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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:54 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 54
265:54 Overtaking and Passing School Bus.
Status: in_force

I. The driver of a vehicle upon a way upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any school bus, plainly marked with school bus signs or such other distinguishing identification as the director may require, which has stopped on the highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging school children shall stop his or her vehicle before reaching such school bus at least 25 feet away from such school bus. The driver shall not proceed until such school bus resumes motion, or until flashing red lights cease to operate. I-a. Testimony under oath from the school bus driver or other witness that a vehicle failed to stop and remain stopped as required by paragraph I shall be sufficient evidence to prove that the owner of the vehicle was driving and has violated the provisions of paragraph I, unless such evidence is rebutted or contradicted. I-b. Except as provided in paragraph IV, a person who violates the provisions of paragraph I shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined $150 plus penalty assessment for a first offense, and shall be fined not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 for a subsequent offense. In addition, the director may suspend the person's license to drive or nonresident driving privilege for a period of 30 days for a second or subsequent offense. II. Whenever road conditions and space permit and whenever the number of vehicles following a moving school bus is 5 or more, the driver of the school bus shall pull over and let the following vehicles pass. A driver passing the school bus must do so without driving any part of his vehicle to the left of or across any unbroken painted line marked on the highway. III. The driver of a vehicle upon a divided highway with separate roadways need not stop when meeting or passing a school bus which is traveling in the opposite direction on the other half of the divided highway, or when upon a controlled access highway if a school bus is stopped in a loading zone which is part of or adjacent to such highway and pedestrians are not permitted to cross the roadway. IV. Except as provided in paragraph III, no driver of a vehicle who is required to stop his or her vehicle in accordance with paragraph I shall overtake and pass a school bus on the right. A person who violates the provisions of this paragraph shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined $500 plus penalty assessment. In addition, the director shall suspend the person's license to drive or nonresident driving privilege for a period of up to 30 days for a first offense. For a second or subsequent offense, the person must appear before the court and shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,200 plus penalty assessment. The director shall suspend the person's license to drive or nonresident driving privilege for a period of 30 days for a second offense, and for a period of not less than 30 days nor more than 120 days for a third or subsequent offense.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 284:16-a — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 284 / Section 16-a
284:16-a Issuance of Licenses.
Status: in_force

If the lottery commission is satisfied that all the provisions hereof and the rules and regulations prescribed have been and will be complied with by the applicant and that the financial backing upon which said application is predicated is sound and is committed in support of said application, it may issue a license which shall expire on the thirty-first day of December. The license shall set forth the name of the licensee, the place where the simulcast races or race meets are to be held, and the time and number of days during which simulcast racing may be conducted by said licensee. Any license issued shall not be transferable nor assignable. Said lottery commission shall have power to revoke any license for good cause upon reasonable notice and hearing. The lottery commission may at any time for cause require the removal of any employee or official employed by any licensee hereunder. The license of any corporation shall automatically cease upon the change in ownership, legal or equitable, of 50 percent or more of the voting stock of the corporation and the corporation shall not simulcast any racing without a new license.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193:20 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 193 / Section 20
193:20 Tuition.
Status: in_force

Children, as described in RSA 193:19, enrolled at a New Hampshire public institution of higher education shall receive free tuition.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 632-A:10 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 632-A / Section 10
632-A:10 Prohibition From Employment in Businesses Providing Direct Services to Minors or Direct Supervision or Oversight of Minors.
Status: in_force

I. A person is guilty of a class A felony if, having been convicted in this or any other jurisdiction of any felonious offense involving child sexual abuse images, or of a felonious physical assault on a minor, or of any sexual assault, he or she knowingly engages in employment or volunteer service, either as the employer or provider of such service or as an employee or volunteer, that consists of acting as a public or private school teacher, school administrator, guidance counselor, coach, a worker of any kind in child athletics, a day care worker, a boy or girl scout master or leader or worker, a camp counselor, or any employment or volunteer activity that provides services exclusively or predominantly to minors, that involves direct supervision of minors, or that involves one on one work with minors, or any employment or volunteer service that involves the direct supervision of minors, or one on one work with other minor employees. II. A person is guilty of a class B felony if, having been convicted in this or any other jurisdiction of any of the offenses specified in paragraph I of this section, he or she knowingly fails to provide information of such conviction when offering employment or volunteer service opportunities or applying for or engaging in employment or volunteer service of the kind specified in paragraph I. III. A person is guilty of a class B felony if, having been convicted in this or any other jurisdiction of any of the offenses specified in paragraph I of this section, he or she knowingly fails to provide information of such conviction when making application for initial teacher certification in this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 522:8 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 522 / Section 8
522:8 Severability Clause.
Status: in_force

If any part of this chapter is declared invalid the remaining portion shall continue in full force and effect and shall be construed as being the entire act.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 463:10 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 463 / Section 10
463:10 Who May be Appointed Guardian.
Status: in_force

I. The court may appoint as guardian of the person of the minor any person or authorized agency whose appointment is appropriate. II. The court may appoint as guardian of the estate any person or entity whose appointment is appropriate. III. Co-guardians may be appointed when in the best interest of the minor. Co-guardians shall share jointly and equally the authority granted, except as otherwise ordered by the court. IV. No person, authorized agency, or entity shall be appointed guardian of the person or of the estate or of both unless the person, authorized agency, or entity receives written notice of the proceedings and consents in writing to the appointment. V. If a parent's substance abuse or dependence is the basis for the guardianship petition, the court shall give a preference to any grandparent of the minor who seeks appointment as guardian of the person or the estate, or both, for the minor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318-B:2-d — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 318-B / Section 2-d
318-B:2-d Plea by Mail.
Status: in_force

I. Any person 18 years of age or older who is charged with a violation of RSA 318-B:2-c, II, III, or IV may enter a plea of guilty, nolo contendere, or not guilty, by mail in a circuit court, district division. II. Such defendant shall receive, in addition to the summons, a fine notice entitled "Notice of Fine" which shall contain the amount of the fine for a violation of RSA 318-B:2-c, II, III, or IV. A defendant who is issued a summons and notice of fine and who wishes to plead guilty or nolo contendere shall enter his or her plea on the summons and return it with payment of the fine within 30 days of the date of the summons. Payment by credit card may be accepted in lieu of cash payment. III. If the defendant wishes to enter a plea of not guilty, he or she shall enter such plea on the summons and return it within 30 days of the date of the summons. The circuit court, district division shall schedule a trial. IV. Whenever a defendant willfully fails to pay a fine in connection with a conviction for a violation of RSA 318-B:2-c, II, III, or IV or payment of such fine cannot be collected, the defendant shall be defaulted and the court may impose an additional fine of $100.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 40:8 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 40 / Section 8
40:8 Disorder.
Status: in_force

If any person shall behave in a disorderly manner, and, after notice from the moderator, persist in such behavior, or shall in any way disturb the meeting, or willfully violate any rule of proceeding, the moderator may command any constable or police officer, or any legal voter of the town, to remove such disorderly person from the meeting and detain such person until the business is finished.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 35-B:4 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 35-B / Section 4
35-B:4 Recreation or Park Commission.
Status: in_force

If any town, city, county, or village district decides that the above powers shall be exercised by a recreation or park commission, it shall consist of citizens of such town, city, county, or village district. In cities the citizens shall be appointed by the mayor or city council, subject to provisions of the city charter; in towns by the selectmen; and in other political subdivisions by the governing body of the subdivision. The persons initially appointed to the commission shall serve staggered terms. Their successors shall be appointed under the same appointing procedure for 3 years. Vacancies as they occur shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired term. Any city or town may by ordinance or resolution provide that the mayor or a selectman, or councilman, shall be an ex officio member of the commission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 422-B:9 — NH Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 422-B / Section 9
422-B:9 Notice of Determination.
Status: in_force

When the department determines that a structure is a hazard or a potential hazard to air navigation within the meaning of this chapter, it shall notify the owner of the land on which the structure is located or the owner or operator of the structure. The notice shall be in writing and shall set forth specifications as to the manner in which the structure is to be marked, illuminated, painted or designated in order to make it clearly visible to airmen. The person to whom the notice is sent shall have 60 days to comply with the requirements thereof. Such determination shall become final 20 days after notification thereof is received unless the person receiving such notice requests in writing, within such 20-day period, that a hearing be held before the department with reference to the determination. All such hearings shall be open to the public. Any person interested may appear and be heard either in person or by counsel and may present such evidence and testimony as may be pertinent.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 179:5-b — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 179 / Section 5-b
179:5-b Enforcement Activity Verifying Noncompliance.
Status: in_force

It shall be a violation to sell any liquor or beverage to a minor during enforcement activity initiated solely for the purpose of verifying noncompliance with RSA 179:5. It shall be a misdemeanor to knowingly sell liquor or beverage to a minor at the time of any such enforcement activity. The commission shall retain the right to require the licensee in such a circumstance to initiate additional training of its staff or individual employee. This section shall not apply to law enforcement initiatives involving surveillance, investigations, or criminal complaints of prohibited sales.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651:5-a — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 651 / Section 5-a
651:5-a Annulment of Criminal Record Based on Conduct Occurring Between May 14, 2014 and 31 July 1, 2015.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of RSA 651:5 to the contrary, any person convicted of a criminal offense which occurred between May 14, 2014 and July 1, 2015, and while the person was 17 years of age, shall be entitled to an annulment of such conviction upon application to the court. This section shall not apply to any offenses which may continue to be prosecuted as an adult criminal offense after July 1, 2015 against persons who have not yet reached 18 years of age. Annulment requests brought under this section shall not be subject to any filing fee, and may only be brought following the expiration of any sentence imposed by the court. The only permitted basis for denial of an annulment request brought under this section is a written finding by the court, based on clear and convincing evidence, that the subject offense would have qualified for transfer to the superior court pursuant to RSA 169-B:24 and that the prosecution would have pursued such transfer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-E:4 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-E / Section 4
359-E:4 Dialer Disconnect.
Status: in_force

Any automatic telephone dialing system used in this state shall be operated so that the system will automatically disconnect or release within 30 seconds after the called party hangs up.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 656:17 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 656 / Section 17
656:17 Endorsement.
Status: in_force

On each state general election ballot shall be printed the words "Official ballot for" followed by the name of the town for which the ballot is prepared, the date of the state general election and a facsimile of the signature of the secretary of state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-B:13 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-B / Section 13
170-B:13 Payment of Birth Parent Expenses; Penalty.
Status: in_force

I. In any adoption of an unrelated minor child under this chapter, an intended adoptive parent or anyone acting in concert with, at the direction of, or on behalf of an intended adoptive parent shall pay only the following expenses of the birth parent: (a) Reasonable counseling, medical, and legal fees, which shall be paid by the party responsible for payment to the provider of the service. (b) Reasonable expenses for transportation, meals, clothing, and lodging incurred for placement of the minor child. (c) Reasonable expenses for adoption services provided by an agency at the request of the birth parent, which shall be paid directly to the agency. (d) Reasonable living expenses of the birth mother which are necessary to maintain an adequate standard of living, which the birth mother is unable to otherwise maintain because of loss of income or other support resulting from the pregnancy and lost wages resulting from the pregnancy or delivery. Payments may cover expenses incurred during the pregnancy-related incapacity, but not for a period longer than 6 weeks following delivery. Reasonable living expenses shall not include gifts in excess of $50, educational expenses, or other payments for the monetary gain of the birth parent. II. A contract purporting to require a birth parent to reimburse an intended adoptive parent for such payments under any circumstances, including circumstances in which a birth parent refuses to surrender his or her parental rights or withdraws said surrender, is void as against public policy. III. Violations of this section shall not affect the force or effect of an adoption decree issued pursuant to this chapter; specifically, it shall not be grounds for the finding of fraud or duress affecting the validity of a surrender that an adoptive parent paid or refused to pay expenses or other money or things of value not allowed by this section. IV. The court may issue appropriate orders to enforce this section, including orders for reimbursement.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 467:2 — NH Code / Title XLV / Chapter 467 / Section 2
467:2 Ram.
Status: in_force

If any person shall willfully or negligently suffer any ram belonging to him, or in his care, to go at large out of his enclosure between August 1 and December 1 in any year he shall be guilty of a violation for each offense.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 412:39 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 412 / Section 39
412:39 False or Misleading Information.
Status: in_force

No person or organization shall willfully withhold information that will affect the rates or premiums chargeable under this chapter from, or knowingly give false or misleading information to the commissioner, any statistical agent, any advisory organization or any insurer. A person or organization violating this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in RSA 412:40.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485:28 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485 / Section 28
485:28 Power to Require the Installation of Sewage Facilities.
Status: in_force

The department is hereby empowered to investigate the conditions and methods relating to the disposal of sewage in any municipality, as set forth in RSA 486:1, and to require the installation of public sewers, as defined in RSA 147:8, whenever such investigation demonstrates that individual sewage disposal systems are inadequate or incapable of protecting the health and welfare of the citizens of the affected municipality or preventing pollution of the surface waters of the state, as defined in RSA 485-A. Before issuing an order requiring the installation of public sewer facilities, the department shall notify the municipality of its findings and shall give the municipality an opportunity to be heard. After such hearing if it shall be determined that said facilities are necessary, the municipality shall be so notified in writing and the requirements so ordered shall be effected pursuant to RSA 38:25 within a reasonable time to be fixed by the department. If any municipality whose duty it is to act shall fail or refuse for a period of 10 days after the expiration of the time fixed by said order, or, in the case of appeal for a period of 10 days after final judgment shall have been entered, to obey the same or in good faith to begin to make the installation as ordered, such municipality so failing shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each day of failure to comply with the order of the department. Said fine shall be paid to the state and may be recovered in an action of debt brought by the attorney general in the name of the state treasurer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 33:19 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 33 / Section 19
33:19 Validity and Enforceability of Certain Obligations and Indebtedness.
Status: in_force

Any obligation and indebtedness incurred under this chapter prior to January 1, 1999 and any obligation and indebtedness incurred under this chapter on or after January 1, 1999 which mature on or before March 31, 2000 shall be a valid and enforceable obligation and debt of the municipality that approved such obligation and indebtedness in the manner required by this chapter, notwithstanding the fact that all or any portion of the tax revenues that the municipality expects to use to repay such indebtedness or obligation is, or can reasonably be expected, to be derived from tax revenues from levies for the school portion of the municipality's tax rate. No member of any municipal legislative body or governing body, and no officer of any municipality, shall have any official or personal liability as a result of executing and delivering, on behalf of such municipality, any such obligation or debt authorized in said manner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 477:22-c — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 477 / Section 22-c
477:22-c Ownership, Control, and Occupancy; Prohibitions.
Status: in_force

I. No foreign principal may acquire any permanent or temporary ownership or controlling interest in real property within the state of New Hampshire by any means, including but not limited to, purchase, grant, contract, eminent domain, or demise. II. No foreign principal may lease or otherwise enter into a contract to occupy or control or allow another foreign principal or agent to occupy or control, any real property within the state of New Hampshire. III. With regard to any provision of this subdivision, a real estate or closing agent shall bear no obligation or requirement to instruct, disclose, assist, or authenticate a person or entity who leases or acquires, or seeks to lease or acquire, an ownership or controlling interest in real property. Responsibility for knowledge of and compliance with the provisions of this subdivision shall lie solely with the foreign principal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 37:7 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 37 / Section 7
37:7 Approval of Vouchers.
Status: in_force

The town manager may approve vouchers for obligations incurred by any department of which he has supervision, and, except during his absence or disability, the selectmen shall not draw orders for the payment of any such obligations without such approval. The selectmen may themselves approve such vouchers, or authorize their approval by some other person, in the event of the absence or disability of the town manager.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 6:29 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 6 / Section 29
6:29 Oath; Bond.
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the duties of the office, an assistant state treasurer shall be sworn and shall give bond to the state in the sum of $40,000, with sufficient sureties to be approved by the governor and council, conditioned on the faithful discharge of the duties of the office. The bond shall be filed and preserved in the office of the secretary of state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:17 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 540 / Section 17
540:17 Plea of Title, Recognizance.
Status: in_force

If the defendant shall plead a plea which may bring in question the title to the demanded premises he shall forthwith recognize to the plaintiff, with sufficient sureties, in such sum as the court shall order, to enter his action in the superior court for the county at the next return day, and to prosecute his action in said court, and to pay all rent then due or which shall become due pending the action, and the damages and costs which may be awarded against him.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-M:1 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-M / Section 1
359-M:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Demand letter" means a letter, email, or other communication asserting or claiming that the target has engaged in patent infringement. II. "Target" means a New Hampshire person or business: (a) Who has received a demand letter or against whom an assertion or allegation of patent infringement has been made; (b) Who has been threatened with litigation or against whom a lawsuit has been filed alleging patent infringement; or (c) Whose customers have received a demand letter asserting that the person's or business's product, service, or technology has infringed upon a patent.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 612:24 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 612 / Section 24
612:24 Expenses.
Status: in_force

All expenses of officers of this state in connection with extradition proceedings under the provision of this chapter shall be paid out of the county treasury in the county wherein the crime is alleged to have been committed, except as provided in the case of recommitment of certain paroled convicts as provided by RSA 651:44.