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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:59-a — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 59-a
261:59-a Proof of Valid Registration.
Status: in_force

No person shall be arrested for a violation of RSA 261:40, nor shall any person's vehicle be towed on account of being unregistered, solely because a computer check indicates that the registration has expired, if the driver presents to the officer a facially legitimate, current registration certificate and the number plates have current, serially numbered decals attached, the serial numbers of which match the numbers on the registration certificate. This section shall not apply in any case where the certificate or decals appear to be counterfeit or altered or the computer check indicates that the plates have been suspended or revoked.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194-F:5 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194-F / Section 5
194-F:5 Parent and Education Service Provider Advisory Commission.
Status: in_force

I. There is established the parent and education service provider advisory commission to assist the scholarship organization by providing recommendations about implementing, administering, and improving the EFA program. II. The commission shall consist of 7 members who shall be parents of EFA students or education service providers and shall represent no fewer than 4 counties in the state. The members shall be appointed by the director of the scholarship organization and serve at the director's pleasure for one calendar year after which they may be reappointed. The director of the scholarship organization, or designee, shall serve as a non-voting chairperson of the commission. The commissioner of the department of education, or designee, shall serve as a non-voting member of the commission. III. The scholarship organization may request the commission to meet, in person or virtually, to review appeals of education service provider denials pursuant to RSA 194-F:4, XI and to provide a recommendation to the scholarship organization as to whether an education service provider should be allowed to receive, or continue receiving, payments from EFAs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 337-A:2 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 337-A / Section 2
337-A:2 Destruction of Records.
Status: in_force

Unless a specific period is designated by law for their preservation, business records which persons by the laws of this state are required to keep or preserve may be destroyed after the expiration of 3 years from the making of such records without constituting an offense under such laws. This section does not apply to minute books of corporations nor to records of sales or other transactions involving weapons, poisons or other dangerous articles or substances capable of use in the commission of crimes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 230-A:1 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 230-A / Section 1
230-A:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Corridor protection restriction" means a deeded conservation restriction, as defined by RSA 477:45, I, which conveys to a unit of government having power to lay out highways the right to wholly or partially prohibit development on a described tract of land within a highway planning corridor for a limited time period stated in the restriction, not exceeding 10 years. II. "Development" means the subdivision of land or erection or construction of any structures or improvements on such land, or expansions or additions to such land, or any other action which will appreciably increase the future cost of acquiring such land, if such acquisition is required for highway purposes. III. "Development permit" includes subdivision or site plan approval, building or zoning permit, or any other permit required by a unit of government as a prerequisite to development. IV. "Layout authority" means the governor and council or a commission appointed by the governor in the case of class I and II highways, or the mayor and aldermen of a city, selectmen of a town, or village district commissioners of a village district in the case of class IV or V highways. V. "Highway planning corridor" means an area of land which has been designated as such under this chapter. VI. "Return" means a written report of the highway planning corridor designation proceedings, including the findings of occasion, and a detailed map showing the boundaries of such corridor. Such return need not include a full metes and bounds description of the corridor boundary.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 88-A:2 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 88-A / Section 2
88-A:2 Apportionment.
Status: in_force

Unless the will otherwise provides, the tax shall be apportioned among all persons interested in the estate. The apportionment shall be made in the proportion that the value of the interest of each person interested in the estate bears to the total value of the interests of all persons interested in the estate. The values used in determining the tax shall be used for that purpose.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 104:27 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 104 / Section 27
104:27 Deputy, Discharge.
Status: in_force

A sheriff may discharge from office any of his deputies, by writing under his hand and seal, which shall be served by another deputy by reading the same or giving an attested copy thereof to the deputy so discharged; and such discharge, with a certificate of the service thereof, shall be recorded in the manner prescribed for recording deputations.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:76 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 76
261:76 Number of Plates.
Status: in_force

Any provision of the motor vehicle laws relative to furnishing sets of number plates for various types of vehicles shall be construed as authorizing the director to determine the number of plates to be furnished for any one vehicle in accordance with his determination as made under the authority of RSA 261:75.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-B:37 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-B / Section 37
304-B:37 Limitations on Distributions.
Status: in_force

A partner may not receive a distribution from a limited partnership to the extent that, after giving effect to the distribution, all liabilities of the limited partnership, other than liabilities to partners on account of their partnership interests, exceed the fair value of the partnership assets.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:4-f — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 198 / Section 4-f
198:4-f Penalty for Failure to File Report.
Status: in_force

I. A school district, city, chartered public school, or public academy shall file the reports due under RSA 198:4-d, III no later than September 1 of each year. II. For just cause, the commissioner of the department of education, or designee, may grant a school district, city, or chartered public school up to a 30-day extension to such reporting deadline. The commissioner, or designee, may further extend the deadline when unusual or unforeseen circumstances prevent a school district, city, or chartered public school from submitting the required reports under paragraph I before the expiration of such extension. III. The commissioner shall notify the governing body of the school district, city, or chartered public school that all state aid to education shall be withheld until complete and accurate information is submitted. In the case of a chartered public school which fails to comply with the reporting requirements by the established deadlines for 2 consecutive years, the commissioner may request the state board of education to revoke the enabling charter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:1-111 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 1-111
564-B:1-111 Nonjudicial Settlement Agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, "interested person" means each of the following persons: a trustee; a person who, under the terms of the trust, has the power to enforce the trust; if the trust is a charitable trust, the director of charitable trusts; and any other person, other than the settlor, whose consent would be required in order to achieve a binding settlement were the settlement to be approved by a court. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), all of the interested persons may enter into a binding nonjudicial settlement agreement with respect to any matter involving a trust. (c) A nonjudicial settlement agreement is valid only to the extent it does not violate a material purpose of the trust and includes terms and conditions that could be properly approved by a court under this chapter or other applicable law. (d) Matters that may be resolved by a nonjudicial settlement agreement include without limitation: (1) the interpretation or construction of the terms of the trust; (2) the approval of a trustee's report or accounting; (3) direction to a trustee to refrain from performing a particular act or the grant to a trustee of any necessary or desirable power; (4) the resignation or appointment of a trustee and the determination of a trustee's compensation; (5) transfer of a trust's principal place of administration; (6) liability of a trustee for an action relating to the trust; and (7) the termination or modification of a trust. (e) Any interested person may request the court to approve a nonjudicial settlement agreement, to determine whether the representation as provided in article 3 was adequate, and to determine whether the agreement contains terms and conditions the court could have properly approved.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 404-H:17 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 404-H / Section 17
404-H:17 Immunity.
Status: in_force

There shall be no liability on the part of and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against any member insurer, the association or its agents or employees, the board of directors, or any person serving as a representative of any director, or the commissioner or his or her representatives for any action taken or any failure to act by them in the performance of their powers and duties under this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:74-m — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 74-m
261:74-m Examination of Dealer Agent Records.
Status: in_force

Any dealer appointed as an agent pursuant to this subdivision shall be deemed to have given its consent for authorized agents of the department and any auditor employed or commissioned by the state of New Hampshire or the municipality to examine, during usual business hours and with reasonable notice, the records required to be preserved under this chapter; provided no such agent shall be subjected to unnecessary or unreasonable examinations or investigations.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 20:4 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 20 / Section 4
20:4 Bills and Resolutions.
Status: in_force

The clerks of the senate and house of representatives may cause to be printed sufficient copies of every bill and joint resolution after its second reading, and shall make sufficient copies available to each member of those bodies as soon as printed. Thirty-five copies of each shall be delivered to the state library.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21:7 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21 / Section 7
21:7 Biennial; Annual.
Status: in_force

The words "biennial" and "biennially," when applied to meetings and elections in towns, shall mean the biennial meetings and elections required by law to be holden in the month of November biennially, dating from the commencement of biennial elections in 1878; and the word "annual," when applied to meetings and elections in towns, shall mean the annual meetings and elections required by law to be holden in the month of March.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9:17 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 9 / Section 17
9:17 Transfer Within Division or Functional Unit.
Status: in_force

The governor and council, with the prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court, may authorize the commissioner of administrative services to make such transfers of appropriation items and changes in allocation of funds available for operational purposes within any division or functional unit of a department or institution as may be necessary or desirable to best carry out the purpose of such division or functional unit of such department or institution.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 206:30 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 206 / Section 30
206:30 Posting.
Status: in_force

A copy of any rule or regulation made under the provisions of RSA 206:28, attested by an official or employee of said forest service, shall be posted on the designated area to which said rules and regulations are made applicable and a like copy, with affidavit of posting thereon, shall be filed for record in the office of the commission and in the office of the secretary of state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 406-C:3 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 406-C / Section 3
406-C:3 License for Insurance Sales.
Status: in_force

A financial institution and the employees of a financial institution conducting insurance sales shall be required to obtain a producer's license authorizing the sale of insurance by complying with the licensing requirements of RSA 402-J.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200:40 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 200 / Section 40
200:40 Emergency Care.
Status: in_force

Written policies shall be adopted by the local school board for the purpose of providing immediate and adequate emergency care for students and school personnel who sustain injury or illness during school hours, or during scheduled school activities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:4 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374 / Section 4
374:4 Duty to Keep Informed.
Status: in_force

The commission and the department of energy shall have power, and it shall be their duty, to keep informed as to all public utilities in the state, their capitalization, franchises and the manner in which the lines and property controlled or operated by them are managed and operated, not only with respect to the safety, adequacy and accommodation offered by their service, but also with respect to their compliance with all provisions of law, orders of the commission and charter requirements.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 20:3-a — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 20 / Section 3-a
20:3-a Permanent Journals.
Status: in_force

The clerks of the senate and house of representatives shall at the close of each legislative session: I. Cause such numbers of copies of the permanent journals with indexes as the president of the senate and speaker of the house shall respectively direct to be printed and bound in paper and in hard cover. II. Distribute copies without charge as follows: (a) One hard cover copy each to the library of congress and the secretary of state; (b) Six hard cover copies to the state library for its own use and for the use of the law library and the supreme court and 10 paper bound copies to the state library for its exchange program; (c) As many hard cover copies and paper bound copies as requested by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house. III. Sell all other copies of the journals, paper or hard cover, at prices to be established by the respective presiding officers of the senate and the house.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 235:10 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 235 / Section 10
235:10 Designation for Improvement.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of transportation, whenever in his opinion the public good so requires, may designate for improvement, subject to the approval of the governor and council, any class I, II, or III highway or portion thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:16-1602 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 16-1602
564-F:16-1602 Jurisdiction over Foundation Officials and Beneficiaries.
Status: in_force

(a) By accepting an appointment as a foundation official, a foundation official shall be subject to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the foundation. (b) With respect to the beneficiary's interest, a beneficiary shall be subject to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the foundation. (c) By accepting a distribution from a foundation, the recipient shall be subject to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of this state regarding any matter involving the foundation. (d) This section does not preclude other methods of obtaining jurisdiction over a foundation official, beneficiary, or other person receiving property from the foundation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:25 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 25
231:25 Towns on Connecticut River.
Status: in_force

Any town in this state situated on the Connecticut river may, at any legal town meeting, authorize the selectmen of such town to unite with the selectmen or other proper officer of any contiguous town or towns in the state of Vermont, and contract with them for the purchase of any real estate, or the privilege, easement or franchise of any bridge, if in their opinion the public good requires a highway to be laid out over said property, or so near thereto as seriously to affect the value thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:109 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 109
231:109 Liability of Persons for Damages on Bridges, Culverts, and Embankments.
Status: in_force

Any person or corporation, except municipal corporations, through whose negligence or carelessness any obstruction, defect, insufficiency, or want of repair is caused upon any highway, shall be liable to any person injured by reason thereof, and the damages may be recovered in an action on the case; provided that this subdivision shall not enlarge the common law liability of public officers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-A:19-f — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 100-A / Section 19-f
100-A:19-f Ordinary Disability Retirement.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the creditable service requirements set forth in RSA 100-A:6, any member in service who has creditable service in both group I and group II with at least 10 years combined creditable service may be retired on an ordinary disability retirement allowance as provided in RSA 100-A:6, I(a) or II(a), subject to all applicable provisions of RSA 100-A:6. If the member has attained the minimum age as set forth in RSA 100-A:19-b, the split-benefit ordinary disability retirement allowance shall be equivalent to a split-benefit service retirement allowance as provided in RSA 100-A:19-c; otherwise, the allowance shall be determined as the sum of the ordinary disability retirement allowance with respect to service in each group classification computed as follows; provided, however, that the total combined ordinary disability retirement allowance payable before the reduction provided in RSA 100-A:5, I(b) for the group I portion shall not be less than the minimum provided in RSA 100-A:6, I(b) or II(b) depending on the member's group classification at the time of retirement: I. The average final compensation shall be as defined in RSA 100-A:1, XVIII, computed on the basis of the entire period of service in both classifications. II. The group I portion of the ordinary disability retirement allowance shall be equal to 90 percent of the service retirement allowance as provided in RSA 100-A:5, I(b), based on the number of years of creditable service in group I. III. The group II portion of the ordinary disability retirement allowance shall be equal to the service retirement allowance as provided in RSA 100-A:5, II(b), based on the number of years of creditable service in group II.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 637:5 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 637 / Section 5
637:5 Theft by Extortion.
Status: in_force

I. A person is guilty of theft as he obtains or exercises control over the property of another by extortion and with a purpose to deprive him thereof. II. As used in this section, extortion occurs when a person threatens to: (a) Cause physical harm in the future to the person threatened or to any other person or to property at any time; or (b) Subject the person threatened or any other person to physical confinement or restraint; or (c) Engage in other conduct constituting a crime; or (d) Accuse any person of a crime or expose him to hatred, contempt or ridicule; or (e) Reveal any information sought to be concealed by the person threatened; or (f) Testify or provide information or withhold testimony or information with respect to another's legal claim or defense; or (g) Take action as an official against anyone or anything, or withhold official action, or cause such action or withholding; or (h) Bring about or continue a strike, boycott or other similar collective action to obtain property which is not demanded or received for the benefit of the group which the actor purports to represent; or (i) Do any other act which would not in itself substantially benefit him but which would harm substantially any other person with respect to that person's health, safety, business, calling, career, financial condition, reputation, or personal relationships.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 232:25 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 232 / Section 25
232:25 Recording in All Counties.
Status: in_force

When the highway is laid out over land in 2 or more counties the commissioners shall cause to be recorded a certified copy of their final report and the decree of the court thereon with the clerk of the superior court for each county.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 77-G:7 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 77-G / Section 7
77-G:7 Department of Education; Requirements.
Status: in_force

I. The department of education shall determine the number of students receiving a scholarship under RSA 77-G:1, VIII(a)(1) and (2) who were counted in the calculation of the average daily membership in attendance, as defined in RSA 198:38, I, for schools, other than chartered public schools, for the student's school district of residence and for each such student, shall deduct the amount calculated under RSA 198:40-a from the total education grant amount disbursed to the student's school district of residence calculated pursuant to RSA 198:40-a. This adjustment shall be completed prior to September 1 of the program year after which the scholarships are granted. II. The department of education shall verify a student's eligibility under RSA 77-G:1, VIII(a)(1) upon request of a scholarship organization. The department of education shall assist the department of revenue administration, upon request, in the investigation of student eligibility complaints. III. The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to forms necessary for any surveys required and the procedures for determining and disbursing stabilization grants.