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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:175 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 175
282-A:175 Federal Minimum Standards.
Status: in_force

In the event that the Congress of the United States should pass any legislation establishing certain minimum standards directing the states to make such changes in their various laws as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with such minimum standards, the commissioner of the department of employment security, or his duly authorized representative, is hereby authorized to make such revision as may be necessary to cause the provisions of this chapter to conform with such minimum standards. If any of the provisions of this section or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances are held invalid, the remainder of this chapter in the application of this section to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-F:2 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-F / Section 2
485-F:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Department" means the department of environmental services. II. "Trust fund" means the drinking water and groundwater trust fund established in RSA 6-D:1.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 38-B:2 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 38-B / Section 2
38-B:2 Establishment of District.
Status: in_force

I. Before the establishment of a regional transit district is put to the local legislative body, the regional planning commission or metropolitan planning organization having jurisdiction shall make a recommendation on forming a district. Following the recommendation, the selectmen or mayor of each municipality intending to join shall present to the next annual or special town meeting, city council meeting, or board of aldermen meeting the following question: "Shall the city/town of __________ accept the provisions of RSA 38-B providing for the establishment of a regional transit district, together with the towns/cities of __________ , and the operation of a regional public transit system by the district?" If a majority of the local legislative body voting on the question shall vote in the affirmative, the municipality shall join the proposed regional transit district. II. If some but not all of the towns and cities voting on the question in paragraph I vote in the affirmative, the district may be established representing those municipal jurisdictions voting in the affirmative.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 4:13-c — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 4 / Section 13-c
4:13-c Constitution Days.
Status: in_force

The governor shall annually issue on the following dates a proclamation calling for a proper observance of State Constitution Day which is January 5 and September 17 as Federal Constitution Day, so that the people may be reminded annually on these dates of the blessings of liberty which they enjoy by the adoption of the Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the State of New Hampshire.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 107-B:2 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 107-B / Section 2
107-B:2 Annual Emergency Response Budget.
Status: in_force

The municipalities in each emergency planning zone shall submit annually their emergency response budget to the director of fire safety and emergency management who shall provide a reasonable opportunity for public comment and consideration. The director shall also receive and review the appropriateness of any budget request from any other state agency necessary for radiological emergency preparedness as outlined in the relevant plan. The director shall then submit an approved total annual budget to the commissioner of safety for assessment under RSA 107-B:3 and RSA 107-B:4. Prior to assessing the annual budget, the commissioner shall consult with the assessed entity and obtain its input into the budget.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:6 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 198 / Section 6
198:6 Assessment on Ward's Property.
Status: in_force

When a guardian and ward reside in the same town the selectmen shall assign the tax assessed upon the ward's personal property to the school district in which the ward lives and has a home.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 237:7 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 237 / Section 7
237:7 Funds Provided.
Status: in_force

I. The amounts necessary to fund turnpike system projects approved in the state 10-year transportation improvement plan as authorized by RSA 240 are hereby appropriated. II. After substantial completion of the project or projects authorized by paragraph I of this section the governor and council may transfer appropriations for such project or projects to other projects under this chapter. The appropriations made by this chapter shall be continuing appropriations and shall not lapse. III. The governor and council are authorized under RSA 237-A to provide, solely by resolutions or by trust or security agreements, without further appropriation, for application or expenditures of moneys deposited or held in funds established in connection with the issuance of revenue bonds under RSA 237-A, including without limitation the application of moneys to operate, maintain, and make improvements to the turnpike system, to pay costs of issuance of bonds including costs of traffic studies and engineering reports prepared for issuance of bonds, and to establish and maintain reserves.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 511:21-a — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 511 / Section 21-a
511:21-a Corporate Securities.
Status: in_force

A security may be attached or levied upon as provided in RSA 382-A:8-112. Whenever jurisdiction exists over the person of a debtor who owns a security and the sheriff or deputy to whom a creditor has delivered process for the attachment of or levy upon such security is unable to seize or take possession of the same, the superior court, upon application of the creditor and with or without notice to the debtor, may issue a mandatory order enjoining the debtor from transferring or encumbering such security and directing the debtor to surrender such security to the sheriff or his deputy within a time limit to be set forth in the order, for the purpose of enabling such officer to attach or levy upon the same. Such order shall be served upon the debtor by such officer, and failure to comply therewith shall be punishable as a contempt of court. No bond shall be required of the creditor as a condition precedent to the issuance of such an order ex parte, but, in such cases, the order of the court shall set a time and place prior to the expiration of the time limit for compliance therewith at which the debtor may be heard if he desires, and upon such hearing, the ex parte order may be stayed or modified for just cause shown. "Security" as used in this section means a security as defined in RSA 382-A:8-102.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:7 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 32 / Section 7
32:7 Lapse of Appropriations.
Status: in_force

Annual meeting appropriations shall cover anticipated expenditures for one fiscal year. All appropriations shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year and any unexpended portion thereof shall not be expended without further appropriation, unless: I. The amount has, prior to the end of that fiscal year, become encumbered by a legally-enforceable obligation, created by contract or otherwise, to any person for the expenditure of that amount; or II. The amount is legally placed in any nonlapsing fund properly created pursuant to statute, including but not limited to a capital reserve fund under RSA 35, or a town-created trust fund under RSA 31:19-a; or II-a. The amount is appropriated to a capital reserve fund pursuant to RSA 35:5. III. The amount is to be raised, in whole or in part, through the issuance of bonds or notes pursuant to RSA 33, in which case the appropriation, unless rescinded, shall not lapse until the fulfillment of the purpose or completion of the project being financed by the bonds or notes; or IV. The amount is appropriated from moneys anticipated to be received from a state, federal or other governmental or private grant, in which case the appropriation shall remain nonlapsing for as long as the money remains available under the rules or practice of the granting entity; or V. The amount is appropriated under a special warrant article, in which case the local governing body may, at any properly noticed meeting held prior to the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, vote to treat that appropriation as encumbered for a maximum of one additional fiscal year; or VI. The amount is appropriated under a special warrant article and is explicitly designated in the article and by vote of the meeting as nonlapsing, in which case the meeting shall designate the time at which the appropriation shall lapse, which in no case shall be later than 5 years after the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 378:40 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 378 / Section 40
378:40 Integrated Distribution Plans Required; Commission Review.
Status: in_force

I. The commission shall conduct an adjudicative proceeding for the purpose of reviewing an integrated distribution plan under this subdivision. For this purpose, the commission shall within 10 days of receiving such a plan, provide the public notice required for such proceedings under RSA 541-A:31, III. The commission shall either approve, reject, or modify the plan in no more than one year after the plan is filed. If the commission rejects a plan, it shall provide sufficient specificity as to how the plan does not meet the requirements of this statute and give the utility adequate opportunity to remedy the plan. The utility shall have 3 months to amend and resubmit the plan for approval, and the commission shall approve, reject, or modify the amended plan within 12 weeks of resubmission. This process and timeline shall be repeated until a plan is approved. The previously approved plan shall remain in effect until the new plan is approved. II. The commission, by order, may waive for good cause any requirement of this subdivision upon written request by a utility.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-E:27-b — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-E / Section 27-b
170-E:27-b Immunization Requirements for Foster Family Homes.
Status: in_force

There shall be no vaccination or immunization requirements required of any children residing in a foster home that exceed vaccination or immunization requirements under RSA 141-C:20-a, either in type of vaccination or quantity of doses.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 327:28 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 327 / Section 28
327:28 Misrepresentation.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons whomsoever to represent himself or themselves as an optometrist or optometrists unless qualified under the provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 518:6 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 518 / Section 6
518:6 Taking.
Status: in_force

All such depositions shall be written, signed and sworn to as provided in case of depositions in actions pending, with the necessary variation in the form of the oath. The court, commissioner or justices shall annex to the depositions a certificate of the time and place of taking, the name of the person at whose request they were taken, and of all who were notified to attend and did attend, a copy of the notice and evidence of the service thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 528:4 — NH Code / Title LIV / Chapter 528 / Section 4
528:4 Proceeds of Sale.
Status: in_force

The money arising from the sale of unencumbered personal property under RSA 528:2 shall be applied by the officer to the payment of the charges and the satisfying of the executions levied thereon, in the order in which the attachments thereon, if any, were made, otherwise in the order in which the executions were delivered to him; and the balance, if any, shall be returned to the debtor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151:42 — NH Code / Title XI / Chapter 151 / Section 42
151:42 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision: I. "After-care" means any assistance provided by a caregiver to a patient under this chapter after the patient's discharge from a hospital. Such assistance includes, but is not limited to, assisting with basic activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), or carrying out medical/nursing tasks, such as managing wound care, assisting in administering medications, and operating medical equipment. II. "Caregiver" means any individual duly designated as a caregiver by a patient under this chapter who provides after-care assistance to a patient living in his or her residence. A designated caregiver includes, but is not limited to, a relative, partner, friend, or neighbor who has a significant relationship with the patient. III. "Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence following a hospital stay. IV. "Entry" means a patient's entrance into a hospital for the purposes of medical care. V. "Hospital" means a facility licensed under this chapter. VI. "Legally designated health care decision maker" means a durable power of attorney for health care, a surrogate decision maker, or a guardian with specific authority granted by the probate court. VII. "Residence" means a dwelling that the patient considers to be his or her home. A "residence" shall not include any licensed rehabilitation facility, hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, or group home.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:145 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 145
261:145 Exemption for Publicly Owned Vehicles.
Status: in_force

Vehicles owned or operated by the state, or by any county, city, town, or school district, or by any volunteer fire department, or by any public or private educational institution used for the purpose of student driver training, shall be exempt from registration fees but shall be registered as any other vehicles are.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:86 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 86
282-A:86 Computation Date.
Status: in_force

I. The computation date shall be January 31. The total for all past years of all benefits charged as of the computation date against an employer's separate account shall be subtracted from the total of all contributions paid on an employer's own behalf and credited as of the computation date to the employer's separate account for all past years. Delinquent contributions received after January 31, 1997 shall be credited to the employer's separate account on the next computation or recomputation date. II. If contributions so credited exceed benefits so charged, the excess shall be computed as a percent of the employer's average annual payroll, which percent shall determine the contribution rate as provided in RSA 282-A:87, I. III. Commencing with the computation date of January 31, 2010, if benefits so charged exceed contributions so credited, and benefits so charged have exceeded contributions so credited for 3 or fewer consecutive computation dates including the computation date of January 31, 2010, the excess shall be computed as a percent of the employer's average annual payroll, which percent shall determine the contribution rate as provided in RSA 282-A:87, II. IV. Commencing with the computation date of January 31, 2010, if benefits so charged exceed contributions so credited, and benefits so charged have exceeded contributions so credited for 4 or more consecutive computation dates including the computation date of January 31, 2010, the excess shall be computed as a percent of the employer's average annual payroll, which percent shall determine the contribution rate as provided in RSA 282-A:87, II-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21:28-a — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21 / Section 28-a
21:28-a Clerk; Election Laws.
Status: in_force

The word "clerk" as used in the election laws shall mean city clerk, town clerk or ward clerk unless specifically defined otherwise.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482:6 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 482 / Section 6
482:6 Existing Dams on Great Ponds.
Status: in_force

Upon written notice from the department, the owner of a non-permitted dam on the outlet of a great pond shall comply with the provisions of RSA 482:5. The department, after 30 days' notice to abutters, to the governing body of the municipality in which the dam is situated, to the fish and game department, and to the department of safety, shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall be published 7 days before the hearing in one newspaper of general circulation throughout the state. If, as a result of said hearing and further investigation, the department shall be of the opinion that management and control of the outlet of the great pond would be of benefit to the public, it may order the management of said outlet under whatever conditions it finds necessary to protect the public rights and safety; provided, however, the owner shall be fully compensated for any loss sustained by action of the department with respect to a dam which was previously registered or legalized.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 547:2 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 547 / Section 2
547:2 Meaning of Terms.
Status: in_force

The word judge, as used in this title, means a judge of probate in the state of New Hampshire to whose court the jurisdiction of the subject matter belongs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:16 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 16
265:16 Drive on Right Side of Roadway; Exceptions.
Status: in_force

I. Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows: (a) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement; (b) When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the way; provided, any person so doing shall yield the right of way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the way within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard; (c) Upon a roadway divided into 3 marked lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon; (d) Upon a city street designated and signposted for one-way traffic. II. Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. III. Upon any roadway having 4 or more lanes for moving traffic and providing for 2-way movement of traffic, no vehicle shall be driven to the left of the center line of the roadway, except when authorized by official traffic control devices designating certain lanes to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by traffic not otherwise permitted to use such lanes, or except as permitted under I(b) hereof. IV. Motor vehicles shall not be operated continuously in the left lane of a multilane roadway whenever it impedes the flow of other traffic at or below the posted speed limit unless reasonable and prudent under the conditions having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing. V. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined $50 plus penalty assessment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-A:16-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-A / Section 16-a
420-A:16-a Patients' Bill of Rights.
Status: in_force

Every health service corporation and every other similar corporation licensed under the laws of another state shall provide to each new subscriber who is a resident of this state a copy of the patients' bill of rights law under RSA 151:21.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 74:14 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 74 / Section 14
74:14 Account Requirable.
Status: in_force

The selectmen, or any of them, may make personal application to any inhabitant of the town, to any person having the care of personal property taxable therein, and to the officers of any corporation, for an account of the polls and ratable estate for which they are liable to be taxed.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374-D:2 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374-D / Section 2
374-D:2 Powers.
Status: in_force

Municipalities may design, develop, acquire, and construct small scale power facilities at sites owned or leased by them or otherwise made available to them for a period at least equal to the term of any financing undertaken under this chapter. Municipalities may operate, or may enter into contracts for the operation of, such facilities on such terms and conditions as the governing board may determine. Power produced by such facilities may be transmitted and distributed by a municipality to any user of power or to any public utility, at such price and on such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the governing board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 408-D:6 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 408-D / Section 6
408-D:6 Reporting Requirements and Privacy.
Status: in_force

I. Each life settlement provider shall file with the commissioner on or before March 1 of each year an annual statement containing such information as the commissioner may prescribe by rule. Individual transaction data regarding the business of life settlements or data that could compromise the privacy of personal, financial, and health information of the viator or insured shall be filed with the commissioner on a confidential basis. II. Except as otherwise allowed or required by law, a life settlement provider, life settlement producer, insurance company, insurance producer, information bureau, rating agency or company, or any other person with actual knowledge of an insured's identity, shall not disclose that identity as an insured, or the insured's financial or medical information to any other person unless the disclosure: (a) Is necessary to effect a life settlement between the viator and a life settlement provider and the viator and insured have provided prior written consent to the disclosure; (b) Is necessary to effect a life settlement purchase agreement between the life settlement purchaser and a life settlement provider and the viator and insured have provided prior written consent to the disclosure; (c) Is provided in response to an investigation or examination by the commissioner or any other governmental officer or agency or pursuant to the requirements of RSA 408-D:15, III; (d) Is a term of or condition to the transfer of a policy by one life settlement provider to another life settlement provider; (e) Is necessary to permit a financing entity, related provider trust, or special purpose entity to finance the purchase of policies by a life settlement provider, and the viator and insured have provided prior written consent to the disclosure; (f) Is necessary to allow the life settlement provider or life settlement producer or their authorized representatives to make contacts for the purpose of determining health status; or (g) Is required to purchase stop loss coverage or financial guaranty insurance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 405:29-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 405 / Section 29-a
405:29-a Annual Statement; Tax; Insurance Transactions on Multi-State Risks.
Status: in_force

For each licensed producer of unlicensed surplus lines companies reporting multi-state transactions, the provisions of RSA 405-B shall apply.