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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 430:7 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 430 / Section 7
430:7 Assessments.
Status: in_force

The amounts to be assessed upon private property shall be assessed and collected like ordinary taxes at the next general tax assessment following their expenditure, and shall be a lien on said land, including buildings and improvements thereon, in the same manner and with the same effect as is provided in the case of other taxes, and shall be subject to the provisions relative to abatement and appeal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 88-A:9 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 88-A / Section 9
88-A:9 Coordination With Federal Law.
Status: in_force

If the liabilities of persons interested in the estate as prescribed by this chapter differ from those which result under the federal estate tax law, the liabilities imposed by the federal law will control and the balance of this chapter shall apply as if the resulting liabilities had been prescribed in this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 7:19 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 7 / Section 19
7:19 Authority; Register Authorized; Pecuniary Benefit Limited.
Status: in_force

I. RSA 7:19 through 7:32-b inclusive shall apply to all trustees holding property for charitable purposes and to all persons soliciting for charitable purposes or engaging in charitable sales promotions; and the attorney general shall have and exercise, in addition to all the common law and statutory rights, duties and powers of the attorney general in connection with the supervision, administration and enforcement of charitable trusts, charitable solicitations, and charitable sales promotions, the rights, duties and powers set forth in RSA 7:19 through 7:32-b inclusive. The attorney general shall also have the authority to prepare and maintain a register of all charitable trusts heretofore or hereafter established or active in this state. However, this subdivision does not apply to the United States; any state, territory or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or to any of their agencies or governmental subdivisions or to any religious organization which holds property for charitable or religious purposes or their integrated auxiliaries or to conventions or associations of churches. II. Directors, officers, and trustees of charitable trusts shall serve on the governing boards of such charitable trusts only for the charitable purposes of the organization. If such directors, officers or trustees are serving for any other expressed or intended reasons, they shall not serve on the governing board of the organization.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 127:5 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 127 / Section 5
127:5 Health Officer.
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint some discreet person, possessing the qualifications hereinafter specified, to be health officer for such district. If the district health officer shall not be elected within 60 days from the formation of any such district, or in case a vacancy in said office shall continue to exist for 60 days or more, such officer shall be appointed by the commissioner of the department of health and human services. Upon the appointment of a health officer under the provisions of this section, the terms of office of the health officers of the towns or cities forming such district shall terminate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-E:118 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-E / Section 118
564-E:118 Agent's Resignation; Notice.
Status: in_force

An agent may resign by substantially complying with a method of resignation provided in the terms of the power of attorney or, if the terms of the power of attorney do not provide a method or the method provided in the terms is not expressly made exclusive or is not possible to achieve, by giving written notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated: (1) to the conservator or guardian, if one has been appointed for the principal, and a coagent or successor agent; or (2) if there is no person described in subsection (1), to: (A) a parent, spouse, or descendant of the principal; (B) the principal's caregiver; (C) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal's welfare; or (D) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 563-C:2 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 563-C / Section 2
563-C:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Beneficiary form" means a registration of a security which indicates the present owner of the security and the intention of the owner regarding the person who will become the owner of the security upon the death of the owner. II. "Person" means an individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. III. "POD" means "pay on death." IV. "Register," including its derivatives, means to issue a certificate showing the ownership of a certified security or, in the case of an uncertificated security, to initiate or transfer an account showing ownership of securities. V. "Registering entity" means a person who originates or transfers a security title by registration, and includes a broker, a bank defined in RSA 383-A:2-201(a)(3) which engages in business in this state and maintains security accounts for customers, a transfer agent or other person acting for or as an issuer of securities. VI. "Security" means a share, participation, or other interest in property, in a business, or in an obligation of an enterprise or other issuer, and includes a certificated security, an uncertificated security, and a security account. VII. "Security account" means: (a) A reinvestment account associated with a security, a securities account with a broker, a cash balance in a brokerage account, cash, interest, earnings, or dividends earned or declared on a security in an account, a reinvestment account, or a brokerage account, whether or not credited to the account before the owner's death; or (b) A cash balance or other property held for or due to the owner of a security as a replacement for or product of an account security, whether or not credited to the account before the owner's death. VIII. "TOD" means "transfer on death."
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 195:14-a — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 195 / Section 14-a
195:14-a Alternative Method of Apportioning Operating Costs.
Status: in_force

I. As an alternative to the apportionment of operating costs set forth in RSA 195:14, the cooperative school board may fix a specific percentage of the state adequate education grant amount received in a given year to be applied to the operating costs of the cooperative school district, before the apportionment of remaining cooperative school district operating costs. Such percentage shall not be less than zero percent and not more than 100 percent and shall be the same in each city or town in the cooperative school district. II. The question on the adoption of an alternative method of apportioning operating costs shall be proposed as an article in the warrant of the next cooperative school district annual or special meeting pursuant to RSA 195:13. A majority of voters present and voting on the question in each city or town in the cooperative school district shall be required to approve the alternative method of apportioning operating costs. Upon approval, the clerk of the cooperative school district shall send to the state board of education a certified copy of the warrant. III. The procedure for modification or rescission of an alternative method of apportioning operating costs shall be as set forth in the alternative method of apportioning operating costs and shall not be subject to the provisions of RSA 195:18, III(i). A majority of voters present and voting on the question in each city or town in the cooperative school district shall be required to approve the modification or rescission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383:9 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383 / Section 9
383:9 Duties.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner shall have general supervision of and shall conduct examinations of all state banks, trust companies, family trust companies, credit unions, and other entities licensed by the department as may be designated by law from time to time. The commissioner may also examine a service entity that engages with a state chartered institution or that otherwise operates in this state, and such examination may be conducted in conjunction with or independently of any examination of a depository bank or credit union. The commissioner may also enter into agreements with federal and state regulatory authorities to examine or participate in the examination of a service entity and to share and protect the confidentiality of any examination report, work papers, or other examination information of the other state or federal regulatory authority. The commissioner may inspect the books of any entity under examination, and their papers, notes, bonds, and other evidences of debt. By that examination, the commissioner shall determine the true financial condition of the entities, their ability to perform their engagements, and whether they have violated any provision of law. II. The commissioner may conduct investigations of the persons identified in paragraph I and of persons believed to be engaged in unlicensed activity in the state. III. The cost of any examination or investigation shall be borne by the person examined or investigated. In the case of an unlicensed person, investigative costs will be assessed only if the person is determined to have engaged in unlicensed activity. IV. In the course of conducting any examination or investigation of any entity and subject to the limitations of federal law, the commissioner shall have the jurisdiction and power to examine any affiliate of the entity, as defined in RSA 383-A:2-201(a). The examination of an entity's affiliate, shall be limited to those issues which, in the determination of the commissioner, affect the safe and sound operation of the entity and the relationship between the entity and the affiliate. V. The commissioner may conduct an examination or investigation during business hours, at the commissioner's office by consent or by subpoena, or at any location of the entity's operations, including any place where assets are located or where records are made, posted, or kept. The commissioner shall have the power to conduct an examination or investigation outside the state of New Hampshire and outside the United States and its territories. Notice of any examination may be provided to the entity's main or principal office or, for a trust company or family trust company, to any executive officer of the trust company or family trust company. VI. The commissioner may adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the duties assigned to him or her by this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 395:14 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 395 / Section 14
395:14 Rejection.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner doubts the justice and validity of any claim he may reject the same and serve notice of such rejection upon the claimant either by mail or in person. An affidavit of service of such notice, which shall be prima facie evidence thereof, shall be filed with the commissioner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 429:25 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 429 / Section 25
429:25 Rulemaking Authority.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food shall have general authority to administer this chapter and shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A for carrying out its provisions. He shall in person or by his deputy or agent have free access at all reasonable hours to any place, building, or vehicle in which maple syrup or honey is sold, offered, or exposed for sale, or exchanged or distributed at retail or wholesale. He shall also have power in person or by his deputy or agent to open any package or container, and may upon tendering the market price take such container and its contents or sample therefrom.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 212:11 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 11
212:11 Establishment.
Status: in_force

The executive director, in conjunction with the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food, may establish and maintain state fish and game refuges for the protection and propagation of fish, game, and fur-bearing animals, on all or any portion of the state fish and game lands, wherein fish, game, and fur-bearing animals shall not be hunted, pursued, taken, disturbed, or molested at any time except as provided in RSA 212:15. They may also, with and by the consent of the proper authorities, establish and maintain such refuges on state forests, national forests, or otherwise publicly owned lands or waters within the state. They may also establish and maintain such refuges on privately owned lands with the consent of the owner and abutters, for such purposes. No such refuge shall exceed in area 1/2 of the total area of the state or national forest on which it is located, nor shall it exceed 2,500 acres in area, if not located on a state or national forest. No such refuge exceeding 500 acres in area shall be established within 10 miles of another such refuge.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-A:13 — NH Code / Title XI / Chapter 151-A / Section 13
151-A:13 Separability Clause.
Status: in_force

If any action or provision of this chapter shall be declared unconstitutional or void by any court of competent jurisdiction, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the constitutionality and validity of the remainder of the chapter and the applicability thereof to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby, and to this end the sections and provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 371:1-b — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 371 / Section 1-b
371:1-b Acquisition Negotiations; Reference to Eminent Domain Prohibited.
Status: in_force

No public utility, predecessor development entity, or agent of either, shall refer to the use of eminent domain in any landowner negotiations, unless the commission has first specifically authorized its use under this chapter with respect to the affected landowner. Any landowner may file a complaint with the commission under RSA 365:1 alleging violation of this section. Upon a finding of violation, after notice and hearing, the public utility or project-sponsoring affiliate shall be fined up to $25,000 which shall be deposited in the general fund. If a landowner makes an inquiry concerning eminent domain, the public utility, predecessor development entity, or agent of either, may provide the landowner with the commission's contact information without violating this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 646-A:1 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 646-A / Section 1
646-A:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Desecration" means the act of diverting from a sacred purpose or use to which a flag has been devoted by another individual or group of individuals. The act of desecration shall include burning, defacing, mutilating, destroying or trampling upon the flag. II. "Flag of the United States" means any flag that is the commonly accepted "stars and stripes" or that flag described in Executive Order #10834 of President Eisenhower, August 25, 1959, and succeeding attachments to such Executive Order. III. "Properly displayed" means any flag of the United States attached to a public or private building by means of a pole or any other attachment which renders the flag of the United States to be displayed according to commonly accepted flag etiquette; any flag of the United States displayed in a cemetery to mark a memorial or veteran's gravesite; any flag of the United States displayed for a certain period of time to mark a national holiday; any flag of the United States which is historic and is maintained in a display case for public viewing; or any flag of the United States displayed in accordance with Public Law 623, approved June 22, 1942 and amendments thereto.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:62 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 674 / Section 62
674:62 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision: I. "Small wind energy system" means a wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, and associated control or conversion electronics, which has a rated capacity of not more than 100 kilowatts and which will be used in the first instance for onsite consumption. II. "System height" means the height above grade of the tower plus the wind generator. III. "Tower height" means the height above grade of the fixed portion of the tower, excluding the wind generator. IV. "Wind generator" means blades and associated mechanical and electrical conversion components mounted on top of the tower.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-I:6-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-I / Section 6-a
161-I:6-a Criminal Record Check Required.
Status: in_force

I. Every applicant selected for employment with an other qualified agency, as defined in RSA 161-I:2, IX, shall submit to the employer a public criminal history record information authorization form, as provided by the division of state police, which authorizes the release of his or her public criminal history record information to the facility pursuant to RSA 106-B:14; provided, that the scope of employment includes the provision of services in a client's home or otherwise involves direct contact with a client. II. The other qualified agency shall submit the public criminal history record information authorization form to the division of state police after an applicant accepts a conditional offer of employment. The other qualified agency shall review the results of the public criminal criminal history record information check before making a final offer of employment. An employee shall not begin work before the final offer of employment is made. III. (a) Upon receipt of a public criminal history record information authorization form from an other qualified agency, the division of state police shall conduct a public criminal history record information check pursuant to RSA 106-B:14 and provide the results to the other qualified agency. (b) The cost of criminal conviction record checks for such applicants shall be borne by the other qualified agency provided that the other qualified agency may require an applicant to pay the actual costs of the criminal conviction record check. IV. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to any agency providing temporary or per diem staff to an other qualified agency. The agency shall not offer the services of any person until the agency has reviewed the criminal history of the employee. (b) The cost of criminal history record checks for such temporary or per diem staff shall be borne by the agency providing temporary or per diem staff to an other qualified agency, provided that the agency providing per diem staffing may require the selected applicant for employment to pay the actual costs of the criminal conviction record check. V. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person who is licensed by the board of nursing pursuant to RSA 326-B.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275:41-d — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275 / Section 41-d
275:41-d Notice Required.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall make available on the department of labor website the following notice: "It is illegal in New Hampshire under both state and federal law to pay employees different wages for the same work based solely on sex. If you think that your employer has violated this provision, please contact the New Hampshire Department of Labor." This notice shall also include the address, phone number, and email address of department personnel to be contacted with complaints under this subdivision, as well as an Internet link to RSA 275:37.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 490:24 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 490 / Section 24
490:24 Entry Fees.
Status: repealed

I. For the benefit of the state, there shall be paid to the clerk for the entry of every reserved case, bill of exceptions, petition, appeal, or other action, for the filing of every motion or other document supplementary to the entered case, and for any service rendered by the clerk, such fees as shall from time to time be established by the court. The clerk shall set aside 6 percent of each entry fee paid into the court for deposit into a special escrow account established under RSA 490:26-c and 30 percent of each entry fee paid into the court for deposit into the judicial branch information technology fund established under RSA 490:26-h. The proceeds of fees for motions to appear in court pro hac vice shall be paid into the law library revolving fund established in RSA 490:25, III. II. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 277:18 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 277 / Section 18
277:18 Added Safeguards.
Status: in_force

Whenever, after inspection as provided in RSA 277:13, the commissioner shall be of the opinion that compliance with the standards, under the special conditions obtaining in any place of employment, necessitates the use of any safeguard, or the doing of any other act for which the standards adopted by him do not provide, he shall have power, by special order, to require the adoption in that place of employment of such particular safeguards, safety devices, appliances, lighting facilities, or other means as may be reasonable and practicable for the safety and health of the employees.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-J:8 — NH Code / Title XI / Chapter 151-J / Section 8
151-J:8 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of the department of labor, with the advice of members of the commission, shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, to assure de-identification of all individuals and facilities involved in the incidents received.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 487:35 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 487 / Section 35
487:35 Finding of Public Purpose.
Status: in_force

The general court finds that it is for the public good and welfare of this state to protect and preserve its tidal waters for propagation and harvest of shellfish and for other beneficial uses. Shellfish propagation and harvest is a primary indicator of the overall ecological and water quality health of coastal waters. As such, the general court further recognizes the need to restore, preserve, and maintain the state's tidal waters in order that these significant environmental, aesthetic, and recreational assets will continue to benefit the social and economic well-being of the state's citizens.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 4:13-u — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 4 / Section 13-u
4:13-u Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
Status: in_force

The governor shall annually proclaim the month of May as Lyme disease awareness month and shall urge cities and towns throughout the state to observe this month in an appropriate manner educating the public about the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 400-B:10 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 400-B / Section 10
400-B:10 Time Limits to Provide Records and to Respond to Examiners.
Status: in_force

I. Initial data requests shall be submitted to a company at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the on-site examination, desk audit, or other form of review to provide ample time for the company to prepare the materials requested by the examining state. Paragraphs II and III shall apply to requests for supplemental data and information not anticipated at the time of the initial request as specified herein. II. As a means to facilitate the examination and to aid in the examination in accordance with RSA 400-A:37, an insurer shall provide any requested document or written response to an inquiry submitted by an examiner within 10 working days, or such other time period as mutually agreed upon by the examiner and the insurer. When the requested document or response is not produced by the insurer within the specified time period, a violation shall be deemed to have occurred unless the insurer can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the requested record cannot reasonably be provided within the specified time period of the request. III. Additional records requested by the commissioner shall be made available for the examination upon the date specified by the examiner-in-charge.