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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:83 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 83
204-C:83 Program Design.
Status: in_force

The homeless prevention fund shall be administered so as to promote the following goals and objectives: I. Applications for the benefits provided under this subdivision shall be streamlined so as to enable the authority to provide assistance to the eligible households as quickly as practicable. II. The program shall be as flexible as possible in order to maximize housing opportunities for very low income people. III. Give priority to very low income persons or families who are: (a) At households which include an employed person or a person in an employment training program. (b) Households which include a minor child or children, and the household is homeless or at risk of homelessness due to severe rent burden. (c) Households which are actually experiencing homelessness, and are currently residing in homeless or emergency shelters or receiving services as defined in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 204-C:85. (d) Households which consist of one or more disabled person(s) as defined in 42 United States Code, Section 12102. IV. Assistance shall only be provided to eligible households for dwelling units located in New Hampshire. V. Assistance granted to a household under this subdivision shall terminate after 36 consecutive months, provided however that the authority shall extend the assistance beyond this time limit when it is necessary to: (a) Enable a household member to complete an education, training, or vocational rehabilitation program in which he or she is currently involved when the 36-month time limit expires. (b) Provide reasonable accommodation for the disability of a household member. (c) Prevent an employed household member from facing a serious risk of job loss due to inability to obtain affordable housing within a reasonable distance from his or her job. VI. All households which receive assistance under this subdivision shall, within 60 days of obtaining such assistance, make an application to their local public housing authority or the authority for federal rental assistance. VII. No public housing authority created pursuant to RSA 203 shall reject an applicant for federal rental assistance or deny such applicant a priority on its waiting list for which such applicant would otherwise qualify, on the basis that such applicant is receiving rental assistance under this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 418:27 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 418 / Section 27
418:27 Examination of Domestic Societies; No Adverse Publications.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner, or any person he or she may appoint, may examine any domestic, foreign or alien society transacting or applying for admission to transact business in this state in the same manner as provided in RSA 400-A:37 and RSA 400-A:38 for examination of domestic, foreign or alien insurers. Requirements of notice and an opportunity to respond before findings are made public as provided in the laws regulating insurers shall also be applicable to the examination of societies. II. The expense of each examination and of each valuation, including compensation and actual expense of examiners, shall be paid by the society examined or whose certificates are valued, upon statements furnished by the commissioner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:44 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 44
265:44 Moving a Vehicle.
Status: in_force

No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway unless and until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. No person shall turn a vehicle or move right or left upon a roadway without giving an appropriate signal in a manner hereinafter provided.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-U:11 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-U / Section 11
126-U:11 Authorization and Monitoring of Extended Restraint.
Status: in_force

In a school or facility: I. Restraint shall not be imposed for longer than is necessary to protect the child or others from the substantial and imminent risk of serious bodily harm. II. Children in restraint shall be the subject of continuous direct observation by personnel trained in the safe use of restraint. III. No period of restraint of a child may exceed 15 minutes without the approval of the director or a supervisory employee designated by the director to provide such approval. IV. No period of restraint of a child may exceed 30 minutes unless a face-to-face assessment of the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of the child is conducted by the facility or school director or by a supervisory employee designated by the director who is trained to conduct such assessments. The assessment shall also include a determination of whether the restraint is being conducted safely and for a purpose authorized by this chapter. Such assessments shall be repeated at least every 30 minutes during the period of restraint. Each such assessment shall be documented in writing and such records shall be retained by the facility or school as part of the written notification required in RSA 126-U:7, II.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 658:32 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 658 / Section 32
658:32 Pre-Election Certificate.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall prepare and distribute to each town or ward clerk 3 copies of the pre-election certificate. When the ballots are counted, the moderator and clerk shall certify thereon the total number of ballots received. One copy shall be retained by the moderator for his or her records; one copy shall be retained by the clerk for his or her records, and one copy shall be forwarded by the clerk to the secretary of state with the election returns pursuant to RSA 659:75.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 547:3-h — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 547 / Section 3-h
547:3-h Termination of Charitable Trusts.
Status: in_force

If the probate court, upon application by the trustee or trustees, finds that the continuance of a charitable trust is impracticable or unfeasible, and that the charitable purpose of the settlor or testator can be accomplished by a transfer of the trust assets to another charitable trust or corporation, or to the beneficiaries of said trust, the trust is subject to termination by the court upon such terms and conditions as it may impose. This section shall not be construed to limit or restrict the general equitable jurisdiction of the court over trustees, trusts or trust funds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 516:33-a — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 516 / Section 33-a
516:33-a Confidential Settlement Agreements.
Status: in_force

For purposes of testimony, confidential settlement agreements in prior court actions shall not prevent a person from disclosing information other than the amount of the settlement, if the court finds the information is relevant to the pending action.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 331-A:4 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 331-A / Section 4
331-A:4 Exempted Classes.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: I. An owner who is not a licensee, or the regular employees of an owner of real estate who are not licensees, with respect to the real property of the owner; I-a. A prospective purchaser or tenant who is not a licensee, or the regular employees of a prospective purchaser or tenant who are not licensees, with respect to the real property of the owner; II. An attorney-in-fact who is not a licensee acting under a power of attorney with respect to real property of the principal of the attorney-in-fact; III. An attorney at law in the performance of duties as an attorney; IV. A licensed auctioneer selling real estate at public auction or otherwise authorized by RSA 311-B; V. A public official in the performance of the duties of the official; VI. A person or the regular employees of a person while the person is not acting as a licensee but is acting as a receiver, trustee, administrator, executor, conservator, guardian, or fiduciary, or while acting under court order, the authority of a will, trust instrument, or other recorded instrument containing a power of sale; VII. Any person owning or operating a park, including the person's regular employees, in which manufactured housing to be sold or leased is located, who may, for a fee or commission or other valuable consideration, list, sell, purchase, exchange, or lease such manufactured housing without a license of a broker or salesperson, and who does not hold himself or herself out as a real estate broker; VIII. A corporate consultant who receives a fee from a client based on site searching services rendered in accordance with a written contract, rather than on the completion of any particular transaction and who does not hold himself or herself out as a real estate broker; or IX. A condominium unit owners' association that rents condominium units for periods of 30 days or less for the exclusive benefit of the unit owners and the unit owners' association provided that such rentals are managed through an on-site rental office that is operated and controlled exclusively by the unit owners' association.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 669:71 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 669 / Section 71
669:71 Municipal Budget Committee.
Status: in_force

Vacancies on the municipal budget committee shall be filled in accordance with RSA 32:15, VII.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 99-F:5 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 99-F / Section 5
99-F:5 Appointment to a Position.
Status: in_force

I. A public employer shall appoint an otherwise qualified veteran or disabled veteran to a vacant position for state employment if the results of a veteran's or disabled veteran's application examination, when combined with the veteran's or disabled veteran's preference, are equal to or higher than the results of an application examination for an applicant who is not a veteran or disabled veteran. II. A public employer may base a decision not to appoint the veteran or disabled veteran solely on the veteran's or disabled veteran's merits or qualifications with respect to the vacant position for state employment. III. A public employer that does not appoint a veteran or disabled veteran to a vacant position for state employment, shall upon written request of the veteran or disabled veteran, provide an explanation of its decision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 491:5 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 491 / Section 5
491:5 Expenses of Assigned Justices.
Status: in_force

The expenses of a justice of the supreme court while acting in the superior court shall be paid from the appropriation for the expenses of the justices of the superior court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 329-B:10-a — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 329-B / Section 10-a
329-B:10-a Completion of Survey; Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, requiring, as part of the license renewal process, completion by licensees of a survey or opt-out form provided by the office of rural health, department of health and human services, for the purpose of collecting data regarding the New Hampshire primary care workforce, pursuant to the commission established in RSA 126-T. Any rules adopted under this section shall provide the licensee with written notice of his or her opportunity to opt-out from participation in the survey.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 186:5 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 186 / Section 5
186:5 Powers.
Status: in_force

The state board shall have the same powers of management, supervision, and direction over all public schools in this state as the directors of a business corporation have over its business, except as otherwise limited by law. It may make all rules and regulations necessary for the management of its own business and for the conduct of its officers, employees, and agents, and to secure the efficient administration of the public schools and the administration of the work of Americanization, in teaching English to non-English-speaking adults and in furnishing instruction in the privileges, duties, and responsibilities of citizenship, which is hereby declared to be an essential part of public school education. It shall be the duty of school boards and employees of school districts to comply with the rules and regulations of the state board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374-D:7 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374-D / Section 7
374-D:7 Bonds and Notes Payable Solely From Certain Funds.
Status: in_force

If bonds and notes are issued under this chapter which are not secured by the full faith and credit and the taxing power of the municipality, such bonds or notes shall be payable solely from the funds provided for such bonds and notes under this chapter. The liability of the municipality from other funds is limited to obligations undertaken by the municipality to pay for the electricity used by the municipality, and a statement to this effect shall be included on the face of such bonds and notes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 606:8 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 606 / Section 8
606:8 Offenses Punishable by Imprisonment Not Exceeding One Year.
Status: in_force

Six persons shall constitute a jury for the trial in the superior court of any offense punishable by imprisonment for any period not exceeding one year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 464-C:2 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 464-C / Section 2
464-C:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Adult" means an individual who has attained 18 years of age. II. "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under RSA 464-A, and a guardian of the estate as defined in RSA 464-A. III. "Court" means circuit court probate division. IV. "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under RSA 464-A, and a guardian of the person as defined in RSA 464-A. V. "Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian. VI. "Guardianship proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued. VII. "Incapacitated person" means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed. VIII. "Party" means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding. IX. "Person," except in the term incapacitated person or protected person, means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. X. "Protected person" means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued. XI. "Protective order" means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult's property. XII. "Protective proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued. XIII. "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. XIV. "Respondent" means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought. XV. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:10-1005 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 10-1005
564-F:10-1005 Appointment and Term.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial directors shall be appointed by: (1) The organizers; or (2) The founder. (b) After the appointment of the initial directors, any additional or successor director shall be appointed: (1) In accordance with the provisions of the governing documents governing the appointment of directors; or (2) If the governing documents do not contain any provision for the appointment of directors, by: (A) The directors; or (B) An amendment of the governing documents. (c) Unless the governing documents provide otherwise, the duration of a director's term shall be indefinite and shall terminate only upon: (1) In the case of a director who is an individual, the director's incapacity, death, resignation, or removal; or (2) In the case of a director that is an entity, the director's dissolution, resignation, or removal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:20 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 20
304-C:20 Number of Members.
Status: in_force

A limited liability company must have at least one member but may have any greater number of members.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 141-F:10 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 141-F / Section 10
141-F:10 Civil Liability.
Status: in_force

Any person who purposely violates RSA 141-F:7, I or RSA 141-F:8, I and thereby discloses the identity of a person infected by a human immunodeficiency virus shall be liable to such person for actual damages, court costs and attorneys' fees, plus a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for such disclosure.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 49-C:2 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 49-C / Section 2
49-C:2 Incorporation.
Status: in_force

The inhabitants of any municipality adopting a city charter under this charter shall continue to be a body politic and corporate under its pre-existing name and as such to enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers and privileges and be subject to all duties and liabilities now incumbent upon them as a municipal corporation. All existing property of the municipality shall remain vested in it and all its existing debts and obligations shall remain obligatory upon it after the adoption of a charter under this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-U:5-a — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-U / Section 5-a
126-U:5-a Limitation on the Use of Seclusion.
Status: in_force

I. Seclusion shall never be used explicitly or implicitly as punishment or discipline for the behavior of a child. It may only be used when a child's behavior poses a substantial and imminent risk of physical harm to the child or to others, and may only continue until that danger has dissipated. II. Seclusion shall only be used by trained personnel after other approaches to the control of behavior have been attempted and been unsuccessful, or are reasonably concluded to be unlikely to succeed based on the history of actual attempts to control the behavior of a particular child. III. Seclusion shall not be used in a manner that unnecessarily subjects the child to the risk of ridicule, humiliation, or emotional or physical harm.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215-C:50 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 215-C / Section 50
215-C:50 Events.
Status: in_force

I. Any person, organization, or corporation who wishes to operate or to promote any snowmobile or OHRV event or contest involving the use of unregistered snowmobiles and OHRVs shall procure a permit from the executive director. The application for the permit shall be on an annual basis, shall include a listing of scheduled events, and shall be accompanied by an annual fee of $50. Participants in an event or contest shall not be required to register in New Hampshire, but shall operate under the provisions of the permit. Any such participant who is not registered in New Hampshire shall not operate away from the race course or contest area specified in the permit. The department shall maintain a public calendar of approved events. Distribution of any fees collected under this section shall be appropriated to fund the public calendar of these events, or the department of fish and game for the purposes specified in either RSA 215-C:39, IX or RSA 215-A:23, VIII. II. Unregistered snowmobiles may be operated as part of an organized, commercial snowmobile event or contest that takes place on property owned by the organizer of such event or contest, without a permit being obtained under paragraph I. III. The snowmobiles training and driver's license requirements of RSA 215-C:49, I(b) and III or RSA 215-A:29, I(b) and III shall not apply to any person participating in an organized event or contest permitted under this section or in an event not requiring a permit as provided for in paragraph II. IV. The provisions of RSA 215-C:49, I(a) and II shall not apply relative to any person under 14 years of age participating in an organized event or contest, where the organizer of the event or contest has obtained landowner permission and procured a permit from the executive director for such type of activity in the same manner and under the same terms as provided in paragraph I. The organizer of the permitted event or contest shall be responsible for maintaining conditions that have the effect of ensuring actual physical direction and control over participants under 14 years of age.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 216-A:3 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 216-A / Section 3
216-A:3 Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; Authority.
Status: in_force

With the approval of the governor and council, the department shall have the following authority: I. Acquire, by purchase or gift, real property with recreational or historic value. II. Dispose of real property, by sale or exchange. III. Enter into agreements with other state agencies, the federal government, municipalities or other public and private agencies regarding the acquisition, development or operation of recreational areas or facilities. IV. Apply for and receive, with the approval of the governor and council, grants, donations, and other assistance to assist in the development and operation of the park system.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 559:21 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 559 / Section 21
559:21 Perpetuation of Evidence.
Status: in_force

Any administrator, purchaser, or person interested may petition the judge to perpetuate the evidence of any facts set forth in a petition relative to any proceeding connected with administration, and the judge, after due notice, may decree that all or any of the facts are proved, and such decree shall be conclusive evidence of those facts.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:7 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 7
231:7 Applicable Provisions.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RSA 230:9, 10, 11 and 12 are applicable to the mayor and aldermen of the city, the selectmen of the town and commissioners of a village district, in laying out class IV, V or VI highways.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 611-B:14 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 611-B / Section 14
611-B:14 Survey of Location.
Status: in_force

I. Before a body is removed or disturbed, the medical examiner shall make or cause to be made a careful survey of the body and its surroundings, and reduce or cause to be reduced to writing an accurate and detailed description of the location, position, and condition of the body and any other facts concerning the body or its surroundings that will aid in determining the cause and manner of death. II. A body shall not be altered or disturbed, personal effects shall not be removed or altered, and physical or biological evidence, including samples of blood and other body fluids for analysis, shall not be obtained or collected from the body, without the permission of the medical examiner.