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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318-C:6 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 318-C / Section 6
318-C:6 Recovery of Damages.
Status: in_force

I. One or more of the following persons may bring an action for damages caused by an individual's use of an illegal drug: (a) A parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or sibling of the individual drug user. (b) An individual who was exposed to an illegal drug in utero. (c) An employer of the individual drug user. (d) A medical facility, insurer, governmental entity, employer, or other entity that funds a drug treatment program or employee assistance program for the individual drug user or that otherwise expended money on behalf of the individual drug user. (e) A person injured as a result of the willful, reckless, or negligent actions of an individual drug user. II. A person entitled to bring an action under this section may seek damages from a person convicted of a drug offense or a person who knowingly distributed, or knowingly participated in the chain of distribution of, the illegal drug that was actually used by the individual drug user and that was the proximate cause of the recoverable losses. II-a. No governmental entity may bring an action against a person until after that person has been convicted of a criminal act related to the possession, manufacture, or distribution of drugs. III. A person entitled to bring an action under this section may recover all of the following damages: (a) Economic damages, including, but not limited to, the cost of treatment and rehabilitation, medical expenses, loss of economic or educational potential, loss of productivity, absenteeism, support expenses, accidents or injury, and any other pecuniary loss proximately caused by the illegal drug use. (b) Non-economic damages, including, but not limited to, physical and emotional pain, suffering, physical impairment, emotional distress, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment, loss of companionship, services and consortium, and other non-pecuniary losses proximately caused by an individual's use of an illegal drug. (c) Reasonable attorney fees. (d) Costs of suit, including, but not limited to, reasonable expenses for expert testimony.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 451-B:2 — NH Code / Title XLI / Chapter 451-B / Section 2
451-B:2 Lien Upon Item for Work.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent otherwise provided by law, every person who shall repair, at the request of the owner, any article of personal property, the fair market value of which is not greater than $1,000, shall have a lien upon the property and may retain the possession of the article of property until the charges for such repair have been paid. Further, persons who repair articles of personal property shall provide notice that the owner of such personal property must disclose any prior lienholders having a security interest in such personal property at the time repairs are requested. The foregoing notice requirement may be satisfied either by sign or by express written notification at the time that a repair order is made.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-C:8 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-C / Section 8
79-C:8 Release of Easement, Expiration, Renewal, Consideration.
Status: in_force

I. Any landowner who has granted a discretionary easement to a municipality pursuant to the terms of this chapter, after the effective date of this chapter, may apply to the local governing body of the municipality in which the property subject to a discretionary easement is located for a release from such easement upon a demonstration of extreme personal hardship. Upon release from such easement, a landowner shall pay the following consideration to the tax collector of the municipality: (a) For a release within the first half of the duration of the easement, 20 percent of the RSA 75:1 full value assessment of such land. (b) For a release within the second half of the duration of the easement, 15 percent of the RSA 75:1 full value assessment of such land. II. The terms of agreement may include specification of an amount, if any, up to 10 percent of fair market value, to be paid upon final expiration of the terms of the discretionary easement or renewed discretionary easement. III. Upon the expiration of the terms of the discretionary easement, the owner may apply for a renewal, and the owner and local governing body shall have the same rights and duties with respect to the renewal application as they did with respect to the original application; provided, however, that at the time of the original granting of the discretionary easement, the parties may include, as a term of the agreement, a provision for automatic renewal for the same term as the original. Such a provision may include the specification of the manner in which the tax assessment on the property for the next term is to be determined at the time of renewal. IV. The tax collector shall issue a receipt to the owner of such land and a copy to the local governing body for the sums paid. The local governing body shall, upon receiving a copy of the above-mentioned consideration, execute a release or renewal of the easement to the owner who shall record such a release or renewal. A copy of such release or renewal shall also be sent to the local assessing officials if they are not the same parties executing the release.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 273:2 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 2
273:2 Term of Commissioner; Removal.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall hold office for 3 years from the date of appointment and may be removed for cause by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:91-a — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 91-a
259:91-a Roadable Aircraft.
Status: in_force

"Roadable aircraft" shall mean any aircraft capable of taking off and landing from a suitable airfield which is also designed to be driven on public roadways as a conveyance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:88 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 88
236:88 Advertising Devices Within Highway Rights-of-Way.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in RSA 236:88-a, any advertising device so located as to be within the right-of-way of any interstate, federal aid primary, federal aid secondary, or turnpike highway shall be deemed to be illegally located. Removal and disposal of said device shall be effected after 10 days' written notice to the owner of said device, provided the identity and mailing address of the owner are displayed on the device, by the department of transportation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 216-B:2 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 216-B / Section 2
216-B:2 Federal Assistance.
Status: in_force

The governor and council are hereby authorized to cooperate with and enter into agreements with the federal government, or any agency thereof, as they may deem advisable to secure federal funds for the purposes hereof and further to render such assurances to the federal government on behalf of the state as the federal government may require, including but not limited to, an assurance that the state of New Hampshire will hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise before, during or after prosecution of the work.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5:31 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5 / Section 31
5:31 Records Center; Rules.
Status: in_force

The director shall, subject to the provisions of RSA 5:40, adopt rules governing: I. The organization of the records center. II. Transfer of records to the records center. III. The inventory of materials in the records center. IV. The means of access and reference to records and archives at the records center.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318:47-f — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 318 / Section 47-f
318:47-f Prescription Information to be Kept Confidential.
Status: in_force

Records relative to prescription information containing patient-identifiable and prescriber-identifiable data shall not be licensed, transferred, used, or sold by any pharmacy benefits manager, insurance company, electronic transmission intermediary, retail, mail order, or Internet pharmacy or other similar entity, for any commercial purpose, except for the limited purposes of pharmacy reimbursement; formulary compliance; care management; utilization review by a health care provider, the patient's insurance provider or the agent of either; health care research; or as otherwise provided by law. Commercial purpose includes, but is not limited to, advertising, marketing, promotion, or any activity that could be used to influence sales or market share of a pharmaceutical product, influence or evaluate the prescribing behavior of an individual health care professional, or evaluate the effectiveness of a professional pharmaceutical detailing sales force. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the dispensing of prescription medications to a patient or to the patient's authorized representative; the transmission of prescription information between an authorized prescriber and a licensed pharmacy; the transfer of prescription information between licensed pharmacies; the transfer of prescription records that may occur in the event a pharmacy ownership is changed or transferred; care management educational communications provided to a patient about the patient's health condition, adherence to a prescribed course of therapy or other information about the drug being dispensed, treatment options, or clinical trials. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the collection, use, transfer, or sale of patient and prescriber de-identified data by zip code, geographic region, or medical specialty for commercial purposes. In addition to other appropriate remedies under this chapter, a violation of this section is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of RSA 358-A:2. Any right or remedy set forth in RSA 358-A may be used to enforce the provisions of this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 303:23 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 303 / Section 23
303:23 Records Filed With Secretary of State.
Status: in_force

When the propriety of any town is dissolved, or when the meeting of the proprietors of any common and undivided lands shall be dissolved, and the clerk thereof shall resign, decease or become incapacitated, any person, the town clerk of any town having 50 or more families excepted, having in his possession any record or document appertaining to such propriety, shall file and deposit it with the secretary of state, who may demand and receive the same.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:14 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 14
236:14 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this subdivision or the rules and regulations made under authority thereof 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 the highway to a condition satisfactory to the person empowered to give such written permission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 361-A:22 — NH Code / Title XXXIII-A / Chapter 361-A / Section 22
361-A:22 Requirements and Prohibitions as to the Notice of Disposition.
Status: in_force

I. After repossession, if the vehicle is not accepted as satisfaction in full, the licensee must send the borrower a notice of disposition prior to the sale of the vehicle. II. The notice of disposition must contain the following information: (a) Description of the borrower and the licensee; (b) Description of the collateral that is the subject of the intended disposition; (c) The method of intended disposition; (d) Information stating that the borrower is entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness; (e) Stating the time and place of a public disposition or the time after which any other disposition is to be made; (f) A description of any liability for a deficiency of the borrower; (g) The amount that must be paid to the licensee to redeem the collateral; and (h) A telephone number or mailing address from which additional information concerning the disposition and the obligation secured is available.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 524:3 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 524 / Section 3
524:3 Findings as to Increased Value.
Status: in_force

The jury, if they find a verdict for the plaintiff, shall determine whether the lands have been so possessed and improved, and the amount of the increased value thereof, after allowing for any waste or injury the same may have sustained.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 91-B:3 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 91-B / Section 3
91-B:3 Limitation; Record of Notice.
Status: in_force

I. In the broadcast of any notice, no reference shall be made by name to any person who is a candidate for elective public office at the time of the broadcast. II. Any station which broadcasts a notice shall keep at its office a copy or transcription of the material as broadcast for a period of 6 months following the broadcast. The copy or transcription shall be available for public inspection at reasonable times.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 125-N:6 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 125-N / Section 6
125-N:6 Medical Waste Incinerators; Construction and Operation Prohibitions.
Status: in_force

I. The construction of a new medical waste incinerator, the modification of an existing medical waste incinerator which increases the amount of any air pollutant emitted by the incinerator, the conversion of a facility into a medical waste incinerator, or the reactivation of a closed medical waste incinerator is prohibited. II. Beginning on January 1, 2014, the operation of any existing medical waste incinerator is prohibited.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 649-B:4 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 649-B / Section 4
649-B:4 Certain Uses of Computer Services Prohibited.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall knowingly utilize a computer on-line service, internet service, or local bulletin board service to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child or another person believed by the person to be a child, to commit any of the following: (a) Any offense under RSA 632-A, relative to sexual assault and related offenses. (b) Indecent exposure and lewdness under RSA 645:1. (c) Endangering a child as defined in RSA 639:3, III. II. (a) A person who violates the provisions of paragraph I shall be guilty of a class A felony if such person believed the child was under the age of 13, otherwise such person shall be guilty of a class B felony. (b) A person convicted under paragraph I based on an indictment alleging that the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section or a reasonably equivalent offense in an out-of-state jurisdiction shall be charged as a class A felony. If the indictment also alleges that the person believed that the child was under the age of 13, the person may be sentenced to a maximum sentence not to exceed 20 years and a minimum sentence not to exceed 10 years. (c) If the person has been previously convicted 2 or more times for an offense under this section or a reasonably equivalent statute in another state, the person may be sentenced to a maximum term not to exceed 30 years. III. It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this section that the victim was not actually a child so long as the person reasonably believed that the victim was a child.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310:17 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310 / Section 17
310:17 License Reciprocity.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary, the office shall issue licenses to professionals who present evidence of an active license in good standing from another jurisdiction, in accordance with rules adopted by the executive director under RSA 541-A, provided that the jurisdiction's licensing requirements are substantially similar to New Hampshire's licensing requirements, as determined by the executive director in consultation with the boards, commissions, and councils within the office. Individuals seeking a license by endorsement pursuant to this section shall be required to undergo criminal history records check if otherwise required for initial licensing applications for that profession. II. All individuals licensed under this section shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the state licensing body for that profession.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:35 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 35
282-A:35 Gross Misconduct.
Status: in_force

An unemployed individual who has been discharged for arson, sabotage, felony, assault which causes bodily injury, criminal threatening, or a single theft or multiple thefts in the aggregate of an amount equal to or greater than $250, where such conduct is connected with his or her work, shall suffer the loss of all wage credits earned prior to the date of such dismissal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 284:43 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 284 / Section 43
284:43 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The lottery commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The application procedure for keno licenses. II. Information to be required on license applications. III. Procedures for a hearing following the revocation of a license. IV. The operation of keno games, including types and amounts of wagers. V. Information required and forms for submission of financial reports. VI. Guidelines for licensees under this subdivision to set transaction limits for daily, weekly, and monthly play of keno for individual keno players.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 187-A:28-d — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 187-A / Section 28-d
187-A:28-d Report and Recommendations.
Status: in_force

The committee shall submit a report to the general court by January 15 of each year. Copies of the report shall be submitted to the governor and council, the senate finance and education committees, the house of representatives finance and education committees, the board of trustees of the university system, the chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire, and to any other individual or organization as the committee deems advisable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 125-C:1 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 125-C / Section 1
125-C:1 Declaration of Policy and Purpose.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state of New Hampshire and the purpose of this chapter to achieve and maintain a reasonable degree of purity of the air resources of the state so as to promote the public health, welfare, and safety, prevent injury or detriment to human, plant, and animal life, physical property and other resources, foster the comfort and convenience of the people, promote the economic and social development of this state and to facilitate the enjoyment of the natural attractions of the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 38-C:4 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 38-C / Section 4
38-C:4 Compensation and Organization.
Status: in_force

The compensation of the commissioners shall be fixed by the municipality. They shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties. They shall annually organize by choosing one of their number as chairperson of the board. They shall appoint a clerk and a superintendent of public works and such other officers as they deem necessary. A certificate of such organization shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality. The commissioners shall fix the compensation of all officers and agents appointed by them. All officers and agents shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 412:9 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 412 / Section 9
412:9 Prohibition on Nonresident Automobile Insurance.
Status: in_force

Policies of automobile insurance, as defined in RSA 417-A, shall only be issued and renewed to residents of the state of New Hampshire, except that such policies shall also be permitted to be sold to any person if the vehicle insured is exclusively garaged in New Hampshire. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no individual shall be provided coverage under a policy of automobile insurance, as defined in RSA 417-A, if such applicant or applicants have been determined by the insurer to have intentionally misrepresented their residency status or exclusive garaging status at the time of initial application or renewal. Payment shall be made by the insurer with respect to accidents for all valid bodily injury and property damage liability claims and all valid uninsured motorist claims by individuals other than the applicant or applicants who made the intentional misrepresentation. However, the insurer shall be legally entitled to reimbursement by the policyholder for all such paid claims.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 594:5 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 594 / Section 5
594:5 Resisting Arrest.
Status: in_force

If a person has reasonable ground to believe that he is being arrested and that the arrest is being made by a peace officer, it is his duty to submit to arrest and refrain from using force or any weapon in resisting it, regardless of whether there is a legal basis for the arrest.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-E:41 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-E / Section 41
170-E:41 Oaths; Subpoenas.
Status: in_force

I. The department shall have the power to administer oaths in any disciplinary proceedings. II. Upon request of the commissioner, the attorney general shall be authorized, for good cause shown, to subpoena witnesses and to compel, by subpoena duces tecum, the production of papers and records in any disciplinary proceedings under this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 263:22 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263 / Section 22
263:22 Suspension of Age Requirement.
Status: in_force

In addition to the other powers of the director, during any war emergency and until April 1 next succeeding the termination thereof, he shall have authority to issue a commercial driver's license to any person between the ages of 16 and 18 otherwise duly qualified. During said period the provisions of RSA 263:27, inconsistent with the provisions hereof, are hereby suspended. Said license shall be restricted to the driving of motor vehicles of 18,000 pounds manufacturers' rating or less.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-C:8-805 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-C / Section 8-805
383-C:8-805 Disapproval.
Status: in_force

(a) If the proposed change would adversely affect the safety and soundness of the trust company, then the commissioner may make a decision under RSA 383-A:6-604 to disapprove a proposed change to a capital plan or business plan, a proposed change of ownership of a trust company, or a proposed change of control of a trust company. (b) In addition to the reasons for disapproval under subsection (a), the commissioner may make a decision under RSA 383-A:6-604 to disapprove a proposed change of ownership of a trust company or a proposed change of control of a trust company for any of the following reasons: (1) The proposed change of ownership of the trust company or the proposed change of control of the trust company would violate any law, including any securities law of this state; (2) The financial condition, competence, experience, or integrity of any acquirer is such as might jeopardize the safety and soundness of the trust company, including any successor to the trust company, or prejudice the interests of the clients of the trust company; and (3) Any acquirer neglects, fails, or refuses to furnish the commissioner all the information required by the commissioner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 4:26 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 4 / Section 26
4:26 Breach of Condition.
Status: in_force

If a prisoner violates any of the conditions of his pardon, the warden, superintendent, or keeper of the institution in which the prisoner was confined shall forthwith cause him to be arrested and shall give written notice to the governor and council of such arrest.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194:37 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194 / Section 37
194:37 By Vote.
Status: in_force

I. Any special district organized under a special act of the legislature may, by a majority vote of the qualified voters present and voting at a legal meeting, dissolve its corporate existence and unite with the town district. II. Any special district or pre-existing special district may vote by warrant article presented at the annual meeting of the school district of which the special district is a part. Only legally registered voters within the boundaries of the special district may vote on the warrant article. Such warrant articles shall be placed on school district warrants in accordance with RSA 197:6.