subject to the approval of the department of transportation, equip each steam locomotive with a spark arrester in good condition and a suitable ashpan. II. Every railroad operating locomotives powered by diesel or other types of internal combustion engine shall equip and maintain each engine with exhaust manifolds or spark arresters as required by the department of transportation. III. Every railroad with equipment required by RSA 249:4, I or II shall: (a) Keep the fire prevention equipment in good condition and prevent the escape of live coals, sparks or carbon deposits which may cause fires on the right of way; and (b) Define procedures, subject to the approval of the department of transportation, for (1) giving fire signals to its employees; and (2) notifying its employees of the existence and location of fires along the right of way.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:18-r — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415 / Section 18-r
415:18-r Coverage for the Cost of Testing for Bone Marrow Donation.
Status: in_force

I. Each insurer that issues or renews any policy of group accident or health insurance providing benefits for medical or hospital expenses, shall provide to each group, or to the portion of each group comprised of certificate holders of such insurance who are residents of this state and who meet the criteria for testing as established by the Match Registry (the National Marrow Donor Program), coverage for laboratory fee expenses up to $150 arising from human leukocyte antigen testing, also referred to as histocompatibility locus antigen testing, for utilization in bone marrow transplantation. The testing shall be performed in a facility that is accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks or its successors, or the College of American Pathologists, or its successors, or any other national accrediting body with requirements that are substantially equivalent to or more stringent than those of the College of American Pathologists, and is licensed under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1967, 42 U.S.C. section 263a, as amended. At the time of the new testing, the person tested shall complete and sign an informed consent form that also authorizes the results of the test to be used for participation in the National Marrow Donor Program and shall acknowledge a willingness to be a bone marrow donor if a suitable match is found. II. In addition to paragraph I, the testing facility shall not bill, charge, collect a deposit from, seek payment or reimbursement from, or have recourse against a covered person or a person acting on behalf of the covered person for any portion of the laboratory fee expenses.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:74 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 74
261:74 Registration of Vehicles Without Safety Glass Prohibited.
Status: in_force

The director shall approve and maintain a list of the approved types of glass, conforming to recognized specifications, tests, and requirements for safety glass, as defined herein, and the department shall not register any vehicle subject to the provisions of RSA 266:58, unless it be equipped with such glass.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 33-B:12 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 33-B / Section 12
33-B:12 Trust Funds.
Status: in_force

All moneys received pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, whether as proceeds from the issue of bonds, as revenues, or otherwise, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 461-B:10 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 461-B / Section 10
461-B:10 Court Sessions; Access to Information.
Status: in_force

All hearings shall be held separate from the trial of criminal cases and such hearings shall be held wherever possible in rooms not used for such trials. Only such persons as the parties, their witnesses and counsel and representatives of the agencies present to perform their official duties shall be admitted.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 264:24-b — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 264 / Section 24-b
264:24-b Transfer of Registration to Defeat Purpose of Act Prohibited.
Status: in_force

I. If an owner's registration has been suspended under the provisions of this chapter, such registration shall not be transferred nor the vehicle in respect to which such registration was issued be registered in any other name until the director is satisfied that such transfer of registration is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purposes of this chapter. II. The provisions of paragraph I shall not affect the rights of any lienholder, conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee or lessor of such a vehicle registered in the name of another as owner when the owner becomes subject to the provisions of this chapter. III. The director may suspend the registration of any vehicle transferred in violation of the provisions of this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 155:19 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 155 / Section 19
155:19 Application; Issuance; Revocation.
Status: in_force

A permit shall be obtained from the licensing agency by the owner or operator of any place of assembly. Such permit shall be issued without charge for one year from date of issue and shall be revocable for cause. Application for permit shall be made to the licensing agency who may require building plans, showing type of construction, exits, aisles and seating arrangements and details of decorations. No permit shall be issued by the licensing agency until the provisions of this chapter have been complied with.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 103:9 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 103 / Section 9
103:9 Contributions.
Status: in_force

I. At the beginning of each year commencing on the first day of July the board of trustees shall certify to each employer other than the state the percentage rates of contribution due the system from each such employer, and shall assess upon each such employer such percentages of the earnable compensation of members in its employ, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer or other disbursing officer of each such employer to pay to the board of trustees such portion of the annual amount so assessed at such times and in such manner as the board of trustees may prescribe. Each such employer is hereby authorized to appropriate the sums necessary for the payment of such assessments. II. The contributions of each employer for benefits under the retirement system on account of police members shall consist of a percentage of the earnable compensation of its members to be known as the "normal contribution"; and an additional amount to be known as the "accrued liability contribution"; provided that any employer, other than the state, shall pay 65 percent of such total contributions, and 35 percent thereof shall be paid by the state; and provided further that in case of police members employed by the state, the state shall pay both normal and accrued liability contributions.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 110-B:87 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 110-B / Section 87
110-B:87 Donations and Bequests.
Status: in_force

The division of veterans services may receive, on behalf of the state, all donations and bequests that may be made to support the delivery of state veterans services programs shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the division of veterans services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 328-D:2 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 328-D / Section 2
328-D:2 License Required.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall practice as a physician associate in the state of New Hampshire unless he or she is licensed in accordance with this chapter. II. This section shall not be construed to prohibit students enrolled in physician associate training programs, from performing work incidental to their respective courses of study or supervised clinical work while under the supervision of a designated preceptor. III. The board shall license each applicant who satisfies the requirements under RSA 328-D:3. Upon payment of a license fee, the board shall issue to such person a license, which shall be prima facie evidence of the right to practice as a physician associate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 547-C:11 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 547-C / Section 11
547-C:11 Judgment for Partition.
Status: in_force

If the issue is determined in favor of the petitioner, or if after notice the petitionee does not appear, or if no sufficient objection is made, the court shall render judgment that partition be made, and shall by decree set off and assign to the petitioner or petitionee their shares according to their respective rights, titles, or interests, and award costs, as the court deems equitable and just. In so doing, with an appropriate pleading, the court may also quiet title in discharge or extinguishment of any right, title, or interest that may otherwise unlawfully or inequitably encumber or burden the real estate as fully and completely as a court of general equity may do. The court shall make such partition as it decrees by metes and bounds or other distinct description. The partition shall be recorded at the registry of deeds for the county where the real estate lies.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383:8 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383 / Section 8
383:8 Office.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall be provided with an office in some suitable place in Concord.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 596-A:10 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 596-A / Section 10
596-A:10 Procedure.
Status: in_force

The accused shall not be called upon to plead, if the offense is beyond the jurisdiction of the court to decide. If the accused waives preliminary examination thereof, the court shall hold the accused to appear in superior court as provided in RSA 596-A:13. If the accused does not waive preliminary examination, the court shall hear the evidence within a reasonable time. The accused may cross-examine the witnesses against them and may introduce evidence in their own behalf.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 15:3 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 3
15:3 Registration Form.
Status: in_force

I. The lobbyist registration shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state that shall at a minimum include: (a) The full name of the person registering, if that person is affiliated with a partnership, firm, or corporation, the name of that partnership, firm, or corporation, the name of the client who has employed the person registering, his or her respective business addresses, or if none, his or her residence address. (b) The usual occupation or primary field of business of each. (c) The date and character of the employment or agreement therefor. (d) The duration of the employment if it can be determined. (e) The special subjects of legislation or executive branch action, if any, to which the employment relates. (f) If the person registering is a member of or affiliated with a partnership, firm, or corporation that has other members or employees who are also registered as a lobbyist, a list of the full name of each such person. Being listed in this subparagraph does not relieve anyone who will be lobbying for this client from being listed individually under subparagraph (a). (g) The following statement followed by a line for each person filing the form to sign and date the form: "I have read RSA 15 and hereby swear or affirm that the foregoing information is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief." II. If the employment varies from time to time, a current registration shall be maintained for each employment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 429:2 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 429 / Section 2
429:2 Inspection.
Status: in_force

The inspector shall, annually, make such inspection of the apiaries throughout the state as may be deemed necessary to determine the presence of any bee diseases of a contagious or infectious nature and take such action as may be necessary to suppress the same.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 146:7 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 146 / Section 7
146:7 Cosmetics Adulterated.
Status: in_force

A cosmetic shall be deemed to be adulterated in the following cases: I. If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to users under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or advertisement thereof, or under such conditions of use as are customary or usual: provided, that this provision shall not apply to coal-tar hair dye, the label of which bears the following legend conspicuously displayed thereon: "Caution-This product contains ingredients which may cause skin irritation on certain individuals and a preliminary test according to accompanying directions should first be made. This product must not be used for dyeing the eyelashes or eyebrows; to do so may cause blindness," and the labeling of which bears adequate directions for such preliminary testing. For the purposes of this paragraph and paragraph V the term "hair dye" shall not include eyelash dyes or eyebrow dyes. II. If it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance. III. If it has been produced, prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health. IV. If its container is composed, in whole or in part, of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health. V. If it is not a hair dye or it is, or it bears or contains, a color additive which is unsafe within the meaning of RSA 146:21.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-A:7 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-A / Section 7
304-A:7 Rules for Determining the Existence of a Partnership.
Status: in_force

In determining whether a partnership exists, these rules shall apply: I. Except as provided by RSA 304-A:16, persons who are not partners as to each other are not partners as to third persons. II. Joint tenancy, tenancy in common, tenancy by the entireties, joint property, common property, or part ownership does not of itself establish a partnership, whether such co-owners do or do not share any profits made by the use of the property. III. The sharing of gross returns does not of itself establish a partnership, whether or not the persons sharing them have a joint or common right or interest in any property from which the returns are derived. IV. The receipt by a person of a share of the profits of a business is prima facie evidence that he is a partner in the business, but no such inference shall be drawn if such profits were received in payment: (a) As a debt by installments or otherwise. (b) As wages of an employee or rent to a landlord. (c) As an annuity to a widow or representative of a deceased partner. (d) As interest on a loan, though the amount of payment vary with the profits of the business. (e) As the consideration for the sale of a goodwill of a business or other property by installments or otherwise.