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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-Q:4 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-Q / Section 4
126-Q:4 Assessment Determination.
Status: in_force

I. The board shall determine an assessment for each assessable entity in accordance with this section, except that no assessment shall be made based on children excluded from assessable lives whose vaccines are paid for under the federal Vaccines for Children program, established under 42 U.S.C. section 1396s. An assessment determination made pursuant to this section is a pharmaceutical cost and not a regulatory cost for purposes of calculating the carrier's medical loss ratio. II. In determining the assessment amount, the board shall: (a) Estimate the total non-federal program cost for the succeeding year; (b) Add its anticipated operating costs for the succeeding year and such additional working capital reserves as may be established by the board from time to time; (c) Add a reserve of up to 10 percent of the anticipated cost under subparagraph (a) for unanticipated costs associated with providing vaccines and the respiratory syncytial virus biological product to children covered; and (d) Subtract the amount of any unexpended assessments collected in the preceding year along with any unexpended interest accrued to the fund during the preceding year. III. The board shall include in its plan of operations, details regarding the timing for assessment collections, and the form and format assessable entities shall use to calculate assessments. IV. The board shall include in its plan of operation details regarding payment due dates, grace periods, late payment fees, interest, and other details regarding the collection of assessments. V. The board may determine an interim assessment for new vaccines or unanticipated shortfalls in the association's ability to meet childhood vaccine funding needs. The board shall calculate the interim assessment in accordance with paragraph II, and the interim assessment is payable the calendar quarter that begins no less than 30 days following the establishment of the federal contract price. The board shall not impose more than one interim assessment per year, except in the case of a public health emergency declared in accordance with state or federal law. VI. In the event that the association discontinues operation for any reason, any unexpended assessments, including unexpended funds from prior assessments in the state vaccine purchase fund, shall be refunded to payees in proportion to the respective assessment payments by payees over the most recent 8 quarters prior to discontinuation of association operations.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 273-D:2 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273-D / Section 2
273-D:2 Powers and Duties.
Status: in_force

I. The board shall hear and decide appeals as provided by RSA 273-D:3 and appeals of decisions arising out of application of the rules adopted by the director of personnel except those related to: (a) Performance evaluations of classified employees; provided, however, that an employee who is disciplined or has other adverse action taken against him or her as the result of an evaluation may appeal that action. (b) The refusal of an appointing authority to grant a leave of absence without pay. (c) Classification decisions of the director of personnel when the reasons for appeal are based on any of the following: (1) The personal qualifications of an employee exceed the minimum requirements for the position in question. (2) The employee has held the position for a long period of time. (3) Any positions previously held by the employee or any examinations passed by the employee which are not required for the position in question. (4) The employee has reached the maximum of the assigned pay. (5) The cost of living or related economic factors. II. The board shall have the authority to subpoena witnesses, and administer oaths in any proceeding before it, and to compel the production of any books, papers or other memoranda or documents relevant to the proceeding before it by subpoena duces tecum. III. Deliberations held by the board following evidentiary hearings shall be exempted from the requirements of RSA 91-A:2. IV. The board shall by September 1 of each year submit an annual report to the governor. This report shall include a narrative summary of the work of the board during the previous fiscal year. V. The board shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A regarding procedures for the conduct of its business. VI. The board shall have its own budget, independent of any agency, and shall be responsible for operating within its budget. VII. The board shall issue final decisions on all appeals within 50 days of the date of hearing or upon the receipt of relevant evidence requested by the board as a result of such hearing, whichever is later. If the board determines that it requires additional time for the proper investigation or determination of the facts or issues involved, it shall notify the employee or employees making the appeal in writing of the reasons for the delay and provide an estimate to such employee or employees of the additional time required. VIII. The board shall have the authority to review and update administrative rules at its discretion, subject to existing rulemaking procedural requirements. IX. The department of administrative services shall continue to provide administrative support to the personnel appeals board until funding sufficient to provide the board with an adequate budget to conduct its business has been appropriated, the board has hired adequate staff to meet its administrative needs in accordance with RSA 273-D:1, VII, and secured appropriate locations to house its staff and conduct meetings, hearings, and other board business.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193:30 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 193 / Section 30
193:30 Rulemaking Authority.
Status: in_force

The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A and RSA 21-N:9, II(l), relative to education of children placed in homes for children, health care facilities or state institutions. Such rules may include provisions for administrative hearings to resolve disputes between school districts relative to reimbursement under RSA 193:29.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-F:7 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-F / Section 7
402-F:7 Prohibited Acts.
Status: in_force

The RM shall not: I. Cede retrocessions on behalf of the reinsurer, except that the RM may cede facultative retrocessions pursuant to obligatory facultative agreements if the contract with the reinsurer contains reinsurance underwriting guidelines for such retrocession. The guidelines shall include a list of reinsurers with which such automatic agreements are in effect, and for each such reinsurer, the coverages and amounts or percentages that may be reinsured, and commission schedules. II. Commit the reinsurer to participate in reinsurance syndicates. III. Appoint any producer without assuring that the producer is lawfully licensed to transact the type of reinsurance for which he or she is appointed. IV. Without prior approval of the reinsurer, pay or commit the reinsurer to pay a claim, net of retrocessions, that exceeds the lesser of an amount specified by the reinsurer or one percent of the reinsurer's policyholders' surplus as of December 31 of the last complete calendar year. V. Collect any payment from a retrocessionaire or commit the reinsurer to any claim settlement with a retrocessionaire, without prior approval of the reinsurer. If prior approval is given, a report must be promptly forwarded to the reinsurer. VI. Jointly employ an individual who is employed by the reinsurer unless such RM is under common control with the reinsurer subject to RSA 401-B. VII. Appoint a sub-RM.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:80 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5-C / Section 80
5-C:80 Delayed Registration of Death.
Status: in_force

I. When a death has occurred in New Hampshire and has not been registered with the division within 6 months of the date of death or within 6 months of the presumed date of death, a delayed certificate of death shall be filed, subject to such evidentiary requirements as specified in paragraph IV, to substantiate the alleged facts of death. II. A certificate of death registered 6 months or more after the date of death or the presumed date of death shall be marked "delayed" by the registrar and include the date of the delayed filing. III. For those certificates filed 6 months or more after the date of death, the physician, APRN, physician associate, or medical examiner and the funeral director shall submit an affidavit stating the reason why the death certificate was not filed in a timely manner. IV. In the absence of the attending physician, APRN, physician associate, or medical examiner and the funeral director, the certificate shall be filed by the next of kin or designated agent of the decedent. The certificate shall be accompanied by a notarized affidavit of the person initiating the filing, swearing to the accuracy of the information and explaining the reasons why the certificate has not been filed previously. Two additional notarized or certified documents that identify the decedent, the decedent's date and place of death, and the circumstances surrounding the decedent's death shall also be attached to the certificate. A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration shall be prepared by the clerk of the town or city of death occurrence on the certificate, and the certificate shall be marked "delayed." When all of the evidence has been gathered, the clerk of the town or city of death occurrence shall forward the application for a delayed death certificate and all supporting documentation to the state registrar. V. When the state registrar has reasonable cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's sworn statements or the documentary evidence because of inconsistencies with other records, the state registrar shall notify the applicant, in writing, of the deficiencies and that the vital record shall not be amended unless the deficiencies are corrected. The registrar also shall notify the applicant that he or she has 30 days to appeal the registrar's decision regarding the issuance of a delayed death certificate. VI. All certified copies of delayed death certificates issued by the division or the clerk of a town or city shall be stamped or suitably noted to indicate "DELAYED."
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 243:46-a — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 243 / Section 46-a
243:46-a Railroad Service.
Status: in_force

I. No railroad shall tear up and remove or discontinue the use of any portion of its tracks other than spur, industrial or storage tracks, or curtail any part of its service to the public without notice to the department and such notice to the public as the department may direct. Upon complaint or upon its own motion, the department may investigate the reasonableness of the proposed action. Whenever a railroad has been authorized by proper authority to abandon a line, the department, after hearing, may issue an order requiring the removal of rails, ties and structures, at public highway crossings and the removal of piles, bents or piers in rivers and streams that may contribute to holding debris, and require the filling and repaving of the highway. The cost of such removal, fill and repaving shall be apportioned between the railroad, town, city and state as the department shall direct. II. Any person who violates the provisions of this section or any order of the department issued pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person or guilty of a felony if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-B:36 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-B / Section 36
304-B:36 Right to Distribution.
Status: in_force

At the time a partner becomes entitled to receive a distribution, he has the status of, and is entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the limited partnership with respect to the distribution.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 656:2 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 656 / Section 2
656:2 Prohibitions.
Status: in_force

No person engaged in preparing or printing a state election ballot shall purloin, give away, or allow to be removed any such ballot. Whoever knowingly violates this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person or shall be guilty of a felony if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 207:10-a — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 207 / Section 10-a
207:10-a Exception.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RSA 207:10 relative to use of certain prohibited devices shall not apply to the fish and game executive director or his authorized agents when engaged in removing nuisance animals, birds or fish.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 412:2 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 412 / Section 2
412:2 Scope of Chapter.
Status: in_force

I. This chapter applies to all classes of property and casualty insurance that are now or may hereafter be written in any combination on risks or operations located in this state under the provisions of RSA 401:1, I, II, V, VI, VII, and VIII and any miscellaneous insurance under RSA 401:1-a that is designated by the commissioner to be regulated under this chapter. II. This chapter shall not apply to: (a) Reinsurance, other than statutorily authorized joint reinsurance mechanisms. (b) Accident and health insurance. (c) Life insurance and annuities. (d) Insurance on vessels or craft, their cargoes, marine builders' risks, marine protection and indemnity, or other risks commonly insured under ocean marine, as determined by the commissioner. (e) Title insurance, except as otherwise provided in RSA 416-A:17 and RSA 416-A:17-a. (f) Insurance on hulls of aircraft, including their accessories and equipment, and liability resulting from the ownership, use or maintenance of aircraft.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 660:14 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 660 / Section 14
660:14 Conduct.
Status: in_force

At the time and place so appointed, the ballots shall be counted by the secretary of state and such assistants as the secretary of state may require. The ballots shall be open to the inspection of the petitioners, the officials of the city or town, counsel, if any, of the same, and other interested persons under such suitable rules as the secretary of state shall prescribe. When counting the ballots, the secretary of state or his or her assistants shall visually inspect each ballot. No mechanical, optical, or electronic device shall be used for the counting of ballots.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-A:17 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-A / Section 17
12-A:17 Park Land in Town of Rye.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the state shall not acquire, for the purpose of expanding or establishing any state park, any land in the town of Rye except land designated "tidal marsh" by the national cooperative soil survey unless a public hearing shall have been held in the town of Rye.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 647:1 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 647 / Section 1
647:1 Lotteries.
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he knowingly and unlawfully: I. Conducts a lottery or disposes or offers to dispose of property in any way whereby the payment for such property is, in whole or in part, induced by the hope of gain by luck or chance; or II. Sells, offers for sale, or possesses for the purpose of sale, any lottery ticket or other thing which is evidence that the purchaser will be entitled to a share or chance in a lottery or deposits for mailing any such ticket or thing, or notice of the drawing of a lottery; or III. Publishes or deposits for mailing information as to the location or identity of the person where or from whom a ticket or other thing described in paragraph II may be obtained. IV. "Unlawfully" means not specifically authorized by law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-E:24 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-E / Section 24
170-E:24 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subdivision is to provide for the licensing of residential care and child-placing agencies.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 301:21 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 301 / Section 21
301:21 Executive Committee.
Status: in_force

The bylaws may provide for an executive committee and may allot to such committee all the functions and powers of the board of directors, subject to the general direction and control of that board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-J:45 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-J / Section 45
21-J:45 Reports on Status of Requested Tax Refunds.
Status: repealed

I. The commissioner of the department of revenue administration shall report to the fiscal committee of the general court within 10 days after the close of each quarter, the status of requested refunds pending from the combined general fund and education trust fund for the following taxes: (a) Business profits tax. (b) Business enterprise tax. (c) [Repealed.] II. This report shall include, but not be limited to, the number and dollar value of requested refunds carried over from the prior quarter, requested refunds initiated during the quarter, requested refunds paid out during the quarter, and requested refunds outstanding at the end of the quarter. This report shall also include a 5-year history of the requested refunds paid for each tax in subparagraphs I(a)-(c).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 146-C:6 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 146-C / Section 6
146-C:6 Transfer of Ownership.
Status: in_force

Prior to the transfer of ownership of an underground storage facility, the transferor shall notify the transferee of the transferor's compliance with the rules of the department under this chapter. When a transfer of ownership takes place, the new owner shall notify the department of the transfer and shall assume the permit issued to the previous owner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-G:8 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 339-G / Section 8
339-G:8 Inspections.
Status: in_force

With prior notice and at reasonable and convenient hours, the department may cause periodic inspections to be made of distributors or retailers of new products listed in RSA 339-G:2, I in order to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The department shall also coordinate with local enforcement agencies regarding inspections prior to occupancy of newly constructed buildings containing new products that are also covered by the state building code.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:98 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-A / Section 98
126-A:98 State Policy for Companion Animals.
Status: in_force

During a declared state of emergency as defined in RSA 4:45, III(c) containing an evacuation order, any hotel or community shelter that shelters evacuated persons shall allow disaster animal response trailers, or other reasonable accommodations, on site to accommodate any companion animal belonging to such evacuated persons. The maximum number of animals per sheltered family shall comply with local ordinances. For the purpose of this section, "companion animal" means a cat, dog, or other legally-owned animal kept in an enclosure that might typically be found in a home. During such emergency, any volunteer who has been vetted by the department of health and human services and is a member of the disaster animal response team and is assisting evacuated persons and companion animals shall be considered an emergency worker under RSA 21-P:41, VI(c).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167-D:5 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167-D / Section 5
167-D:5 Application of RSA 167-D:4 to Search and Rescue Dogs.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RSA 167-D:4 shall also apply to dogs involved in search and rescue missions at the request of a government agency when such dogs are in the course of, or traveling to or from the scene of, their official duties.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:58-a — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 58-a
266:58-a Tinted Glass.
Status: in_force

I. It shall be unlawful to sell or inspect any motor vehicle in this state which has after market tinting on the windshield. II. It shall be unlawful to install after market tinting on the windshield on any motor vehicle which is registered in this state. III. It shall be unlawful to drive on any way any motor vehicle registered in this state which has after market tinting on the windshield. Where after market tinting is applied to windows to the rear of the driver, outside rear view mirrors shall be required on both the left and right side of the vehicle for the use of the driver and a front seat passenger. The light transmittance of after-market tinted windows to the left and right of the driver where they are allowed shall not be less than 70 percent, and the light transmittance of after-market tinted rear windows where they are allowed shall not be less than 35 percent, except that the light transmittance of after market tinted rear windows of multipurpose passenger vehicles, as defined in 49 C.F.R. section 571.3 and pickup trucks may be such percentage as is allowed by 49 C.F.R. section 571.205 with respect to pre-market tinted rear windows. III-a. Persons who require for medical reasons after market tinting on the windshield or on the windows to the left and right of the driver may apply for a special permit pursuant to RSA 266:61-a, IX. IV. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the administration and enforcement of this section. V. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit after market tinting of the windshield of a vehicle with a strip not wider than 6 inches located at the very top of the windshield, provided that the light transmittance of the strip shall not be less than 35 percent. VI. Any natural person or any other person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:127 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 127
31:127 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision: I. "Enactment procedure" includes any required notice, copying, filing, service, reporting, publication, posting, public hearing, voting procedure, vote count, ballots, or the form or timing of any of these. II. "Municipal legislation" means any charter, ordinance, code, bylaw, vote, resolution or regulation enacted by, or any condition or requirement imposed by, a properly authorized official, board, governing body or legislative body of any city, town or village district. It shall not include an "election" as defined in RSA 652:1.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 562-A:9 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 562-A / Section 9
562-A:9 Criminal Prosecution Not Affected.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the ability of the state of New Hampshire to take any action or utilize any process to enforce the criminal laws of this state. A final decision on the merits rendered by a court in a civil proceeding brought by a private person, an estate, or an administrator pursuant to RSA 562-A:5, II or III shall not be construed to have any preclusive effect on any criminal prosecution.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 354-A:6 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 354-A / Section 6
354-A:6 Opportunity for Employment Without Discrimination a Civil Right.
Status: in_force

The opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination because of age, sex, gender identity, race, creed, color, marital status, physical or mental disability or national origin is hereby recognized and declared to be a civil right. In addition, no person shall be denied the benefits of the rights afforded by this section on account of that person's sexual orientation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 287-E:26-a — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 287-E / Section 26-a
287-E:26-a Subpoenas.
Status: in_force

The lottery commission or, when applicable, the hearings officer, may issue subpoenas for witnesses and for documents relative to investigations or adjudicatory hearings held by the commission.