FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 38-A:9 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 38-A / Section 9
38-A:9 Quorum.
Status: in_force

A majority of the members of the authority constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and all action of the authority shall be by a majority vote of its members.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215:2-a — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 215 / Section 2-a
215:2-a Information; Register of Licensed Guides.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall furnish a copy of the rules and regulations under which such licenses are issued, with the necessary application form to applicants for license under this chapter. The executive director shall maintain a register of all persons licensed as guides in this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275:1 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275 / Section 1
275:1 Union Membership.
Status: in_force

No person shall coerce or compel, or attempt to coerce or compel, any person into an agreement, either written or verbal, not to join or become a member of any labor organization, as a condition of securing or continuing in any employment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147-A:12 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 147-A / Section 12
147-A:12 Discrimination Prohibited.
Status: in_force

I. No employer shall discharge or discriminate against an employee because the employee has reported a violation of this chapter to the department as required by RSA 147-A:11, I. II. Any employee who has been discharged or discriminated against in violation of RSA 147-A:12, I, may bring an action against the employer in the superior court for injunctive relief, and for compensatory and exemplary damages. III. Reasonable attorney's fees shall be awarded to any employee who prevails in an action against his employer brought under RSA 147-A:12.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-N:7 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-N / Section 7
420-N:7 Prohibition on State-Based Health Exchange; Guidelines for Interaction With Federally-Facilitated Health Exchange.
Status: in_force

I. No New Hampshire state agency, department, or political subdivision shall plan, create, participate in or enable a state-based exchange for health insurance under the Act, or contract with any private entity to do so. II. State agencies or departments may interact with the federal government with respect to the creation of a federally-facilitated exchange for New Hampshire. III. Subject to the requirements of this chapter, state agencies or departments may operate specific functions of a federally-facilitated exchange consistent with this subdivision to enable the continuation of traditional areas of state regulation and authority. IV. State agency activities relating to any federally-facilitated exchange for New Hampshire shall be consistent with the following objectives: (a) Promoting preservation of the private, commercial delivery of health coverage through carriers and producers to the greatest degree possible under the Act and minimizing interference with the operation of commercial markets. (b) Minimizing overhead and administrative expenses. (c) Promoting competition and consumer choice, for example by advocating for allowing all health and dental plans that meet the minimum requirements necessary to be certified as qualified plans under the Act to be offered in the exchange. (d) Preserving to the greatest extent possible the state's insurance regulatory authority and the state's flexibility in determining Medicaid eligibility standards and program design and operation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-I:1 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-I / Section 1
359-I:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Financial device" means any instrument or device that can be used to obtain cash, credit, property, services, or any other thing of value or to make financial payments, including but not limited to any of the following: (a) A credit card, banking card, debit card, electronic fund transfer card, or guaranteed check card. (b) A check. (c) A negotiable order of withdrawal. (d) A share draft. (e) A money order. (f) An Automated Clearing House ("ACH") or other electronic transaction. (g) Any device or process, whether based on a binary or digital code used to transfer value from one person or entity to another. II. "Personal information" shall include any one or more of the following, whether the information is owned by or assigned to the person it relates to: (a) A first and last name of a user, whether given at birth or adoption, assumed, or legally changed. (b) A home or physical address. (c) A telephone number. (d) A social security number. (e) Any personal identification number. (f) A credit or debit card number. (g) Any access code associated with a credit or debit card. (h) A date of birth, birth certificate number, or place of birth. (i) A password or access code. (j) A financial institution account number. (k) A driver's license or other governmental identification. III. "Victim" means any person whose personal information or financial device has been obtained, accessed, possessed, or recorded in violation of this chapter or any person that provided money, credit, goods, services, or anything of value and has suffered financial loss as a direct result of the commission or attempted commission of a violation of this chapter. IV. "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.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 471-C:30 — NH Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 471-C / Section 30
471-C:30 Escheat Proceedings.
Status: in_force

I. Within 36 months after the close of the state's fiscal year in which any property presumed abandoned under this chapter is paid or delivered to the administrator, if no claim for the property has been made and established by any person, not including another state, entitled to the property and notice pursuant to RSA 471-C:20 has occurred, the administrator shall pay or deliver all such property to the appropriate county treasurer as required under RSA 471-C:31, subject to the state deduction under paragraph II. II. Before the administrator pays or delivers the property to the general fund or the appropriate county treasurer as required under paragraph I and RSA 471-C:31, the administrator shall retain 15 percent of the amount to be returned as a deduction for any costs and service charges which the state shall incur in escheat proceedings or with respect to reimbursements made pursuant to paragraph III. The administrator shall deposit this sum in the general fund. III. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any holder of a travelers check, bearer bond, or money order who has paid money to the administrator pursuant to this chapter and who subsequently makes payment to any other person appearing to the holder to be entitled to payment. Upon filing proof of payment that the payee was entitled thereto, the administrator shall promptly reimburse such holder for such payment without imposing any fee or other charge.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 408:11 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 408 / Section 11
408:11 Interest Payment on Claims for Death Benefits.
Status: in_force

I. Any policy or contract containing a death benefit shall contain a provision for the payment of interest on the death benefit, as follows: (a) Interest shall accrue and be payable from the date of death. (b) Interest shall accrue at the rate or rates applicable to the policy for funds left on deposit or, if the company has not established a rate for funds left on deposit, at the Two Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as published by the Federal Reserve. In determining the effective annual rate or rates, the company shall use the rate in effect on the date of death. (c) Interest shall accrue at the effective annual rate determined in subparagraph (b), plus additional interest at a rate of 10 percent annually, beginning with the date that is 31 calendar days from the latest of dates identified in subparagraph (1) or (2), to the date the claim is paid, where it is: (1) The date that due proof of death is received by the company; or (2) The date the company receives sufficient information to determine its liability, the extent of the liability, and the beneficiary legally entitled to the proceeds. II. The insurer has a duty to pay all claims in a timely manner. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow any life insurance company doing business in this state to withhold payment of money payable under a life insurance policy or annuity contract death benefit to any beneficiary for a period longer than reasonably necessary to transmit such payment. III. In any case in which interest on the proceeds of, or payments under, any individual or group policy of life insurance or annuity contract death benefit becomes payable pursuant to paragraph I, the insurer shall notify each named beneficiary at the last known address, as evidenced by the business records of the insurer, that interest will be paid on the proceeds of, or payments under, such policy from the date of death of the named insured, if the company does not pay the proceeds of, or payments under, the policy within 30 days of the insured's death. Such notice shall specify the rate of interest to be paid.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:15 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 458-A / Section 15
458-A:15 Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

I. A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, or a sibling or parent of the child, is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse. II. If there is no previous child-custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this chapter and a child-custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14, a child-custody determination made under this section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14. If a child-custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14, a child-custody determination made under this section becomes a final determination, if it so provides and this state becomes the home state of the child. III. If there is a previous child-custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this chapter, or a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14, any order issued by a court of this state under this section must specify in the order a period that the court considers adequate to allow the person seeking an order to obtain an order from the state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14. The order issued in this state remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state within the period specified or the period expires. IV. A court of this state which has been asked to make a child-custody determination under this section, upon being informed that a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child-custody determination has been made by, a court of a state having jurisdiction under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14, shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:14, upon being informed that a child-custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child-custody determination has been made by, a court of another state under a statute similar to this section shall immediately communicate with the court of that state to resolve the emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the child, and determine a period for the duration of the temporary order.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 511:44 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 511 / Section 44
511:44 Indorsers.
Status: in_force

The persons whose names are indorsed on the writ as provided in RSA 511:43 shall be deemed the plaintiffs for every purpose, and execution shall issue in favor of each for the amounts due them respectively and against them for costs if judgment is rendered for the defendants.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 403-A:12 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 403-A / Section 12
403-A:12 Rules and Regulations.
Status: in_force

The insurance commissioner may, by regulation, prescribe the rules necessary for the administration of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402:15-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402 / Section 15-a
402:15-a Transactions Through Credit Card Facilities.
Status: in_force

I. No person may knowingly solicit or negotiate any insurance, seek or accept applications for insurance, issue or deliver any policy to or for any insurer or relative to a subject of insurance resident, located or to be performed in this state, through the arrangement or facilities of a credit card facility or organization, for the purpose of insuring credit card holders or prospective credit card holders. Credit card holders as used in this section means any person who may pay the charge for purchases or other transactions through the credit card facility or organization, and whose credit with such facility or organization is evidenced by a credit card, identifying such person as being one whose charges the credit card facility or organization will pay, and who is identified as such upon the credit card either by name, account number, symbol, insignia, or any other method or device of identification. I-a. Any premiums returned as a result of cancellation on any policy paid with a credit card, or financed through a credit card facility or organization, shall be paid directly to the credit card holder. The commissioner may issue rules for the proper administration of this paragraph pursuant to RSA 400-A:15. II. Whenever any person does or performs in this state any of the acts set forth in the preceding paragraph I for or on behalf of any insurer therein referred to, such insurer shall be held to be doing business in this state and shall be subject to the same taxes, state, county and municipal, as insurers that have been legally qualified and admitted to do business in this state by agents or otherwise are subject, the same to be assessed and collected against such insurers; and such persons so doing or performing any of such acts shall be personally liable for all such taxes. III. The provisions of this section shall not apply to group or individual policies of accident insurance written by insurance companies duly authorized to do business in this state. However, any individual policies of accident insurance must be placed through agents who are residents of this state and who are licensed to transact business in this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 594:7 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 594 / Section 7
594:7 Arrest on Warrant.
Status: in_force

An officer to whom a warrant for the arrest of an offender may be addressed has power to make the arrest at any time and in any place, and shall have, in any county, the same powers in relation to the process as an officer of that county.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 669:28 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 669 / Section 28
669:28 Instructions; Information.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall prepare for the use of the clerks such printed information and instructions, subject to the approval of the attorney general, as he shall deem appropriate to carry into effect the purposes hereof. The secretary of state shall furnish such material to the clerks of all towns, cities, village districts and school districts.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:9-904 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 9-904
564-B:9-904 Duties at Inception of Trusteeship.
Status: in_force

Within a reasonable time after accepting a trusteeship or receiving trust assets, a trustee shall review the trust assets and make and implement decisions concerning the retention and disposition of assets, in order to bring the trust portfolio into compliance with the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the trust, and with the requirements of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 611-B:6 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 611-B / Section 6
611-B:6 Indemnification of Medical Examiner.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RSA 99-D shall apply to the chief medical examiner and any other medical examiner or investigator employed in the office of the chief medical examiner for claims arising from the scope of their official duties, including, but not limited to, the practice of forensic pathology and the practice of clinical forensic medicine.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 228-A:14 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 228-A / Section 14
228-A:14 Tax Exemption.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter, their transfer and income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale or transfer thereof, shall at all times be exempt from all taxation by or within the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 349:5 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 349 / Section 5
349:5 Registration; Procedure.
Status: in_force

Every person, proprietorship, partnership, or association, as defined in RSA 349:1, engaged in the conduct of any business, enterprise, venture, or activity within the state of New Hampshire under a trade name, firm, or style shall, subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth, file in the office of the secretary of state a certificate signed by such person, proprietorship, or by the members of such partnership or association stating the name under which the business is to be conducted, the principal place of said business, and a brief description of the kind of business to be carried on with the names and addresses of the principal parties engaged therein. Said registration shall further state the date of organization of said business.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-A:47 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-A / Section 47
310-A:47 Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings.
Status: repealed

I. [Repealed.] II. Misconduct sufficient to support disciplinary proceedings under this section shall include: (a) The practice of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure or renew a certificate to practice under this subdivision. (b) Conviction of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude. (c) Any unprofessional conduct or dishonorable conduct unworthy of, and affecting the practice of the profession. (d) Unfitness or incompetency by reason of negligent habits or other causes, or negligent or willful acts performed in a manner inconsistent with the interests of persons relying on the expertise of the licensee. (e) Addiction to the use of alcohol or other habit-forming drugs to a degree which renders the licensee unfit to practice under this subdivision. (f) Mental incompetency to practice under this subdivision. (g) Willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this subdivision. (h) Suspension or revocation of a license, similar to one issued under this subdivision, in another jurisdiction and not reinstated. (i) Violations of the rules of professional conduct for architects, or any other rule adopted by the board. (j) Providing false testimony before the board. (k) Failure to provide, within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, information requested by the board as a result of any formal complaint to the board alleging a violation of this subdivision. (l) Knowingly making or signing any false statement, certificate, or affidavit in connection with the practice of architecture.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339:30-a — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 339 / Section 30-a
339:30-a Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices.
Status: in_force

I. All persons who shall offer for sale or sell gasoline or diesel fuel at retail shall post the price of all grades and services of such fuel in at least 2 of the following ways: (a) On a price sign affixed to the fuel dispenser in numerals not less than 4 inches high and 3/4 of an inch in width; such price signs shall be placed on the dispenser so that they are clearly visible from both sides of the dispenser from either direction of a motorist's approach; (b) On a stationary roadside fuel price sign; the stationary roadside fuel sign must be clearly visible from the street; or (c) By a digital unit price indicator or an analog unit price indicator on the face of the dispenser; the indicators must display the actual price of the fuel pumped. II. When a grade, blend, or mixture of gasoline or diesel fuel is sold from a single dispenser for a regular price and a cash discount price, both unit prices shall be posted on the dispenser in accordance with subparagraph I(a) and either subparagraph I(b) or I(c). Roadside signs advertising the cash discount price of gasoline or diesel fuel shall disclose that the advertised price is limited to cash purchases and display the word "cash" next to the cash discount price. The letters in the word "cash" or other words of disclosure shall be of the same height and width as the numerals of the cash discount price. III. Numerals indicating fractions or portions of whole numbers on any posted price shall be at least 1/2 the size of the whole number on such display, and all posted prices shall reflect the total price of such fuel, including all taxes thereon. IV. If a computing device is part of the fuel dispensing equipment, it shall compute the total price for single purchases at all the unit prices for which the grade, blend, or mixture of gasoline or diesel fuel being dispensed is offered for sale, except for the unit prices charged by contract for fleet sales and similar price-contract sales. When a grade, blend, or mixture of fuel is offered for sale at more than one unit price through a dispenser with a computing device: (a) The unit price for a transaction shall be selected by controls on the dispenser to be used by the customer; and (b)(1) A printed receipt of the transaction shall be made available to the customer, showing unit price, the total number of gallons dispensed, and the total price of the sale issued mechanically by the dispenser; or (2) A printed receipt shall be made available to the customer, showing the unit price, the total number of gallons dispensed, and the total price of the sale from a person attending the dispenser or the store where the fuel is offered for sale. V. When a special sale price or promotional discount price is offered on a grade, blend, or mixture of gasoline or diesel fuel, the dispenser shall be set to compute transactions at the special sale price or promotional discount price. VI. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.