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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 35-A:1 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 35-A / Section 1
35-A:1 Declaration of Purpose.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be in the public interest and to be the policy of the state to foster and promote by all reasonable means the provision of adequate markets and facilities for borrowing money by governmental units, as defined herein, for the financing of their public improvements and other municipal purposes from proceeds of bonds or notes issued by such governmental units, and to assist such governmental units in fulfilling their needs for such purposes by creation of indebtedness and to the extent possible to encourage continued investor interest in the bonds or notes of such governmental units as sound and preferred securities for investment. It is in the public interest and it is the policy of the state to encourage its governmental units to continue their independent undertakings of public improvements and new municipal purposes and the financing thereof and to assist them therein by making funds available at reduced interest costs for orderly financing of such public improvements and other municipal purposes, particularly for those governmental units not otherwise able readily to borrow for such purposes at reasonable rates of interest. It is further declared that credit and municipal bond market conditions require the exercise of the powers of the state in the interest of its governmental units to further and implement such policies by authorizing a state instrumentality to be created as a body corporate and politic to have full powers to borrow money and to issue its bonds and notes to make funds available through the facilities of such instrumentality at reduced rates and on more favorable terms for borrowing by such governmental units through the purchase by such instrumentality of the bonds or notes of such governmental units in fully marketable form and by granting broad powers to such instrumentality to accomplish and to carry out the aforesaid policies of the state which are in the public interest of the state and of its taxpayers and residents.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 158:9-d — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 158 / Section 9-d
158:9-d License Forms.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of safety is hereby authorized and directed to prepare forms for the licenses required by RSA 158:9-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-O:2 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-O / Section 2
358-O:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Anything of value," "item of value" or "item" means any item or service with monetary value. II. "Handling charge" means any charge, fee or sum of money which is paid by a consumer to receive a prize, gift or any item of value including, but not limited to, promotional fees, redemption fees, registration fees or delivery costs. III. "Person" means any natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, association and any other legal entity.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:3 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 3
204-C:3 Housing Finance Board.
Status: in_force

The powers of the authority shall be vested in 9 members, comprised of men and women, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council. One member of the board shall be a person having experience in the construction of single-family real estate; one member shall be a person having experience with the business of selling or renting real estate; one member shall be a person having experience in residential mortgage banking; and at least 2 members shall be persons representing the general public who are neither bankers, builders, nor in the business of selling or renting real estate. No more than 5 members shall be of the same political party. The governor shall appoint annually a chairman and the members shall elect annually from among their number a vice-chairman and such officers as they may determine. Terms of board members shall be 5 years, except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. In 1986, members shall be appointed to the following terms: one member to a one-year term, 2 members to a 2-year term, 2 members to a 3-year term, 2 members to a 4-year term, and 2 members for a 5-year term. No member may serve more than 2 full consecutive terms. No member of the board shall serve on any other state board, commission, or in any other state agency during his term of office as a member of the housing finance board. A member shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and qualified. Members shall receive no salary for the performance of their duties under this chapter, but each member shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out his duties under this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 399-C:2 — NH Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 399-C / Section 2
399-C:2 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 189:32 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 189 / Section 32
189:32 Appeal.
Status: in_force

Any person so removed, unless dismissed by the school board, may appeal to the state board. The board shall prescribe the manner in which appeals shall be made, and when one is made shall investigate the matter in any way it sees fit, and make such orders as justice requires.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:7-a — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374 / Section 7-a
374:7-a Violation.
Status: in_force

I. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of RSA 370:2 or any standards or rules adopted under it by the public utilities commission or the department of energy, relative to gas pipelines and liquefied petroleum gas systems pursuant to the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed the maximum civil penalty under 49 U.S.C. section 60122(a), as amended. II. Any person who otherwise violates any provision of RSA 370:2 or any standards or rules adopted under it by the public utilities commission or the department of energy, relative to gas pipelines and liquefied petroleum gas systems pursuant to the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed the maximum civil penalty under 49 U.S.C. section 60122(a), as amended. III. The department of energy shall assess and enforce civil penalties related to this section. Any civil penalty assessed under this section may be appealed to the public utilities commission, and the commission may uphold, reverse, or compromise such civil penalty. In determining the amount of the penalty, the outcome of an appeal, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the person charged, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the person charged in attempting to achieve compliance, after notification of a violation, the degree of culpability of the person, the history of prior violations, the effect of the penalty on the person, and any other identifiable factor related to the circumstances of the person and the nature and circumstances of the violation, shall be considered. The amount of the penalty, when finally determined, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, may be deducted from any sums owing by the state to the person charged or may be recovered in a civil action in the state courts.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-B:28 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-B / Section 28
169-B:28 Disqualification of Judge.
Status: in_force

A judge who conducts a hearing pursuant to RSA 169-B:24, RSA 169-B:25, or RSA 169-B:26 shall not participate in any subsequent proceedings relating to the offense or conduct alleged in the delinquency petition if the minor or counsel for the minor objects to such participation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275-C:18 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275-C / Section 18
275-C:18 Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this subdivision or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances is held invalid the remainder of this subdivision or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 53-B:14 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 53-B / Section 14
53-B:14 Existing Districts.
Status: in_force

Districts formed by municipalities under prior law shall continue to operate under the prior law and existing district agreements. A district may utilize any additional provisions of this chapter by amending its district agreement in accordance with the amendment process contained in its district agreement.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:119 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 119
304-C:119 Nature of Membership Rights, Etc.
Status: in_force

I. Membership rights in a limited liability company are intangible personal property. II. A member has no interest in limited liability company property. III. Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, the membership rights of members, other than the members' limited liability company interests, are personal and non-transferable except to the extent that a transferee may succeed to membership rights under the provisions of RSA 304-C:121, RSA 304-C:123, or RSA 304-C:124.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-D:13 — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270-D / Section 13
270-D:13 Issuance of Safe Boater Education Certificate.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner or designee shall issue a safe boater education certificate to a person 16 years of age or older who: (a) Passes a safe boater education course approved by the commissioner in accordance with the criteria of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). A classroom course shall provide a minimum of 8 hours of instruction. Passage of a safe boater education course shall require successful completion of an online examination approved by NASBLA that meets U.S. boating education standards if the person is 18 years or older and attests that they are the person taking the online examination, or, at the person's option if offered or if the person is under the age of 18 years, a proctored examination approved by the commissioner. The minimum passing grade for the examination shall be 80 percent; or (b) Passes a safe boater equivalency examination administered by persons approved to offer boating safety education courses. The minimum passing grade for the examination shall be 80 percent. A certificate issued to a person passing the equivalency examination shall specify that the certificate is issued as evidence of satisfactory completion of a safe boater examination and entitles the holder to operate a vessel on the public waters of New Hampshire. II. Once issued, the certificate of safe boater education shall be valid for the lifetime of the person and may not be revoked by the department of safety or a court without cause and a hearing in accordance with RSA 541-A. III. The commissioner, or designee, shall replace a lost or destroyed certificate upon written request of the person entitled thereto and payment of the prescribed fee, and such copy shall have the same form and effect as the original. IV. Any person who successfully completes a safe boater education course or safe boater equivalency examination after reaching the age of 15 shall be issued a safe boater education certificate upon attaining the age of 16.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 141-G:15 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 141-G / Section 15
141-G:15 Costs.
Status: in_force

Subject to rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 141-G:19, an applicant's workers' compensation insurance carrier shall be responsible for paying the costs of the test, including the charges of the health care facility taking the blood sample and the charges of the laboratory for the analysis of the sample. An applicant without insurance coverage may request testing under this subdivision, however, he or she shall be responsible for paying for the testing order and may be required to pay for testing in advance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 479-A:26 — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 479-A / Section 26
479-A:26 Actions.
Status: in_force

Without limiting the rights of any unit owner, actions may be brought by the manager or board of directors, in either case in the discretion of the board of directors, on behalf of 2 or more of the unit owners, as their respective interests may appear, with respect to any cause of action relating to the common areas and facilities or more than one unit. Service of process on 2 or more unit owners in any action relating to the common areas and facilities or more than one unit may be made on the person designated in the declaration to receive service of process.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:13 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 13
259:13 Commissioner.
Status: in_force

"Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of safety.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 553:1 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 553 / Section 1
553:1 Administrator Defined.
Status: in_force

The word administrator may include every person to whom the administration of an estate or the execution of a will may be granted.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:145 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 145
231:145 Removal of Certain Hazardous Trees.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of other sections of this subdivision and subject to the provisions of RSA 231:157 and RSA 231:158, the commissioner of transportation on class I and III highways, and state maintained portions of class II highways, and the governing bodies of cities and towns and the county commissioners for unorganized places on class IV, V, and VI highways and town maintained portions of class II highways may declare any tree, either alive or dead, situated within the limits of highways, roads, or streets to be a public nuisance by reason of danger to the traveling public, spread of tree disease, or the reliability of equipment installed at or upon utility facilities authorized under RSA 231:160 or RSA 231:160-a. After such declaration by such authority and notice to the abutting landowner on whose property such tree is located the said authority shall within a reasonable time remove the same without compensation or cost to the abutter. However, no such declaration and notice shall be required when the delay entailed by such declaration and notice would pose an imminent threat to safety or property, including electric transmission and distribution lines. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to relieve the public utility companies of their accepted responsibility of tree trimming and tree removal for the protection of their lines, or for the construction of new lines, or to alter the provisions of RSA 231:150-182 in any manner. The state and municipal authorities may require of the public utilities owning lines which pass through or near a tree or trees which are condemned for removal as a public nuisance to assist in their removal at their expense by either the temporary removal of their lines or by causing to be removed at their expense the top portion of said tree or trees from a point below their lines.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:29 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 674 / Section 29
674:29 Board of Adjustment and Administrative Provisions Under Interim Zoning Ordinance.
Status: in_force

In any town in which an interim zoning ordinance has been adopted, and while it remains in effect, the board of selectmen shall be the appointing authority for the zoning board of adjustment and shall appoint the first such board forthwith, upon the adoption of interim zoning. Such board shall have all the powers and jurisdiction and be subject to all the duties, requirements and other provisions applicable to zoning boards of adjustment under RSA 673. The board of selectmen, if no building inspector exists, shall act jointly as the building inspector and administrative officer charged with enforcement and may issue building or use permits in the first instance if clearly permitted by law. The applicable provisions of RSA 677 shall govern motions for rehearing, appeals, enforcement, and interpretation. In addition to other remedies, any person convicted of violation of the provisions of RSA 674:25-29 by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50 for each offense. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:1 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 1
282-A:1 Applicability of Definitions.
Status: in_force

Any word or phrase defined in this subdivision shall have the same meaning throughout RSA 282-A unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 78-A:5 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 78-A / Section 5
78-A:5 Suspension and Revocation of Licenses; Appeal.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, suspend or revoke the license of any operator or may refuse to issue any license for failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter or with the rules and regulations prescribed under this chapter. II. Any operator aggrieved by a suspension, revocation or refusal of the commissioner may appeal from the ruling either by application to the board of tax and land appeals or by petition to the superior court in the county in which he or she resides or conducts his or her operation within 15 days after receiving written notice of the commissioner's ruling in the manner prescribed in RSA 78-A:15. The board of tax and land appeals or the court, as the case may be, shall hear the appeal forthwith. If the appealing operator files a bond running to the state in an amount fixed by the board of tax and land appeals or the court, with a surety company authorized to do business in the state as surety, conditioned on the payment of taxes due and to become due during the pendency of the appeal, the ruling appealed from is inoperative if it is a ruling of suspension or revocation. If the ruling appealed from is a refusal to renew an existing license, the existing license shall remain valid during the pendency of the appeal if the appeal bond is given.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-A:55 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-A / Section 55
304-A:55 Powers of Licensing Authorities Not Affected.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a partnership engaged in the rendering of professional services may register as a registered limited liability partnership or foreign registered limited liability partnership subject to: (a) The laws and rules governing the rendering of professional services as defined in RSA 304-A:2, IX by partnerships; and (b) Such other terms and conditions imposed by its governing licensing authority.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-O:1 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-O / Section 1
420-O:1 Purpose and Scope.
Status: in_force

I. The purpose of this chapter is to set forth standards and procedures for not-for-profit private and public institutions of higher education which provide 4 year bachelor's degree programs and graduate or professional degree programs, and which have a history of providing for the health insurance needs of their students by implementing self-funded student health benefit plans, to obtain authorization to continue this practice. II. This chapter shall apply only to self-funded student health benefit plans, not to fully-insured student major medical expense coverage, which is governed by RSA 415:19-a and other applicable provisions of Title XXXVII. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an educational institution from purchasing fully-insured student health coverage offered pursuant to RSA 415:19-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 155:40 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 155 / Section 40
155:40 Toilet Facilities to be Provided for Restaurants, Etc.
Status: in_force

I. All places where the business of serving food to the public is conducted shall be equipped with toilet and lavatory facilities convenient of access for the use of patrons. Separate toilet rooms for each sex shall be provided for patrons of any restaurant designed to seat 25 or more patrons at one time or for patrons of any food establishment where alcoholic beverages are served. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall have the authority to waive the requirements of this section for such businesses having 5 or fewer seats, for good cause shown, provided the business is unable to comply with this section because it does not have toilet or lavatory facilities on the effective date of this section as amended, and can show that the requirements of this section would cause substantial hardship. II. The provisions of this section shall not apply to mobile lunch carts or be construed to require roadside stands or so-called drive-ins, serving food to the public, to provide toilet facilities for patrons where seating facilities within the building are not available.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 327-A:2-a — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 327-A / Section 2-a
327-A:2-a Pupillary Distance Measurement.
Status: in_force

The pupillary distance measurement, if taken within the previous 24 months, shall be made available to the wearer upon request. Nothing shall prevent the ophthalmic dispenser, or their employer, from charging a fee for any ophthalmic dispensing services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 77-A:8 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 77-A / Section 8
77-A:8 Additional Returns.
Status: in_force

When the commissioner has reason to believe that a taxpayer has failed to file a return or to include any part of its gross business profits in a filed return, the commissioner may require the taxpayer to file a return or a supplementary return showing such additional information as the commissioner prescribes. Upon the receipt of the supplementary return, or if none is received within the time set by the commissioner, the commissioner may find and assess the amount due upon the information that is available. The making of such additional return does not relieve the taxpayer of any penalty for failure to make a correct original return or relieve it from liability for interest imposed under RSA 21-J:28 or any other additional charges imposed by the commissioner. This section shall not be construed to modify or extend the statute of limitations provided in RSA 21-J:29.