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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-B:1-a — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-B / Section 1-a
485-B:1-a Permit Required.
Status: in_force

An owner or person in charge of the logs or timber regulated under the provisions of this chapter shall apply for a permit prior to commencing floating timber on the surface water of the state. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, the authority to regulate and permit floating timber shall be exclusively established with the division of forests and lands, department of natural and cultural resources.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 83-F:7 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 83-F / Section 7
83-F:7 Administration.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner shall collect the taxes, interest, additions to tax and penalties imposed under this chapter and shall pay over to the state treasurer for deposit in the education trust fund established by RSA 198:39 the amount of the funds collected. II. The commissioner is authorized to contract for the services of utility appraisers as needed for the proper administration of this chapter. Such contract expenses shall be deemed an expense of administration. III. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) The administration of the tax imposed under RSA 83-F:2; (b) The valuation of utility property required under RSA 83-F:3; and (c) The recovery of any tax, interest on tax, or penalties imposed by this chapter. IV. The commissioner may institute actions in the name of the state to recover any tax, interest on tax, additions to tax or the penalties imposed by this chapter. V. In the collection of the tax imposed by this chapter, the commissioner may use all of the powers granted to tax collectors under RSA 80 for the collection of taxes. The commissioner shall also have all of the duties imposed upon the tax collectors by RSA 80 that are applicable to the commissioner. The provisions of RSA 80:26 shall apply to the sale of land for the payment of taxes due under this chapter, and the state treasurer is authorized to purchase the land for the state. If the state purchases the land, the state treasurer shall certify the purchase to the governor, and the governor shall draw a warrant for the purchase price out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-P:13 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-P / Section 13
21-P:13 Bureau of Hearings.
Status: in_force

I. There is established within the department the bureau of hearings under the supervision of an administrator of hearings, who shall be directly responsible to the assistant commissioner, and who shall be a classified employee. II. The bureau of hearings shall be responsible for holding all adjudicative hearings on behalf of the commissioner of safety or any division of the department. The bureau of hearings shall have authority to take disciplinary action in the name of such division against any holder of a license, permit, or registration issued by such division in accordance with law. II-a. Unless otherwise provided by law, all appeals of a decision of the commissioner of safety or the bureau of hearings shall be pursuant to RSA 541. III. The commissioner of safety or designee is authorized, whenever the commissioner deems it feasible, upon giving timely written notice to the parties, to provide to the parties to an administrative hearing the opportunity to hold the hearing and take testimony by video teleconference, provided that testimony is limited to the matters relating to hearings that are open to the public in accordance with RSA 541-A. Either party shall have an opportunity to file a timely written objection to the introduction of testimony by video teleconference, stating its reasons for the objection, and the commissioner or designee, upon determining that one or more of the parties would be substantially disadvantaged in presenting their case by video teleconference, may order live testimony. For purposes of this section, "video teleconference" includes the use of any technology that provides live, interactive aural and visual communication.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 597:38-b — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 597 / Section 38-b
597:38-b Collection of Forfeitures; Motor Vehicles.
Status: in_force

I. Whenever a party recognized to appear for any offense involving driving makes default and the recognizance is declared forfeited, the court shall send a notice of default to the division of motor vehicles. The division shall send a notice to the person owing the recognizance, demanding payment within 30 days and stating that failure to make payment within the 30-day period shall result in suspension of such person's driver's license or driving privilege until such time as the person provides proof to the department of safety that he has paid the amount of the forfeited recognizance to the court. II. Payments of the forfeited recognizance under paragraph I shall be sent to the department of safety and deposited into a special fund, known as the default bench warrant fund, established in RSA 263:56-d to pay the costs of state, county and local law enforcement officials who make arrests pursuant to bench warrants issued for persons improperly at large for driving-related offenses and to pay the cost of breath analyzer machines.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:10 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 135-C / Section 10
135-C:10 Eligibility of Programs; Monitoring.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the criteria and the process of approval by the director of community mental health programs for their eligibility to: (a) Receive municipal contributions under RSA 135-C:9. (b) Make involuntary admissions under RSA 135-C:27-33 and RSA 135-C:34-54. (c) Receive payments for services under RSA 415:18-a. II. The rules may require community mental health programs to: (a) Be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals; (b) Be making adequate progress as determined by the commissioner toward obtaining accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals; or (c) Meet standards, developed by the commissioner, which are comparable to those required for accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals for programs choosing not to seek such accreditation. III. The commissioner or his designee may conduct site visits and may otherwise audit and monitor any approved community mental health program to determine compliance with the standards established under subparagraph II(c). III-a. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, establishing a reapproval process and shall require mental health programs to be subject to reapproval in accordance with such process every 5 years. IV. The board of directors of community mental health programs approved by the commissioner and other nonprofit agencies primarily engaged in the provision of mental health services which provide services within the state mental health services system shall be generally representative of the geographic area served by such program and shall include representation of consumers or former consumers of mental health services and their families.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-F:4 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-F / Section 4
358-F:4 Remedy.
Status: in_force

A failure of any dealer to comply with the provisions of this section, or a concealment by any dealer of any defect which was discovered, or should have been discovered, during the inspection requested under RSA 358-F:2 is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of RSA 358-A:2. Any right or remedy set forth in RSA 358-A may be used to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-C:2 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-C / Section 2
161-C:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: I. "Legal order of support" means any judgment or order including an order in a final decree of divorce for the support of dependent children issued by any court of the state of New Hampshire or another state, or any body authorized by law to issue and modify support orders. I-a. "Account" means a demand deposit account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, savings account, time deposit account, money market mutual fund account, or brokerage account. II. "Dependent child" means any natural or adoptive child who is not self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed services, or who has not reached the age of 18 years. III. "Department" means the New Hampshire department of health and human services. IV. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the New Hampshire department of health and human services, or his designee or authorized representative. V. "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of any individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amount required by law to be withheld. VI. "Earnings" means compensation paid or payable for personal services whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus or otherwise, and specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, or insurance policies of any type, and all gain derived from capital, from labor or from both combined, including profit gained through sale or conversion of capital assets but does not include payments by any department or division of the state or federal government based upon inability to work or obtain employment. VI-a. "Obligor" means the person found to be legally liable for child support. VI-b. "Financial institution" means: (a) A depository institution, as defined in section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act at 12 U.S.C. 1813(c). (b) An institution-affiliated party, as defined in section 3(u) of such act at 12 U.S.C. 1813(u). (c) Any federal credit union or state credit union, as defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752), including an institution-affiliated party of such a credit union, as defined in section 206(r) of such act at 12 U.S.C. 1786(r). (d) Any benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money market mutual fund, brokerage firm, federal or state-chartered fiduciary bank, or similar entity. VII. "Person" means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, corporation, political subdivision of the state or instrumentality of the state. VIII. "Public assistance" means money payments made by the state pursuant to RSA 161 or RSA 167 and any regulations promulgated thereunder. IX. "Responsible parent" means the natural or adoptive parent of a dependent child.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374-F:7 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374-F / Section 7
374-F:7 Competitive Electricity Supplier Requirements.
Status: in_force

I. Competitive energy suppliers are not public utilities pursuant to RSA 362:2, though a competitive energy supplier may seek public utility status from the department if it so chooses. Notwithstanding a competitive energy supplier's non-utility status, the department is authorized to establish requirements, excluding price regulation, for competitive electricity suppliers, including registration, registration fees, customer information, disclosure, standards of conduct, and consumer protection and assistance requirements. Unless electing to do so, an electricity supplier that offers or sells at retail to consumers within this state products and services that can lawfully be made available to such consumers by more than one supplier shall not, because of such offers or sales, be deemed to be a public utility as defined by RSA 362:2. These requirements shall be applied in a manner consistent with the restructuring principles of this chapter to promote competition among electricity suppliers. II. Aggregators of electricity load that do not take ownership of power or other services and do not represent any supplier interest are not public utilities pursuant to RSA 362:2, but shall notify the department of their intent to do business. Municipalities that aggregate electric power or energy services for their citizens pursuant to RSA 53-E are not public utilities pursuant to RSA 362:2 and are not subject to the provisions of paragraph III and RSA 374-F:4-b. III. The department may investigate and petition the commission to assess fines against, revoke the registration of, order the rescission of contracts with residential customers of, order restitution to the residential customers of, and prohibit from doing business in the state any competitive electricity supplier, including any aggregator or broker, which is found to have: (a) Engaged in any unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the marketing, sale, or solicitation of electricity supply or related services; (b) Violated the requirements of this section or any other provision of this title applicable to competitive electricity suppliers; or (c) Violated any rule adopted by the department pursuant to paragraph V and RSA 374-F:4-b. IV. As a condition of operation, for a 2-year interim period from the date that competition is implemented in one or more areas of the state, competitive energy suppliers and load aggregators shall submit to the jurisdiction of the commission for mediation and resolution of disputes between customers and competitive energy suppliers or aggregators. Municipalities that aggregate electric power or energy service for their citizens pursuant to RSA 53-E are not subject to this paragraph. V. The department shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, to implement this section. Where the department has adopted rules in conformity with this section, complaints to and proceedings before the commission shall not be subject to RSA 541-A:29 or RSA 541-A:29-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 166:22 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 166 / Section 22
166:22 Relative Priority.
Status: in_force

Such lien shall be subordinate to mortgage and other valid liens, recorded with the register of deeds prior to the recording of the notice of lien referred to in RSA 166:20.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 238:25 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 238 / Section 25
238:25 Traffic and Directional Signs on Scenic and Cultural Byways.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner of the department of transportation shall file with the planning board of a town a plan for any new traffic or directional sign to be placed on a scenic or cultural byway within such town with no additional cost to the department. II. The planning board may hold a public hearing and suggest changes to the plan for the purpose of maintaining the scenic nature of the byway; however, the department shall not be required to comply with any such suggestion.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193-E:2-b — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 193-E / Section 2-b
193-E:2-b Cost of an Adequate Education.
Status: repealed

I. The general court shall use the definition of the opportunity for an adequate education in RSA 193-E:2-a to determine the resources necessary to provide essential programs, considering educational needs. The general court shall make an initial determination of the necessary specific resource elements to be included in the opportunity for an adequate education. II. The general court shall create a process for the periodic determination of the specific resource elements essential to providing the substantive educational content of an adequate education. This review should occur no less frequently than every 10 years. III. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 432:3 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 432 / Section 3
432:3 State Plan.
Status: in_force

The department is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to formulate and submit to the Secretary of Agriculture, in conformity with the provisions of said Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act , a state plan for each year. It shall be the purpose of each such plan and each such plan shall be designed to promote such utilization of land and such farming practices as the department finds will tend, in conjunction with the operation of such other plans as may be approved for other states by the Secretary of Agriculture, to preserve and improve soil fertility and soil health; to promote adaptation to changes in climate and environment; to promote the economic use and conservation of land; to diminish exploitation and wasteful and unscientific use of natural soil resources; to protect rivers and waterways against the results of soil erosion and aid in flood control; and to reestablish and maintain the ratio between the purchasing power of the net income per person on farms and that of the income per person not on farms, as defined in subsection (a) of section 7 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act. Each such plan shall provide for adjustments in utilization of land, and in farming practices through agreements with producers or through other voluntary methods, and for benefit payments in connection therewith, and for such methods of administration not in conflict with any law of the state, and for such reports as the Secretary of Agriculture finds necessary for the effective administration of the plan, and for ascertaining whether the plan is being carried out according to its terms.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 188-F:5 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 188-F / Section 5
188-F:5 Operation of Board of Trustees.
Status: in_force

I. The board shall elect its own chairperson and vice-chairperson annually. II. The board shall choose a secretary, who shall keep a record of proceedings, and a treasurer, who shall give a bond satisfactory to the trustees for the faithful discharge of duties as treasurer. The trustees may, in their discretion, require a bond for any other persons employed by or administering the affairs of the community college system. Said trustees shall determine the amount and sufficiency of the surety of said treasurer's bond or any other bonds required under this section. III. Twelve voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but not less than 12 affirmative votes shall be required to elect the chancellor of the community college system. IV. The board shall meet at such times and places as it may determine, but shall hold regular meetings no less than once every 3 months. The chairperson shall call special meetings upon the written request of any 5 board members or upon the chairperson's own motion. V. Members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:130-a — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 130-a
231:130-a Notification of Unpaid Fines.
Status: in_force

I. The legislative body of any municipality may adopt the provisions of this section. Each municipality which does so shall: (a) Maintain a record in the office of the town or city clerk which shall contain a listing of all residents of such municipality who have outstanding parking violations incurred in municipalities which have adopted the provisions of this section. (b) Notify the town or city clerk of any other municipality which has adopted the provisions of this section of any outstanding parking violations incurred by residents of such municipality within the limits of the notifying municipality. (c) Notify the town or city clerk of any municipality which has adopted the provisions of this section of the payment of any outstanding parking violations incurred by residents of such municipality within the limits of the notifying municipality. Such action shall be taken within 10 days of the payment of the outstanding violation. II. The town or city clerk of each municipality which has adopted the provisions of this section shall update and keep readily available the records required by RSA 231:130-a, I(a), in order that such records may be consulted at such time as residents of such municipalities apply for permits for the registration of motor vehicles pursuant to RSA 261:148. III. The town or city clerk may provide the notifications permitted by subparagraphs I(b) and I(c) to electronic vehicle registration integrators operating under an agreement with the department of safety pursuant to RSA 261:74-s.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 521-A:3 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 521-A / Section 3
521-A:3 Interpreter Required in Criminal Matters.
Status: in_force

Whenever a deaf person is arrested for any alleged violation of criminal law where the penalty may include imprisonment or fine in excess of $100 or both, no attempt to interrogate or take a statement from such person shall be permitted until a qualified interpreter is appointed for said person and then only through the use of such interpreter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 53-E:8 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 53-E / Section 8
53-E:8 Other Aggregators.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall preclude private aggregators from operating in service areas served by municipal or county aggregators.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 526:4 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 526 / Section 4
526:4 Time.
Status: in_force

A new trial shall not be granted unless the petition is filed within three years after the rendition of the judgment complained of, or the failure of the suit.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 264:24-a — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 264 / Section 24-a
264:24-a Forged Proof.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall forge or, without authority, sign any evidence of proof of financial responsibility for the future, or who files or offers for filing any such evidence of proof knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 314:2-a — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 314 / Section 2-a
314:2-a Electrology Advisory Committee.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall establish the electrology advisory committee. The committee shall consist of 3 electrologists who are licensees in the state of New Hampshire. The members shall be appointed for 3 years, with initial terms staggered so that the term of one member expires each year, and shall hold office until successors are appointed. In no event shall a member serve more than 3 consecutive terms. The committee shall advise the executive director regarding the implementation of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-P:42 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-P / Section 42
21-P:42 Private Liability.
Status: in_force

Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises or private property who grants a license or privilege or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part or parts of such real estate or premises or private property for the purpose of compliance or attempting to comply with this subdivision during an actual or impending emergency or practice exercise, together with his or her successors in interest, if any, shall not be civilly liable for negligently causing the death of, or injury to, any person on or about such real estate or premises or private property or loss of, or damage to, the property of such person.