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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:59 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 59
167:59 Duties of the Commissioner.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall: I. Provide medical assistance to all individuals who are eligible for the medicaid program, pursuant to RSA 161 and RSA 167. II. Cooperate with the attorney general in the investigation of all identified instances of possible fraud or abuse in the medicaid program. III. Refer to the attorney general for prosecution all cases where there is substantial potential for fraud and abuse in the medicaid program. IV. Suspend or terminate from participation in the medicaid program any provider who is convicted of fraud or abuse in the medicaid program or any provider who violates rules adopted by the commissioner relative to medicaid.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205-C:2 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205-C / Section 2
205-C:2 Modular Building Standard.
Status: in_force

I. All modular buildings and building components ordered on or after the date one year after the effective date of RSA 155-A:2 shall comply with the modular building code and the state fire code. II. All modular buildings and building components bearing a label of certification pursuant to the requirements of this chapter shall be deemed by local enforcement agencies as meeting the modular building code, however, such certification shall not be deemed to preempt enforcement of any state or local standards governing installation or work performed on the building site, including but not limited to site grading, foundations, driveways, on-site water and sewer systems or connections to off-site systems, and electrical line connections to the power source. III. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as amending, repealing or superseding any local law, ordinance, code or regulation, and all modular buildings and building components shall comply with all applicable state or local building requirements that exceed the modular building code, in addition to any land use restrictions including but not limited to subdivision regulations, use and location restrictions, density and dimensional limitations, or historic district laws or ordinances.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415-E:12 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415-E / Section 12
415-E:12 Place of Business; Maintenance of Records.
Status: in_force

Each arrangement shall have and maintain its principal place of business in this state and shall make available to the commissioner complete records of its assets, transactions, and affairs in accordance with such methods and systems as are customary for, or suitable to, the kind or kinds of business transacted.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540-C:1 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 540-C / Section 1
540-C:1 Covered Units.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall apply to all dwelling units which are: I. Rented for recreational or vacation use at least one month out of the year; and II. Rented for residential purposes by persons who have no other residence, during part or all of the non-recreational or vacation period.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:123 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 123
304-C:123 Transfers or Pledges of Limited Liability Company Interests.
Status: in_force

I. Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, a member may transfer or pledge a limited liability company interest, in whole or in part, without the vote of any other member. II. Unless the operating agreement or RSA 304-C:124 or RSA 304-C:125 provide otherwise, the transferee of a member's limited liability company interest shall not be entitled to participate in the management and affairs of a limited liability company or to exercise any other rights or powers of a member except rights in respect of the transferred limited liability company interest. III. Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, a limited liability company interest entitles the transferee to receive, to the extent transferred, the allocations and distributions to which the transferor would otherwise be entitled. IV. Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, and except to the extent assumed by agreement of the transferee of the limited liability company interest, until a transferee of a limited liability company interest becomes a member, the transferee shall have no liability as a member solely as a result of the transfer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 546-B:53-j — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 546-B / Section 53-j
546-B:53-j Modification of Convention Child Support Order.
Status: in_force

I. A tribunal of this state may not modify a Convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless: (a) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or (b) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order. II. If a tribunal of this state does not modify a Convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, RSA 546-B:53-g, III applies.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 249:9 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 249 / Section 9
249:9 Instruction to Employees.
Status: in_force

Railroads shall promulgate among their employees instructions for the prevention and extinguishment of fires along the right of way.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:51 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 51
204-C:51 Local Laws and Taxes.
Status: in_force

I. All multi-family housing financed under this chapter shall be subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary and building laws, ordinances and regulations applicable in the municipality in which such multi-family housing is situated. In the planning and location of any multi-family housing, the authority shall take into consideration the relationship of such multi-family housing to any larger plan or long-range program for the development of any such municipality. II. With the consent of the local governing body of such municipality, the authority may require the eligible mortgagor to enter into an agreement between such municipality and the authority pursuant to which the multi-family housing financed by the authority shall be exempt from local real estate taxes, and the eligible mortgagor shall be required to make payments in lieu of taxes to the state or any political subdivision of the state as the authority finds consistent with the maintenance of the character of such multi-family housing which is occupied by elderly and low income persons and families and for the achievement of the other purposes of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-E:5 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-E / Section 5
485-E:5 Duties of the Department.
Status: in_force

I. The department shall, no later than October 1, 2009: (a) Notify the governing bodies, planning boards, conservation commissions, and public works departments of each municipality in the coastal watershed, and the applicable regional planning commissions, of the establishment of the Southeast Watershed Alliance and of the need and purpose of the Alliance, and solicit their participation; (b) Convene an organizing meeting or meetings, at which the department shall describe the purpose of this chapter, the challenges facing the Great Bay estuary and coastal resources, the potential scope of the Alliance's activities, and the method prescribed by this chapter for coastal watershed municipalities to join the Alliance; and (c) Provide technical and logistical assistance, as resources allow, to the Alliance until such time as it is self-supporting. II. The department shall, no later than January 1, 2010, hold a meeting of all coastal watershed municipalities that have joined the Alliance to elect a chairperson of the Alliance and to begin the process of developing the Alliance's operating procedures and organizational structure.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 52:3-a — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 52 / Section 3-a
52:3-a Commissioners Duties; Acceptance by Municipalities of Roads.
Status: in_force

I. In addition to the general powers provided in RSA 52:3, the commissioners of a village district formed for the purposes of RSA 52:1, I(m), shall have the same powers, duties and responsibilities of selectmen of towns which are granted or required pursuant to RSA Title XX; and, where appropriate, selectmen of towns shall be construed to mean commissioners of village districts. I-a. The commissioners shall publish in the next annual report, or post at the annual meeting, the general fund balance sheet from the most recently completed audited financial statements or from the financial report filed pursuant to RSA 21-J:34, V. I-b. In the case of an accumulated general fund deficit, the commissioners shall insert an article in the warrant recommending such action as they deem appropriate, which may include, but is not limited to, raising a sum of money for the purpose of reducing that deficit. II. No town or city shall be required to accept, lay out or maintain any road solely because the road was established or maintained by a village district. Dissolution of a village district under RSA 52:21 shall not affect the powers, duties and responsibilities of a city or town to accept, lay out, maintain or otherwise assume responsibility for any road established by that village district. III. No town or city shall levy any fee or collect any tax for the use by any utility of roads maintained by a village district under RSA 52:1, I(m), except on the vote of the village district commissioners for remittance to the village district.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-A:9-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-A / Section 9-a
162-A:9-a Energy Conservation Loan Program.
Status: in_force

I. The authority shall establish an energy conservation loan program to encourage small businesses and agricultural entities to improve energy efficiency, particularly through the adoption of conservation and cogeneration initiatives. Pursuant to the terms and conditions for loan guarantees under RSA 162-A:8 and for temporary loans under RSA 162-A:9, the authority shall provide loan guarantees and direct loans to small businesses and agricultural entities for energy efficiency improvements. II. The authority shall not make any loan or enter into any loan agreement under this section unless, after a hearing, the governor and council have made the findings specified in RSA 162-A:18.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 627:2 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 627 / Section 2
627:2 Public Duty.
Status: in_force

I. Any conduct, other than the use of physical force under circumstances specifically dealt with in other sections of this chapter, is justifiable when it is authorized by law, including laws defining functions of public servants or the assistance to be rendered public servants in the performance of their duties; laws governing the execution of legal process or of military duty; and judgments or orders of courts or other tribunals. II. The justification afforded by this section to public servants is not precluded by the fact that the law, order or process was defective provided it appeared valid on its face or, as to persons assisting public servants, by the fact that the public servant to whom assistance was rendered exceeded his legal authority or that there was a defect of jurisdiction in the legal process or decree of the court or tribunal, provided the actor believed the public servant to be engaged in the performance of his duties or that the legal process or court decree was competent.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 403-B:1 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 403-B / Section 1
403-B:1 Application of Chapter.
Status: in_force

A mutual insurance company organized under the laws of this state, other than an assessment mutual, may convert into a stock insurance company upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 398:6 — NH Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 398 / Section 6
398:6 Fees.
Status: in_force

The fee for such license or renewal thereof shall be fixed by the board which issues the license, and shall be paid to the city or town in which the license is to be in force. No person in any city or town shall be required to pay a larger fee for said license than is required from any other person in the same city or town for a similar license.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-B:7 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-B / Section 7
402-B:7 License to Issue.
Status: in_force

I. Upon satisfaction that such applicant is in all respects properly qualified and of good character, and that the granting of such license is not against the public interest, the commissioner shall, upon the payment of the required fee, issue said applicant an insurance claims adjuster's license. II. Licensees shall inform the commissioner by any means acceptable to the commissioner of a change of address within 30 days of the change. III. A nonresident insurance adjuster license shall remain in effect unless revoked or suspended as long as the fee set forth in RSA 400-A:29 is paid and the nonresident's insurance adjuster license remains in good standing in his or her home state. Termination of the insurance adjuster's resident license shall be deemed termination of the New Hampshire nonresident insurance adjuster license unless the adjuster timely files a change of address pursuant to this chapter. IV. An adjuster shall report to the commissioner any administrative action taken against the adjuster in another jurisdiction or by another governmental agency in this state within 30 days of the final disposition of the matter. This report shall include a copy of the order, consent to order, or other relevant legal documents. V. Within 30 days of the initial pretrial hearing date, an adjuster shall report to the commissioner any criminal prosecution of the adjuster taken in any jurisdiction. The report shall include a copy of the initial complaint filed, the order resulting from the hearing, and any other relevant legal documents.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 622:33-a — NH Code / Title LX / Chapter 622 / Section 33-a
622:33-a Care and Custody of Female Prisoners.
Status: in_force

I. There is established a state confinement facility for female prisoners which shall be called the New Hampshire correctional facility for women. II. The New Hampshire correctional facility for women shall be under the superintendence of a warden. The warden shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner of corrections and shall be an unclassified employee qualified by education and experience. III. The operation of the New Hampshire correctional facility for women and the inmates confined to the New Hampshire correctional facility for women shall be governed by the same laws, rules and regulations which govern the state prisons for men and inmates of the state prisons for men, except as otherwise specified by law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193:31 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 193 / Section 31
193:31 Program Established; Rules.
Status: in_force

The department of education, in cooperation with the department of health and human services, shall establish the "missing child educational program" that shall perform the functions specified in this subdivision. The program shall operate under the supervision and control of the commissioner of education in accordance with procedures that the commissioner shall adopt by rule, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to implement this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 476:2 — NH Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 476 / Section 2
476:2 Remedy.
Status: in_force

Any owner or occupant injured either in his comfort or the enjoyment of his estate by such nuisance may have an action on the case for the damage sustained thereby.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 294-A:14 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 294-A / Section 14
294-A:14 Shares Acquired by the Corporation.
Status: in_force

Shares acquired by a corporation pursuant to payment of the agreed value under RSA 294-A:10 or to payment of the judgment entered under RSA 294-A:11 may be held and disposed of by the corporation as in the case of other treasury shares.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 616:7 — NH Code / Title LX / Chapter 616 / Section 7
616:7 Disqualification of Justice.
Status: in_force

In actions for the recovery of a penalty before a justice, it shall be no cause of exception that the justice resides or has property within the town in which the offense was committed, nor that the penalty or any part thereof may belong to the town.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 322:8 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 322 / Section 8
322:8 Obstructing Officer.
Status: in_force

Any such licensee, his clerk, agent or other person in charge of such premises, who refuses to admit thereto an officer authorized to enter the same, or who fails to exhibit to him on demand all such commodities, books and inventories; or any person who wilfully hinders, obstructs or prevents such officer from entering the premises or from making the examination authorized in RSA 322:7 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 212:12 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 12
212:12 St. Paul's School Game Refuge.
Status: in_force

The limitation as to distance between state fish and game refuges, provided for in RSA 212:11, shall not prohibit the establishment of such a game refuge on premises belonging to St. Paul's School in the city of Concord, provided the owners and abutters consent to the establishment of such a refuge, under the procedure set forth in RSA 212:11. If such a refuge is established the boundary on the north of said refuge shall be the Hopkinton road and the expense of policing the refuge shall be assumed by St. Paul's School.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 289:13 — NH Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 289 / Section 13
289:13 Cemetery Association Termination.
Status: in_force

Any cemetery laid out by an individual or corporation and located within the municipality, in which all lots have been sold and for the care of which trust funds are held by the municipality, may be deeded to the municipality with no implied financial liability to the municipality for the maintenance of the cemetery over and above the trust fund income, provided the municipality votes to accept such cemetery transfer. Municipalities may raise and appropriate additional funds for the care of such cemeteries. Upon the transfer of the title to the cemetery, the municipal cemetery trustees shall have the sole management responsibility for the cemetery.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:14 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 14
265:14 Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals or Markings.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any way any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal. II. No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any way any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising. III. This section shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to ways of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs. IV. Every such prohibited sign, signal or marking is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and the authority having jurisdiction over the way is hereby empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:7-711 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 7-711
564-B:7-711 Divided Trusts and Directed Trusts.
Status: in_force

(a) A divided trust is a trust in which the terms of the trust divide powers and duties among 2 or more trustees, trust advisors, and trust protectors, vesting one or more powers and duties exclusively in one or more of those persons to the exclusion of the other persons. (b) A directed trust is trust in which, under the terms of the trust, one or more persons have the power to direct an action by a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector or the power to veto or consent to any actual or proposed action by a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector. The action may relate to the investment of trust assets, distributions, or any other aspects of the trust's administration. (c) A trustee is an excluded fiduciary to the extent that the terms of the trust vest a power or duty exclusively in a trust advisor, trust protector, cotrustee, or other person. (d) A trustee is an excluded fiduciary to the extent that: (1) under the terms of the trust, the trustee must follow the direction of a trust advisor, trust protector, cotrustee, or other person; and (2) the trustee acts in accordance with that direction. (e) A trust advisor or trust protector is an excluded fiduciary to the extent that the terms of the trust vest a power or duty exclusively in a trustee, trust advisor, trust protector, or other person. (f) A trust advisor or trust protector is an excluded fiduciary to the extent that: (1) under the terms of the trust, the trust advisor or trust protector must follow the direction of a trustee, trust advisor, trust protector, or other person; and (2) the trust advisor or trust protector acts in accordance with that direction.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:5-d — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-A / Section 5-d
485-A:5-d Land Application of Sludge.
Status: in_force

Sludge or biosolids which are to be land applied in New Hampshire shall not exceed the maximum concentrations for specific chemical contaminants contained in the rules of the department, or the rules or regulations of the state in which the sludge was generated, whichever are more stringent.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 655:54 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 655 / Section 54
655:54 Nomination of Presidential Electors.
Status: in_force

Presidential electors shall be nominated by state party conventions as provided in RSA 667:21.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:8.56 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 8.56
293-A:8.56 Indemnification of Officers.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may indemnify and advance expenses under this subdivision to an officer of the corporation who is a party to a proceeding because he or she is an officer of the corporation: (1) to the same extent as a director; and (2) if he or she is an officer but not a director, to such further extent as may be provided by the articles of incorporation, the bylaws, a resolution of the board of directors, or contract except for: (i) liability in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation other than for expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding; or (ii) liability arising out of conduct that constitutes: (A) receipt by the officer of a financial benefit to which he or she is not entitled; (B) an intentional infliction of harm on the corporation or the shareholders; or (C) an intentional violation of criminal law. (b) The provisions of subsection (a)(2) shall apply to an officer who is also a director if the basis on which he or she is made a party to the proceeding is an act or omission solely as an officer. (c) An officer of a corporation who is not a director is entitled to mandatory indemnification under RSA 293-A:8.52, and may apply to a court under RSA 293-A:8.54 for indemnification or an advance for expenses, in each case to the same extent to which a director may be entitled to indemnification or advance for expenses under those provisions.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:116 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 116
261:116 Use of Transporter Registration.
Status: in_force

I. Personal use shall be prohibited. II. Transporter registration shall be used on motor vehicles not owned by the transporter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 153-A:23 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 153-A / Section 23
153-A:23 Statement of Intent.
Status: in_force

This subdivision is intended to provide for the recovery of expenses of a public agency response which are due to certain actions of persons which result in a public agency response. This subdivision shall not be construed to replace any other provisions of civil or criminal law relating to the recovery of such expenses.