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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 179:27-a — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 179 / Section 27-a
179:27-a Removal of Opened Table Wine Bottle.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any food service business holding an on-premises license may allow any person who has purchased a full course meal and purchased and partially consumed a bottle of table wine with said meal, to remove such partially consumed bottle from the premises upon departure, provided that the person is not in a state of intoxication as defined in RSA 507-F:1, IV and such bottle of table wine is removed and transported in a manner consistent with paragraph II. II. Any partially consumed bottle of table wine which is to be removed from the premises under paragraph I shall be securely sealed and bagged, by the licensee, either to be in conformance with any applicable local open container law for those patrons on foot, or transported as required by RSA 265-A:44, in the trunk of a motor vehicle. If the vehicle is not equipped with a trunk, the securely sealed opened table wine bottles may be stored and transported in that compartment or area of the vehicle which is the least accessible to the driver.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:33 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 33
282-A:33 Temporary Self-Employment.
Status: in_force

No individual shall be ineligible for benefits or disqualified for benefits solely because he has engaged in temporary self-employment without intending to establish a business while otherwise unemployed if he continues to seek employment after completion of such temporary self-employment endeavor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 507-E:3 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 507-E / Section 3
507-E:3 Settlement Agreements.
Status: in_force

Any portion of a settlement agreement in an action for medical injury which has the purpose or effect of prohibiting disclosure of relevant information to the appropriate state medical licensing board is void, contrary to public policy, and shall not be enforced.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 322:9 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 322 / Section 9
322:9 Number.
Status: in_force

Every license shall be numbered, and each licensee transporting any of the commodities specified in RSA 322:1 in any wagon or vehicle shall have placed upon the outside of such wagon or vehicle, and upon each side of the same, the number of the license in plain, legible figures not less than 3 inches high so that the same may be distinctly seen and read.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 106-L:7 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 106-L / Section 7
106-L:7 Additional Training of Peace Officers.
Status: in_force

The director of the police standards and training council shall develop appropriate training programs and methods to instruct peace officers in the proper techniques for dealing with intoxicated and incapacitated persons and to encourage the maximum utilization by peace officers of detoxification facilities, alcohol counselors, and licensed general hospitals for such purposes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 406-B:6 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 406-B / Section 6
406-B:6 Unauthorized Person or Insurer Defense of Action.
Status: in_force

I. Before any unauthorized person or insurer files or causes to be filed any pleading in any court action, suit or proceeding or in any notice, order, pleading, or process in such administrative proceeding before the commissioner instituted against such person or insurer, by service made as provided in RSA 406-B:4 and 5, such person or insurer shall either: (a) Deposit with the clerk of the court in which such action, suit or proceeding is pending, or with the commissioner in administrative proceedings before the commissioner, cash or securities or bond with good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the court, or the commissioner, in any amount to be fixed by the court or the commissioner sufficient to secure the payment of any final judgment which may be rendered in such court proceeding or in such administrative proceeding before the commissioner, provided that the court or the commissioner in administrative proceedings before the commissioner may in its or his discretion make an order dispensing with such deposit or bond where the insurer makes a showing satisfactory to such court or the commissioner that it maintains in a state of the United States funds or securities, in trust or otherwise, sufficient and available to satisfy any final judgment which may be entered in such court action, suit or proceeding or in such administrative proceeding before the commissioner; or (b) Procure proper authorization to do an insurance business in this state. II. The court in any action, suit or proceeding in which service has been made as provided in RSA 406-B:4 or the commissioner in any administrative proceeding before the commissioner in which service is made as provided in RSA 406-B:5 may, in his or its discretion, order such postponement as may be necessary to afford the defendant reasonable opportunity to comply with paragraph I and to defend such court action or administrative proceeding. III. Nothing in paragraph I is to be construed to prevent an unlicensed person or insurer from filing a motion to quash a writ or to set aside service thereof made as provided in RSA 406-B:4 or 5 on the ground that such unlicensed person or insurer has not done any of the acts enumerated in RSA 406-B:2 or that the person on whom service was made pursuant to RSA 406-B:4 was not doing any of the acts therein enumerated.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651:1 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 651 / Section 1
651:1 Applicability.
Status: in_force

I. The provisions of this chapter govern the sentencing for every offense, whether defined within or outside the code, except as provided by RSA 630. II. This chapter does not deprive the court of any authority conferred by law to decree a forfeiture of property, suspend or cancel a license, remove a person from office, or impose any other civil penalty. Any appropriate order exercising that authority may be included as part of the judgment of conviction.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:57 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 57
236:57 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates the provisions of RSA 236:56 shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person; and, in addition, shall be liable for the cost of restoration of damages to the easement or right-of-way.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:112 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 112
265:112 Parking Lights.
Status: in_force

Parking lights shall be displayed by all vehicles parked wholly or partially on a way, from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise, and at other times whenever rain, snow, or fog shall interfere with clear vision, unless said vehicles are plainly visible because of street or other lights.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194-C:7 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194-C / Section 7
194-C:7 Representation.
Status: in_force

Every school district maintaining one or more public schools shall be entitled to 3 votes on the joint board of school administrative units, plus additional votes as provided in RSA 194-C:8. Districts not maintaining schools shall have one representative on the joint board, who shall be entitled to one vote. Each school district board member present shall be entitled to have a proportionate share of the school district's votes provided that the total votes per district shall be equally divided among the district's board members present and cast as each member present decides on any issue.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 99:14 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 99 / Section 14
99:14 Wage Assignments.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the wages of any state employee or official may be assigned, attached, or executed upon to satisfy an order of the superior court to the same extent as private employers. The clerk of the court entering such order or the department of health and human services shall forward a copy of such order to the person responsible for preparing the wage manifest for the employee, who shall comply with such order within 15 days of the receipt thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651-D:1 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 651-D / Section 1
651-D:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Department" means the department of safety. II. "Division" means the division of state police, department of safety. III. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid. IV. "DNA sample" means a blood, tissue, or hair follicle sample provided by any person or submitted to the division for analysis or storage or both. V. "Investigating agency" means the law enforcement agency that investigated a case resulting in a conviction in which biological material was collected as evidence during the course of the investigation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 199:3 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 199 / Section 3
199:3 Construction in Cities; Joint Building Committees.
Status: in_force

I. No schoolhouse shall be erected, altered, remodeled or changed in any city school district unless the plans have been previously submitted to the school board of that district and received its approval. II. (a) All construction relating to schoolhouses in any city school district shall be done under the direction of a joint building committee which shall be established and chosen in equal numbers by the city council and the school board. (b) The chairperson of a joint building committee shall be chosen by a majority vote of the committee members. (c) Any vacancy in the committee membership shall be filled by the respective appointing authority on or before the close of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the appointing authority following the creation of the vacancy. (d) The joint building committee shall meet monthly and at other times as the chairman deems necessary. III. The joint building committee shall have the following duties: (a) Oversee and decide all matters relating to any construction on schoolhouse buildings. (b) Prepare and submit monthly status reports relating to construction progress to the city council and the school board. (c) Prepare and submit monthly financial reports relating to the total authorized construction budget and expenditures to date to both the city council and the school board. IV. All funds appropriated by the city council for construction of a new schoolhouse shall be administered by the appropriate joint building committee, and those funds shall be disbursed upon authorization of the committee until final acceptance of the schoolhouse by the city council.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-A:3 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-A / Section 3
485-A:3 Policies.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative intent, that the department shall, in the administration and enforcement of this chapter, strive to provide that all sources of pollution within the state shall be abated within such times and to such degrees as shall be required to satisfy the provisions of state law or applicable federal law, whichever is more stringent. To the extent not inconsistent with the foregoing nor the aims of any joint state-federal permit program that may from time to time be agreed upon and in force pursuant to this chapter and applicable federal law, the department shall adhere to the following policies: I. Insofar as practicable, the initial objective of the control program will be to obtain the installation of primary treatment (with adequate disinfection where sewage discharges are involved) for all discharges of sewage and industrial wastes. II. The second objective will be to require the installation of secondary treatment whenever such additional treatment is necessary to protect the uses assigned to the particular stream classification. III. The third objective, after all stream classification requirements throughout the state have been satisfied, will be to continue the program of pollution abatement by installing other forms of treatment desirable to maintain all surface waters of the state in as clean a condition as possible, consistent with available assistance funds and technological developments. IV. Until such time as appropriate methodology and reasonable levels of financial assistance are made available, municipalities with combined sewer systems shall not be required to provide treatment facilities with capacity greater than that necessary to handle anticipated peak dry weather flows. V. A further objective will be to advance the development and application of innovative/alternative waste treatment systems with guidelines, procedures, pilot projects, demonstration projects, community projects or in any other manner the department may elect.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-C:3-d — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-C / Section 3-d
161-C:3-d Penalty for Failure to Comply With Subpoena.
Status: in_force

Any person who owes or is owed a duty of support who knowingly fails to comply with a subpoena issued pursuant to RSA 161-C:3-c: I. May be subject to license revocation under RSA 161-B:11; and II. Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:103 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 103
304-C:103 Member Withdrawals.
Status: in_force

I. Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, a member may withdraw from a limited liability company at any time by giving 30 days' written notice to the other members, or such other notice as is provided for in writing in the operating agreement. II. If the member has the power to withdraw but the withdrawal is a breach of the operating agreement, or the withdrawal occurs in connection with otherwise wrongful conduct of the member, the limited liability company may recover from the withdrawing member damages for breach of the operating agreement or as a result of the wrongful conduct, which may include the reasonable costs of obtaining replacement of any services the withdrawn member was obligated to provide to the limited liability company. III. The limited liability company may offset its damages under paragraph II against the amount otherwise distributable to the withdrawing member, in addition to pursuing any remedies provided for in the operating agreement or otherwise available under applicable law. IV. Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, in the case of a limited liability company for a definite term or particular undertaking, a withdrawal by a member before the expiration of the term or the accomplishment of the purpose is wrongful conduct for which the limited liability company may recover damages under the provisions of paragraph II.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 82-A:4 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 82-A / Section 4
82-A:4 Imposition of Tax; Interstate Communications Services.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in RSA 82-A:4-b, RSA 82-A:4-d, and RSA 82-A:4-e, a tax is imposed upon interstate communications services and private communications services furnished to a person in this state and purchased at retail from a retailer by such person, at the rate of 7 percent of the gross charge when such service purchased on a call-by call basis originates in this state and terminates outside this state or originates outside this state and terminates in this state and the service address is in this state, or when such service purchased on a basis other than a call-by-call basis is provided to a person with a place of primary use in this state or when such private communications services are apportioned to this state in accordance with RSA 82-A:4-c. Provided however, a tax is imposed upon interstate paid calling service furnished to a person in this state and purchased at retail from a retailer by such person, at the rate of 7 percent of the gross charge when the origination point of the communications signal (as first identified by either (a) the seller's telecommunications system, or (b) information received by the seller from its service provider, where the system used to transport such signals is not that of the seller) is in this state. To prevent actual multi-state taxation of communications services that are subject to taxation under this section, any taxpayer, upon proof that the taxpayer has paid a tax in another state on such services, shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed in this section to the extent of the amount of such tax properly due and paid in such other state. However, such tax is not imposed on communications services to the extent such services may not, under the Constitution and statutes of the United States, be made the subject of taxation by the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 4:29 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 4 / Section 29
4:29 By Purchase.
Status: in_force

The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, may acquire on behalf of the state, either by purchase or otherwise, as hereinafter provided, any real estate within the state which he may deem necessary for any military purpose, for public parks, public buildings, or for any other public improvement purposes and to accept deeds thereof in the name of the state; provided, however, that 60 days before a purchase of any real estate within the city of Concord or the Concord region, the governor shall provide written notice of such proposed purchase to the state-capitol-region planning commission. No dam or any real property appurtenant thereto or any rights and easements in either may be acquired pursuant to the authority of this section or any other provision of law except an act of the legislature which authorizes the acquisition of a particular dam, real property, or right or easement.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 362-C:5 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 362-C / Section 5
362-C:5 Alternative Reorganization Plans.
Status: in_force

The authorization granted to the commission in RSA 362-C:3 shall extend to any alternative reorganization plan which the commission affirmatively finds will resolve the Public Service Company of New Hampshire bankruptcy case and will result in the same or lower costs and risks to ratepayers and the same or greater benefits to the state as those resulting from the NU plan and the agreement both during the time periods in which rates increases are prescribed in the agreement and thereafter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 207:45 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 207 / Section 45
207:45 Exceptions.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this title shall repeal any special laws of the state relating only to the Blue Mountain Forest Association.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 544:27 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 544 / Section 27
544:27 Costs.
Status: in_force

If the proceeding is brought by a private person and the court finds that there were no reasonable grounds or cause therefor the costs may be taxed against such person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-K:12 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-K / Section 12
162-K:12 Maintenance and Operation.
Status: in_force

Maintenance and operation of the systems and improvements constructed under this chapter shall be under the supervision of the district administrator. The cost of maintenance and operation of the non-revenue-producing facilities together with excess of costs of operation and maintenance of revenue-producing facilities, if any, shall be charged against the development district in which it is located. The charges against each property within the district shall be in proportion to the benefit to the properties within the district 60 days before the budget submission date. The district administrator shall submit to the governing body of the municipality the maintenance and operating budget for the following year, and the prorated share of the budget to be charged to each property in the district. The budget for the district as approved by the municipality, and pursuant to RSA 32, shall contain necessary appropriations and provisions for collecting charges against affected properties in the district.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-J:14-j — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-J / Section 14-j
21-J:14-j Minimum Requirements for a District Inter-local Agreement.
Status: in_force

I. The intergovernmental agreement used to form a cooperative assessing district shall substantially conform to the provisions outlined in RSA 53-A:3 and shall include the following: (a) A district cost allocation formula based in whole or in part on the number of parcels of real property in each member municipality. (b) A governing board on which each municipality in the district is represented by at least one member who has at least one vote. (c) A term of initial membership of at least 5 years. (d) A requirement of at least 12 months written notice and a vote of the municipality's legislative body before a member may withdraw from the district. (e) Provisions for holding a withdrawing municipality responsible for payment of its proportionate share of future district expenses to which the district may be committed because of the withdrawing municipality's membership such as capital costs and retirement costs. (f) Provisions that require a municipality which joins a district to provide its annual pro rata share of the district's budget without regard to whether or not said share is approved and supported by the governing body, the budget committee, or the legislative body of the municipality. (g) Provisions for administratively attaching the district staff to a political subdivision for the purposes of accounting, payroll, retirement, insurance, and fringe benefits, and for compensating that political subdivision for these administrative services. (h) Provisions for compensation and oversight if private entities are hired by the district, rather than staff administratively attached to and serving as employees of a political subdivision. (i) A formula for staffing the district with full-time, trained, and certified professional appraisers which may be based on the number of parcels and types of properties found in the district and other necessary staff. II. All appraisers employed by a district shall meet current standards pursuant to RSA 21-J:14-f.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 115-A:20 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 115-A / Section 20
115-A:20 Written Evidence Required in Certain Circumstances.
Status: in_force

No applications shall be certified for payment unless written evidence is presented indicating that any person or persons herein described as having a prior right to benefits has died; and provided further that if, prior to the date upon which this subdivision takes effect, benefits have been paid to the father or mother of a qualified person, who at the time had a child or children, the rights or benefits shall not in addition accrue to said child or children as a result of the provisions of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-I:6 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-I / Section 6
358-I:6 Buyer's Rights.
Status: in_force

I. Every seller of a prepaid health club services contract shall: (a) Refund to the buyer the pro rata cost of any unused services, within 15 days after request therefor, if: (1) The buyer is unable to receive benefits from the seller's services by reason of death or disability. The health club may require that the disability be confirmed by an examination of a physician agreeable to the member and the health club; provided, however, that this subparagraph shall not operate to prevent the buyer from proving the disability in a judicial proceeding; or (2) The seller relocates his facility more than 8 miles from its present location, or the services provided by the seller are materially impaired. (b) Refund to the buyer the pro rata cost of any unused services under all contracts between the parties, within 15 days after request therefor, if the aggregate price of all contracts in force between the parties exceeds $1,000. Provided, however, if the contract so provides, the seller may retain a cancellation fee of not more than 25 percent of the pro rata cost of unused services on all contracts, not to exceed $250. (c) Refund to the buyer the pro rata cost of any unused services within 15 days after the club ceases operation. II. Upon the occurrence of any of the circumstances enumerated in subparagraphs I(a) or (b) or (c) of this section, the buyer or his estate shall be relieved of any further obligation for payment under the contract not then due and owing.