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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:62-b — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 62-b
231:62-b Large Towns.
Status: in_force

I. At any annual town meeting under an article in the warrant placed there by petition or by the selectmen, the voters may vote to determine if they are in favor of having a 2 or 3-year term for each highway agent. If the town has adopted an official ballot, the clerk shall cause the following question to be printed on said ballot: "Are you in favor of increasing the term of a town highway agent from one (2) year(s) to 2 (3) years, beginning with the term of each town highway agent who shall be elected at next year's regular town meeting or appointed by the selectmen elected at said meeting?" Said question shall be printed in the form prescribed by RSA 656:13. If the town has not adopted an official ballot, the clerk shall cause the same question to be printed upon special ballots which shall be used to determine the vote of the town. If a majority of those voting on the question vote in favor of a 2 or 3-year term at the next annual meeting after the vote of approval, the town shall elect or provide for the appointment of one or more highway agents for the longer term. II. After a 2 or 3-year term for town highway agent has been established, at any annual town meeting held the year before the end of the 2 or 3-year term, under an article in the warrant placed there by petition or by the selectmen, the voters may vote to determine if they are in favor of continuing to have the longer term for each town highway agent. If the town has adopted an official ballot, the clerk shall cause the following question to be printed on said ballot: "Are you in favor of reducing the term of a town highway agent from 2 (3) years to 1 (2) year(s), beginning with the term of each town highway agent who shall be elected at next year's regular town meeting or appointed by the selectmen elected at said meeting?" Said question shall be printed in the form prescribed by RSA 656:13. If the town has not adopted an official ballot, the clerk shall cause the same question to be printed upon special ballots which shall be used to determine the vote of the town. If a majority of those voting on the question do not vote in favor of continuing the longer term, at the next annual town meeting, the voters shall elect or provide for the appointment of one or more highway agents under RSA 231:62 for shorter terms. III. The provisions of this section shall apply to any town having a population of 4,500 inhabitants or over.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 329-C:12 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 329-C / Section 12
329-C:12 Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission.
Status: in_force

The interstate commission shall have the duty and power to: I. Oversee and maintain the administration of the compact. II. Promulgate rules which shall be binding to the extent and in the manner provided for in the compact. III. Issue, upon the request of a member state or member board, advisory opinions concerning the meaning or interpretation of the compact, its bylaws, rules, and actions. IV. Enforce compliance with compact provisions, the rules promulgated by the interstate commission, and the bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including but not limited to the use of judicial process. V. Establish and appoint committees including, but not limited to, an executive committee as required by RSA 329-C:11, which shall have the power to act on behalf of the interstate commission in carrying out its powers and duties. VI. Pay or provide for the payment of the expenses related to the establishment, organization, and ongoing activities of the interstate commission. VII. Establish and maintain one or more offices. VIII. Borrow, accept, hire, or contract for services of personnel. IX. Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds. X. Employ an executive director who shall have such powers to employ, select, or appoint employees, agents, or consultants, and to determine their qualifications, define their duties, and fix their compensation. XI. Establish personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel. XII. Accept donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of it in a manner consistent with the conflict of interest policies established by the interstate commission. XIII. Lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve, or use, any property, real, personal, or mixed. XIV. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed. XV. Establish a budget and make expenditures. XVI. Adopt a seal and bylaws governing the management and operation of the interstate commission. XVII. Report annually to the legislatures and governors of the member states concerning the activities of the interstate commission during the preceding year. Such reports shall also include reports of financial audits and any recommendations that may have been adopted by the interstate commission. XVIII. Coordinate education, training, and public awareness regarding the compact, its implementation, and its operation. XIX. Maintain records in accordance with the bylaws. XX. Seek and obtain trademarks, copyrights, and patents. XXI. Perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of the compact.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-A:13-b — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 100-A / Section 13-b
100-A:13-b Maximum Benefit Limitations.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the maximum benefit payable to any retired member or beneficiary of the New Hampshire retirement system shall be limited to such extent as may be necessary to conform to the requirements of sections 401(a)(9) and 415 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for a qualified retirement plan.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 237-A:2 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 237-A / Section 2
237-A:2 Issuance of Revenue Bonds.
Status: in_force

The state may issue bonds under this chapter to be known as "turnpike system revenue bonds." The bonds may be issued from time to time for the purpose of financing the project costs of construction of any turnpike or of paying or refunding any bonds issued pursuant to RSA 237 or interest thereon. Any such bonds issued to pay or refund bonds issued pursuant to RSA 237 or interest thereon may be issued in sufficient amount to cover items described in RSA 237-A:7. Bonds issued hereunder shall be special obligations of the state and the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all bonds shall be payable solely from the particular funds provided therefor under this chapter. The bonds shall be issued by the treasurer in such amounts as the governor and council shall determine, not exceeding in the aggregate $766,050,000. Bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, including rates variable from time to time as determined by such index, banker's loan rate or other method as may be determined by the treasurer, and shall mature at such time or times as may be determined by the treasurer, except that no bond shall mature more than 40 years from the date of its issue. Bonds may be made redeemable before maturity either at the option of the state or at the option of the holder, or on the occurrence of specified events, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the treasurer prior to the issue of bonds. The treasurer shall determine the form and details of bonds. Subject to RSA 93-A, the bonds shall be signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the governor. The bonds may be sold in such manner, either at public or private sale, for such price, at such rate or rates of interest, or at such discount in lieu of interest, as the treasurer may determine.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-H:5 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-H / Section 5
359-H:5 Enforcement; Information Gathering.
Status: in_force

The house standing committee responsible for science, technology, and energy issues, in consultation with the department of justice, may periodically review implementation and enforcement of this chapter and shall make such legislative recommendations as may be appropriate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194:2 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194 / Section 2
194:2 Districts to be Corporations.
Status: in_force

All districts legally organized shall be corporations, with power to sue and be sued, to hold and dispose of real and personal property for the use of the schools therein, and to make necessary contracts in relation thereto.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:145 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 145
31:145 District Utility Fund.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding RSA 31:144, the local legislative body upon establishing a utility district may vote to establish a separate and distinct fund to be known as the district utility fund to serve as a collective operating fund for the district, or to administer funds common to the district that are not directly attributable to water or wastewater services. Such fund shall be allowed to accumulate from year to year, shall not be commingled with town or city tax revenues, and shall not be deemed part of the municipality's general fund accumulated surplus. Such fund shall function as a collective water and sewer fund and shall be authorized to be managed in the same ways as water or sewer funds are used under RSA 31:144.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:63 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 63
659:63 Counting and Tabulation to be Public.
Status: in_force

The counting and tabulation of votes shall be public and conducted within the guardrail and shall not be adjourned nor postponed until it shall have been completed. No ballot shall be placed within 4 feet of the guardrail during the counting of votes. In this section, "tabulation" means the aggregation of results from the printed results from the voting machine and hand counts to determine the final results of an election in a polling place or at the central polling location provided in RSA 659:59. Documents generated during the tabulation of votes shall be available for public review when election results are announced at the polling place. If RSA 659:75, II applies, the printed results from the voting machine shall be posted for public review at the polling place within 60 minutes of running the last ballot through the machine or machines.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402:80 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402 / Section 80
402:80 Cancellation or Termination of Policies.
Status: in_force

No cancellation or termination of an insurance policy of any type for nonpayment of a premium shall be effective if: I. Payment of the premium is actually received by the insurance company or by the insurance company's agent, before the date and time of the cancellation or termination of the policy as stated in the notice of cancellation or termination; or II. Payment of the premium is sent to the insurance company, or the insurance company's agent, by certified mail before the date and time of cancellation or termination of the policy as stated in the notice of cancellation or termination.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-B:14 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 541-B / Section 14
541-B:14 Limitation on Action and Claims.
Status: in_force

I. All claims arising out of any single incident against any agency for damages in tort actions shall be limited to an award not to exceed $475,000 per claimant and $3,750,000 per any single incident, or the proceeds from any insurance policy procured pursuant to RSA 9:27, whichever amount is greater; except that no claim for punitive damages may be awarded under this chapter. The limits applicable to any action shall be the limits in effect at the time of the judgment or settlement. II. If a claim is filed against the state for time unjustly served in the state prison when a person is found to be innocent of the crime for which he was convicted, such a claim shall be limited to an award not to exceed $20,000. III. The payment of interest shall be granted on any award authorized under this chapter at the rate provided in RSA 336:1 in the same manner as is provided for in civil actions generally. IV. Any claim submitted under this chapter shall be brought within 3 years of the date of the alleged bodily injury, personal injury or property damage or the wrongful death resulting from bodily injury. As a condition precedent to commencement of the action, the agency shall be provided written notice within 180 days after the time of the injury or damage as to the date, time, and location the injury or damage occurred. The lack of written notice shall not bar a claim unless the agency can show by a preponderance of the evidence that its ability to defend against the action was substantially prejudiced thereby. Such notification may be made either by the claimant or an appropriate representative of the claimant.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651:60 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 651 / Section 60
651:60 Amendment of Sentence.
Status: in_force

If the judgment is amended by an order substituting a different sentence or sentences or disposition of the case, the review division or any member thereof shall resentence the defendant or make any other disposition of the case in accordance with the order of the review division. Time served on a sentence appealed from shall be deemed to have been served on a substituted sentence.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 656:24 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 656 / Section 24
656:24 Order of Names.
Status: in_force

With the exception of the office of state representative, whenever there are 2 or more candidates for nomination to the same office, the names of such candidates shall be alternated on the state primary election ballots used so that each name shall appear thereon as nearly as may be an equal number of times at the top, at the bottom, and in each intermediate place, if any, of the list in which it belongs. Names of candidates for nomination to the office of state representative shall be arranged in the alphabetical order of their surnames according to the alphabetization procedure established in RSA 656:5-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21:49 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21 / Section 49
21:49 Sexual Orientation.
Status: in_force

"Sexual orientation" means having or being perceived as having an orientation for heterosexuality, bisexuality, or homosexuality. This definition is intended to describe the status of persons and does not render lawful any conduct prohibited by the criminal laws of this state or impose any duty on a religious organization. This definition does not confer legislative approval of such status, but is intended to assure the basic rights afforded under New Hampshire law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 110-B:27 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 110-B / Section 27
110-B:27 Discharge of Enlisted Persons.
Status: in_force

I. An enlisted person may be discharged from the national guard prior to the expiration of his term of enlistment under such conditions as may be prescribed by applicable laws of the United States and of this state and by regulations issued thereunder. II. An enlisted person discharged from the national guard shall receive a discharge in writing in such form and of such type or classification as may be prescribed by applicable laws of the United States and of this state and by regulations issued thereunder.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 428:7 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 428 / Section 7
428:7 Application of Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act.
Status: in_force

The requirements of this subdivision shall apply to persons, establishments, poultry, poultry products and other articles regulated under the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act only to the extent provided for in section 23 of said federal act.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 171-A:10 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 171-A / Section 10
171-A:10 Residential Services; Legal Counsel and Guardianship.
Status: repealed

I. [Repealed.] II. Whenever a client over the age of 18 years is considered incapable of managing his or her own affairs and is at risk of substantial harm to person or estate as a result, and the person does not have a legal guardian, the administrator shall take such steps as are appropriate to safeguard the person as may be consistent with RSA 464-A and 547-B, including the nomination of a guardian when no less restrictive alternative is available. III. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:23-k — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 72 / Section 23-k
72:23-k Charitable, Nonprofit Housing Projects.
Status: in_force

I. The real estate and personal property of charitable, nonprofit community housing and community health care facilities for elderly and disabled persons, if none of the income or profits is used for any purpose other than community housing or community health care, shall be exempt from taxation. This exemption shall apply to housing and health care facilities situated within New Hampshire which are sponsored or owned by nonprofit, charitable corporations or organizations, located within or outside of the state, and to projects organized, operated, or assisted under state law or pursuant to rules and regulations of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or any successor agency. For the purposes of this section an elderly person is one who is 62 years or more of age. The age of the head of the family determines the eligibility of the family unit in the project. For the purposes of this section, the term "charitable" shall have the meaning set forth in RSA 72:23-l. II. On or before November 1 of each year the owner of the housing project shall enter into an agreement with the municipality in which the property is situated to pay the municipality, on December 1 of each year, a sum in lieu of taxes to defray the costs of municipal, non-utility, services. Failing mutual agreement, the sum paid on December 1 of each year shall be an amount not to exceed the lower of 10 percent of the shelter rent received by the owner from all sources during the preceding calendar year, not including security deposits received from residents of the housing project, for shelter and care of residents within the project, or a sum equivalent to that derived from application of the current municipal, non-school, portion of the local tax rate against the net local assessed value of the project. For cause shown and at any time, keeping in mind the nature and purpose of the project, the municipality or the board of tax and land appeals may refund or abate all or a portion of the payment in lieu of taxes in any year. The owner shall on or before June 1 of each year file with the municipality in which the property is located, upon a form prescribed and provided by the board of tax and land appeals, a statement of its financial condition for the preceding fiscal year and such other information as the board of tax and land appeals requires.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 409-A:8 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 409-A / Section 8
409-A:8 Determination of Maturity Date.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of determining the benefits calculated under RSA 409-A:6 and 409-A:7, in the case of annuity contracts under which an election may be made to have annuity payments commence at optional maturity dates, the maturity date shall be deemed to be the latest date for which election shall be permitted by the contract, but shall not be deemed to be later than the anniversary of the contract next following the annuitant's seventieth birthday or the tenth anniversary of the contract, whichever is later.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 137-J:23 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 137-J / Section 23
137-J:23 Penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly and falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits, or knowingly and falsely causes to be made, altered, forged, or counterfeited, or procures, aids or counsels the making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting, of an advance directive or revocation of same with the intent to injure or defraud a person shall be guilty of a class B felony, notwithstanding any provisions in title LXII.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 622:17 — NH Code / Title LX / Chapter 622 / Section 17
622:17 Committal of One Held on Civil Process.
Status: in_force

If any convict sentenced to confinement to hard labor or solitary imprisonment shall, at the time of his sentence, be in custody of the sheriff on civil process, mesne or final, the sheriff shall, on the delivery of such convict to the commissioner of corrections, leave with the commissioner of corrections an attested copy of such process.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 554:34 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 554 / Section 34
554:34 Proceeds.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of such mortgage under license shall be accounted for to the probate court in accordance with the provisions of this title and on approval of the final account, the administrator or executor shall be discharged from liability for said note and mortgage. The executor or administrator shall notify the mortgagee of his discharge.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:27 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5-C / Section 27
5-C:27 Rescission of Paternity Form.
Status: in_force

I. A parent or legal guardian who is a signatory to the affidavit of paternity shall provide information to complete a rescission of paternity form as follows: (a) Information about the child, including the child's first, middle, and last names as they appear on the birth record, the child's date of birth, the city or town of birth, the child's social security number, if known, and the child's sex. (b) Information about the child's father and mother, and the mother's husband if a 3-party affidavit of paternity was completed, including the father's full name, the father's date of birth, the father's mailing address, the mother's full name, the mother's mailing address, whether a completed 3-party affidavit of paternity was submitted and, if a 3-party affidavit was filed, the husband's full name and mailing address. (c) The rescinder's signature and date. II. The form shall be attested to by a notary public or justice of the peace. The city or town clerk shall sign and date the form.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 22:5 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 22 / Section 5
22:5 Carroll.
Status: in_force

The county of Carroll is bounded thus: Beginning at the northerly corner of New Durham; thence by the northerly line of the county of Belknap to the easterly line of Holderness; thence by the easterly lines of Holderness, Campton and Thornton to the northwest corner of Sandwich; thence by the northerly line of Sandwich to the westerly line of Albany; thence by the westerly line of Albany to the northwest corner thereof; thence by the north line of Albany to the west line of Bartlett; thence by the west lines of Bartlett and Hart's Location to the north line of said Location; thence by the northerly and easterly lines of said Location to the west line of Bartlett; thence by the westerly lines of Bartlett and Jackson to the northerly line of Jackson; thence by the northerly line of Jackson and the westerly and northerly lines of Chatham to the state line; thence southerly by the state line to the line of the county of Strafford; thence by the northerly line of the county of Strafford to the bound first mentioned.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-A:189 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-A / Section 189
310-A:189 License Required.
Status: in_force

Beginning January 1, 2010, no person shall practice as a home inspector or conduct home inspections in this state without a home inspector's license issued by the board under this subdivision.