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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 660:10 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 660 / Section 10
660:10 Application.
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of petitions of 100 voters made no later than the fourth Friday following the date of the election, the secretary of state shall recount the ballots cast on any question to amend the constitution if the proposal was adopted or failed by no more than one percent of the vote cast. The recount shall take place at any suitable state facility in the city of Concord as may be designated by the secretary of state and under such rules of procedure as he shall determine and at such time as he may appoint.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 328-B:11-a — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 328-B / Section 11-a
328-B:11-a Administrative Fines.
Status: in_force

The executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification, after notice and opportunity for hearing, pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $2,000 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of this chapter or rules adopted pursuant to it. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the executive director shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties or administrative actions under this chapter. The executive director shall adopt rules in accordance with RSA 541-A relative to administrative fines which shall be scaled to reflect the scope and severity of the violation. The sums obtained from the levying of administrative fines under this chapter shall be forwarded to the state treasurer to be deposited into the general fund.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 459:1 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 459 / Section 1
459:1 Divorce Obtained in Another Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

A divorce obtained in another jurisdiction shall be of no force or effect in this state, if both parties to the marriage were domiciled in this state at the time the proceeding for the divorce was commenced.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 7:6-e — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 7 / Section 6-e
7:6-e Disposition of Funds Obtained by the Attorney General.
Status: in_force

I. No money received by the attorney general, on behalf of the state or its citizens as a result of any civil judgment, settlement of a claim, settlement of threatened litigation, suit, petition, or other action or threatened action, shall be expended or otherwise distributed until authorized by the fiscal committee of the general court, except in those instances where the disposition of money received by the attorney general is already provided for in statute. Additionally, whenever the department of justice receives judgment or settlement money in excess of $1,000,000, the first 10 percent of those funds shall be transferred to the revenue stabilization reserve account established in RSA 9:13-e. II. Upon resolving a matter described in paragraph I, the attorney general shall promptly report to the fiscal committee of the general court any money received under this section. All reports under this paragraph shall include, but shall not be limited to: (a) The date of the judgment or settlement. (b) The reason for the judgment or settlement. (c) The purpose for which the judgment or settlement is to be used. (d) The amount of the judgment or settlement. (e) An accounting of the allocation of each judgment or settlement. III. This section shall not apply to fines received by the attorney general in criminal cases, penalty assessment funds, drug forfeiture funds as provided in RSA 318-B:17-b and RSA 318-B:17-c, fines or civil penalties authorized by state law as a result of enforcement actions taken by state agencies or the attorney general, and money received on behalf of a victim or the state as restitution.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 663:7 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 663 / Section 7
663:7 Question; Vote; Results.
Status: in_force

Upon the petition of 5 percent of the voters of any city or town filed with the secretary of state not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday in August and no later than the first Friday in September before a state general election, the appropriate version of the following question shall be submitted to the voters of such city or town at said election: "Shall lottery tickets (continue to) be sold in this city or town?" If a majority of those voting vote "yes" on the question, tickets may be sold or continued to be sold by the commission in that city or town. If a majority of those voting vote "no" on the question, the commission shall not sell tickets in that city or town. No petition that the question prescribed in this section be printed on the ballot at a state general election shall be made within 2 years of a vote on such a question at a previous state general election.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266-A:10 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266-A / Section 10
266-A:10 Amendment, Suspension and Revocation of Certificates and Permits.
Status: in_force

I. Certificates and permits issued by the department under RSA 266-A become effective on the date specified in the certificate or permit. II. Certificates and permits remain in effect until suspended or revoked by the department. III. Conditions for amendment, suspension or revocation of a certificate or permit: (a) The department must provide notice and hearing. (b) The department may act on its own initiative or upon application. (c) The amendment, suspension or revocation may be in whole or in part. (d) A certificate or permit may be amended, suspended or revoked if the holder of the permit or certificate willfully violates: (1) Any provision of RSA 266-A; (2) Rules adopted by the commissioner, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to RSA 266-A; or (3) Any provision in a certificate or permit. IV. If the department suspends or revokes a certificate or permit, the department shall notify the division of motor vehicles. The division of motor vehicles shall revoke or suspend the registration of each vehicle registered with the division of motor vehicles under RSA 266-A:24 for the period specified by the department.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 38-D:4 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 38-D / Section 4
38-D:4 Duties.
Status: in_force

I. The commission shall: (a) Research municipal energy use and cost and make such information available to the town on at least an annual basis. (b) Make recommendations to local boards and committees pertaining to municipal energy plans and sustainable practices such as energy conservation, energy efficiency, energy generation, and zoning practices. II. The commission may appoint subcommittees as it may from time to time require.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 317-A:29 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 317-A / Section 29
317-A:29 List of Dentists and Dental Hygienists.
Status: in_force

Any manager, proprietor, partnership, association, or corporation specified in RSA 317-A:28 shall, within 10 days after demand made by the vice-president of the board by registered mail, furnish to the vice-president the names and addresses of all persons practicing dentistry or dental hygiene in their or its place of business or under their or its control, together with a sworn statement showing by what license or authority said persons are practicing.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 335:51 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 335 / Section 51
335:51 Issue of Receipt Containing False Statement.
Status: in_force

A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who fraudulently issues or aids in fraudulently issuing a receipt for goods knowing that it contains any false statement, shall be guilty of an offense, and upon conviction, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-H:24 — NH Code / Title XIX-A / Chapter 227-H / Section 24
227-H:24 Revenue From Federal Lands.
Status: in_force

If any lands of the state, acquired by the federal government, shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the department, in accordance with an agreement entered into by the governor and council and the federal government pursuant to the so-called Fulmer Act (16 U.S.C. sections 567a-567c), or any other similar act, the department shall administer, manage, and develop said lands and distribute the proceeds from such lands in accordance with the terms of such agreement. Other provisions of law relative to the disposition of revenue received from state lands shall not apply to the revenue received under the agreement.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 597:6-d — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 597 / Section 6-d
597:6-d Release or Detention of Material Witness.
Status: in_force

If it appears from an affidavit filed by a party that the testimony of a person is material in a criminal proceeding, and if it is shown that it may become impracticable to secure the presence of the person by subpoena, a justice of the court in which the defendant will be tried may order the arrest of the person and treat the person in accordance with the provisions of RSA 597:2. No material witness may be detained because of inability to comply with any condition of release if the trial testimony of such witness can adequately be secured by deposition, and if further detention is not necessary to prevent a failure of justice. Release of a material witness may be delayed for a reasonable period of time until the trial deposition of the witness may be taken.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339:62 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 339 / Section 62
339:62 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any of the foregoing provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:10 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5-C / Section 10
5-C:10 Fees for Copies, Verifications and Amendments to Vital Records.
Status: in_force

I. A town clerk or the registrar shall be paid in advance, by any person requesting any copy or verification as provided in RSA 5-C:9, the sum of $15 for making a search, which sum shall include payment for the issuance of such copy or verification, and $10 for each subsequent copy, provided that the fee to town clerks for examination of documents and issuance of a delayed birth certificate shall be $25. II. The town clerk shall forward $8 of each search fee collected by the clerk under this section to the department of state for deposit in the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15 and shall retain the remaining $7 as the clerk's fee for issuing such a copy. For subsequent copies issued at the same time, the town clerk shall forward $5 of the fee collected for each subsequent copy under this section to the department for deposit in the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15 and shall retain the remaining $5 as the clerk's fee for issuing such a copy. The town clerk shall retain the $25 fee for a delayed birth certificate as the clerk's fee for examining documents and issuing the delayed birth certificate. Fees collected by the registrar shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15. III. Any correction or amendment to a record of any birth, marriage, or death shall be made by the town clerk according to the procedures established in this chapter. The town clerk shall receive for amending or correcting any record the fee of $10 to be paid by the person making application for such an amendment or correction. The town clerk shall retain the fee collected under this paragraph for making such correction or amendment. Such fee shall be waived if the error was made by the town clerk.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:60-a — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 60-a
259:60-a Motor Vehicle Business.
Status: in_force

"Motor vehicle business" shall mean a business which is principally engaged in one or more of the following activities: buying, selling, or exchanging motor vehicles requiring registration for use upon a way, motor vehicle mechanical service, motor vehicle collision repair service, the reconditioning and restoration of motor vehicles, and the sale of motor vehicle parts. For the purposes of this definition, "principally engaged" means that the business derives at least 51 percent of its annual gross income from the motor vehicle business or, if there was no income in the prior year, 51 percent of the assets of the business are directly related to the motor vehicle business.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 490-G:3 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 490-G / Section 3
490-G:3 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision: I. "Alternative drug offender program" means a program offered by a county as an alternative to operating a drug court for nonviolent offenders including diversion programs and programs utilizing intensive probation, random drug testing, and evidence-based cognitive therapy. II. "Best practices" means research-based, specific, practitioner-focused drug court guidance published by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. For alternative drug offender programs, best practices include evidence-based programs which divert nonviolent offenders out of the criminal justice system or utilize intensive probation supervision, sanctions, and behavior therapy to address behavior. III. "Office" means the office of drug offender program coordinator within the administrative office of the superior court. IV. "Drug court" means drug courts as described in RSA 490-G:1 and RSA 490-G:2.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 430:51 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 430 / Section 51
430:51 Declaration of Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subdivision is to recognize the adverse environmental and economic effects of invasive plant, insect, and fungal species upon the state; to establish the means by which the state shall address and minimize such adverse effects; to promote research and educational activities dealing with invasive species so as to achieve the best possible protection of agricultural, forest, wildlife, and other natural resources of the state and of human health; and to prevent and control the spread of invasive species in the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 97:7 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 97 / Section 7
97:7 Jurisdiction of Superior Court.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in favor of a veteran and the superior court shall have original jurisdiction on any question arising hereunder.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-G:2 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-G / Section 2
170-G:2 Bureaus for Children, Youth, and Families.
Status: in_force

I. There are hereby established within the department of health and human services the following bureaus: (a) Bureau of children. (b) Bureau of community services. (c) Bureau of administrative services. II. The commissioner may establish such other bureaus as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the duties prescribed in this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 187-A:33-a — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 187-A / Section 33-a
187-A:33-a Company Default on Matching Funds.
Status: in_force

In the event that a company defaults on all or a portion of its matching obligations, the state's obligated pro rata portion of the project costs incurred will still be paid to the university to minimize its losses for the work that has already been completed. The university shall notify the state within 45 days of the time a company's matching portion payment has not been received when due.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:10-1001 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 10-1001
564-B:10-1001 Remedies for Breach of Trust
Status: in_force

(a) A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust. (b) To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may: (1) compel the trustee to perform the trustee's duties; (2) enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust; (3) compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money, restoring property, or other means; (4) order a trustee to account; (5) appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust; (6) suspend the trustee; (7) remove the trustee as provided in RSA 564-B:7-706; (8) reduce or deny compensation to the trustee; (9) subject to RSA 564-B:10-1012, void an act of the trustee, impose a lien or a constructive trust on trust property, or trace trust property wrongfully disposed of and recover the property or its proceeds; or (10) order any other appropriate relief, including relief under RSA 547:3-b.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 80:39 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 80 / Section 39
80:39 Incontestability.
Status: in_force

No action, suit or other proceeding shall be brought to contest the validity of a tax sale or any collector's deed based thereon after 10 years from the date of record of the collector's deed. This section shall apply to all collectors' deeds of record as of July 1, 1956, and to those recorded thereafter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 478:42 — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 478 / Section 42
478:42 Fraudulent Filings.
Status: in_force

I. A person may not knowingly present for filing or cause to be presented for filing in a registry or other public office, any type of document that fraudulently purports to be a judgment or other document to memorialize or evidence an act, order, directive, or process of creating a lien without having been authorized under state law, the Constitution, or the laws of the United States. II. For purposes of this section, a document or instrument that purports to create a lien on, assert a claim against, or assert an interest in, real or personal property, is presumed to be fraudulent if it: (a) Is not certified or ordered by a court or a judicial entity expressly created or established under the Constitution or the laws of this state or of the United States; or (b) Is not a document or instrument provided for by the Constitution or the laws of this state or the United States. III. Nothing contained herein shall affect the validity of a mechanic's or statutory lien created pursuant to state or federal law. IV. If a register of deeds or other public official believes in good faith that a document filed with the registry of deeds or other public office purports to create a lien that is fraudulent, the register or other public official shall index the document only under the signer of the document in the grantor index and shall identify the document as a notice in the document type. No other names appearing on the document shall be indexed. (a) The register or other public official shall send a copy of such document to the county attorney for the county where the document was filed or to the New Hampshire attorney general's office for review and possible prosecution. (b) The county attorney or attorney general receiving a copy of a document under subparagraph (a) shall send a notice of the action taken under this paragraph to the person presenting or causing such filing by regular mail at his or her last known address no later than the next business day after such action. (c) Any such document or instrument on file with the registry of deeds or other public office presumed to be fraudulent or deemed fraudulent as described in this section shall be considered invalid, void, and having no force or effect on any named person or persons named within the document or instrument. (d) Any register of deeds or other public official acting in good faith pursuant to this chapter shall be immune from civil and criminal liability. V. Any person who knowingly files a document or instrument to fraudulently create a lien on real or personal property shall be guilty of a class B felony.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 546-B:33 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 546-B / Section 33
546-B:33 Employer's Compliance With Income-Withholding Order of Another State.
Status: in_force

I. Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor's employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor. II. The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in another state which appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this state. III. Except as otherwise provided by paragraph IV and RSA 546-B:34, the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding order by complying with the terms of the order which specify: (a) The duration and the amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a sum certain; (b) The person designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are to be forwarded; (c) Medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payment, stated as a sum certain, or ordering the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a policy available through the obligor's employment; (d) The amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency, the issuing tribunal, and the obligee's attorney, stated as sums certain; and (e) The amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on arrearages, stated as sums certain. IV. The employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor's principal place of employment for withholding from income with respect to: (a) The employer's fee for processing an income-withholding order; (b) The maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor's income; (c) The time periods within which the employer must implement the withholding order and forward the child support payment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 172:7 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 172 / Section 7
172:7 Assignment of Functions.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may assign the functions provided for in this chapter to the staff of the department as the commissioner deems appropriate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 189:1 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 189 / Section 1
189:1 Days of School.
Status: in_force

The school board of every district shall provide standard schools for at least 180 days in each year, or the equivalent number of hours as required in the rules of the department of education, at such places in the district as will best serve the interests of education and give to all the pupils within the district as nearly equal advantages as are practicable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-C:4-403 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-C / Section 4-403
564-C:4-403 Business and Other Activities Conducted by Trustee.
Status: in_force

(a) If a trustee who conducts a business or other activity determines that it is in the best interest of all the beneficiaries to account separately for the business or activity instead of accounting for it as part of the trust's general accounting records, the trustee may maintain separate accounting records for its transactions, whether or not its assets are segregated from other trust assets. (b) A trustee who accounts separately for a business or other activity may determine the extent to which its net cash receipts must be retained for working capital, the acquisition or replacement of fixed assets, and other reasonably foreseeable needs of the business or activity, and the extent to which the remaining net cash receipts are accounted for as principal or income in the trust's general accounting records. If a trustee sells assets of the business or other activity, other than in the ordinary course of the business or activity, the trustee shall account for the net amount received as principal in the trust's general accounting records to the extent the trustee determines that the amount received is no longer required in the conduct of the business. (c) Activities for which a trustee may maintain separate accounting records include: (1) retail, manufacturing, service, and other traditional business activities; (2) farming; (3) raising and selling livestock and other animals; (4) management of rental properties; (5) extraction of minerals and other natural resources; (6) timber operations; and (7) activities to which RSA 564-C:4-414 applies.