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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 84-A:2 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 84-A / Section 2
84-A:2 Imposition of Tax.
Status: in_force

I. For the taxable period ending June 30, 2014, a tax is imposed at a rate of 5.5 percent upon the net patient services revenue of every hospital for the hospital's fiscal year ending during the first full calendar year preceding the taxable period. II. For the taxable period ending June 30, 2015, a tax is imposed at a rate of 5.5 percent upon the net patient services revenue of every hospital for the hospital's fiscal year ending during the calendar year in which the taxable period begins. III. For the taxable period ending June 30, 2016, a tax is imposed at a rate of 5.45 percent upon the net patient services revenue of every hospital for the hospital's fiscal year ending during the calendar year in which the taxable period begins. IV. For the taxable period ending June 30, 2017, a tax is imposed at a rate of 5.4 percent upon the net patient services revenue of every hospital for the hospital's fiscal year ending during the calendar year in which the taxable period begins. V. For the taxable period ending June 30, 2018, and for every taxable period thereafter, a tax is imposed at a rate of 5.4 percent upon the net patient services revenue of every hospital for the hospital's fiscal year ending during the calendar year in which the taxable period begins.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-B:16 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-B / Section 16
170-B:16 Petition for Adoption.
Status: in_force

I. A proceeding to adopt a minor child, other than a related minor child, shall be commenced by the filing of a petition within 30 days after such minor child has been placed in an adoptive home, provided that such petition may be filed at a later date by leave of court upon a showing that the failure to file such petition within such 30-day period was not due to the petitioners' culpable negligence or their willful disregard of the provisions of this section. II. A petition to adopt an adult or a related minor child may be filed at any time. III. The following information shall accompany every petition for adoption: (a) Written surrenders as required by RSA 170-B:5. (b) The name of any person whose surrender is required but who has not surrendered his or her parental rights. (c) Facts or circumstances which excuse the lack of such surrender normally required, including but not limited to an order of termination of parental rights, forfeiture, or waiver. IV. A petition for adoption shall be signed and verified by the petitioner, filed with the clerk and shall state: (a) As the caption, "In the Adoption of __________ ". The adoptee shall be designated in the caption under the person's birth name. (b) The date and place of birth of the adoptee, if known. (c) The name to be used for the adoptee. (d) The date and name of the court where the petitioner acquired custody of the minor and of placement of the minor and the name of the person or agency placing the minor. (e) The full name, age, place, and duration of residence of the petitioner. (f) The marital status of the petitioner, including the date and place of marriage, if married. (g) That the petitioner has facilities and resources, including those available under a subsidy agreement, suitable to provide for the nurture and care of the minor adoptee, and that it is the desire of the petitioner to establish the relationship of parent and child with the adoptee. V. A certified copy of the birth certificate or verification of birth record of the adoptee shall be sent to the court. VI. Any name by which the adoptee was previously known shall not be disclosed in the notice of hearing, or in the decree of adoption. VII. If a minor child is to be adopted from another state or country, the petition shall include documentation indicating compliance with RSA 170-A and RSA 170-B:28. VIII. If the surrender was executed in another state or country, or medical information was not provided as required under 170-B:9, III, the petitioner shall file with the court information on the age and medical and personal backgrounds of the birth parents and minor child. Such personal information may include but not be limited to ethnic and religious background, as is reasonably known.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-C:19 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-C / Section 19
359-C:19 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision: I. "Computerized data" means personal information stored in an electronic format. II. "Encrypted" means the transformation of data through the use of an algorithmic process into a form for which there is a low probability of assigning meaning without use of a confidential process or key, or securing the information by another method that renders the data elements completely unreadable or unusable. Data shall not be considered to be encrypted for purposes of this subdivision if it is acquired in combination with any required key, security code, access code, or password that would permit access to the encrypted data. III. "Person" means an individual, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, limited liability company, or other form of entity, or any agency, authority, board, court, department, division, commission, institution, bureau, or other state governmental entity, or any political subdivision of the state. IV. (a) "Personal information" means an individual's first name or initial and last name in combination with any one or more of the following data elements, when either the name or the data elements are not encrypted: (1) Social security number. (2) Driver's license number or other government identification number. (3) Account number, credit card number, or debit card number, in combination with any required security code, access code, or password that would permit access to an individual's financial account. (b) "Personal information" shall not include information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state, or local government records. V. "Security breach" means unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that compromises the security or confidentiality of personal information maintained by a person doing business in this state. Good faith acquisition of personal information by an employee or agent of a person for the purposes of the person's business shall not be considered a security breach, provided that the personal information is not used or subject to further unauthorized disclosure.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 596-A:12 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 596-A / Section 12
596-A:12 Excluding Witnesses.
Status: in_force

Any of the witnesses for or against the accused may be excluded from the place of examination, and be kept separate and apart from each other during the examination of other witnesses.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-E:5 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-E / Section 5
170-E:5 Assistance From Department.
Status: in_force

The department, in applying the standards adopted by rule under this subdivision, shall offer consultation through employed staff or other qualified persons to assist applicants and licensees in meeting and maintaining minimum requirements for a license.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 41:2 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 41 / Section 2
41:2 Optional Officers.
Status: in_force

In addition to the officers which towns are hereinafter required to elect at the annual meeting, any town may choose one or more collectors of taxes, agents, overseers of public welfare, constables, police chiefs or other police officers, and every other officer who may be directed by law to be chosen, and such other officers as it may judge necessary for managing its affairs, who shall perform the duties prescribed by law. Constables, police chiefs or police officers shall be elected pursuant to the provisions of RSA 41:47.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 652:23 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 652 / Section 23
652:23 Chief Election Officer.
Status: in_force

I. The secretary of state shall be the chief election officer for the state. The secretary of state shall provide information regarding voter registration procedures and absentee ballot procedures for all voters, including absent uniformed services voters, absent voters temporarily residing outside the United States, and federal ballot only voters domiciled outside the United States. Instructional and informational materials published by the secretary of state for clerks to provide such voters shall include information on how to communicate electronically with election officials. II. Within 180 days of the effective date of this paragraph, the secretary of state shall implement and operate a public vulnerability disclosure program which substantially meets or exceeds the recommendations contained within the publication "Guide to Vulnerability Reporting for America's Election Administrators" published by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, to make it easier for security researchers and the general public to report security vulnerabilities appropriately. The secretary shall work with the cybersecurity advisory committee established in RSA 21-R:16.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 281-A:57 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 281-A / Section 57
281-A:57 General Penalty.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any order issued by the superior court or by the commissioner under this chapter shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-B:9-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-B / Section 9-a
169-B:9-a Use of Alternatives to Secure Detention.
Status: in_force

An officer may release a minor to an alternative to secure detention, with court approval, pending the arrival of the parent, guardian, or custodian. The alternative program may release the minor to the parent, guardian, or custodian upon their arrival. Any court or police or juvenile probation and parole officer, acting in good faith pursuant to this section, shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of release to an alternative to secure detention.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-B:9-b — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-B / Section 9-b
169-B:9-b Recognition of Foreign Probation Officers.
Status: in_force

If a minor has been placed on probation or protective supervision by a juvenile court of another state and the minor is in this state with or without the permission of such court, the probation officer of that court or other person designated by that court to supervise or take custody of the minor has all the powers and privileges in this state with respect to the minor as have like officers or persons of this state, including the right of visitation, counseling, control, direction, taking into custody, and returning the minor to that state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 284:17-c — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 284 / Section 17-c
284:17-c Restriction on Gambling.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in RSA 284:22-a and in the introductory paragraph of RSA 284:22, no licensee who holds running horse races shall at the same facility hold any other kinds of races or permit any other type of gambling except harness horse races and activities licensed by the lottery commission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:15.08 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 15.08
293-A:15.08 Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth: (1) its name; (2) the street address of its current registered office; (3) if the current registered office is to be changed, the street address of its new registered office; (4) the name of its current registered agent; (5) if the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of its new registered agent and the new agent's written consent (either on the statement or attached to it) to the appointment; and (6) that after the change or changes are made, the street addresses of its registered office and the business office of its registered agent will be identical. (b) If the street address of a registered agent's business office changes, the agent may change the street address of the registered office of any foreign corporation for which the person is the registered agent by notifying the corporation in writing of the change, and signing and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that complies with the requirements of RSA 293-A:15.08(a) and recites that the corporation has been notified of the change.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-B:29 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-B / Section 29
359-B:29 Police Report Regarding Identity Theft.
Status: in_force

I. A person who has learned or reasonably suspects that he or she has been the victim of identify theft may contact the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over his or her place of residence, which shall take a police report of the matter, and provide the complainant with a copy of that report. Notwithstanding the fact that jurisdiction may lie elsewhere for investigation and prosecution of a crime of identity fraud, the local law enforcement agency shall take the complaint and provide the complainant with a copy of the complaint and may refer the complaint to a law enforcement agency in a different jurisdiction. II. Nothing in this section shall interfere with the discretion of a local law enforcement agency to allocate resources for investigations of crimes. A complaint filed under this section is not required to be counted as an open case for purposes such as compiling open case statistics.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 356-B:63 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 356-B / Section 63
356-B:63 Judicial Review.
Status: in_force

I. Any person aggrieved by a decision or action of the attorney general may, by petition, appeal from said decision or action to the superior court for review. The superior court may affirm, reverse, or modify the decision or action of the attorney general as justice may require. II. The filing of the petition does not itself stay enforcement of the attorney general's decision. The attorney general may grant, or the superior court may order, a stay upon appropriate terms. III. Within 30 days after the service of the petition, or within further time allowed by the court, the attorney general shall transmit to the superior court the original or a certified copy of the entire record of the proceeding under review. By stipulation of all parties to the review proceedings, the record may be shortened. A party unreasonably refusing to stipulate to limit the record may be taxed by the court for the additional costs. The court may require or permit subsequent corrections or additions to the record. IV. If, before the date set for a court hearing, application is made to the court for leave to present additional evidence, and it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the additional evidence is material and that there were good reasons for failure to present it in the proceeding before the attorney general, the court may order that the additional evidence be taken before the attorney general, upon conditions determined by the court. The attorney general may modify his findings and decision by reason of the additional evidence and shall file that evidence and any modifications, new findings, or decisions with the superior court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 656:8 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 656 / Section 8
656:8 Squares.
Status: in_force

Directly at the right of the name of each candidate there shall be a square, box, oval, or other appropriate symbol for directing voters where to make the appropriate mark; except that, in the case of president and vice-president of the United States, one square, box, oval, or other appropriate symbol shall suffice which shall be placed opposite the designation "President and Vice-President of the United States".
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:100 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 100
659:100 Destruction of Ballots.
Status: in_force

All state election ballots remaining in the possession of the town or city clerk may be destroyed in accordance with RSA 33-A:3-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:48-b — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 198 / Section 48-b
198:48-b Kindergarten Adequate Education Grants.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary: I. A school district which operates a full-day kindergarten program in any school year in which the adequate education grant provided pursuant to RSA 198:42 does not include a count of the full-day kindergarten students, shall receive an additional adequate education grant based on the number of pupils attending kindergarten in the district as of the beginning of the school year. II. The per pupil amount of the additional education grant provided in this section shall be 50 percent of the amount distributed under RSA 198:40-a, II(a), based on the number of pupils enrolled and present on the first day of school in the current year in a full-day kindergarten program in the district. Once pupils enrolled in an approved kindergarten program have been counted in the average daily membership, school districts shall receive, for each such pupil, an adequate education grant calculated in accordance with RSA 198:40-a, II. III. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and every fiscal year thereafter, the amount necessary to fund the grants under this section is hereby appropriated to the department from the education trust fund established in RSA 198:39. If the balance in the education trust fund is less than zero, the governor is authorized to draw a warrant for sufficient funds to eliminate such deficit out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. The commissioner of the department of administrative services shall inform the fiscal committee and the governor and council of such balance. This reporting shall not in any way prohibit or delay the distribution of kindergarten adequate education grants.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-H:7 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-H / Section 7
79-H:7 Enforcement.
Status: in_force

All taxes levied pursuant to assessments under this chapter which are not paid when due shall be collected in the same manner as provided in RSA 80.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215-C:4 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 215-C / Section 4
215-C:4 Frozen Surface of a Public Body of Water; Back Lake Speed Limit.
Status: in_force

I. The use of any frozen surface of any public body of water by the owner or operator of any snowmobile, shall be done at his or her own risk; and any accident resulting shall not be a legal responsibility of any town, city, or the state. The executive director may, in the interest of public safety, close temporarily to any motorized vehicle all or any part of any frozen surface of a public body of water, for use by the public, except for fishing on foot. II. No person shall operate any snowmobile in excess of 35 miles per hour during night hours, on the frozen surface of Back Lake in the town of Pittsburg. In this section, "night hours" means the hours between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise. Any person who violates this paragraph shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482-B:1 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 482-B / Section 1
482-B:1 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to protect and improve the general health and welfare of the people of the state of New Hampshire; to protect the groundwater resources of the state; to regulate the construction of water wells and the installation of well pumps; to license water well contractors and well pump installers; to provide well records; to create a water well board; and to provide for penalties for violations of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:16 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 16
204-C:16 Conditions on Mortgage Loans.
Status: in_force

Mortgage loans made by the authority to eligible mortgagors shall be made subject to the following terms and conditions: I. No application for a mortgage loan shall be approved unless the applicant is an eligible mortgagor. II. Mortgage loans shall be made at interest rates established by the authority. In connection with the making of mortgage loans and commitments for mortgage loans, and in addition to such interest charges, the authority may charge and collect such fees and charges, including, but not limited to, reimbursement of the authority's financing costs, service charges, insurance premiums and mortgage insurance premiums, as the authority determines to be reasonable. III. The ratio of mortgage loan to project value and the amortization period of federally insured mortgage loans made under this chapter shall be governed by the mortgage insurance commitment for each project concerned, but such amortization period shall not exceed 50 years. In the case of a mortgage loan which is not federally insured, the ratio of loan to project value and the amortization period of loans shall be determined in accordance with rules adopted by the authority; but, in no event, shall such loan-to-value ratio exceed 95 percent of development cost of the housing financed by such mortgage loan, nor shall the amortization period exceed 50 years, except that, in the case of loans to governmental agencies, nonprofit eligible mortgagors, or eligible mortgagors which are organized as condominium associations or cooperatives, such loan shall not exceed 100 percent of such development cost. IV. Each mortgage shall be in recordable form and each mortgage and promissory note accompanying such mortgage shall retain such terms and provisions and be in such form as may be approved by the authority. V. With respect to any rental housing, an eligible mortgagor may not in any one year make distributions of income or earnings from or have equity in, or indebtedness from, housing financed by the authority in excess of the amounts prescribed by the rules of the authority; but, in no event, shall a mortgagor make distributions of income of the mortgagor in any one year or cumulatively in excess of such limits as may be established by the authority in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 204-C:53, of the mortgagor's equity in such housing, which for the purposes of this chapter shall be the development cost of the housing, as determined by the authority at the time of making the final mortgage advance, less the amount of the final advance of the mortgage loan to the eligible mortgagor. Such mortgagor's equity shall remain constant as long as the authority's mortgage shall be outstanding unless otherwise provided for by rules of the authority.