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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 216-A:6-a — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 216-A / Section 6-a
216-A:6-a Old Man of the Mountain; Official Designation.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to RSA 4:43, the general court hereby designates and names the granite formation on the eastern slope of Cannon Mountain in Franconia as the "Old Man of the Mountain."
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 356:8 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 356 / Section 8
356:8 Exemption of Agricultural Producers.
Status: in_force

An organization enumerated in RSA 356:7, or the members thereof, if they have a capital stock, shall be exempt from this chapter, if they are operating in conformity with chapter 57 of the Laws of the Second Session of the Sixty-seventh Congress, entitled, "An Act to authorize association of producers of agricultural products".
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 644:3 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 644 / Section 3
644:3 False Public Alarms.
Status: in_force

I. Any person who directly or indirectly communicates to any governmental agency that commonly deals with emergencies involving danger to life or property a report known by him to be false regarding a fire, explosion, or other catastrophe or emergency, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; except if the report concerns the presence of an active shooter, the presence of an explosive device, or the presence of a biological or chemical substance, the offense shall constitute a class B felony. II. Any person who directly or indirectly communicates to any school, business, office building, hospital, or similar facility open to the public, a report concerning the presence of an active shooter, the presence of an explosive device, or the presence of a biological or chemical substance, knowing such report is false, shall be guilty of a class B felony. III. Any person who knowingly delivers, or causes the delivery of any substance the actor knows could reasonably be perceived as a biological or chemical substance, with the purpose of causing fear or terrorism and with reckless disregard for the risk that emergency services will be dispatched as a result of such delivery, shall be guilty of a class B felony. IV. This section shall not apply to false alarms subject to RSA 644:3-a or RSA 644:3-b, or false reports under RSA 158:38.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 154:9 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 154 / Section 9
154:9 Penalty.
Status: in_force

If any person present at a fire, emergency or service call, at or to which the fire department is responding shall refuse or neglect to obey the commands of any member who is recognized as, or should have been recognized as, a member of the fire department, or shall unlawfully assume the office or badge of office of a fire chief, fire officer or firefighter, such person shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-B:5 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 541-B / Section 5
541-B:5 Disqualification of Board Member.
Status: in_force

A board member may disqualify himself relative to any matter before the board or if the board votes that any member has or may have a conflict of interest in any matter before the board, that member shall be disqualified to sit as a board member on that particular matter. In the event of any disqualification, the governor by the authority of RSA 21:33-a, the chief justice of the supreme court by the authority of RSA 541-B:3, II, the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, as appropriate, by the authority of RSA 541-B:3, III, shall appoint an interim member to the board to serve only as to that matter. The interim member shall have the same qualifications as the disqualified member.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 41:39 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 41 / Section 39
41:39 Supervision by Commissioner of Revenue Administration.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of revenue administration shall have and exercise general supervision over all tax collectors in the performance of their duties to the end that the laws relating to the collection of taxes may be properly administered.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 237:9 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 237 / Section 9
237:9 Tolls.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of transportation, with the approval of the governor and council, shall establish toll rates and other charges for use of the New Hampshire turnpike system or any part of the right-of-way and other property acquired in connection therewith. The governor and council shall approve or reject the commissioner's proposed toll rates and other charges within 90 days of receiving them. The tolls collected shall be deposited with the state treasurer who shall keep the same in a separate account to be used exclusively for purposes of the New Hampshire turnpike system including, without limitation, the operating expenses, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of the New Hampshire turnpike system. All operating expenses and maintenance costs shall be paid from said account. From the balance remaining after the payment of operating expenses and maintenance costs, there shall be paid the interest and principal on the bonds issued to finance the system. No part of such revenues shall, by transfer of funds or otherwise, be diverted to any other purpose whatsoever. Fourteen days previous to the time any interest or principal is payable, on any general obligation bonds issued to finance the system, the state treasurer shall examine the existing balance and, except as otherwise provided in RSA 237:10, if such balance is insufficient to make the payment, then he shall notify the governor who shall immediately draw his warrant on the highway fund to cover any deficit and if the funds in both of the above accounts are insufficient, the governor shall draw his warrant upon the state's general fund to the amount necessary to meet the payments. Any funds paid out from the state's highway fund or general fund for the above purposes shall be reimbursed from the collection of tolls as soon as such funds are available. Any funds that have been or may be expended for any portion of the system by the department of transportation shall be repaid to said department when, in the opinion of the governor and council, sufficient funds are available. Any excess income may be used for further system extensions in accordance with RSA 237:5, II(m). No provision of this chapter shall constitute a covenant with bondholders with respect to the charging, collection or disposition of tolls.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 507:7-h — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 507 / Section 7-h
507:7-h Effect of Release or Covenant Not to Sue.
Status: in_force

A release or covenant not to sue given in good faith to one of 2 or more persons liable in tort for the same injury discharges that person in accordance with its terms and from all liability for contribution, but it does not discharge any other person liable upon the same claim unless its terms expressly so provide. However, it reduces the claim of the releasing person against other persons by the amount of the consideration paid for the release.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 244:5 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 244 / Section 5
244:5 Transfer of Interest.
Status: in_force

Upon the election of new trustees, the interest of the former trustees shall be transferred to and vest in such new trustees; and the former trustees shall render and settle an account of their trust with such successors, and pay and transfer to them such mortgage estate and any balances in their hands; and, if a balance is due the retiring trustees, the assets of the trust shall be charged therewith.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9-B:4 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 9-B / Section 4
9-B:4 Expenditure of State or Federal Funds.
Status: in_force

All state agencies shall give due consideration to the state's policy on smart growth under RSA 9-B:2 when providing advice or expending state or federal funds, for their own use or as pass-through grants, for public works, transportation, or major capital improvement projects, and for the construction, rental, or lease of facilities. The intent of this action is that new investments and grants for existing sites and buildings in existing community centers will be given preference over investments in outlying areas where that is a practical solution for the use and community in question.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 464-C:5 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 464-C / Section 5
464-C:5 Cooperation Between Courts.
Status: in_force

I. In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this state, a court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following: (a) Hold an evidentiary hearing. (b) Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant to procedures of that state. (c) Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent. (d) Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding. (e) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript or other record of a hearing under subparagraph (a) or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under subparagraph (b), and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under subparagraph (c) or (d). (f) Issue any order necessary to assure the appearance in the proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for the court to make a determination, including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected person. (g) Issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or other relevant information in that state, including protected health information as defined in 45 C.F.R. section 160.103, as amended. II. If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in paragraph I, a court of this state has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 412:22 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 412 / Section 22
412:22 Advisory Organizations and Statistical Agents; Prohibited Activity.
Status: in_force

In addition to the other prohibitions contained in this chapter, except as specifically permitted under RSA 412:23 and RSA 412:24, no advisory organization or statistical agent shall compile or distribute recommendations relating to rates that include expenses, other than loss adjustment expenses, or profit.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:1.44 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 1.44
293-A:1.44 Householding.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation has delivered written notice or any other report or statement under this chapter, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws to all shareholders who share a common address if: (1) The corporation delivers one copy of the notice, report, or statement to the common address; (2) The corporation addresses the notice, report, or statement to those shareholders either as a group or to each of those shareholders individually or to the shareholders in a form to which each of those shareholders has consented; and (3) Each of those shareholders consents to delivery of a single copy of such notice, report, or statement to the shareholders' common address. Any such consent shall be revocable by any of such shareholders who deliver written notice of revocation to the corporation. If such written notice of revocation is delivered, the corporation shall begin providing individual notices, reports or other statements to the revoking shareholder no later than 30 days after delivery of the written notice of revocation. (b) Any shareholder who fails to object by written notice to the corporation, within 60 days of written notice by the corporation of its intention to send single copies of notices, reports, or statements to shareholders who share a common address as permitted by subsection (a), shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single copy at the common address.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-B:14 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-B / Section 14
359-B:14 Restrictions on Investigative Consumer Reports.
Status: in_force

Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares an investigative consumer report, no adverse information in the consumer report (other than information which is a matter of public record) may be included in a subsequent consumer report unless such adverse information has been verified in the process of making such subsequent consumer report, or the adverse information was received within the 3-month period preceding the date the subsequent report is furnished.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266-A:14 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266-A / Section 14
266-A:14 Rates, Fares and Charges.
Status: in_force

I. Every common carrier of passengers by motor vehicle shall print schedules of rates, fares and charges of the carrier for the transportation of passengers and baggage or for any other service and file these schedules with the department. Such schedules shall be open to public inspection. II. The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the form and content of the filing and printing and the time within which the filing and printing are required. III. Unless the department so orders, no carrier shall change a rate, fare or charge which has been filed with the department, except after 30 days' notice to the department and notice to the public as the department directs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-A:10-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-A / Section 10-a
420-A:10-a Dependent Coverage.
Status: in_force

I. A policy may, at the election of the carrier, insure, originally or by subsequent amendment, upon application of an adult member of a family who shall be deemed the policyholder, any 2 or more eligible members of that family, including husband, wife, dependent children, or any other person dependent upon the policyholder. In the event a carrier elects to provide coverage for dependent children, the term "dependent child" shall include a subscriber's child by blood or by law, who is under age 26. I-a. The coverage of any family member insured by such policy, pursuant to paragraph I, who is mentally or physically incapable of earning his or her own living as of the date on which such dependent's status as a covered family member would otherwise expire because of age, shall continue under such policy while such policy remains in force or is replaced by another policy as long as such incapacity continues and as long as such dependent remains chiefly financially dependent on the policyholder or the employee or his or her estate is chargeable for the care of such dependent; provided, that due proof of such incapacity is received by the insurer within 31 days of such expiration date. If such coverage is continued in accordance with this paragraph, such dependent shall be entitled upon the termination of such incapacity to coverage offered by the New Hampshire high risk pool under RSA 404-G. II. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require: (a) Coverage for services provided to a dependent before the effective date of this section; or (b) That an employer pay all or part of the cost of family coverage that includes a dependent as provided pursuant to this section. III. A subscriber that elects family coverage during any applicable open enrollment period may enroll any dependent eligible pursuant to this section. IV. Coverage for a dependent provided pursuant to this section shall be provided until the earlier of the following: (a) The dependent is disqualified for dependent status as set forth in paragraph I of this section; or (b) The date upon which the employer under whose contract coverage is provided to a dependent ceases to provide coverage to the subscriber. V. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit a health insurance carrier to refuse an election for coverage by a dependent pursuant to paragraph III, based upon the dependent's prior disqualification pursuant to subparagraph IV(a). VI. (a) Notice regarding coverage for a dependent as provided pursuant to this section shall be provided to a subscriber: (1) In the certificate of coverage prepared for subscribers on or about the date of commencement of coverage; and (2) Within 30 days following the effective date of this section. (b) Such notice shall include information regarding the required special open enrollment period.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-D:3-302 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-D / Section 3-302
383-D:3-302 Safety and Soundness.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of determining the safety or soundness of a family trust company or any act that a family trust company has taken or proposes to take, the following shall apply: (1) Subject to subsection (b), the commissioner shall consider the factors described in RSA 383-C:4-401; (2) The commissioner shall give primary consideration to whether the family trust company poses a harm to the general public; and (3) To the extent that the family trust company does not pose a harm to the general public and subject to the requirements of this chapter, the family trust company shall have broad latitude to determine how it is organized and how it will operate its affairs. (b) For purposes of applying the factors described in RSA 383-C:4-401 to a family trust company, the commissioner shall consider that: (1) The family trust company's market is serving family clients; and (2) The family trust company's financial success is determined by the avoidance of net losses over multiple years. (c) A family trust company poses a harm to the general public if the family trust company: (1) Transacts business with the general public; (2) Fails to establish and maintain procedures reasonably designed to assure and monitor its compliance with applicable anti-money laundering and similar laws; or (3) Engages in any other activity that the commissioner determines poses a direct, material harm to the general public.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-A:29-a — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 541-A / Section 29-a
541-A:29-a Failure of Agency to Act.
Status: in_force

I. If an agency fails to take any required action on an application, petition, or request within the time limits prescribed by RSA 541-A:29 or any other provisions of law, the application, petition, or request shall be deemed approved and any permit, approval or other item requested shall be deemed granted to or received by the applicant, petitioner, or requestor, except as provided in RSA 310. II. If a permit, approval, or other item has been granted under paragraph I, the applicant may request written confirmation of such grant from an agency. The agency shall provide an applicant written confirmation of such an approval within 14 days of the applicant's request. III. A permit, approval, or other item shall not be granted by default if an applicant has agreed in writing to extend an agency's time for review pursuant to RSA 541-A:29, IV or any other provision of law. IV. A grant of a permit, approval, or other item under this section shall not relieve the applicant, petitioner, or requestor from the obligation to comply with all federal, state, and local requirements applicable to activities authorized by the permit, approval, or other item.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 209:13 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 209 / Section 13
209:13 Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of RSA 209 shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-A:146 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-A / Section 146
310-A:146 Eligibility Requirements for Licensure as a Landscape Architect.
Status: in_force

I. Each applicant for licensure as a landscape architect shall meet one of the following requirements: (a) Possession of an accredited 4-year landscape architecture degree or equivalent, and 3 years professional experience under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape architect; or (b) Possession of a non-accredited 4-year landscape architecture degree or a 4-year degree in a related field and 5 years professional experience, 3 of which shall be under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape architect; or II. The board shall have the discretion to reject an applicant who is not of good professional character, as evidenced by: (a) Conviction for commission of a felony; (b) Misstatement of facts by the applicant in connection with the application; (c) Violation of any of the standards of conduct required of landscape architects as they are set forth in this subdivision or in rules adopted by the board; or (d) Practicing landscape architecture without being licensed in violation of laws of the jurisdiction in which the practice took place. III. Upon complying with the preliminary requirements set forth in this section, the applicant shall, in order to become licensed, pass written examinations as provided in RSA 310-A:151, except as otherwise provided in RSA 310-A:153. IV. Following the effective date of the initial adoption by the board of rules under RSA 541-A, the board may issue licenses to applicants whose applications for licensure have been received during a one-year period following the effective date of adoption of the rules, who provide evidence satisfactory to the board of knowledge and experience equivalent to the requirements set forth in subparagraphs I(a) or (b), and who meet the examination requirements of RSA 310-A:151.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 597:38-a — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 597 / Section 38-a
597:38-a Default Fees.
Status: in_force

I. Whenever a party recognized to appear for any offense defaults, the court may impose an administrative processing fee in the amount of $50 in addition to any other fine or penalty assessment. II. The administrative processing fee provided for in paragraph I shall be retained by the court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 189:2 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 189 / Section 2
189:2 Reduction of Time.
Status: in_force

If the school board of any district shall decide that, by reason of special conditions or circumstances, the maintenance of standard schools for 180 days, or the equivalent number of hours if approved by the commissioner of the department of education, in said district is undesirable, said school board may so represent in writing to the state board. If, upon hearing, the state board, or the commissioner when authorized by the state board, shall be of the opinion that the representation is true, it may reduce the time of maintaining such schools in said district to such limits as it may deem wise. Provided, however, that the state board, or the commissioner if authorized, shall not reduce the days during which schools shall be in session, as provided in RSA 189:1, on account of workshops, conventions or teachers' institutes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-D:4 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5-D / Section 4
5-D:4 Permitted Uses and Restrictions.
Status: in_force

Use of AI by state agencies shall be allowed under the following circumstances and with the following restrictions: I. If an AI system produces a recommendation or a decision, and this recommendation or decision once implemented or executed cannot be reversed, then the recommendation or decision must be reviewed by a human who is in an appropriate responsible position and is aware of the limitations of the AI system before the recommendation or decision takes effect. II. Such recommendations and decisions pertain to, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Situations in which limitations on rights and freedoms of an individual person or group of persons are determined. (b) Biometric identification to verify the identity of an individual person. (c) Management and operation of critical infrastructure. (d) Actions taken by law enforcement at the state and local levels. (e) Interpreting and applying the laws of the state, including sentencing. III. Any material produced by generative AI and that has not been reviewed, and possibly edited by a human in an appropriate responsible position, must be accompanied by disclosure that the content was generated by AI. IV. In all other circumstances in which a human user is interacting with an AI system, either directly or indirectly, the user must be informed that they are interacting with an AI system.