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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-D:11 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-D / Section 11
402-D:11 Bond or Letter of Credit.
Status: in_force

I. Prior to issuance of a license as a public adjuster, the applicant shall maintain in force evidence of financial responsibility through one of the following: (a) A surety bond executed and issued by an insurer authorized to issue surety bonds in this state, which bond: (1) Shall be in the amount of at least $20,000; (2) Shall be in favor of this state and shall specifically authorize recovery by the commissioner on behalf of any person in this state who sustained damages as the result of erroneous acts, failure to act, conviction of fraud, or conviction of unfair practices in his or her capacity as a public adjuster; and (3) Shall not be terminated unless at least 30 days prior written notice has been filed with the commissioner and given to the licensee. (b) An irrevocable letter of credit issued by a qualified financial institution, which letter of credit: (1) Shall be in the sum of at least $20,000; and (2) Shall be to an account to the commissioner and subject to lawful levy of execution by any person to whom the public adjuster has been found to be legally liable as the result of erroneous acts, failure to act, fraudulent acts, or unfair practices in his or her capacity as a public adjuster. II. The issuer of such evidence of financial responsibility shall notify the commissioner upon termination of such policy, bond or letter of credit, unless the public adjuster replaces this evidence of financial responsibility and has presented the evidence of such replacement to the existing issue or such instrument. III. The commissioner may ask for the evidence of such financial responsibility at any time the commissioner deems relevant. IV. The authority to act as a public adjuster shall automatically terminate if the evidence of financial responsibility terminates or becomes impaired.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 662-A:3 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 662-A / Section 3
662-A:3 Placement of Article on Ballot.
Status: repealed

I. (a) The board of selectmen, or the voters of the town by the procedure established in RSA 39:3, may place an article on the warrant for annual town meeting at which town officers are elected, concerning the establishment of a redistricting commission. Such question shall be voted on by official ballot. (b) In a town with a town council, the town council, or the voters by petition submitted to the council signed by 25 or more registered voters or 2 percent of the registered voters of the town, whichever is less, may place a question on the official ballot for any regular municipal election for the election of town officers, concerning the establishment of a redistricting commission. II. The wording of the question shall be: "Shall the town establish a redistricting commission to divide the town into 2 or more districts for the purpose of electing representatives to the general court?" III. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 273:7 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 7
273:7 Deputy Commissioner.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall appoint a deputy labor commissioner. Said deputy shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the commissioner whenever the labor commissioner is incapacitated, absent, unable to act from any cause, or whenever the commissioner deems it advisable and in the interest of all parties concerned. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of labor commissioner the deputy shall have the powers and duties of the commissioner until another commissioner is appointed and qualified.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 411-A:2 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 411-A / Section 2
411-A:2 Scope of Chapter.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in RSA 411-A:36, this chapter applies to domestic life insurance companies only.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 649:3 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 649 / Section 3
649:3 Intentionally Defective Workmanship.
Status: in_force

Whoever intentionally makes or causes to be made or omits to note on inspection any defect in any article or thing with reasonable grounds to believe that such article or thing is intended to be used in connection with the preparation of the United States or any of the states for defense or for war, or for the prosecution of war by the United States, or by any country with which the United States shall then maintain friendly relations, or that such article or thing is one of a number of similar articles or things, some of which are intended so to be used, shall be guilty of a class A felony. Provided, if such person so acts or so fails to act with the intent to hinder, delay or interfere with the preparation of the United States or of any of the states for defense or for war, or with the prosecution of war by the United States or by any country with which the United States shall then maintain friendly relations, the minimum punishment shall be imprisonment for not less than one year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-E:49 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-E / Section 49
170-E:49 Confidentiality and Investigations.
Status: in_force

The department may request and shall receive cooperation from other state agencies in connection with investigations and licensure. Because certain information kept by other state agencies and requested by the department may be confidential, the department shall strictly observe the confidentiality requirements of the agency from which it receives information.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:52 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 135-C / Section 52
135-C:52 Appeal.
Status: in_force

A person whose conditional discharge is revoked, pursuant to RSA 135-C:51, may appeal the decision to the chief administrator of the state mental health services system. The person shall be entitled to a hearing on the appeal within 5 days, excluding weekends and holidays, of the administrator's receipt of request for the hearing. The commissioner shall adopt rules, in accordance with RSA 541-A, which shall include provision for legal counsel and procedures for waiver of the hearing.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-A:15 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-A / Section 15
12-A:15 Package Plan Programs.
Status: in_force

I. As used in this subdivision the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Voluntary corporation," a corporation organized under RSA 292, dedicated by its articles of agreement and bylaws to serve and promote the recreational interests of the state of New Hampshire or a section thereof and which may number among its members certain corporations actively engaged in developing and promoting recreational facilities in the state of New Hampshire. (b) "Package plan program," a method of selling tickets by which the department of resources and economic development, in conjunction with a voluntary corporation, offers for sale to the general public interchangeable or reciprocal tickets for services and accommodations, or both, in connection with recreational facilities of both the state and the voluntary corporation or any of its members. The charges for services and accommodations when sold in this manner may be less than when sold individually. II. The department of resources and economic development may participate in package plan programs with voluntary corporations as defined in this section, and businesses within the tourism industry. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this participation may include entering into such agreements with voluntary corporations and businesses within the tourism industry as are in the best interests of the state, which agreements may relate to the development, promotion, administration, and sales of package plan programs. Such agreements shall permit the department of resources and economic development to provide to the voluntary corporation and businesses within the tourism industry a mutually agreed upon number of tickets or vouchers for tickets at a mutually agreed upon discounted rate in order to participate in the package plan program for promotional purposes or in lieu of dues to the voluntary corporation. Any revenue derived by participation in package plan programs payable to the department of resources and economic development in accordance with such agreements shall be deposited with the state treasurer in the same manner as regular ticket sales. The commissioner of the department of resources and economic development shall make annual reports on revenue derived from participation in package plan programs to the senate president, the speaker of the house, and governor and council by January 31 following the close of each fiscal year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 600:4 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 600 / Section 4
600:4 Oath to Witnesses.
Status: in_force

The foreman of the grand jury, the prosecuting officer or any justice upon the jury may administer oaths to witnesses to be examined before them.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270:28 — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270 / Section 28
270:28 Clearing Course.
Status: in_force

While motorboats are racing on a course as described in RSA 270:27, no aircraft, in landing or taking off from the water, and no boat, however propelled, shall traverse or cross said course within 1/2 mile of an approaching boat, except in an emergency or when engaged in the common carriage of passengers or freight operating on a regular schedule.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 106-L:22 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 106-L / Section 22
106-L:22 Accessibility and Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

I. It is the purpose of this section both to protect the reputation of law enforcement officers from public disclosure of unwarranted complaints against them and to fulfill the public right to know of any action taken against a law enforcement officer when that action is based on a sustained finding of misconduct. II. Meetings of the committee concerning an individual complaint shall not be open to the public. Records of the committee as well as investigations conducted by the committee shall be work product and shall not be made public or be discoverable under RSA 91-A except as provided in this subdivision. If the committee recommends to the council that a finding of misconduct be sustained then such decision of the committee shall be public and the council shall schedule a public hearing. III. The council shall prepare and maintain a register of all complaints reviewed by the committee which shall be open to public inspection and copying containing the following information: (a) The date and the nature of the complaint, but not including the identity of the law enforcement officer or employing agency; and (b) A summary of the disposition of the completed investigation. IV. All hearings of the council concerning complaints of misconduct shall be conducted in accordance with RSA 106-L:5, III. At the time of the hearing, the committee's investigative report and any records relied on by the committee to present its recommendation to the council shall be available for public inspection. After the council issues its final decision, the decision and all records or information relied on or presented to the council shall be public. However, any hearing or record, or any portion thereof, described in this paragraph may be sealed or redacted if the council determines with specificity that any such record will reveal confidential information that creates a compelling interest outweighing the public's presumed right of access. V. A person charged with committing an act or acts of misconduct may inspect and copy the investigation file that results in the charges against him or her, except for any attorney work product or other privileged information. VI. Any person aggrieved by a final order of the council granting or denying in whole or in part the relief sought may obtain review of such order in the manner prescribed in RSA 541. VII. Notwithstanding any other provision of law set forth in this chapter, a prosecutor in a criminal proceeding may review and disclose any such information or records related to a sustained finding of misconduct in the possession of any law enforcement agency, the council, or the committee subject to the procedure set forth in RSA 105:13-b in order to determine whether any such information contains potentially exculpatory materials consistent with the prosecutor's constitutional, legal, or ethical obligations.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-P:3 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-P / Section 3
358-P:3 General Requirements of Disclosure.
Status: in_force

I. The rent-to-own dealer shall disclose to the consumer the information required by RSA 358-P:4. In a transaction involving more than one rent-to-own dealer, only one such dealer need make the disclosures, but all rent-to-own dealers shall be bound by such disclosures. II. The disclosures shall be made at or before consummation of the rent-to-own agreement. III. The disclosures shall be made clearly and conspicuously in writing and a copy of the rent-to-own agreement provided to the consumer. The disclosures required under RSA 358-P:4 shall be made on the face of the contract above the line for the consumer's signature. IV. If a disclosure becomes inaccurate as the result of any act, occurrence or agreement by the consumer after delivery of the required disclosures, the resulting inaccuracy shall not be a violation of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318:42-a — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 318 / Section 42-a
318:42-a Automated Pharmacy Systems; Long-term Care Facilities, Hospices, or State Correctional Institutions.
Status: in_force

I. A pharmacy may provide pharmacy services to a long-term care facility or hospice licensed under RSA 151 or to a state correctional institution through the use of an automated pharmacy system that need not be located at the same location as the pharmacy. II. The board shall adopt rules governing the use of an automated pharmacy system under this section, not later than January 1, 2022, which shall specify: (a) Recordkeeping requirements; (b) Security requirements; and (c) Labeling requirements.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 638:14 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 638 / Section 14
638:14 Unlawful Simulation of Legal Process.
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, with a purpose to procure the compliance of another with a request made by such person, knowingly sends, mails or delivers to such person a notice or other writing which has no judicial or other sanction, but which in its format or appearance simulates a summons, complaint, court order or process, including, but not limited to, lien, indictment, warrant, injunction, writ, notice, pleading, subpoena, or order, or an insignia, seal or printed form of a federal, state or local government or an instrumentality thereof, or is otherwise calculated to induce a belief that it does have a judicial or other official sanction.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 186-C:8-a — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 186-C / Section 8-a
186-C:8-a Voter Registration Planning.
Status: in_force

When an individualized education program (IEP) team or planning team for accommodations pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq) meets for the purpose of reviewing or developing an IEP or accommodation plan for a student who is 17 years of age or older, or will be during that academic year, the team shall discuss voter registration as an appropriate community living/citizenship training goal or competency to be included in the IEP or Section 504 plan, and, if appropriate, when and how voter registration should be accomplished. Any resulting decisions shall be included in the IEP or Section 504 plan.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 426-A:5 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 426-A / Section 5
426-A:5 Records.
Status: in_force

The owner or operator of a produce farm shall maintain records required by the federal Food Safety Modernization Act, rules adopted thereunder, and rules adopted under this chapter pursuant to RSA 541-A and shall make those records available to the department upon request.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-I:2 — NH Code / Title XIX-A / Chapter 227-I / Section 2
227-I:2 Duties and Authority of the Director.
Status: in_force

I. The director shall: (a) As far as other duties may permit, carry on an educational course of lectures and other public information programs and activities on forests and forest resources and conduct exhibits on forestry at state facilities and at fairs and other similar public assemblies, delegating such duties to authorized assistants as necessary, within the limits of available time and funds. (b) Provide New Hampshire forest landowners, natural resource professionals, forest products industries, communities, and the non-landowning public with unbiased, research-based educational assistance on subject matters including, but not limited to, sustainable forest management practices, stewardship of all forest resources, timber harvesting, and the utilization and marketing of forest products. (c) Enable the division to provide the educational assistance referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) by enacting and maintaining a memorandum of understanding with the University of New Hampshire cooperative extension to support and implement a joint forest resources educational program between the division, the cooperative extension and cooperating federal, state, and county partners. Such memorandum shall be reviewed and updated every 3 years or less as may be necessary. (d) At least every 10 years undertake an inventory, assessment, and analysis of the forest resources as provided in RSA 227-I:6-8. II. The director may: (a) Upon request and whenever the director deems it essential to the best interest of the people of the state, cooperate with counties, towns, corporations, and individuals in preparing plans for the protection, management, and reforestation of woodlots and timber tracts, on such terms as the commissioner may approve. (b) Assist, at its request, any city or town which has established a city or town forest. (c) Keep an inventory of all city and town forests in the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 23:5 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 23 / Section 5
23:5 Payment of Salaries.
Status: in_force

The salaries of county attorneys, sheriffs and county treasurers shall be paid from the county treasury in equal payments as determined by the county commissioners.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 425:15 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 425 / Section 15
425:15 Interstate Conferences and Compacts.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner shall have power to enter into compacts, subject to congressional approval, with legally constituted milk commissions or similar authorities of other states or of the United States of America to effect a uniformity in regulating and insuring an adequate supply of pure and wholesome milk to the inhabitants of this state, to provide uniform control of milk produced in this state and handled in interstate commerce and to exercise all the powers hereunder for such purpose as well as the following powers: (a) To conduct joint investigations and hearings and to issue joint or concurrent orders. (b) To employ or designate a joint agent or agencies to enforce such orders or compacts. (c) To provide for classifications of milk in accordance with the form in which it is used or moved with uniform minimum prices or methods of fixing such prices for each class. (d) To provide for payment to all producers and associations of producers delivering milk to dealers of uniform prices subject to adjustments with the joint agent for location and butterfat content. (e) To make such joint regulations as may be incidental to and not inconsistent with the foregoing and as may be necessary to effectuate the above-mentioned powers. II. The commissioner shall not enter into any compact which would provide for the fixing of prices on the sale or resale of milk unless he has obtained prior approval of the governor and council.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 53-F:2 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 53-F / Section 2
53-F:2 Adoption by Municipality.
Status: in_force

A city, town, or village district may adopt the provisions of this chapter in the following manner: I. In a town, other than a town that has adopted a charter pursuant to RSA 49-D, the question shall be placed on the warrant of an annual meeting only by the governing body, and not pursuant to RSA 39:3. II. In a city or a town that has adopted a charter pursuant to RSA 49-C or RSA 49-D, the legislative body may consider and act upon the question in accordance with its normal procedures for passage of resolutions, ordinances, and other legislation. In the alternative, the legislative body of any such municipality may vote to place the question on the official ballot for any regular municipal election. III. In a village district, the question may be considered and acted upon by any means authorized by RSA 52. IV. The language of the question shall designate the district, which may cover all or a portion of the area within the municipality, or may designate all or a portion of the area within the municipality as part of a district that encompasses all or portions of multiple municipalities. V. A municipality may vote to rescind its action in the same manner as it may vote to adopt, provided that all agreements entered into with property owners and related legal obligations created prior to its vote to rescind shall remain in effect.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 417-A:3-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 417-A / Section 3-a
417-A:3-a Coercion by Insurer.
Status: in_force

No insurer shall refuse to renew a policy of automobile insurance previously issued to an individual solely because such individual has no other policy of insurance with said insurer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 465:3 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 465 / Section 3
465:3 Limitation.
Status: in_force

Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to accept appointment as guardian of any ward if such proposed guardian shall at that time be acting as guardian for 5 wards. In any case, upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the Department of Veterans Affairs under this section alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than 5 wards and requesting his discharge for that reason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require a final accounting forthwith from such guardian and shall discharge such guardian in said case. An individual may be guardian of more than 5 wards if they are all members of the same family. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the director of the division of veterans services acting under an appointment made pursuant to RSA 465:5.