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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 404-F:1 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 404-F / Section 1
404-F:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Adjusted RBC report" means an RBC report which has been adjusted by the commissioner in accordance with RSA 404-F:2, V. II. "Corrective order" means an order issued by the commissioner specifying corrective actions which the commissioner has determined are required. III. "Domestic insurer" means any insurance company domiciled in this state. IV. "Foreign insurer" means any insurance company which is licensed to do business in this state under title XXXVII but is not domiciled in this state. IV-a. "Health organization" means a health maintenance organization, limited health service organization, dental or vision plan, health service corporation, or other managed care organization licensed under title XXXVII. V. "NAIC" means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. VI. "Life and/or health insurer" means any insurance company licensed under title XXXVII writing life, accident and health insurance or a licensed property and casualty insurer writing only accident and health insurance. VII. "Property and casualty insurer" means any insurance company licensed under title XXXVII but shall not include monoline mortgage guaranty insurers, financial guaranty insurers, and title insurers. VIII. "Negative trend" means, with respect to a life and/or health insurer, negative trend over a period of time, as determined in accordance with the "trend test calculation" included in the RBC instructions. IX. "RBC instructions" means the RBC report including risk-based capital instructions adopted by the NAIC, as such RBC instructions may be amended by the NAIC from time to time in accordance with the procedures adopted by the NAIC. X. "RBC level" means an insurer's company action level RBC, regulatory action level RBC, authorized control level RBC, or mandatory control level RBC where: (a) "Company action level RBC" means, with respect to any insurer, the product of 2.0 and its authorized control level RBC; (b) "Regulatory action level RBC" means the product of 1.5 and its authorized control level RBC; (c) "Authorized control level RBC" means the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the RBC instructions; (d) "Mandatory control level RBC" means the product of .70 and the authorized control level RBC. XI. "RBC plan" means a comprehensive financial plan containing the elements specified in RSA 404-F:3, II. If the commissioner rejects the RBC plan, and it is revised by the insurer, with or without the commissioner's recommendation, the plan shall be called the "revised RBC plan." XII. "RBC report" means the report required in RSA 404-F:2. XIII. "Total adjusted capital" means the sum of: (a) An insurer's statutory capital and surplus as determined in accordance with statutory accounting applicable to the annual financial statements required to be filed; and (b) Such other items, if any, as the RBC instructions may provide.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 33-A:4-b — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 33-A / Section 4-b
33-A:4-b Powers and Duties of Board.
Status: in_force

The board shall advise the secretary of state on standards and procedures for the effective and efficient management of municipal records. Such standards and procedures shall govern the retention, preservation and disposition of municipal records. The board shall oversee the local government records management improvement program as provided in RSA 5:47-5:51.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:17-a — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 17-a
259:17-a Custom Vehicle.
Status: in_force

"Custom vehicle" shall mean any motor vehicle that is at least 30 model years old and has been altered from the manufacturer's original design or has a body constructed from non-original materials, but which is not a street rod and does not weigh more than 6,000 pounds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-D:8 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-D / Section 8
402-D:8 Nonresident License; Reciprocity.
Status: in_force

I. Unless denied licensure pursuant to RSA 402-D:10, a nonresident person shall receive a nonresident public adjuster license if: (a) The person is currently licensed as a resident public adjuster and in good standing in his or her home state; (b) The person has submitted the proper request for licensure, has paid the fees required by RSA 400-A:29, and has provided proof of financial responsibility as required in RSA 402-D:11; (c) The person has submitted or transmitted to the commissioner the appropriate completed application for licensure; and (d) The person's home state awards non-resident public adjuster licenses to residents of this state on the same basis. II. The commissioner may verify the public adjuster's licensing status through the producer database maintained by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), its affiliates, or subsidiaries. III. As a condition to continuation of a public adjuster license issued under this section, the licensee shall maintain a resident public adjuster license in his or her home state. The non-resident public adjuster license issued under this section shall terminate and be surrendered immediately to the commissioner if the home state public adjuster license terminates for any reason.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-H:16 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 326-H / Section 16
326-H:16 Suspension and Revocation of License.
Status: in_force

Misconduct sufficient to support disciplinary proceedings under this chapter includes: I. Obtaining a license by fraudulent or deceitful means. II. Conviction of a class A felony or a finding of malpractice or gross misconduct in practice as a dietitian. III. Engaging in actions inconsistent with the health of the person or persons under the care of the licensee through negligence, neglect, willful action, or other causes. IV. Other violations of this chapter, and the rules and code of ethics adopted by the board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 7:8-b — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 7 / Section 8-b
7:8-b Division of Legal Counsel.
Status: in_force

I. There is hereby established, within the office of the attorney general, a division of legal counsel. The division shall be supervised by an associate attorney general appointed under RSA 7:16. II. The division of legal counsel shall consist of the following units: (a) A bureau of civil law. (b) A public safety and infrastructure bureau, as provided in RSA 21-M:12. (c) A civil rights unit, which shall be responsible for enforcing the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination and the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act, bringing civil enforcement actions on behalf of the public to redress discriminatory acts and civil rights violations, and enforcing any other state or federal antidiscrimination laws that authorize the attorney general to enforce them. (d) A charitable trusts unit, which shall be responsible for administering the duties assigned to the attorney general regarding charitable trusts under RSA 7:19 through 7:32-a. (e) An election law unit, which shall be responsible for enforcing violations of New Hampshire election laws under RSA 7:6-c and the Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 427:30 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 427 / Section 30
427:30 Refusal to Answer; False Statements.
Status: in_force

I. Any person, firm, or corporation that shall neglect or refuse: (a) To attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry, or (b) To produce documentary evidence, if in his, her, or its power to do so, in obedience to the subpoena or lawful requirement of the commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. II. Any person, firm, or corporation shall be guilty of a class B felony that shall willfully: (a) Make or cause to be made any false entry or statement of fact in any report required to be made under this subdivision; (b) Make or cause to be made any false entry in any account, record, or memorandum kept by any person, firm, or corporation subject to this subdivision; (c) Neglect or fail to make, or to cause to be made, full, true and correct entries in such accounts, records, or memoranda of all facts and transactions appertaining to the business of such person, firm, or corporation; (d) Remove out of the jurisdiction of this state; (e) Mutilate, alter, or by any other means falsify any documentary evidence of any such person, firm, or corporation; or (f) Refuse to submit to the commissioner or to any of his or her authorized agents, for the purpose of inspection and taking copies, any documentary evidence of any such person, firm, or corporation in his or her possession or within his or her control. III. If any person, firm, or corporation required by this subdivision to file any annual or special report shall fail so to do within the time fixed by the commissioner for filing the same, and such failure shall continue for 30 days after notice of such default, such person, firm, or corporation shall forfeit to this state the sum of $100 for each and every day of the continuance of such failure, which forfeiture shall be payable to the treasury of this state, and shall be recoverable in a civil suit in the name of the state brought in the superior court for the county where the person, firm, or corporation has his, her, or its principal office or in the superior court for the county in which he, she, or it shall do business. IV. It shall be the duty of the various county attorneys, under the direction of the attorney general of this state, to prosecute for the recovery of such forfeitures. The costs and expenses of such prosecution shall be paid out of the appropriation for the expenses of the courts of this state. V. Any officer or employee of this state or meat inspector certified under this act who shall make public any information obtained by the commissioner without his or her authority, unless directed by a court, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 473:7 — NH Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 473 / Section 7
473:7 Waters, When Not Sufficient Fence.
Status: in_force

The fence-viewers, upon application of either party, shall view any brook, river, pond, creek or ditch alleged not to be equivalent to a legal and sufficient fence, and, if they judge it to be not so equivalent, shall make a division of the fence, and, if it is impracticable to build it on the boundary line without unreasonable cost, shall determine where it shall be located, and shall give notice to the parties to build it according to such division and location within a time by them limited.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:25 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 654 / Section 25
654:25 Preparing Checklist.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall issue and distribute guidelines for the content, composition, and style of checklists and for the maintenance of data related to checklists by which the supervisors of the checklist shall compile and correct the checklist. Such guidelines shall specify the information which will be maintained and updated by the supervisors. The secretary shall establish standard forms and procedures for the use of the supervisors for the maintenance of such information. The information to be maintained and updated shall include the full name, domicile address, mailing address, and party affiliation, if any, of each voter on the checklist and such other information as the secretary requires. Every checklist used at any election shall at a minimum contain the full name, domicile address, mailing address, and party affiliation, if any, of each voter on the checklist. The paper checklists used by ballot clerks on election day need not include mailing addresses. The name and address of a voter shall not appear on the checklist at the request of the voter if the voter presents to the supervisors of the checklist a valid protective order pursuant to RSA 173-B. The name, domicile address, and mailing address, if different, of such a voter shall be maintained on a separate list of voters, which shall be nonpublic and not subject to RSA 91-A. If it is necessary to establish such a nonpublic list, the public checklist shall be marked at the end with a notation of the number of voters whose names are maintained on the nonpublic list.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-C:13 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-C / Section 13
402-C:13 Commissioner's Seizure Order.
Status: in_force

I. Issuance. If it appears to the commissioner that the interests of creditors, policyholders or the public will be endangered by the delay incident to asking for a court seizure order, then on any ground that would justify a court seizure order under RSA 402-C:12 without notice and without applying to the court, he may issue a seizure order which must contain a verified statement of the grounds of his action. As directed by the seizure order, the commissioner's representatives shall forthwith take possession and control of all or part of the property, books, accounts, documents and other records of the insurer, and of the premises occupied by the insurer for the transaction of its business. The commissioner shall retain possession and control until the order is vacated or is replaced by an order of the court pursuant to a proceeding commenced under paragraph II or a formal proceeding under this chapter. II. Judicial Review. At any time after seizure under paragraph I, the insurer may apply to the superior court for Merrimack county or for the county in which the insurer's principal office is located. The court shall thereupon order the commissioner to appear forthwith and shall proceed thereafter as if the order were a court seizure order issued under RSA 402-C:12. III. Duty to Assist Commissioner. Every law enforcement officer shall assist the commissioner in making and enforcing any such seizure, and every sheriff's and police department shall furnish with such deputies, patrolmen or officers as are necessary to assist him. IV. Anticipatory Breach. Entry of a seizure order under this section shall not constitute an anticipatory breach of any contract of the insurer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 216-C:3 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 216-C / Section 3
216-C:3 Construction.
Status: in_force

It is anticipated that the Corps of Engineers will undertake and supervise the construction of the cooperative projects.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 451-C:16 — NH Code / Title XLI / Chapter 451-C / Section 16
451-C:16 Savings Clause.
Status: in_force

All rental agreements, entered into before the effective date of this chapter which have not been extended or renewed after that date, shall remain valid and may be enforced or terminated in accordance with their terms or as permitted by any other law of this state. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair or affect the right of the parties to create additional rights, duties, and obligations in and by virtue of the rental agreement.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 149-M:29 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 149-M / Section 29
149-M:29 State Solid Waste Plan and Report.
Status: repealed

I. Beginning October 1, 2022, in accordance with the state waste planning update schedule requirements of this section dating to October 1, 1998, and every 10 years thereafter, the department shall update the state's solid waste plan, which shall be made available for public review and comment before final publication, and which shall contain, at minimum, the following elements: (a) Goals, strategies, and actions to reduce solid waste generation through source reduction, to increase diversion through methods such as reuse, recycling and composting, and to achieve the state's solid waste disposal reduction goal, with such efforts incorporating the principles of the solid waste management hierarchy established in RSA 149-M:3. (b) Discussion of opportunities to reduce solid waste generation through source reduction and increase diversion through methods such as recycling and composting. (c) Goals, strategies, and actions necessary to maintain and ensure adequate disposal capacity for management of waste generated in New Hampshire. II. Beginning October 1, 2023 and every odd-numbered year thereafter, the department shall prepare a report on the level of achievement in reaching the goal established in RSA 149-M:2 and on proposed strategies for achieving the goal and any proposed changes to the goal. The report shall contain information regarding: (a) The generation of solid waste in the state. (b) The disposal of solid waste in the state, including figures on how the management compares with the hierarchy of preferred methods. (c) Projected state solid waste management and capacity needs. (d) State and regional trends in solid waste management. (e) Congressional actions and court rulings that affect solid waste decisions. (f) On-going efforts by the department and other organizations in the state involved in solid waste issues. (g) The department's solid waste programs and their focus. (h) [Repealed.] (i) A listing of organizations which can provide assistance with solid waste management. (j) The activities and finances of the solid waste management fund, as required by RSA 149-R:6.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 78:8 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 78 / Section 8
78:8 Tobacco Tax Certificate Application and Renewal.
Status: in_force

I. Manufacturers and wholesalers intending to engage in the business of selling or distributing tobacco products in this state shall apply to the department providing the applicable fee as provided in RSA 78:6, IV, and all information required by the commissioner through rules adopted under RSA 541-A. II. Tobacco tax certificates shall expire on June 30 in each even-numbered year. III. Manufacturers and wholesalers in good standing with the department may renew their tobacco tax certificates upon application and payment of the applicable fees. A manufacturer or wholesaler is not in good standing with the department if the manufacturer or wholesaler is delinquent in its payment of applicable fees, fines, or penalties resulting from violations of this chapter, delinquent in its payment of any taxes, penalties, or interest due under any tax administered by the department, or delinquent in its payment of applicable fees, fines, or penalties resulting from violation of RSA 126-K.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374-C:17 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374-C / Section 17
374-C:17 Agreements With Financial Institutions.
Status: in_force

The bank is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into such agreements or contracts with any banks, trust companies, banking or financial institutions, within or without the state, as may be necessary, desirable or convenient in the opinion of the bank for rendering services to the bank in connection with the care, custody or safekeeping of utility bonds or other investments held or owned by the bank and services in connection with the payment or collection of amounts due and payable as to principal or interest, and for services in connection with the delivery to the bank of utility bonds or other investments purchased by it or sold by it, and to pay the cost of such services. The bank is further authorized and empowered, in connection with any of such services to be rendered by any such banks, trust companies or banking or financial institutions as to the custody and safekeeping of any of its utility bonds or investments, to require security in the way of collateral bonds, surety agreements or security agreements in such form and in such amount as, in the opinion of the bank, is necessary or desirable for the purpose of the bank.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193-B:4 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 193-B / Section 4
193-B:4 Rulemaking; Notice; Posting.
Status: in_force

The state board of education, in consultation with the New Hampshire Police Chiefs' Association, shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to: I. Developing a procedure by which to mark drug-free zones, including the use of signs or other markings as appropriate. Such signs or other markings shall: (a) Be posted in a prominent place: (1) On or near each school; (2) In each school bus; and (3) On or near non-school-owned property serving as a temporary drug-free zone by virtue of its use for the school's instructional program, for the duration of such use; (b) Indicate that the posted area is a drug-free zone which extends to 1,000 feet surrounding such property; and (c) Warn that violation of this chapter shall subject the offender to severe penalties under the law. II. Assisting each school administrative unit in providing for the posting required in this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 656:33 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 656 / Section 33
656:33 Official Absence, Religious Observance, and Disability Absentee Ballots.
Status: in_force

Prior to any state election, the secretary of state shall prepare, in such quantity as the secretary of state may deem necessary, absence, religious observance, and disability absentee ballots in the same form as nearly as practicable as the official ballot to be used at said election. Said absentee ballots shall have the words "absentee ballot" printed on them and shall be similarly endorsed and printed on paper of the same color as that used for official ballots.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318-B:45 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 318-B / Section 45
318-B:45 Syringe Service Programs in Drug-Free School Zones Prohibited.
Status: in_force

No syringe service program shall be located within a drug-free school zone as defined in RSA 193-B:1, II. Exceptions to this prohibition may be granted by the applicable district school board when a request is initiated by a syringe service program administrator.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147-A:5-b — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 147-A / Section 5-b
147-A:5-b Fees; Advertising.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A, after public hearing, establishing a schedule of reasonable fees to be paid by any laboratory applying for approval and certification, including any travel and consultant costs related to certification of out-of-state laboratories. II. The schedule of fees shall be designed to recover the direct costs and travel expenses associated with the certification services provided under RSA 147-A:5-a, and such fees shall be available to the department to be used to defray the cost of travel and associated expenses for such services, including any additional travel and consultant expenses related to certification of out-of-state laboratories. Funds received shall be deposited in a special account maintained by the department of environmental services to offset the costs of the inspection program. Any balance remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall lapse to the general fund. This paragraph shall not be construed to mean that all agency costs associated with the certification program, such as agency overhead, facilities, and staff services are to be prorated and recovered by fees. III. A laboratory shall provide each prospective New Hampshire client with a list which clearly indicates the specific analytes which the laboratory is certified to test. In the event that a client has paid a fee to a laboratory in anticipation of testing services before the receipt of said test sampling materials, and the client subsequently determines upon receipt of the test materials that the laboratory is not certified to provide testing services to meet his needs, the client may cancel his order for any testing services which have not yet been performed, and the laboratory shall make full refund to the client. Test reports shall clearly identify those specific analytes for which a laboratory has certification and shall specifically identify any analyses which were subcontracted to other laboratories.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:179 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 179
231:179 Notice; Contents; Record.
Status: in_force

The notice of removal of any such pole shall designate the location in the highway to which the same shall be removed, and such notice, together with affidavit or acceptance of service thereof, shall be recorded in the office of the clerk of the city or town in which such pole is located. The notice shall take effect when the same, with such affidavit or acceptance of service endorsed thereon, shall be thus recorded, and the 10 days shall run from the date of such record.