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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265-A:8 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265-A / Section 8
265-A:8 Prerequisites to Tests.
Status: in_force

I. Before any test of a person's blood, urine, or breath specified in RSA 265-A:4 is given, the law enforcement officer, authorized agent, or peace officer shall: (a) Inform the arrested person of his or her right to have an additional test or tests of his or her blood made by a person of his or her own choosing; (b) Afford the arrested person an opportunity to request such additional test; and (c) Inform the arrested person of the consequences of his or her refusal to permit a test at the direction of the law enforcement officer. II. Before any post-arrest physical test specified in RSA 265-A:4 is given, the law enforcement officer, authorized agent, or peace officer shall inform the defendant of the consequences of the defendant's refusal to comply with the law enforcement officer's, authorized agent's, or peace officer's instructions for a post-arrest physical test. III. If the law enforcement officer, authorized agent, or peace officer fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the test shall be inadmissible as evidence in any proceeding before any administrative officer and court of this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266-A:27 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266-A / Section 27
266-A:27 Penalty.
Status: in_force

I. Except as provided in paragraph II, any person violating any provision of this chapter, or any rule or order adopted or issued under this chapter, or any term or condition of any certificate, permit or license shall: (a) For a first offense, be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $100. (b) For a second offense, within a 12-month period preceding the date of the second offense, be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $250. II. Any person found guilty of operating after suspension or revocation of rights, for a first offense, shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $250. For a second such offense, within a 12-month period, such person shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined not less than $500. III. Any person found guilty of a third and subsequent offense as described under paragraph I, paragraph II, or paragraph I and II combined, in a 12-month period preceding a third or subsequent offense, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be not less than $500.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 137-L:2 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 137-L / Section 2
137-L:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Authorized user" means a person authorized by the department to provide information to or receive information from the POLST registry. II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. III. "Department" means the department of health and human services. IV. "Advanced practice registered nurse" means an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under RSA 326-B. V. "Physician" means a physician licensed under RSA 329. VI. "Physician associate" means a physician associate licensed under RSA 328-D. VII. "POLST" means a provider order for life-sustaining treatment signed by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician associate. VIII. "POLST registry" means the registry established in RSA 137-L:3.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:117 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 117
31:117 Woodstoves.
Status: in_force

Towns may make bylaws providing for the adoption of the model code, promulgated by the state fire marshal pursuant to RSA 153:14, IV, relative to the installation and operation of solid fuel heating appliances and, further, to provide for the inspection of such appliances. A reasonable fee may be charged for such inspection to the owner of the property where such appliance is installed.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-J:12 — NH Code / Title XIX-A / Chapter 227-J / Section 12
227-J:12 Mill Logs; Penalty.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall knowingly cut out or alter the mark of any mill log, or cut into any lumber or log belonging to another person, without the permission of the owner or the owner's agent. II. In addition to any other civil or criminal penalty allowed by law, any person who violates the provisions of paragraph I shall forfeit to the person injured 10 times the market value of every such mill log or lumber, cut or altered.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 592-A:1 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 592-A / Section 1
592-A:1 Superior Court.
Status: in_force

The superior court has jurisdiction of all criminal cases and proceedings; but it may dismiss a prosecution originally begun therein which is within the jurisdiction of a circuit court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-U:8 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-U / Section 8
126-U:8 Review of Restraint Records by Department of Education.
Status: in_force

I. The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Periodic, regular review by the department of education of records maintained by schools relative to the use of seclusion and restraint. (b) A process for the department of education's receipt of complaints and its conduct of investigations of improper use of seclusion and restraint in schools. The process shall provide for: (1) Investigation of complaints regarding any violation of this chapter, regardless of whether injury results. (2) Investigation by persons not affiliated with the school district which is the subject of the complaint. (3) Resolution of complaints and completion of investigations within 30 days, with provision for limited extensions for good cause. (4) Protection of children before and after completion of the investigation. (5) Appropriate remedial measures to address physical and other injuries, protect against retaliation, and reduce the incidence of violations of this chapter. II. Beginning November 1, 2010, and each November 1 thereafter, the state board of education shall provide an annual report to the chairpersons of the education committees of the senate and house of representatives regarding the use of seclusion and restraint in schools. The annual report shall be prepared from the periodic, regular review of such records, and shall include the number and location of reported incidents and the status of any outstanding investigations.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:17 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 17
659:17 Marking the Ballot; Instructions to Voters.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall provide on the top of the general election ballot the following voting instructions. The secretary of state is authorized to replace the phrase "Make the appropriate mark" with an appropriate description and example of the mark to be made for the type of ballot in use, such as "Make a cross (X) in the box" or "Completely fill in the oval": 1) To Vote Make the appropriate mark to the right of your choice. For each office vote for up to the number of candidates stated in the sentences: "Vote for not more than 1" (if there is only one office to be filled, such as governor or state senator); or "Vote for up to X;" "X will be elected" (insert the number of offices to be filled). If you vote for more than the stated number of candidates, your vote for that office will not be counted. 2) To Vote by Write-In To vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, write in the name of the person in the "write-in" space. In cities and towns where an electronic ballot counting device is used for the counting of ballots, as provided in RSA 656:40, there shall be a square, box, oval, or other appropriate symbol for directing the voters where to make the appropriate mark directly to the right of each "write-in" space.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:74 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 74
259:74 Person.
Status: in_force

"Person" shall mean the same as provided in RSA 21:9.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 411-A:17 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 411-A / Section 17
411-A:17 Equipment Trust Certificates.
Status: in_force

An insurer may invest in equipment trust obligations or certificates which are adequately secured, or in other adequately secured instruments evidencing an interest in transportation equipment wholly or in part within the United States or Canada and a right to receive determined portions of rental, purchase or other fixed obligatory payments for the use or purchase of such transportation equipment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 656:37 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 656 / Section 37
656:37 Constitutional Amendments.
Status: in_force

Whenever a question to voters related to a proposed constitutional amendment is placed on a separate ballot as provided in RSA 663:3, the question shall also be placed on a separate absentee ballot to be included with each absentee ballot other than federal offices only absentee ballots.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:18 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 18
204-C:18 Conditions on Purchase of Mortgage or Loan.
Status: in_force

At or before the time of purchase of any loan or mortgage loan, the lending institution which made such loan or mortgage loan shall certify to the authority with respect to all loans or mortgage loans transferred to the authority: I. That the loans or mortgage loans transferred to the authority are primarily for housing for eligible persons and families within the state; or II. That the proceeds of such purchase will be reinvested in loans or mortgage loans for housing eligible persons and families.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 378:50 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 378 / Section 50
378:50 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision: I. "Data sharing" means providing data and accessing data provided by others. II. "Individual customer data" means the customer's name, address, opt-in status pursuant to RSA 374:62, energy usage as recorded by meters supplied by electric and natural gas utilities, and other data segments established and authorized by the department of energy. III. "Third party" means: (a) Any service provider within the meaning of RSA 363:37, II other than a utility; and (b) The office of the consumer advocate established pursuant to RSA 363:28.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 517:14-b — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 517 / Section 14-b
517:14-b Petition to Superior Court.
Status: in_force

The prosecution desiring to take the deposition of such witness shall present a petition to any justice of the superior court, which petition shall be in writing and under oath, briefly setting forth facts which indicate that the requirements of RSA 517:14-a, I and II have been satisfied. The justice may grant the petition upon receipt thereof or may require further evidence of its allegations. If further evidence is required, such evidence may be received without notice to or appearance by the defendant or his counsel.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 547-B:7 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 547-B / Section 7
547-B:7 Services to Other Clients.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an organization designated as a public guardianship and protection program from providing guardianship or other services to any individual when such services are not mandated by RSA 135-C:60 or RSA 171-A:10, except that no funds furnished under a contract entered into pursuant to RSA 547-B:6 shall be expended for services provided to such other individuals.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 154:25 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 154 / Section 25
154:25 Rights, Privileges, Immunities.
Status: in_force

While in the performance of their duties in extending such aid, firefighters shall be subject to the control and direction of the chief fire official of the municipality within which the fire or other emergency occurs, and they shall have the same immunities and privileges as if performing the same duties within their respective city, town, village or fire district.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 570-B:1 — NH Code / Title LVIII / Chapter 570-B / Section 1
570-B:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: I. "Telecommunication" has the meaning set forth in RSA 570-A:1. II. "Judge of competent jurisdiction" means a judge of the superior court. III. "Pen register" means a device which records or decodes electronic or other impulses which identify the numbers dialed or otherwise transmitted on the telephone line to which such device is attached, but such term does not include any device used by a provider or customer of a telecommunication service for billing, or recording as an incident to billing, for communications services provided by such provider or any device used by a provider or customer of a telecommunication service for cost accounting or other like purposes in the ordinary course of its business. IV. "Trap and trace device" means a device which captures the incoming electronic or other impulses which identify the originating number of an instrument or device from which a telecommunication was transmitted.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194:49 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194 / Section 49
194:49 Referee's Procedure.
Status: in_force

The referee shall cause notice of his hearing to be given to all parties interested, in the same manner as is provided in RSA 194:48. He shall hear the parties, make his report in writing, and file a copy thereof with the clerk of the dissolved district and the clerk of each town interested; and the report, so made and filed, shall be final.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 395:12 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 395 / Section 12
395:12 Agent's Compensation, Etc.
Status: in_force

The compensation of any agents, counsel, employees and assistants, and all expenses of supervision and liquidation, shall be fixed by the commissioner, subject to the approval of the court, and on notice to such institution, and upon the certificate of the commissioner, shall be paid out of the funds of the institution in their hands.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:14 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-C / Section 14
169-C:14 Hearings Not Open to the Public.
Status: in_force

The general public shall be excluded from any hearing under this chapter and such hearing shall, whenever possible, be held in rooms not used for criminal trials. Only such persons as the parties, their witnesses, counsel and representatives of the agencies present to perform their official duties shall be admitted, except that other persons invited by a party may attend, with the court's prior approval. The court may provide docket information to invited persons.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:91-a — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 91-a
659:91-a Candidate of One Party.
Status: in_force

I. Any person who runs as a candidate on any party's state primary election ballot and who is not chosen as the candidate for that party for the elective office for which the person was a candidate shall not under any circumstances run as the nominee of a different party in the state general election. II. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 655:37, if any candidate is disqualified from accepting the nomination of another party by means of write-in votes because the candidate is disqualified under the provisions of paragraph I, then the nomination shall be given to the candidate who received the highest number of write-in votes and who was not disqualified under the provisions of paragraph I, so long as he or she receives 35 write-in votes, or write-in votes equaling 10 percent or more of the total ballots cast for that party in the state primary election, whichever is the smaller.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 277:24 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 277 / Section 24
277:24 Record.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall keep a complete record of all orders, rules or regulations made and adopted by him.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-E:3-308 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-E / Section 3-308
383-E:3-308 Charter Rights; Liability.
Status: in_force

Following the approval of the application by the commissioner and the filing of the bylaws with the secretary of state, the organizer of a credit union shall hold the rights to the charter. The organizer and all persons purporting to act for the credit union shall be jointly and severally liable for any liability created on its behalf until the organization is completed and a certificate to commence operations is issued by the commissioner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-G:50 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-G / Section 50
12-G:50 Duties; Chief Harbor Master; Deputy Chief Harbor Master; Harbor Masters.
Status: in_force

I. Subject to the supervision of the authority, the executive director, and the division director, the chief harbor master's duties shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) Enforcement of authority directives and rules adopted by the authority pursuant to this chapter relating to the activities and operations of the division or division property. (b) Issuing and overseeing mooring permits and management of the mooring wait list and of the assignment and placement of moorings. (c) Designation of anchorage areas. (d) Management of navigation aides outside of the federal channel. (e) Management of the movement of traffic, as necessary. (f) Direction of the removal or movement of vessels during emergencies. (g) Overseeing the dredge management program. (h) Overseeing the harbor management program. (i) Inquiring into and prosecuting all offenses occurring within the chief harbor master's jurisdiction. (j) Any other duties assigned by the authority or the division director. II. Subject to the supervision of the authority, the executive director, the division director, and the chief harbor master, the deputy chief harbor master's duties shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) Enforcement of authority directives and rules adopted pursuant to this chapter relating to the division or division property. (b) Performance of the duties of the chief harbor master during the absence or incapacity of the chief harbor master or when such duties are specifically delegated to the deputy chief harbor master by the authority, the division director, or the chief harbor master. (c) Performance of any other duties assigned by the authority, the division director, or the chief harbor master. III. Subject to the supervision of the authority, the executive director, the division director, the chief harbor master, and the deputy chief harbor master, the duties of a harbor master shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) Monitoring the placement and use of moorings in state tidal waters to which the harbor master has been specifically assigned by the chief harbor master or the deputy chief harbor master. (b) Notifying the chief harbor master or the deputy chief harbor master of any violations of any provision of RSA 12-G or any rules of the authority adopted under RSA 12-G relating to the division or division property. (c) Performance of any other duties assigned by the division director or the chief harbor master or the deputy chief harbor master. IV. An assistant harbor master shall assist the chief harbor master, the deputy chief harbor master, or any harbor master as directed by the division director, the chief harbor master, or the deputy chief harbor master in the performance of the chief harbor master's, the deputy chief harbor master's, or harbor master's duties.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 208:6-a — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 208 / Section 6-a
208:6-a Special Hunting Areas for Certain Disabled Persons.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 208:2, relating to the taking of deer upon islands, the executive director may designate in accordance with this section one or more islands and other designated areas, other than islands, upon which deer may be taken by paraplegics, persons suffering from the loss of, or use of, both lower extremities or persons confined to wheelchairs. An eligible person desiring to take advantage of the privilege afforded by this section, may, if properly licensed under the provisions of this title to take deer, apply to the executive director, at least 15 days before the beginning of the open season for deer, as prescribed in RSA 208:2, requesting authorization to hunt upon islands or other designated areas which the executive director in the executive director's discretion has determined to have an overpopulation of deer for the vegetation available upon the island or area. In granting these special licenses under this section, the executive director should bear in mind the physical limitations of those eligible under this section to hunt, and the relative difficulty such persons would have in gaining access to the area designated. Additionally, the executive director should consider the number of applications, and in the executive director's discretion limit the number of special licenses issued for any designated area, to prevent reduction of deer below desirable limits. Licenses issued under the provisions of this section shall be good only in the area specified upon such license or permit. The executive director may adopt rules governing the conduct of persons accompanying or assisting eligible persons. Permission granted under this section shall be evidenced by a permit or license in a form prescribed and issued by the executive director.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 125-O:29 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 125-O / Section 29
125-O:29 Cost Containment Allowances in Addition to the Budget.
Status: in_force

I. For the purposes of cost containment, the department shall make available for sale at one or more auctions up to the following amounts of allowances, that shall be in addition to the budget allowance total for the given year under RSA 125-O:21, II, if: (a) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $10.51 in 2019, up to 521,869 allowances; (b) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $10.77 in 2020, up to 521,869 allowances; (c) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $13 in 2021, up to 396,099 allowances; (d) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $13.91 in 2022, up to 384,227 allowances; (e) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $14.88 in 2023, up to 372,354 allowances; (f) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $15.92 in 2024, up to 360,482 allowances; (g) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $17.03 in 2025, up to 348,609 allowances; (h) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $18.22 in 2026, up to 336,737 allowances; (i) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $19.50 in 2027, up to 324,864 allowances; (j) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $20.87 in 2028, up to 312,992 allowances; (k) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $22.33 in 2029, up to 301,119 allowances; (l) The CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds $23.89 in 2030, up to 289,247 allowances; or (m) In any year thereafter, the CO2 allowance auction price equals or exceeds 1.07 multiplied by the auction price at which cost containment allowances were required to be made available in the previous calendar year rounded to the nearest whole cent, until further legislative action. II. The allowances sold pursuant to paragraph I shall be replenished, such that the full 521,869 allowances, if needed, are available the following calendar year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 3-A:2 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 3-A / Section 2
3-A:2 Recommendations.
Status: in_force

Prior to the appointment of a poet laureate the board of directors of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire shall submit to the governor and council the name or names of persons whom they deem to be worthy of the honorary position. Upon the expiration of the term of the poet laureate, as provided in RSA 3-A:1, the society shall again submit to the governor and council a name or names for a successor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 417-A:4 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 417-A / Section 4
417-A:4 Cancellation, Grounds.
Status: repealed

No insurer, after a policy has been in effect for 60 days, or if a policy is a renewal, effective immediately, shall cancel a policy except for one or more of the following reasons: I. Nonpayment of premium; II. [Repealed.] III. Specific request of the insured. IV. Named insured was not a resident of the state of New Hampshire at the time the policy was issued or renewed, unless the insured vehicle at issue was exclusively garaged in New Hampshire when the policy was issued or renewed.