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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-H:11 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-H / Section 11
485-H:11 Grants.
Status: in_force

I. The department, to the limit of the funds appropriated to the department for this purpose through the actions of the fiscal committee established under RSA 14:30-a or by the general court, shall provide grants to entities meeting the eligibility requirements of RSA 485-H:3 and RSA 485-H:4 for up to the greater of $1,500,000 or 30 percent of the total eligible cost of the project or as provided for in rebate programs established by the department under RSA 485-H:3, II-a. II. In no instance shall the grant exceed the total eligible costs. III. In no instance shall the sum of all department administered funding of the project, to include loans and grants, exceed the total eligible costs. IV. If department administered funding had been secured prior to this grant being available, such that the addition of the grant would cause the sum of the funding to exceed the total eligible costs, then the department administered loan amounts shall be reduced on a prorated basis to the extent required to bring the sum of the funding equal to total eligible costs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 292:5-d — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 292 / Section 5-d
292:5-d Appointment of Agent for Service of Process by Voluntary Corporations.
Status: in_force

I. Entities formed under this chapter may voluntary file with the secretary of state a statement appointing an agent for service of process pursuant to RSA 5:15-c. II. Failure to appoint and maintain an agent for service of process in this state shall have no effect on validity of the charter of the corporation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:40-b — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 40-b
259:40-b Heavy Duty Recovery Vehicle.
Status: in_force

"Heavy duty recovery vehicle" shall mean a wrecker that: I. Has been designed and manufactured for the specific purpose of recovering large vehicles that have a gross weight rating or actual gross weight in excess of 80,000 pounds; II. Has either 4 or 5 axles; III. Has a manufacturer's gross weight vehicle rating in excess of 70,000 pounds; IV. Has a recovery boom with a rating of at least 70,000 pounds; V. Has an air brake system with the capability to provide compressed air to the towed vehicle's braking and/or suspension system; and VI. Has the capability to tow a combination vehicle with an actual gross weight of more than 99,000 pounds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:11-a — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 200 / Section 11-a
200:11-a Investigation of Air Quality.
Status: in_force

I. The school principal, or designee shall annually investigate the air quality of any schoolhouse or building used for school purposes and report the findings by completing a survey provided by the department of education. The survey shall be established in rules adopted by the state board of education pursuant to RSA 541-A. The purpose of the investigation shall be to consider physical factors that can influence the air quality within the schoolhouse or building. The investigation shall require a physical assessment of the facilities, not a measurement of the air quality. The survey shall allow an evaluation of the following physical conditions that can impact air quality: general cleanliness, ventilation, moisture control, and chemical use and storage. The completed survey shall be filed after the annual inspection with the department of education, the local school board, and the local health officer. Survey responses shall remain on file for 5 years. Survey responses shall be reviewed during the 5 year school approval process and shall be a factor in the approval process for a public school. II. The department of education shall notify every public school in New Hampshire how to access the United States Environmental Protection Agency Tools for Schools program and shall encourage public schools to implement the program to help provide and maintain good indoor air quality in public school buildings. III. Any school principal or designee who has conducted a good faith report under RSA 200:11-a shall be immune from civil liability.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 401:9 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 401 / Section 9
401:9 Record.
Status: in_force

Such articles of amendment shall thereupon be recorded as provided in RSA 401:6, and shall then be deemed to be part of the charter or articles of the company.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 171-A:14 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 171-A / Section 14
171-A:14 Rights of Developmentally Disabled Persons.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall be deemed incompetent to manage his or her affairs, to contract, to hold professional, occupational or vehicle operator's licenses, to vote, to marry or to make a will solely by reason of his or her developmental disability or of his or her participation in the service delivery system, nor shall department rules restrict such rights. The client's right to individual dignity shall be respected at all times and upon all occasions. II. A client in a residential service shall be provided with stationery and postage in reasonable amounts and shall have free and unrestricted mailing privileges. III. A client shall have the right to be visited at all reasonable times unless the administrator determines that such a visit would adversely affect the client. Any denial of visiting rights and the reasons for such denial shall be entered in the client's record and may be subject to the review of the human rights committee established under RSA 171-A:17. IV. A client in a residential service shall have the right to wear his or her own clothes, to keep and use his or her own personal possessions including toilet articles, to keep and be allowed to spend his or her own money, to have access to individual storage space for private use, to have reasonable access to telephones to make and receive confidential calls and any other rights specified by rules of the department; provided, however, that any of these rights may be denied for good cause by the administrator or designee. Any denial of these rights and the reasons for such denial shall be entered in the client's record and may be subject to the review of the human rights committee established under RSA 171-A:17. V. The commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to the protection of the rights, dignity, autonomy and integrity of clients, including specific procedures to protect the rights established in this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:22 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 22
659:22 Spoiled Ballots.
Status: in_force

If any voter spoils a ballot, he may receive others, one at a time, not exceeding 3 in all, upon returning each spoiled one. The ballots thus returned shall be immediately marked "cancelled" by the moderator over his signature and, at the close of the polls, shall be preserved as provided in RSA 659:95.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 276-A:23 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 276-A / Section 23
276-A:23 Limitations on Youth Training and Employment.
Status: in_force

I. Except when enrolled in an explorer program approved by the New Hampshire department of labor under rules adopted by the commissioner, no youth under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in firefighting. II. Fire organizations shall follow the requirements of this subdivision and federal orders regulating youth employment in hazardous occupations, as referenced in rules adopted by the commissioner, when any youth is employed or permitted to work in support of firefighting at all times and in all places. III. The supervising person responsible for following the requirements of this subdivision shall be the chief authority of the fire organization or his or her designee. IV. Youths shall not be employed at any task or duty in support of firefighting prior to completing training pursuant to RSA 276-A:24, I. V. Fire organizations shall follow the requirements of RSA 276-A:4, VIII and RSA 276-A:24 and rules adopted by the commissioner when employing or permitting 16 or 17 year old youths to work in support of firefighting.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 10-B:2 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 10-B / Section 2
10-B:2 Clean Air Required.
Status: in_force

I. The administrator of the division of plant and property, department of administrative services, or any other state agency authorized to build, acquire, or lease building space, shall require that the following facilities meet clean air standards before they may be used as office space: (a) After January 1, 1989, any new state building, any existing building acquired by the state, any building space leased by the state for the first time, or any building bequeathed to the state; (b) After January 1, 1996, any building space leased by the state either in an original or renewal lease; and (c) After January 1, 2000, any building addition or building renovation to a state building. II. The department of health and human services, shall be responsible for certification in writing to the administrator of the division of plant and property in the department of administrative services, or other appropriate state agency head that the buildings listed under paragraph I meet the clean air standards. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the department may establish testing requirements for building space previously certified under this chapter which are less stringent than testing for building space not previously certified. Similar less stringent testing requirements may also be established for very small or short-term leases or both. III. If the state enters into a lease for any building listed under paragraph I which does not meet the clean air standards, the state may terminate such lease.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318:8 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 318 / Section 8
318:8 Enforcement of Law.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the board, through officials and employees appointed by it or under its supervision for that purpose, and of all peace officers within the state, and of all county attorneys, to enforce all the provisions of this chapter. When so requested, the department of health and human services and its officials and employees shall cooperate with the board in collecting and analyzing samples of drugs and medicines sold, or suspected of being sold, in violation of this chapter. The members of the board, its inspectors and investigators shall have free access during business hours to all places where drugs, medicines, poisons or hypodermic devices are held, stored, or offered for sale and to all records of sale and disposition of drugs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 263:21 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263 / Section 21
263:21 Exception.
Status: in_force

The director, upon being satisfied that no readily available means of transportation exist to and from a school and that the provisions of RSA 263:19 would cause undue hardship, may permit a driver's license, limited to use to and from school and school assignments, to be issued to a person who has attained his sixteenth birthday and is under 18 years of age who has not completed an approved driver education program, if the other requirements of this chapter are met by such person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 141-J:2 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 141-J / Section 2
141-J:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Birth condition" means one or more of the birth conditions recommended by the National Birth Defects Prevention Network and/or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. III. "Department" means the department of health and human services. IV. "Health information" means vital records, hospital discharge data, parental, stillborn fetal, pediatric, or infant medical records, hospital or clinic records, results of genetic tests relating to birth conditions in infants and children, or fetal death reports indicating the birth conditions only but not the tests themselves or any other information therefrom, records of induced termination of pregnancies as to which a diagnosis of a birth condition has been made provided that such information does not include any individually identifiable health information or information that identifies the physician or other medical provider, laboratory reports, and infant, pediatric, or stillborn fetal autopsy reports. V. "Individually identifiable health information" means health information that explicitly or by implication identifies the individual who is the subject of the information including names, street addresses, birth dates, death dates, admission or discharge dates, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, electronic mail addresses, social security numbers, medical record numbers, health plan beneficiary numbers, account numbers, certificate/license numbers, biometric identifiers, including finger and voice prints, genetic tests, facial photographic or other images, any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383:7-a — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383 / Section 7-a
383:7-a Delegation of Duties and Responsibilities.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner may delegate to deputies, assistants, examiners, or employees of the department the exercise or discharge in the commissioner's name of any power, duty, or function, whether ministerial, discretionary or of whatever character, vested in or imposed upon the commissioner. However, the commissioner shall not delegate his or her rulemaking powers. II. The official act of the person acting in the commissioner's name and by his or her authority as provided in paragraph I shall be deemed an official act of the commissioner. III. The commissioner shall provide any board or commission written notice of his or her intent to delegate his or her duties and responsibilities to serve on such board or commission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-T:3-a — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-T / Section 3-a
126-T:3-a Meetings Open to Public and Quorum Requirement.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding RSA 91-A:2, IV, or any other law to the contrary, at least one-seventh of the total appointed membership of the commission shall be present at the physical location of the meeting. Each member participating electronically or otherwise shall be able to contemporaneously and throughout the meeting see and hear, and be seen and heard by, the other members of the public body attending the meeting and members of the public in attendance at the meeting site. A member participating in a meeting remotely as described in this paragraph is deemed to be present for all purposes, including for determination of a quorum and voting. Each member participating remotely shall identify the persons present in the location from which the member is participating. All votes taken during such a meeting shall be by roll call vote. Members of the public shall be permitted to participate remotely in remotely held commission meetings, including testifying or asking questions as the rules and procedures of the commission allow. A majority of the appointed members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 116:4 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 116 / Section 4
116:4 Transfer Deemed Commitment.
Status: in_force

Any person transferred as provided in this chapter shall be deemed to be committed to the veterans administration or other such agency of the United States pursuant to the original commitment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 473:19 — NH Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 473 / Section 19
473:19 Decision Conclusive.
Status: in_force

The decision of the fence-viewers, upon their being sworn that they have acted impartially, uprightly and to the best of their judgment, shall be final and conclusive upon the parties.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:15.05 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 15.05
293-A:15.05 Effect of Certificate of Authority.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate of authority authorizes the foreign corporation to which it is issued to transact business in this state subject, however, to the right of the state to revoke the certificate as provided in this chapter. (b) A foreign corporation with a valid certificate of authority has the same but no greater rights and has the same but no greater privileges as, and except as otherwise provided by this chapter is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties, and liabilities now or later imposed on, a domestic corporation of like character. (c) This chapter does not authorize this state to regulate the organization or internal affairs of a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 399-G:7 — NH Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 399-G / Section 7
399-G:7 License Required.
Status: in_force

No person shall engage in the business of money transmission or advertise, solicit, or hold itself out as providing money transmission in this state unless the person is licensed pursuant to this chapter or exempt pursuant to RSA 399-G:3. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an authorized delegate of a person licensed under this chapter from acting within the scope of authority conferred by a written contract with the licensee. Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter are non-transferable and non-assignable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:3-j — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 3-j
167:3-j Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled; Duration of Impairment.
Status: repealed

I. The department of health and human services may change the minimum duration of impairment for aid to the permanently and totally disabled (APTD) from 48 months to 12 months upon approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, under the following conditions: (a) This change results in a net general fund cost savings. (b) Eligibility for APTD shall be based on a determination of disability as defined in Title II, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and Title XVI, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), of the Social Security Act, as amended. (c) A determination of disability by the Social Security Administration or any other federal agency, including the Railroad Retirement Board, using the SSI and SSDI criteria, shall constitute a determination of disability for purposes of APTD. (d) Applicants for APTD cash assistance shall be recipients of SSI, if eligible therefor. (e) For persons applying for APTD and SSI, eligibility for both programs shall be determined using the medical and financial eligibility criteria of the SSI program, through a single disability determination process. (f) As of the date the department implements the 12-month standard and other provisions of this paragraph, all persons who have been determined by the department to be disabled under the 48-month durational standard and are eligible for APTD and who have not been determined to be disabled by the Social Security Administration or other federal agency using the SSI/SSDI standard, shall remain eligible for APTD if they have active and pending applications for or appeals of denials of SSI, SSDI, or any other federal program utilizing the SSI/ SSDI standard, through the level of the Social Security Appeals Council, provided they meet all other eligibility criteria. (g) Applicants shall have all appeal rights provided in state and federal law. II. The commissioner of health and human services is authorized to enter into agreements with agencies of the state or federal government to administer any or all parts of the aid to the permanently and totally disabled (APTD) program, including an agreement with the Social Security Administration in accordance with section 1634(a) of the Social Security Act, to the extent such agreements would allow for more cost effective or efficient administration of the program. The department shall implement the most cost-effective organizational and management structure and operational processes, with prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, which may include organizational and contractual changes including management responsibility for SSI and SSDI eligibility determinations. III. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:21 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415 / Section 21
415:21 Health Insurance Through Joint Action.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter or of any other law, 2 or more insurance companies authorized to carry on the business of health insurance in this state may join together to offer to any resident of this state who has reached or passed his sixty-fifth birthday and to the spouse of such resident, insurance against major financial loss from accident or disease. Such insurance may be offered by such companies in their own names or in the name of a voluntary unincorporated association or other organization formed by such companies solely for the purpose of offering this type of insurance. The forms of applications, certificates and policies of such insurance and the applicable premium rates shall be filed with the insurance commissioner and shall conform to the requirements of this chapter as to forms of policies of accident and sickness insurance so far as practical and applicable and the commissioner may require such additional pertinent information as he may deem necessary and require deviation from the statutory provisions for the forms of such policies. II. The joint action authorized by this section may be taken in connection with a plan to offer such insurance to residents of other states in combination with insurance offered to residents of this state subject to approval by the insurance commissioner. III. A financial summary concerning any insurance written under the authority of this section shall be furnished annually to the insurance commissioner in such form as he may prescribe. If the insurance commissioner finds that any forms for such insurance are not in the public interest or that the premium rates charged are by reasonable assumptions excessive in relation to the benefits provided, he may disapprove such forms or premium rates after notice of at least 20 days and hearing. Any person aggrieved by any order or decision of the insurance commissioner under this section shall be entitled to a rehearing and appeal in accordance with the provisions of RSA 541.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:7-701 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 7-701
564-F:7-701 Bylaws.
Status: in_force

(a) The founder, organizers, or initial directors shall adopt the foundation's initial bylaws. (b) The foundation's bylaws shall set forth each of the foundation's purposes. (c) Except to the extent that it is inconsistent with the certificate of formation, this chapter, or any other applicable law, the foundation's bylaws may set forth any of the following: (1) Any provision defining, limiting, or regulating capital contributions; (2) Any provision defining, limiting, or regulating a founder's rights, powers, and interests in the foundation; (3) Any provision defining, limiting, or regulating the manner in which the foundation property may be applied, distributed, or accumulated; (4) Any provision imposing obligations upon beneficiaries as a condition of any distribution or other benefit; (5) Any provision for the revocable or irrevocable addition of one or more beneficiaries or classes of beneficiaries; (6) Any provision for the revocable or irrevocable elimination of one or more beneficiaries or classes of beneficiaries; (7) Any provision defining, limiting, or regulating the duties, powers, and liabilities of one or more foundation officials or classes of foundation officials; (8) Any provision regarding the appointment, resignation, and removal of foundation officials; (9) A nonjudicial dispute resolution provision in accordance with RSA 564-F:16-1606; (10) A no-contest provision in accordance with RSA 564-F:14-1404; and (11) Any provision regarding any other matter that the founder or the board of directors deems necessary or advisable.