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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-P:25 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-P / Section 25
21-P:25 Program Authorized; Definitions.
Status: in_force

I. The New Hampshire fire standards and training commission is hereby established and directed to establish minimum educational and training standards for employment as full-time fire service personnel, establish minimum selection standards for full-time fire service personnel, establish and publish educational and training standards for fire service personnel, and certify fire service personnel as meeting the educational and training standard. This commission shall also act in an advisory capacity to the director of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services with reference to the instruction methods of determining and dealing with the causes of fire, the prevention of fire, techniques of firefighting and rescue, research techniques in firefighting and fire protection, and the administration and management of fire departments. The commission shall meet at least 4 times annually. II. As used in this subdivision: (a) "Commission" means the fire standards and training commission; and (b) "Director" means the director of the division of fire standards and training and emergency medical services. (c) "Fire service personnel" means firefighters, fire officers, rescue personnel connected with fire departments, fire prevention officers, inspectors, investigators, fire instructors, public education specialists, fire alarm personnel, or any other personnel who are members of fire departments or fire-related state agencies, whether full or part-time.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-O:45 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-O / Section 45
12-O:45 State Workforce Innovation Fund.
Status: in_force

I. There is hereby established the state workforce innovation fund which shall be nonlapsing and administered by the commissioner of the department of business and economic affairs. Said fund shall be for the purpose of receiving financial assistance under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 and providing funds for grants and other workforce development initiatives. II. The fund shall be distributed or expended by the commissioner after consultation with the State Workforce Innovation Board established in RSA 12-O:44 and the approval of the governor and council for any of the following purposes: (a) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 Adult and Dislocated Worker programs. (b) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 Youth programs. (c) U.S. Department of Labor, Senior Community Service Employment programs. (d) U.S. Department of Labor Disability programs. (e) U.S. Department of Labor Regional Innovation and National Emergency grant programs. (f) Other projects, programs, or grants recognized as being beneficial to workforce development initiatives and consistent with the goals of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. III. (a) The department may accept gifts, grants, donations, or other moneys for the purposes of this section. Said moneys shall be deposited into the state workforce innovation fund. (b) The commissioner may enter into contracts and agreements and may take other actions that may be necessary or desirable to effect the transfer to it of operations currently conducted by the department of business and economic affairs, and to effect the transfer of assets utilized by them in doing so; and, the commissioner may assume, bear, and agree to perform those contracts of the state workforce innovation board that may be necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this section. IV. The commissioner of the department of business and economic affairs shall have the authority to enter into such agreements for leasing real property, acquiring goods, and engaging services to perform Rapid Response activities in accordance with this subdivision. The commissioner shall provide the governor and council an information item not less frequently than semi-annually describing all such agreements and amounts expended pursuant thereto. Such agreements shall be made pursuant to forms of agreement that shall be approved by governor and council which forms of agreement have been reviewed by the attorney general and the commissioner of the department of administrative services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-A:60 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-A / Section 60
304-A:60 Effect of Merger.
Status: repealed

I. When a merger takes effect: (a) The separate existence of every partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company that is a party to the merger, other than the surviving entity, ceases; (b) All property owned by each of the merged partnerships, limited partnerships, or limited liability companies vests in the surviving entity; (c) All obligations of every partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company that is a party to the merger become the obligations of the surviving entity; and (d) An action or proceeding pending against a partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company that is a party to the merger may be continued as if the merger had not occurred, or the surviving entity may be substituted as a party to the action or proceeding. II. [Repealed.] III. A partner of a surviving partnership or limited partnership is liable for: (a) All obligations of a party to the merger for which the partner was personally liable before the merger; (b) All other obligations of the surviving entity incurred before the merger by a party to the merger, but those obligations may be satisfied only out of property of the entity; and (c) All obligations of the surviving entity incurred after the merger takes effect, but those obligations may be satisfied only out of property of the entity if the partner is a limited partner. IV. If the obligations incurred before the merger by a partnership that is a party to the merger are not satisfied out of the property of the surviving entity, the partners of that party immediately before the effective date of the merger shall contribute the amount necessary to satisfy that party's obligations to the surviving entity, in the manner provided in RSA 304-A:40 or in the limited partnership act of the jurisdiction in which the party was formed, as the case may be, as if the merged party were dissolved.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:180 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 180
282-A:180 Collateral Estoppel.
Status: in_force

Decisions rendered under this chapter shall not be admissible in any court or in administrative or other proceedings, not under or pursuant to this chapter, for the purpose of barring such court or proceeding from making independent findings of fact and rulings of law under the doctrine of collateral estoppel.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-N:2 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-N / Section 2
359-N:2 Collection of Biometric Data Prohibited.
Status: in_force

I. No government agency shall: (a) Issue an identification card, other than an employee, vendor, or contractor identification or access card, device or system, or use an identification device or system, that requires the collection or retention of an individual's biometric data. (b) Require an individual to disclose or provide biometric data as a condition of doing business with, engaging in any business activity or relationship with, or obtaining services from, that agency. (c) Obtain, retain, or provide any individual's biometric data except as set forth in this chapter. II. Any biometric data collected for an employee, vendor, or contractor identification or access card shall be destroyed when the individual terminates his or her relationship with the agency. No biometric data collected under this section shall be subject to a subpoena. III. Nothing in paragraphs I and II shall prohibit the disclosure, collection, or retention of biometric data from applicants for and persons employed in positions with state, county, or local public safety agencies as part of the employment screening process, or for obtaining required security clearances, or in connection with investigations of internal misconduct or crimes and offenses.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:64 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 64
261:64 Construction Equipment and Implements of Husbandry.
Status: in_force

I. A resident owner of construction equipment, or a nonresident owner of such equipment who has a bona fide actual residence in a state granting like privileges to residents of this state shall not be required to register such equipment in this state if used at worksites and trailered from location to location or to cross highways to access contiguous property. To register construction equipment, as defined under RSA 259:42, the fee shall be $25 except for the following rubber-tired equipment; excavators, front end loaders, backhoes, graders, or construction equipment towed on a permanent trailer, such as a generator, which shall be assessed based on weight utilizing the following scale: for equipment that weighs up to 7,500 lbs., the fee shall be $25; for equipment from 7,501 lbs. to 15,000 lbs., the fee shall be $50; for equipment from 15,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs., the fee shall be $100; for equipment from 50,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs., the fee shall be $200; and for all equipment over 80,000 lbs., the fee shall be $300. II. Owners of implements of husbandry shall not be required to register such implements in this state. III. Implements of husbandry shall not be operated on toll roads or on the interstate and defense highway system. When implements of husbandry not meeting the definition of a tractor in RSA 259:108 are moved over any other way, the power unit shall display in a conspicuous location an identifying decal or plate issued by the division. The identifying decal or plate issued by the division is not a registration and shall not require the municipal permit for registration described in RSA 261:148. The fee for each identifying decal or plate shall be $15 for an implement weighing no more than 15,000 pounds and $25 for an implement weighing 15,001 pounds or more. The identifying decal or plate shall not require annual renewal but shall expire upon a change of ownership of the implement. The director may adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A specifying the location for display of the identifying decal or plate, specifying such limitations as the director deems necessary for the safety of other highway users by restricting speeds of operation and operation after daylight hours, and specifying safety, conspicuity, and lighting equipment requirements.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-A:28 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 458-A / Section 28
458-A:28 Simultaneous Proceedings.
Status: in_force

If a proceeding for enforcement under this subdivision is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under RSA 458-A:12 through RSA 458-A:21, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the modifying court. The proceeding for enforcement continues unless the enforcing court, after consultation with the modifying court, stays or dismisses the proceeding.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 410:17 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 410 / Section 17
410:17 Experience Reporting for Policies in Force On or After the Operative Date of the Valuation Manual.
Status: in_force

A company shall submit mortality, morbidity, policyholder behavior, or expense experience and other data as prescribed in the valuation manual.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 471-C:16 — NH Code / Title XLVI / Chapter 471-C / Section 16
471-C:16 Gift Certificates and Store Credits.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, gift certificates of $250 or less, and store credits that were issued for store merchandise credit, regardless of when issued, shall not be property presumed abandoned and shall not be subject to RSA 471-C or any other past or present law. All gift certificates and store credits remitted to the state prior to January 1, 2018, and gift certificates and store credits that are properly determined to be reportable in any compliance audits initiated prior to January 1, 2018 and subsequently remitted, shall remain in the custody of the state unless and until returned to the owner. This section shall not apply to season passes or coupons that are nonrefundable and nonredeemable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 481:6-c — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 481 / Section 6-c
481:6-c Property Exempt From Levy.
Status: in_force

All property of the department and all property held in the name of the state under this chapter shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution. No execution or similar judicial process shall issue against the property. No judgment against the department shall be a lien upon its property or the property held in the name of the state under this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 431:1 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 431 / Section 1
431:1 Title.
Status: in_force

This subdivision shall be known as the New Hampshire Fertilizer Law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 667:10 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 667 / Section 10
667:10 Declaration of Candidacy.
Status: in_force

On or before the closing date for filing declarations of candidacy with the town or city clerk as provided by RSA 667:8, any candidate for delegate shall file with the town or city clerk a declaration of candidacy in substantially the following form, which shall be prepared and furnished by the secretary of state: I, ____________________, candidate for office of delegate to the constitutional convention from District No. __________ of __________ county hereby certify that I am at least 18 years of age; that I am domiciled in ward ______________ of the city of ______________ (or town or unincorporated place of ____________) county of _______________ state of New Hampshire; that I am a voter in District No. _________ of _____________ county.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275:54 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275 / Section 54
275:54 Rules and Regulations.
Status: in_force

The commissioner is authorized to issue such rules and regulations as he determines necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 432:9 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 432 / Section 9
432:9 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subdivision the following words shall have the following meanings: I. "Adaptation" means the process of adjustment to actual or scientifically projected conditions. II. "District" or "conservation district" means the territory included within the boundaries of a county, organized in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. III. "Land occupier" or "occupier of land" includes any person who shall hold title to, or shall be in lawful possession of, any parcel of land lying within a district organized under the provisions of this subdivision. IV. "District supervisor" or "supervisor" shall mean a member of the governing body appointed in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. V. "Soil health" means the overall composition of the soil, including the amount of organic matter in and water holding capacity of the soil, and the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans. VI. "Healthy soils practices" mean agricultural practices that improve the health of soils, including but not limited to consideration of depth of topsoil horizons, water infiltration rate, organic carbon content, nutrient content, bulk density, biological activity, biological and microbiological diversity, and minimization of bare ground.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 331-A:11-a — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 331-A / Section 11-a
331-A:11-a Recognition for Licensure.
Status: in_force

If an applicant holds an active real estate license in good standing, issued by passing the national and state examinations in accordance with the laws of another jurisdiction, that applicant may apply for a New Hampshire license with the same equivalent status as currently licensed in the qualifying jurisdiction by first passing the New Hampshire portion of the licensing examination, provided that other requirements of the commission have been met. If an applicant holds an active real estate license in good standing issued by passing only the state examination in accordance with the laws of another jurisdiction, that applicant may apply for a New Hampshire license with the same equivalent status as currently licensed in the qualifying jurisdiction by first passing the New Hampshire and national portions of the licensing examination, provided that other requirements of the commission have been met. This section shall apply to salesperson and broker applicants only when such applicants are applying for a New Hampshire license with same equivalent status as currently licensed in the qualifying jurisdiction.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 361-D:26 — NH Code / Title XXXIII-A / Chapter 361-D / Section 26
361-D:26 Duties of Lessor.
Status: in_force

A lessor shall not: I. Fail to either register the leased vehicle pursuant to the lease agreement or provide the lessee with all documentation necessary to secure registration. II. Advertise any specific vehicle in the inventory of the lessor for lease without identifying such vehicle by either its vehicle identification number or license number. III. Refuse to lease an available vehicle to any creditworthy person at the advertised total lease amount. IV. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 361-D:22, a lessor shall be held civilly liable for a violation of this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 515:13 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 515 / Section 13
515:13 Judgment.
Status: in_force

When a setoff has been pleaded or filed judgment shall be rendered in favor of the party to whom the balance is due for the amount thereof, and his taxable costs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 486:10 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 486 / Section 10
486:10 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to treatment of wastes by or from industrial and nonindustrial recipients of waste treatment services to establish: I. Classes of users of such services, including categories of industrial users. II. Criteria against which to determine the adequacy of charges imposed on classes and categories of users reflecting all factors that influence the cost of waste treatment, including strength, volume, and delivery flow rate characteristics of waste. III. Certification criteria for pollution control facilities operators.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-N:1 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-N / Section 1
161-N:1 Purpose.
Status: in_force

Older adults and people with disabilities, including children with special health care needs, require the support of home health care services. The purpose of this chapter is to ensure medically-necessary home health care services are available to Medicaid recipients at their residences and in non-institutional locations outside of the residence in which normal life activities take place.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-D:7-a — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270-D / Section 7-a
270-D:7-a Shore Lights.
Status: in_force

No person shall display, at any point on the shore visible from the water, any lights deemed by the division of state police, marine patrol bureau to resemble in color or configuration the required navigation lights of any vessel.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 362-C:2 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 362-C / Section 2
362-C:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Agreement" means the agreement dated as of November 22, 1989, as amended through December 14, 1989, executed by and between the governor and attorney general of the state of New Hampshire, acting on behalf of the state of New Hampshire, and Northeast Utilities Service Company, acting on behalf of its parent, Northeast Utilities. II. "Alternative reorganization plan" means a plan of reorganization filed in the Public Service Company of New Hampshire bankruptcy case, other than the NU plan. III. "Commission" means the public utilities commission established in RSA 363. IV. "NU plan" means the amended plan of reorganization filed in December of 1989, by Northeast Utilities Service Company which provides for the resolution of the outstanding creditor claims and equity security interests of Public Service Company of New Hampshire in the Public Service Company of New Hampshire bankruptcy case. V. "Public Service Company of New Hampshire bankruptcy case" means the proceeding pending before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire (Case No. 88-00043) for the reorganization of Public Service Company of New Hampshire under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-D:1-104 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-D / Section 1-104
383-D:1-104 Commissioner.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have the powers necessary or incidental to performing all of the commissioner's duties under this chapter, including the power to adopt rules as provided in this chapter in accordance with RSA 541-A. All rules previously adopted by the commissioner relating to the subject matter of this chapter shall be subject to RSA 541-A:17.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-B:13 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 100-B / Section 13
100-B:13 Miscellaneous.
Status: in_force

I. If any person to whom a contribution is repayable from the fund is a minor, or any person to whom such benefit is payable is incompetent by reason of physical or mental disability, any payment due, unless a proper claim shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian, conservator or legal representative, may be made to the member's spouse, child, parent, or brother or sister, or to any person deemed by the committee to have incurred expenses for such person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of any liability for such payment under the plan. II. Members and beneficiaries shall be entitled to all the contribution repayments specifically set out under the terms of the plan, but to the extent permitted by law, the contribution repayments or any of the property rights in the benefits shall not be assignable or distributable to any creditor or other claimant of such member or beneficiary. No member or beneficiary shall have the right to anticipate, assign, pledge, accelerate, or in any way dispose of any of the moneys or benefits or other property which may be payable to them. III. All contribution repayments under the plan shall be paid or provided for solely from the fund, and a sponsor assumes no liabilities or responsibilities for benefits. IV. Neither the action of a sponsor in the establishment of this plan or any action taken by it or by the committee shall be construed as giving any member the right to be retained in such status or any other right whatsoever except to the extent of the contribution repayments provided by the plan to be paid or made available from the fund. V. If any provisions of this chapter or the application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable. VI. Whenever reasonable efforts fail to locate any member or beneficiary entitled to contribution repayments under the plan within 7 years from the time notice is first received that the member or beneficiary is not to be found at the address in the records of the sponsor, or the trustee, the committee may direct that any contribution repayments to which such person may be entitled shall thereupon be cancelled and no payment shall be made thereafter to anyone with respect to the benefits so cancelled. VII. Forfeitures arising from death, termination of service, or otherwise under the plan shall not be applied to increase the contribution repayments any member would otherwise receive under the plan prior to the plan's termination but shall be used as soon as possible to enhance the principal assets of the plan.