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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 232:28 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 232 / Section 28
232:28 Damages.
Status: in_force

Damages for land or other property taken for a highway, except in cases otherwise provided for, shall be paid by the town in which that part of the highway is for which the land or other property is taken, subject to such apportionment thereof among the towns in which the highway is as may be made by the county commissioners in case of petitions referred to them.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:16-1601 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 16-1601
564-F:16-1601 Role of Court in a Foundation's Affairs.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may intervene in a foundation's affairs to the extent its jurisdiction is invoked by an interested person or as provided by law. (b) A foundation shall not be subject to continuing judicial supervision unless ordered by the court. (c) A judicial proceeding involving a foundation may relate to any matter involving the foundation's affairs, including: (1) A request for instruction; (2) Construction of the governing documents; (3) A claim for breach of duty; or (4) A request to declare rights. (d) Each of the following persons may commence a judicial proceeding for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the governing documents: (1) A founder; (2) A foundation official; (3) A beneficiary; or (4) In the case of a foundation that is a charitable trust, the director of charitable trusts.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 207:61 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 207 / Section 61
207:61 Wolf Introduction Prohibited.
Status: in_force

I. For the purposes of this subdivision, "wolf" means any canine classified as Canis lupis or Canis rufus. II. No person or state agency shall introduce wolf populations to the state of New Hampshire.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 490-J:9 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 490-J / Section 9
490-J:9 Disqualification of Collaborative Lawyer and Lawyers in Associated Law Firm.
Status: in_force

I. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph III, a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before a court to represent a party in a proceeding related to a collaborative matter, including related matters filed by third parties. II. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph III, RSA 490-J:10, and RSA 490-J:11, a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from appearing before a court to represent a party in a proceeding related to a collaborative matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so under paragraph I. III. A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party: (a) To ask a court to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process; or (b) To seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party, a minor child, family or household member as defined in RSA 173-B:1, X, if a successor lawyer is not immediately available to represent that party and only until the person is represented by a successor lawyer or reasonable measures are taken to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of the person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 422-B:2 — NH Code / Title XXXIX / Chapter 422-B / Section 2
422-B:2 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: I. "Airport" means any area, of land or water, except a restricted landing area, which is designed for the landing and take-off of aircraft, whether or not facilities are provided for the shelter, servicing, or repair of aircraft or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, and all appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport buildings or other airport facilities, and all appurtenant rights of way, either heretofore or hereafter established. II. "Approach surface" means the imaginary sloping plane beginning at the end of the runway or landing strip and rising uniformly over the approach area at the required slope. III. "Department" means the department of transportation. IV. "Landing strip" means that part of the area within an airport boundary, which either in its natural state or as a result of construction work is suitable for the landing and take-off of aircraft. V. "Permit" means a permit issued by the department under the provisions hereof. VI. "Person" means any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, including the state and any political subdivision thereof, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof. VII. "Runway" means the paved, or hard surfaced, or stabilized portion of a landing strip. VIII. "Structure" means any object constructed or installed by man, including, but without limitation, buildings, towers, smokestacks, and overhead transmission lines. IX. "Transitional surface" means an imaginary sloping plane having a profile perpendicular to the extended runway or landing strip longitudinal center line beginning at the approach surface and rising uniformly at the required slope. X. "Open waters" means those areas of rivers, ponds, lakes, impoundments, bays and marshes the air space over which is at least 200 feet in width for a continuous distance of at least 1,000 feet.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 626:5 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 626 / Section 5
626:5 Entrapment.
Status: in_force

It is an affirmative defense that the actor committed the offense because he was induced or encouraged to do so by a law enforcement official or by a person acting in cooperation with a law enforcement official, for the purpose of obtaining evidence against him and when the methods used to obtain such evidence were such as to create a substantial risk that the offense would be committed by a person not otherwise disposed to commit it. However, conduct merely affording a person an opportunity to commit an offense does not constitute entrapment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383:2 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383 / Section 2
383:2 Commissioner Pro Tem.
Status: in_force

In case of temporary disability of the commissioner, or of a vacancy in the office, and there is no deputy commissioner, the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, may appoint a bank commissioner for the time being, who shall have the powers and perform the duties of the office while the disability continues or until another commissioner is appointed and qualified. The governor and council shall determine when such appointee shall cease to act.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 189:58 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 189 / Section 58
189:58 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the procedures and guidelines necessary to effect the purposes of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 313-A:15 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 313-A / Section 15
313-A:15 Examinations.
Status: in_force

The office of professional licensure and certification shall hold examinations in barbering, cosmetology, manicuring, and esthetics at least once every 6 months in such towns throughout the state as it may deem convenient for applicants and at such additional times as it may from time to time determine. The scope and content of the examinations shall be established by the board. The office shall notify all applicants at least 10 days in advance as to the place, date, and time of examinations.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318:15-b — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 318 / Section 15-b
318:15-b Pharmacy Interns.
Status: in_force

No person shall perform the functions or duties of a pharmacy intern unless such person is registered by the office of professional licensure and certification to perform certain functions, and does so under standards of supervision established by rules of the board adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 317-A:13 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 317-A / Section 13
317-A:13 License Renewal.
Status: in_force

I. License renewals and notifications shall be issued in accordance with RSA 310:8. II. All persons licensed to practice dentistry or dental hygiene in this state shall notify the office of professional licensure and certification in writing within 30 days of any change of business or residential address which may occur during the period between biennial registrations.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 488:6 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 488 / Section 6
488:6 Recordkeeping.
Status: in_force

The registrant shall keep records that include the amount of water being withdrawn, discharged, or transferred, the location, the frequency, date, time, and the rate of withdrawal, discharge, or transfer and other information the commissioner may require to fulfill the purpose of this chapter. The registrant shall submit records to the department in a form and at a frequency prescribed by the commissioner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:163 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 163
261:163 Nonresident Commercial Permit Fees.
Status: in_force

The amount of the fee for the permit for registration required by RSA 261:42 shall be 1/2 the amount of the registration fee for such vehicle.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 652:10 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 652 / Section 10
652:10 Village District Election.
Status: in_force

"Village district election" shall mean an election to choose a village district officer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 137-J:8 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 137-J / Section 8
137-J:8 Restrictions on Who May Act as Agent or Surrogate.
Status: in_force

A person may not exercise the authority of an agent or a surrogate while serving in one of the following capacities: I. The principal's attending practitioner or a person acting under the direct authority of the attending practitioner. II. A nonrelative of the principal who is an employee of the principal's health care provider or residential care provider.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9:5 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 9 / Section 5
9:5 Estimates of Income.
Status: in_force

I. On or before October 1 next prior to each biennial legislative session, the commissioner of administrative services shall prepare an estimate of the total income of the state for each fiscal year of the ensuing biennium, in which the several items of income shall be listed and classified according to sources or character, departments or establishments producing said funds and brought into comparison with the income actually received during the last completed fiscal year and the estimated income to be received during the year in progress. II. On or before January 15 of each even numbered year, the commissioner of administrative services shall present to the legislature an updated estimate of the total income of the state for the current fiscal year, in which the several items of income shall be listed and classified according to sources or character, departments or establishments producing said funds and brought into comparison with the income actually received and projected to be received during the current fiscal year and an updated estimate of the income to be received during the next fiscal year. These updated estimates shall require ratification by the legislature by the end of the regular legislative session of such even numbered year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-E:7 — NH Code / Title XI / Chapter 151-E / Section 7
151-E:7 Needs Assessment for Applicants for Nursing Facility Services.
Status: in_force

I. In order to determine the most cost effective and appropriate level of long-term care services, the department shall assess the clinical eligibility of each applicant to a nursing facility in a uniform manner throughout the state. The assessment shall be voluntary for all applicants, except those who have applied for or have been determined to be eligible for medicaid benefits. II. The assessment shall be completed prior to admission or, if necessary for reasons of the person's health or safety, as soon after admission as possible, in accordance with rules adopted by the department pursuant to RSA 541-A. III. The department in a uniform manner throughout the state shall determine whether the person is clinically eligible for nursing facility services. IV. The department shall inform both the applicant and the administrator of the nursing facility of the department's determination of the services needed by the applicant and shall provide information and assistance to the applicant in accordance with RSA 151-E:9. V. If a nursing facility admits a person who at the time of admission was not determined to be clinically eligible for the level of services provided by a nursing facility and that person, within a 3-year period after admission, is determined to be financially eligible for medicaid benefits pursuant to RSA 151-E:3, I(b), the nursing facility shall be responsible for all costs of medicaid-funded long-term care services provided to the individual for the period of time, not to exceed one year, from the date of the determination of financial eligibility to the end of the third year of admission unless the individual is determined to be clinically eligible for nursing facility services. VI. Any assessment of medical needs conducted under this section shall be conducted by a qualified medical professional.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 384-G:4 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 384-G / Section 4
384-G:4 Variable Rates.
Status: in_force

If the agreement governing the revolving credit plan so provides, the periodic percentage rate or rates of interest under such plan may vary in accordance with a schedule or formula. Such periodic percentage rate or rates may vary from time to time as the rate determined in accordance with such schedule or formula varies and such periodic percentage rate or rates, as so varied, may be made applicable to all or any part of outstanding unpaid indebtedness under the plan on or after the first day of the billing cycle that contains the effective date of such variation including any such indebtedness arising out of purchases made or loans obtained prior to such variation in the periodic percentage rate or rates. Without limitation, a permissible schedule or formula hereunder may include provision in the agreement governing the plan for a change in the periodic percentage rate or rates of interest applicable to all or any part of outstanding unpaid indebtedness, whether by variation of the then applicable periodic percentage rate or rates of interest, variation of an index or margin or otherwise, contingent upon the happening of any event or circumstance specified in the plan, which event or circumstance may include the failure of the borrower to perform in accordance with the terms of the plan.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-L:4 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-L / Section 4
21-L:4 Duties of Commissioner.
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers, duties, and functions otherwise vested by law in the commissioner of the department of transportation, he shall: I. Represent the public interest in the administration of the functions of the department and be responsible to the governor, the general court, and the public for such administration. II. Consult regularly with regional planning commissions established pursuant to RSA 36:45-53 with regard to department planning activities. III. Provide for a support unit within his office which shall include the function of monitoring projects and conducting audits of department activities to insure compliance with state and federal contracts, laws, and program objectives. IV. Require the director of the division of finance, in consultation with the commissioner of administrative services and the state treasurer, to provide for a system of accounts and reports which will insure the integrity and lawful use of all revenues collected by the department, the use of which is restricted by state or federal law. V. Adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, necessary to assure the continuation or granting of federal funds or other assistance not otherwise provided for by law. VI. Approve rates for and regulate every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership and person, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court, except municipal corporations operating within their corporate limits, owning or operating any toll bridge or toll road.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-K:5 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-K / Section 5
402-K:5 Suspension or Revocation of License.
Status: in_force

If a vendor of portable electronics or its employee or authorized representative violates any provision of this chapter, the commissioner may: I. After notice and hearing, impose fines not to exceed $500 per violation or $5,000 in the aggregate for such conduct; II. After notice and hearing, impose other penalties that the commissioner deems necessary and reasonable to carry out the purpose of this article, including: (a) Suspending the privilege of transacting portable electronics insurance pursuant to this section at specific business locations where violations have occurred; and (b) Suspending or revoking the ability of individual employees or authorized representatives to act under the license.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-A:199 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-A / Section 199
310-A:199 Violations; Penalty.
Status: in_force

It shall be a class B misdemeanor for any natural person or a felony for any business organization to: I. Present or attempt to use the license of another as one's own; II. Give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any board member in obtaining a license; III. Falsely impersonate any other licensee of like or different name; IV. Attempt to use an expired or revoked license; V. Beginning January 1, 2010, practice home inspections or to offer, advertise, or hold oneself out to the public as being in the practice of home inspection in this state without a license; or VI. Violate any of the provisions of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 195-F:9 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 195-F / Section 9
195-F:9 Agreement by State.
Status: in_force

The state does pledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds or notes issued pursuant to authority contained in this chapter that the state will not limit or restrict the rights hereby vested in the bank to purchase, acquire, hold, sell or dispose of educational institution bonds or other investments or to make loans to educational institutions or to establish and collect such fees or other charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenues to meet the expenses of operation of the bank, and to fulfill the term of any agreements made with the holders of its bonds or notes authorized by this chapter or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of such bonds or notes until the bonds and notes, together with interest thereon, and interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders are fully met, paid and discharged.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-K:3 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-K / Section 3
420-K:3 Powers of the Pool.
Status: in_force

I. The pool shall have the general powers and authority granted under the laws of New Hampshire to insurance companies licensed to transact health insurance. II. In addition, the pool shall have the specific authority to: (a) Enter into contracts as are necessary or proper to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter, including the authority, with the approval of the commissioner, to enter into contracts with programs of other states for the joint performance of common functions, or with persons or other organizations for the performance of administrative functions. (b) Sue or be sued, including taking any legal actions necessary or proper for recovery of any assessments for, on behalf of, or against members. (c) Take such legal action as necessary to avoid the payment of improper claims against the pool. (d) Define the array of health coverage products for which reinsurance will be provided, and to issue reinsurance policies, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (e) Establish rules, conditions, and procedures pertaining to the reinsurance of members' risks by the pool. (f) Establish appropriate rates, rate schedules, rate adjustments, rate classifications, and any other actuarial functions appropriate to the operation of the pool. (g) Assess members in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and to make advance interim assessments as may be reasonable and necessary for organizational and interim operating expenses and to pay claims reinsured by the pool. Any such interim assessments shall be credited as offsets against any regular assessments due following the close of the fiscal year. (h) Appoint from among the members appropriate legal, actuarial, and other committees as necessary to provide technical assistance in the operation of the pool, policy, and other contract design, and any other function within the authority of the pool. (i) Borrow money to effectuate the purposes of the pool. Any notes or other evidence of indebtedness of the pool not in default shall be legal investments for insurers and may be carried as admitted assets. (j) Develop a standard health benefit plan.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9:18 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 9 / Section 18
9:18 Lapsed Appropriations.
Status: in_force

I. Except for capital appropriations under paragraph I-a or as otherwise specially provided, all unexpended portions of special appropriations shall lapse when the object for which the appropriation was made has been accomplished and, in any event, at the end of 2 years from the date when the act creating the appropriation first took effect, unless there are obligations incurred by contract thereunder, made within said period, in which case there shall be no lapse until the satisfaction or fulfillment of such contractual obligations. I-a. All unexpended portions of appropriations made by the 6-year capital budget shall lapse when the project for which the appropriation was made has been accomplished and, in any event, at the end of 6 years from the date when the act creating the appropriation first took effect, unless there are obligations incurred by contract thereunder, made within said period, in which case there shall be no lapse until the satisfaction or fulfillment of such contractual obligations II. Except as otherwise specially provided, all unexpended portions of general appropriations for which a legally enforceable obligation has not been incurred during the fiscal year for which they were appropriated shall lapse at the end of each fiscal year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 554:18-b — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 554 / Section 18-b
554:18-b Waiver of Rights to Devised or Inherited Real Property.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any right to disclaim an interest in property as provided for in RSA 563-B, a person who has been devised real estate by testamentary instrument, or inherited under the laws of intestacy, may waive his or her rights to the property by filing a written notice of waiver with the court in which the estate administration is pending that shall include a legal description of the property. The waiving party shall provide a copy of the waiver to the administrator of the estate and shall record an attested copy in the registry of deeds in the county in which the real estate is located. Once filed with the court and recorded at the registry of deeds, the waiver may not be revoked. The effect of the waiver will be to relinquish the right of the waiving party and his or her heirs and assigns from receiving any and all right, title, and interest in and to the real estate. The waiving party and his or her heirs and assigns shall thereafter bear no responsibility or liability related to or arising from the real estate. The cost to record the waiver in the registry of deeds shall not exceed $5. A waiver filed after the final account has been allowed, or the estate administration has been closed by other means, shall not be effective.