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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 214:23-b — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 214 / Section 23-b
214:23-b Program.
Status: in_force

The executive director, after consultation with the commission, is authorized to establish programs for training persons in the safe and responsible handling of any firearm and bow and arrow used for hunting and for this purpose may cooperate with any public or private association or organization having as one of its objectives the promotion of safety in firearm and bow and arrow handling. The executive director, after consultation with the commission, shall prescribe the type of instruction, qualifications of the instructors, and time and place of examination, the successful completion of which shall qualify a person for the appropriate certificate of completion.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:122 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 122
259:122 Vehicle.
Status: repealed

"Vehicle" shall mean: I. Except as provided in paragraphs II and III, every mechanical device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a way, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; II. [Repealed.] III. When used in the provisions of RSA 264, the same as paragraph I of this section, but not including bicycles, electric bicycles, and mopeds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:11 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 11
265:11 Pedestrian Control Signals.
Status: in_force

Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words "Walk" or "Don't Walk," or symbols of a "walking person" or "upraised hand," are in place such signals shall indicate as follows: I. Walk-Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right of way by the drivers of all vehicles. II. Don't Walk-No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signals if such crossing interferes with vehicular traffic; however, any pedestrian who has partially completed crossing shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:8-a — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 8-a
211:8-a Fishways at Existing Dams or Obstructions.
Status: in_force

Fish passage facilities shall be constructed and maintained at existing dams or obstructions in accordance with the following procedure: I. After the executive director of the fish and game department has made a determination that a fish passage facility is needed at an existing dam or obstruction, and upon his request, the governor, with the advice of the council, shall appoint a commission of 3 disinterested citizens of the state to review this determination. II. Said commission shall hold public hearings to determine the need and desirability of providing fish passage facilities over the dam or obstruction, and the deliberations of the commission shall include a careful consideration of the economic values associated with the project. Upon completion of its study, the commission shall report its findings to the governor and council; the report shall include any recommendations for special conditions to be associated with the project and a recommendation for the distribution of cost between the owner and the state for construction and maintenance of the fish passage and a recommendation as to whether the owner or the fish and game department shall operate and maintain said fish passage facilities. III. Upon receipt of said report, the governor, with the advice of the council, shall determine the share of the cost of construction and the share of the cost of maintenance to be borne by the owner and by the state. The state's share shall be a charge on the fish and game fund. IV. The actual design and location of fish passage facilities authorized under this section shall be determined by the executive director of the fish and game department. V. The owner of the dam or obstruction at which a fish passage facility is constructed as provided in this section or the fish and game department, as determined by the governor and council shall, consistent with the primary purpose of the dam or obstruction, operate the fish passage facility to allow for the passage of fish species present during the period of their normal migration as determined by the executive director of the fish and game department. VI. Any party to the action or proceedings under this section may apply for a rehearing or appeal under the procedure as provided by RSA 541.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 105:12 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 105 / Section 12
105:12 Powers.
Status: in_force

Every watchman may arrest any person whom he shall find committing any disorder, disturbance, crime, or offense, or such as are strolling about the streets at unreasonable hours, who refuse to give an account, or are reasonably suspected of giving a false account, of their business or design, or who can give no account of the occasion of their being abroad.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:13.03 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 13.03
293-A:13.03 Assertion of Rights by Nominees and Beneficial Owners.
Status: in_force

(a) A record shareholder may assert appraisal rights as to fewer than all the shares registered in the record shareholder's name but owned by a beneficial shareholder only if the record shareholder objects with respect to all shares of the class or series owned by the beneficial shareholder and notifies the corporation in writing of the name and address of each beneficial shareholder on whose behalf appraisal rights are being asserted. The rights of a record shareholder who asserts appraisal rights for only part of the shares held of record in the record shareholder's name under this subsection shall be determined as if the shares as to which the record shareholder objects and the record shareholder's other shares were registered in the names of different record shareholders. (b) A beneficial shareholder may assert appraisal rights as to shares of any class or series held on behalf of the shareholder only if such shareholder: (1) submits to the corporation the record shareholder's written consent to the assertion of such rights no later than the date referred to in RSA 293-A:13.22(b)(2)(ii); and (2) does so with respect to all shares of the class or series that are beneficially owned by the beneficial shareholder.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 463:3 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 463 / Section 3
463:3 Parents' Rights.
Status: in_force

I. The father and mother of every minor are joint guardians of the person of such minor, and the powers, rights, and duties of the father and mother in regard to such minor shall be equal. Upon the death of either parent, the survivor shall be the sole guardian of the person of the minor. II. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the probate court from appointing a guardian of the person or of the estate or both, and the custody of any minor may be awarded to either parent by such court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 432:8 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 432 / Section 8
432:8 Declaration of Policy.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to provide for the establishment of conservation districts under the supervision of a state conservation committee, said districts to be composed of landowners and land occupiers within the district, who may join together in the interest of the health, conservation, and development of the soil, water, and related natural resources; preventing soil erosion, floodwater and sediment damages; promoting soil health practices, drought resilience, and adaption to changes in climate and environment. It is the intent of this subdivision to facilitate the joint effort of landowners, land occupiers, and units of government in carrying out measures for the conservation and development of lands within the district, voluntarily and with such assistance as may be available for this purpose from local, state, or federal governmental agencies.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:42 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 200 / Section 42
200:42 Possession and Use of Epinephrine Permitted
Status: in_force

A pupil with severe, potentially life-threatening allergies may possess and self-administer epinephrine if the following conditions are satisfied: I. The pupil has the written approval of the pupil's health care provider and, if the pupil is a minor, the written approval of the parent or guardian. The school shall obtain the following information from the pupil's health care provider: (a) The pupil's name. (b) The name and signature of the licensed prescriber and business and emergency numbers. (c) The name, route, and dosage of medication. (d) The frequency and time of medication administration or assistance. (e) The date of the order. (f) A diagnosis and any other medical conditions requiring medications, if not a violation of confidentiality or if not contrary to the request of the parent or guardian to keep confidential. (g) Specific recommendations for administration. (h) Any special side effects, contraindications, and adverse reactions to be observed. (i) The name of each required medication. (j) Any severe adverse reactions that may occur to another pupil, for whom the epinephrine is not prescribed, should such a pupil receive a dose of the medication. II. The school principal or, if a school nurse is assigned to the pupil's school building, the school nurse shall receive copies of the written approvals required by paragraph I. III. The pupil's parent or guardian shall submit written verification from the health care provider confirming that the pupil has the knowledge and skills to safely possess and use epinephrine in a school setting. IV. If the conditions provided in this section are satisfied, the pupil may possess and use the epinephrine at school or at any school-sponsored activity, event, or program. V. In this section, "health care provider" includes any physician or health practitioner with the authority to write prescriptions.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 264:7 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 264 / Section 7
264:7 Suspensions.
Status: in_force

I. The suspension required in RSA 264:3 shall remain in effect, the vehicle in any manner involved in such accident shall not be registered in the name of the person whose license or registration was so suspended, and no other vehicle shall be registered in the name of such person nor shall any license be held by him until he has obtained a release or a judgment in his favor in an action at law to recover for damage to property or the death of or bodily injury to any person resulting from such accident or unless he shall have satisfied in the manner hereinafter provided any judgment rendered against him in such action, and gives and thereafter maintains proof of his financial responsibility. If the department has received no written notice from the aggrieved or injured person or his legal representative that suit has been brought within 2 years from the date of the accident the department then may, subject to the other requirements of the law, issue to such person a new license to drive and new registration certificates and registration plates, provided he shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility. A discharge in bankruptcy shall not relieve the judgment debtor from any of the requirements of this chapter. II. The department may waive the requirements of filing proof of financial responsibility and certificates at any time after 3 years' duration from the date of accident involvement or conviction requiring such proof, provided the department has not received further record of conviction, accident involvement, forfeiture of bail, unsatisfied judgment or other evidence which would require the continuance of such furnishing of proof of financial responsibility and certificates. III. Upon receipt of notice or certification that the driving privilege or the privilege to have driven any vehicle registered to a resident of this state, or both, have been suspended or revoked in any other state, pursuant to a law providing for its suspension or revocation for failure to deposit security for the payment of judgments arising out of a vehicle accident, or failure to maintain proof of financial responsibility in the future; under circumstances which would allow the director to suspend a nonresident's driving privilege had the accident or conviction occurred in this state, the director may suspend or revoke the license or registration or both of such resident. Such suspension or revocation shall continue until such resident furnishes evidence of compliance with the law of such other state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 234:6 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 234 / Section 6
234:6 Priority.
Status: in_force

Applications shall be considered in the order received by the commissioner and shall be programmed for construction on the basis of projected funding availability, anticipated design schedule, and other such parameters as the commissioner may prescribe for scheduling bridge aid projects.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 669:17-a — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 669 / Section 17-a
669:17-a Filing Candidacy.
Status: in_force

No person shall file as a candidate for a town officer under the provisions of RSA 669:19 or RSA 669:42 for more than one seat on the same town or school district board, commission, committee, or council.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 364:3 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 364 / Section 3
364:3 Findings.
Status: in_force

Said commission shall, within 30 days after said hearing, issue a report which shall contain its findings on said plan as proposed, with the reasons therefor, and shall cause it to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in said town, and shall also submit a copy of said report to the selectmen or precinct commissioners of said town, village district or precinct. Before any vote is taken by said town, village district or precinct to appropriate money or issue bonds or notes for any of the purposes mentioned in RSA 364:1, said findings of the public utilities commission shall be read to the meeting by the moderator or the chairman.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:102-a — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 102-a
31:102-a Hawkers, Peddlers and Vendors.
Status: in_force

The governing board of a city, town or village district may adopt, by ordinance or regulation, provisions for the licensure and regulation of itinerant vendors, hawkers, peddlers, traders, farmers, merchants, or other persons who sell, offer to sell, or take orders for merchandise from temporary or transient sales locations within a town or who go from town to town or place to place within a town for such purposes. Any person who violates any provision of such ordinance or regulation shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and each continuing day of violation after notice shall constitute a separate offense. A city, town, or village district shall be specifically prohibited, however, from licensing or regulating a candidate for public office in the process of obtaining signatures on nomination papers, who seeks to have the candidate's name placed on the ballot for the state general election by submitting nomination papers under RSA 655:40. Persons who are under the age of 14 who are selling soft drinks on family owned or leased property shall be exempt from city, town, or village district licensing requirements. Provisions adopted under this section shall be in addition to any requirements imposed by the state under either RSA 320 or RSA 321 and may include, but shall not be limited to: I. Classification of licensees consistent with constitutional requirements of equal protection; II. Imposition of reasonable requirements, including fees, for the issuance of a license; III. Restrictions as to the areas of the municipality open to licensees and the hours and days of their operation; and IV. Other reasonable conditions and terms deemed necessary for public convenience and safety as the governing board determines.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 186-D:1 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 186-D / Section 1
186-D:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Cost predictor spreadsheet tool" means an actuary-designed tool that can be used to predict future school district special education obligations based on past claims analysis. II. "Risk pool" means a non-lapsing reserve account held by the state treasurer from which all cost recovery funding is derived. The account held by the treasurer may be funded by member school district assessments, insurance proceeds, interest, or other sources. III. "RSA 5-B special education cost recovery association" means a voluntary group of at least 5 school districts that form an association under the RSA 5-B risk pool provision specifically to deal with special education cost recovery. IV. "RSA 5-B special education cost recovery association governing board" means a group of at least 5 superintendents elected from the association members. V. "Unanticipated special education cost recovery" means the program providing school districts with expanded pathways to recover those costs that are directly associated with special education provided to students assigned to the school district and payable under RSA 186-C:18 that occur after school budgets are fixed.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 664:16-a — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 664 / Section 16-a
664:16-a Identification Required.
Status: in_force

I. Any person who engages in push-polling, as defined in RSA 664:2, XVII, shall, prior to asking any person contacted a question relating to a candidate: (a) Inform the person that the telephone call is a "paid political advertisement;" and (b) Identify the organization making the call and the organization paying for the call; and (c) Provide a valid, current, publicly-listed telephone number for the organization making the call; and (d) Identify that the telephone call is being made on behalf of, in support of, or in opposition to a particular candidate or candidates for public office and identify that candidate or candidates by name. II. Any person or entity who violates paragraph I shall be subject to penalty under RSA 664:21, IV and V.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:128 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 128
231:128 Correction of Assessments.
Status: in_force

If any error is made in any such assessment it may be corrected by the assessors by making an abatement and a new assessment, or either, as the case may require; and the same lien, rights, liabilities and remedies shall attach to the new assessment as to the original.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:8-807 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 8-807
564-B:8-807 Delegation by Trustee to an Agent.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee may delegate to any person, even if that person is associated or affiliated with the trustee, any duty, power, investment function, or management function that a prudent trustee of comparable skills could properly delegate under the circumstances. (b) The trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution in: (1) selecting an agent; (2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes of the trust and the terms of the trust; and (3) periodically reviewing the agent's actions for the purpose of monitoring the agent's performance and compliance with the scope and terms of the delegation. (c) In performing a delegated duty, power, or function, an agent owes a duty to the trust to exercise reasonable care to comply with the scope and terms of the delegation. (d) A trustee who complies with subsection (a) and (b) is not liable to the beneficiaries or to the trust for an action of the agent to whom the duty, power, or function was delegated. (e) A trustee's delegation of a duty, power, or function to an agent under a power of attorney shall not be valid unless the power of attorney expressly refers to the trustee in his, her, or its capacity as a trustee of the trust. (f) In the case of a trustee who is an individual, the trustee's delegation of any duty, power, or function to an agent under a power of attorney shall terminate upon the trustee's incapacity unless: (1) The terms of the trust provide that the delegation may remain effective during the trustee's incapacity; and (2) The power of attorney provides, that the delegation does not terminate upon the trustee's incapacity. (g) By accepting a delegation of a duty, power, or function from a trustee of a trust that has its principal place of administration in this state or subsequently changes its principal place of administration to this state, an agent shall be subject to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the trust.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 160-B:19-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 160-B / Section 19-a
160-B:19-a Emergency Removal From Sale or Use of Unsafe Devices.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner may, upon the recommendation of the state fire marshal or the director of state police, prohibit the sale or use of any display or consumer fireworks that pose an imminent threat to life and property. II. Upon notification by the commissioner or designee that a display or consumer firework is prohibited for sale or use, a person licensed to sell display or consumer fireworks shall remove the item from the sales area and shall not sell the item to any person. III. Any person who sells a display or consumer firework after being notified by the commissioner or designee that the item is prohibited for sale or use shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a class B felony for the second offense. In addition, the commissioner may revoke the violator's license for a minimum period of 30 consecutive days. IV. Any person who uses a display or consumer firework after being notified by the commissioner or designee, or by a law enforcement officer or fire official that the item is prohibited for sale or use shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a class B felony for the second offense. In addition, the commissioner may revoke the violator's certificate of competency for a minimum period of 30 consecutive days. V. Any license holder or certificate holder aggrieved by the action of the commissioner pursuant to this section may appeal pursuant to RSA 541.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194:19-a — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194 / Section 19-a
194:19-a Definition of Elementary School.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, an elementary school is as set forth in RSA 189:25.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 500-A:14 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 500-A / Section 14
500-A:14 Protection of Juror's Employment; Action Brought by Employee.
Status: in_force

I. An employer shall not deprive an employee of his employment, or threaten or coerce him regarding his employment because the employee receives and responds to a summons, serves as a juror, or attends court for prospective jury service. II. Any employer who violates paragraph I may be found in contempt of court. III. If an employer discharges an employee in violation of paragraph I, the employee may, within one year of the discharge, bring a civil action for: (a) Recovery of wages lost as a result of the violation; and (b) An order requiring his reinstatement. IV. Damages recovered shall not exceed lost wages. If an employee prevails in an action under paragraph III, the employee shall be allowed a reasonable attorney's fee fixed by the court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 19-J:4 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 19-J / Section 4
19-J:4 Executive Director; Staff.
Status: in_force

The council shall select an executive director by a vote of a majority of all voting council members. The executive director shall be in the classified service of the state and shall perform such duties as the council may require. The council shall maintain sufficient staff, supervised by the executive director, to carry out the duties of the council. The hiring of staff shall be done in accordance with state personnel policies and procedures except that the state shall not apply hiring freezes, reductions in force, prohibitions on staff travel, or other policies, to the extent that such policies would impact staff or functions funded with federal funds and would prevent the council from carrying out its functions under the DD Act.