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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:8.51 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 8.51
293-A:8.51 Permissible Indemnification.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a corporation may indemnify an individual who is a party to a proceeding because the individual is a director against liability incurred in the proceeding if: (1)(i) the director conducted himself or herself in good faith; and (ii) reasonably believed: (A) in the case of conduct in an official capacity, that his or her conduct was in the best interests of the corporation; and (B) in all other cases, that the director's conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (C) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; or (b) the director engaged in conduct for which broader indemnification has been made permissible or obligatory under a provision of the articles of incorporation (as authorized by RSA 293-A:2.02(b)(5)). (c) A director's conduct with respect to an employee benefit plan for a purpose the director reasonably believed to be in the interests of the participants in, and the beneficiaries of, the plan is conduct that satisfies the requirement of RSA 293-A:8.51(a)(1)(ii)(B). (d) The termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, is not, of itself, determinative that the director did not meet the relevant standard of conduct described in this section. (e) Unless ordered by a court under RSA 293-A:8.54(a)(3), a corporation may not indemnify a director: (1) in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, except for expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director has met the relevant standard of conduct under subsection (a); or (2) in connection with any proceeding with respect to conduct for which the director was adjudged liable on the basis of receiving a financial benefit to which he or she was not entitled, whether or not involving action in the director's official capacity.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 294-A:23 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 294-A / Section 23
294-A:23 Termination of Professional Activities.
Status: in_force

If a professional corporation ceases to render professional services, it shall, within a reasonable period of time, either dissolve and liquidate or amend its articles of incorporation to delete from its stated purposes the rendering of professional services and to conform to the requirements of the law of this state applicable to business corporations regarding its corporate name. The corporation may then continue in existence as a corporation under the business corporation law and shall no longer be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:54-a — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 54-a
659:54-a Immaterial Defects; Electronically Transmitted Absentee Ballots.
Status: in_force

No electronically transmitted absentee ballot shall be rejected by the moderator for any ballot, envelope, or affidavit weight, size, or color, or any ink font size, alignment, or color.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275:14 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275 / Section 14
275:14 Penalty.
Status: in_force

If any person shall violate any provision of RSA 275:11 or 12, or shall authorize or permit such violation, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 28:12 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 28 / Section 12
28:12 Rules and Regulations.
Status: in_force

The county commissioners may adopt rules and regulations for the governing and administration of county departments of corrections, including county farms, county nursing homes, county welfare offices and any other county departments under the jurisdiction of the county commissioners.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 543:7 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 543 / Section 7
543:7 Disclaimer.
Status: in_force

If it appears by the plea, answer, disclaimer, or deposition of the original defendant filed within the first thirty days of the term at which such action shall be entered or returnable that such defendant has no title to or claim against such property, otherwise than by lien, the defendant shall, upon delivering the subject matter of the suit in accordance with the order of the court, be discharged from further liability, and shall be entitled to costs in such sum as the court may deem just, and thereafter said proceeding shall be deemed to be in rem.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9-E:5 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 9-E / Section 5
9-E:5 Report by Department of Transportation.
Status: in_force

The department of transportation shall: I. Review and update its criteria for roadway lighting to ensure that its current standards and procedures conform to commonly accepted best practices. II. Explore how energy and maintenance costs can be reduced by replacing existing luminaries with lower-wattage, fully shielded luminaries or by eliminating roadway lighting altogether where appropriate. III. Beginning November 1, 2009 and each November 1 thereafter, submit an annual report of its activities and findings to the department of energy.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:8-c — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 72 / Section 8-c
72:8-c Valuation of Telecommunications Poles and Conduits; Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

I. The value of wooden poles or conduits employed in the transmission of telecommunications owned in whole or in part by telephone utilities, as described in RSA 362:7, or providers of Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") service or IP-enabled service, each as defined in RSA 362:7, or commercial mobile radio services, for purposes of tax assessment against said entity, shall be determined by the following formula: the Replacement Cost New (RCN) of the telecommunications pole or conduit, less depreciation calculated on a straight-line basis for a period of 40 years with a residual value of 20 percent without applying the annual equalization ratio. II. On or before July 1 of the tax year, the department of revenue administration shall provide to every municipality a schedule of telecommunications pole and conduit RCN, using national published telecommunications standard cost data guides calculated annually using a 5-year rolling average. III. The commissioner of the department of revenue administration shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to how telecommunications pole and conduit RCN shall be established, including a process for receiving public input prior to such establishment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79:34 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79 / Section 34
79:34 Duties.
Status: in_force

The commission shall study: I. For existing agreements or other arrangements under which New Hampshire landowners have committed any standing timber on their property to the sequestration of carbon emissions through registration with a carbon credit offset registry or similar program, the length of such commitment and any restrictions on or disincentives against logging of such timber. II. The state and local tax impact of committing New Hampshire forest tracts to carbon sequestration. III. Whether the state's current system of taxation fairly and proportionally taxes the transactions by which New Hampshire forest tracts are committed to carbon sequestration and the fair market value of those tracts. IV. Whether other statutory provisions interfere with the power of cities and towns under RSA 79:5 to tax standing timber that has been committed to carbon sequestration. V. Whether the purchasers of carbon credits generated by carbon sequestration in New Hampshire forests should be taxed by the state for the benefit those credits confer. VI. The impact on sound forest management practices, including minimization of forest fire risk. VII. The impact on New Hampshire's logging industry. VIII. The effect carbon sequestration has on the state and national timber industry and its competitiveness with the timber industries of other states and countries.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265-A:29 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265-A / Section 29
265-A:29 Revocation of Nonresident Privilege.
Status: in_force

When it has been finally determined under the procedures of this subdivision that a nonresident's privilege to drive a motor vehicle in this state has been revoked, the department shall give information in writing or by electronic means of the action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person's residence and of any state in which he or she has a license.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-B:20 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-B / Section 20
293-B:20 Indemnification.
Status: in_force

I. Subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in the governing instrument of a New Hampshire investment trust, a New Hampshire investment trust shall have the power to indemnify and hold harmless any trustee or beneficial owner or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever. II. The absence of a provision for indemnity in the governing instrument of a New Hampshire investment trust shall not be construed to deprive any trustee or beneficial owner or other person of any right to indemnity which is otherwise available to such person under the laws of this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:3-c — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 3-c
265:3-c Blue Envelope Program for Drivers with Autism Spectrum and Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders.
Status: in_force

I. There is hereby established the blue envelope program to enhance and facilitate communication between members of law enforcement and drivers with autism spectrum and trauma and stressor-related disorders. II. The division of motor vehicles, in consultation with the New Hampshire council on autism spectrum and trauma and stressor-related disorders, shall design and make available at no cost blue envelopes that: (a) Provide written information and guidance on the outside of the envelopes regarding ways to enhance effective communication between a police officer and a person with an autism spectrum or trauma and stressor-related disorder; (b) Provide a designated space for written emergency contact information; and (c) Are capable of holding a person's driver's license, vehicle registration, and any relevant information from a health care provider, should the driver, or, if the driver is a minor, the parent or guardian, choose to include it. III. Upon request by a person with an autism spectrum or trauma and stressor-related disorder, or if such person is a minor, the person's parent or guardian, accompanied by proof of such disorder, the division shall provide a blue envelope designed pursuant to this section to such person, parent or guardian. IV. The guidance on the outside of the blue envelope shall include an instruction to attach the envelope to the driver's visor on the side facing the driver in the down position for easy and safe access. V. The commissioner of safety may adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Content and format of the blue envelopes necessary under paragraph II of this section. (b) Acceptable forms of proof of an autism spectrum or trauma and stressor-related disorders to obtain a blue envelope and the handling of confidential medical information. (c) Requirements for blue envelope attachment to the visor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 20:2-b — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 20 / Section 2-b
20:2-b Revised Statutes Annotated.
Status: in_force

The director of legislative services is hereby authorized to contract, with the approval of the joint committee on legislative facilities, for the editorial preparation and publication of original, replacement or revised volumes of the official Revised Statutes Annotated and periodic supplements thereto, as necessary.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383:10-d — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383 / Section 10-d
383:10-d Consumer Complaints and Restitution.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have exclusive authority and jurisdiction to investigate conduct that may violate any of the provisions of RSA 361-A, RSA 361-E, and Titles XXXV and XXXVI and administrative rules adopted thereunder. The commissioner may hold hearings relative to such conduct and may order restitution for a person or persons adversely affected by such conduct. The commissioner may request the assistance and services of the department of justice and shall delegate to the department of justice the authority to investigate criminal conduct under this section. The commissioner shall provide the department of justice information relevant to the criminal investigation of such matters, if applicable, and shall cooperate with such investigation and prosecution. The commissioner may also share information with state and federal regulators, and may share information with law enforcement agencies for the purpose of criminal investigations.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:89 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 89
261:89 Vanity Number Plates.
Status: in_force

The director is hereby authorized to design and to issue, under such rules as the director deems appropriate, vanity number plates to be used on motor vehicles in lieu of other number plates. Such number plates shall be of such design and shall bear such letters or letters and numbers as the director shall prescribe, but there shall be no duplication of identification. Such number plates or a changeable designation of the effective period thereof, as the director shall determine, shall be issued only upon application therefor and upon payment of a special vanity plate service fee of $60, said special fee to be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee and any other number plate manufacturing fee otherwise required by law for the particular vehicle. Plates shall be renewed on an annual basis for $60 per set. All special fees collected under this section shall be paid to the state treasurer and distributed as provided by RSA 263:52. Upon rejection of an application for vanity number plates, the director shall refund or credit the collected special vanity plate service fee. The director shall recall any vanity number plates that have been issued which do not conform to applicable law and rules, regardless of when the plates were issued. Any person whose application for vanity number plates has been rejected or whose vanity number plates have been recalled shall be issued a number plate of the same classification as the plate that had been requested or recalled. The prorated by month portion of the special vanity plate service fee shall be refunded or credited to the person whose vanity number plates have been recalled.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 418:29 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 418 / Section 29
418:29 Suspension or Revocation of License.
Status: in_force

I. When the commissioner upon investigation finds that a domestic, foreign or alien society has exceeded its powers; has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter; is not fulfilling its contracts in good faith; has a membership of less than 400 after an existence of one year or more; or is conducting business fraudulently or in a manner hazardous to its members, creditors, the public or the business; the commissioner shall notify the society of such deficiency or deficiencies and state in writing the reasons for his or her dissatisfaction. II. The commissioner shall at once issue a written notice to the society requiring that the deficiency or deficiencies which exist are corrected. After such notice the society shall have a 30-day period in which to comply with the commissioner's request for correction, and if the society fails to comply the commissioner shall notify the society of such findings of noncompliance and require the society to show cause, on a date named, why its license should not be suspended or revoked until the violation complained of shall have been corrected. III. If on the date named in the notice such objections have not been removed to the satisfaction of the commissioner, or the society does not present good and sufficient reason why its authority to transact business in this state should not at that time be suspended or revoked, the commissioner may either suspend or revoke the authority of the society to continue business in this state. IV. Nothing contained in this section shall be taken or construed as preventing any such society from continuing in good faith all contracts made in this state during the time such society was legally authorized to transact business herein.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 208:7 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 208 / Section 7
208:7 Manner of Hunting Deer.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall knowingly take deer with the aid or by the use of a dog, trap, snare, salt lick, swivel, pivot or set gun. II. No person shall knowingly drive deer by the use of horns, whistles, or other noise-making devices or by the use of an OHRV, snowmobile, aircraft, or other motorized vehicles. III. It shall be unlawful for more than 6 persons to participate in a drive to take deer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-I:4 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-I / Section 4
359-I:4 Correction of Public and Private Records.
Status: in_force

I. Any order obtained under this chapter, or any conviction under RSA 638:26, may be submitted in any civil proceeding to set aside a judgment against the victim. II. The victim may submit the order obtained under this chapter, or any conviction under RSA 638:26, to any governmental entity or private business as proof that any financial accounts therein created or altered in violation of this chapter, RSA 638:26, or RSA 638:5 were not the actions of the victim.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 273-A:4 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273-A / Section 4
273-A:4 Grievance Procedures.
Status: in_force

Every agreement negotiated under the terms of this chapter shall be reduced to writing and shall contain workable grievance procedures. No grievance resulting from the failure of a teacher to be renewed pursuant to RSA 189:14-a shall be subject to arbitration or any other binding resolution, except as provided by RSA 189:14-a and RSA 189:14-b. Any such provision in force as of the effective date of this section shall be null and void upon the expiration date of that collective bargaining agreement. However, after the expiration date of that collective bargaining agreement, nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the school district public employer and the exclusive bargaining representative from entering into a subsequent agreement that may include arbitration or any other binding resolution for teacher nonrenewals pursuant to RSA 189:14-a and RSA 189:14-b. If such grievance procedures become incorporated into a subsequent collective bargaining agreement, those procedures shall become null and void at the expiration of that agreement. "Grievance resulting from failure of a teacher to be renewed" means a grievance that challenges nonrenewal, or that seeks reversal or reinstatement from nonrenewal as a remedy.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:11.08 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 11.08
293-A:11.08 Abandonment of a Merger or Share Exchange.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided in a plan of merger or share exchange or in the laws under which a foreign business corporation or a domestic or foreign eligible entity that is a party to a merger or a share exchange is organized or by which it is governed, after the plan has been adopted and approved as required by this chapter, and at any time before the merger or share exchange has become effective, it may be abandoned by a domestic business corporation that is a party thereto without action by its shareholders in accordance with any procedures set forth in the plan of merger or share exchange or, if no such procedures are set forth in the plan, in the manner determined by the board of directors, subject to any contractual rights of other parties to the merger or share exchange. (b) If a merger or share exchange is abandoned under subsection (a) after articles of merger or share exchange have been filed with the secretary of state but before the merger or share exchange has become effective, a statement that the merger or share exchange has been abandoned in accordance with this section, signed on behalf of a party to the merger or share exchange by an officer or other duly authorized representative, shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing prior to the effective date of the merger or share exchange. Upon filing, the statement shall take effect and the merger or share exchange shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-R:6 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-R / Section 6
21-R:6 Information Technology Council.
Status: in_force

I. There is hereby established the information technology council. The council shall advise the commissioner on the following: (a) Statewide strategic technology plans. (b) Outsourcing relationships, including the purchase of technology equipment and contracts with technology vendors. (c) Computer systems consolidation. (d) Implementation of centralized services. (e) Information technology resource changes, including changes in quantity of resources allocated to executive branch agencies, location of information technology resources, and allocation of information technology personnel. (f) Statewide information technology policies and standards. (g) Information technology budgeting and resource allocation. (h) The security of data shared with the federal government, methods to improve state data security practices, and suggested legislation, policies, and procedures to limit data sharing when its confidentiality cannot be assured. II. The information technology council shall consist of the following members: (a) The commissioner of administrative services, or designee. (b) The commissioner of transportation, or designee. (c) The commissioner of health and human services, or designee. (d) The commissioner of safety, or designee. (e) The commissioner of revenue administration, or designee. (f) Two heads of other departments, or their designees, appointed by the governor. (g) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee. (h) Two state representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives for the duration of their legislative term. (i) One representative of municipal government, appointed by the governor for a 3-year term. (j) One representative of county government, nominated by the New Hampshire Association of Counties and appointed by the governor for a 3-year term. (k) One representative of academia, appointed by the governor for a 3-year term. (l) One representative of the business community, appointed by the governor for a 3-year term. (m) One person appointed by the governor for a 3-year term, who shall serve as the chairperson of the council. (n) The secretary of state, or designee. (o) One representative of the administrative office of the courts, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court. (p) One state senator, appointed by the president of the senate, for the duration of the legislative term. III. Six members of the council shall constitute a quorum. Qualified members who have served one or more terms shall be eligible for reappointment to the council.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 28:7-b — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 28 / Section 7-b
28:7-b Planning and Zoning in Unincorporated Towns and Unorganized Places.
Status: in_force

For each unincorporated town or unorganized place, the county in which it is located and its commissioners shall have the same responsibilities and powers to exercise planning, zoning, subdivision and related regulations as city and local land use boards. Regulations shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of RSA 672-677 to the extent practical, in order to ensure reasonable development and planning in the unincorporated town or unorganized place.