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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 594:1-a — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 594 / Section 1-a
594:1-a Bailiffs and Court Security Officers.
Status: in_force

I. Bailiffs and supreme court security officers responsible for court security shall have the powers of arrest provided in this chapter when performing their duties relating to court security. II. The sheriff, through the sheriff's deputies and bailiffs, shall be responsible for court security and shall be responsible for the conduct and control of detained defendants and prisoners during the time period that such defendants and prisoners are in all state courts, except for the supreme court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:2-203 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 2-203
564-B:2-203 Subject-Matter Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the probate division of the circuit court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of the creation by judgment or decree, interpretation, construction, modification, termination, and administration of those trusts described in RSA 564-B, and over the appointment, removal, and surcharge of trustees, trust advisors, and trust protectors of such trusts. (b) The probate division of the circuit court has concurrent jurisdiction with the superior court of proceedings involving charitable uses and trusts other than those trusts described in RSA 564-B:1-102(b).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 490:29 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 490 / Section 29
490:29 Retirement of Nonjudicial Employees.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all full-time nonjudicial employees of the judicial branch shall, effective January 1, 1984, be eligible for membership in the New Hampshire retirement system. Employees who elect to become members of the New Hampshire retirement system shall not be eligible for membership in the local retirement system, except that nothing herein shall prevent an employee from returning a vested interest in a local retirement system. The 6 month probationary period normally in effect shall be waived for all full-time nonjudicial employees who are employed by the court system on January 1, 1984. All nonjudicial personnel hired after January 1, 1984, shall become members of the New Hampshire retirement system following the normally required probationary period. II. Any such employee who is currently a member of a retirement system other than the New Hampshire retirement system may elect in writing to remain in the local retirement system by notifying the supreme court and the local governing body on or before December 1, 1983. Employees so electing shall be considered employees of the local governing body for inclusion in the local retirement system only. The state, after such election, shall pay into the local retirement system monthly all sums which would otherwise become payable by the local governing body into the local retirement system as its contributory share toward the retirement of said employee; provided, however, that the contributory share shall not exceed the average percentage of the local governing body's annual contributions for all employees for the 3 years preceding January 1, 1984. The state shall withhold from the salary of any such employee the employee's contributory share into the local retirement system and shall pay monthly the amount so withheld to the local governing body for deposit in the local retirement system on behalf of such employee. Employees electing to continue as members of local retirement systems shall not be eligible for membership in the New Hampshire retirement system. III. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all fulltime nonjudicial employees who elect to become members of the New Hampshire retirement system may purchase prior service credits for those years during which they were employed as full-time court employees. Prior service credit in the New Hampshire retirement system equal to the membership service in a local retirement system may be purchased upon certification that the member is not eligible for benefits from the local retirement system. IV. All full-time nonjudicial employees who have prior service as a full-time court employee of a county or municipality prior to January 1, 1984 may include such full-time court service in the calculation of creditable service as a state employee under RSA 21-I:30, VI(b).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 660:17-b — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 660 / Section 17-b
660:17-b Recount of Additional Offices on Ballots Involved in Recounts.
Status: in_force

For general election recounts of state representative races, the secretary of state's office shall, after recounting the state representative race: I. Conduct an audit of the votes cast on those ballots for President, United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, or governor; II. Conduct such audit using the ballots for 10 of the state representative races to be recounted. The races shall be selected randomly. If less than 10 races are to be recounted, the ballots for each recounted race shall be audited; III. Select the office to be audited for each recount; and IV. Allow a full recount of any race where there is a discrepancy of greater than one percent from the election results reported to the secretary of state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564:8 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564 / Section 8
564:8 Resignation.
Status: in_force

A trustee appointed by will or by the judge in pursuance of this chapter may, upon request in writing to the judge, be permitted to resign the trust if the judge thinks it expedient.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:29-a — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 72 / Section 29-a
72:29-a Surviving Spouse.
Status: in_force

I. The surviving spouse of any person who was killed or died while on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or any of the armed forces of any of the governments associated with the United States in the wars, conflicts or armed conflicts, or combat zones set forth in RSA 72:28, shall receive a tax credit in the amount of $700 for the taxes due upon the surviving spouse's real and personal property, whether residential or not, in the same municipality where the surviving spouse is a resident. II. Upon the adoption of this paragraph by a city or town as provided in RSA 72:27-a, the surviving spouse of any person who was killed or died while on active duty in the armed forces of the United States or any of the armed forces of any of the governments associated with the United States in the wars, conflicts or armed conflicts, or combat zones set forth in RSA 72:28, shall receive a tax credit in the amount from $701 up to $2,000 for the taxes due upon the surviving spouse's real and personal property, whether residential or not, in the same municipality where the surviving spouse is a resident.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 655:2 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 655 / Section 2
655:2 Domicile.
Status: in_force

To hold any elective office in the state, a person must have a domicile in the state. Registration to vote or voting in another state during the relevant time period shall create a presumption that a person does not have a domicile in this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 490:6 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 490 / Section 6
490:6 Sessions.
Status: in_force

There shall be one general term of the supreme court in each year to be held in Concord for the purpose of hearing arguments, making orders, rendering decisions and filing opinions.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 461-A:8 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 461-A / Section 8
461-A:8 Temporary Orders.
Status: in_force

After the filing of a petition concerning a minor child under this chapter, the court may issue orders with such conditions and limitations as the court deems just. The orders may be issued ex parte. The orders may include the following: I. The temporary allocation of parental rights and responsibilities of any minor child as provided in RSA 461-A:6. II. Payment of temporary support for the child, including the provision of health insurance. III. If paternity is a contested and relevant issue, orders for paternity testing in accordance with RSA 522.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 95:1-a — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 95 / Section 1-a
95:1-a Public Officials Barred From Insurance Dealings.
Status: in_force

With respect to any public works or construction contracts of any type that are paid for by public funds of the state or by any of its political subdivisions, or of any public authority, it is unlawful for any officer or employee of the state, or of any of its political subdivisions, or of any public authority, either directly or indirectly to require the builder or the bidder to make application to or to get any surety bond or contract of insurance specified in the building or construction contract from a particular surety or insurance company, agent, or broker. It is unlawful for any officer or employee of the state, of any of its political subdivisions, or of any public authority, or for any person who purports to act for such an officer or employee to negotiate, make application for, or to get any such a surety bond or contract of insurance which can be obtained by the builder, bidder, contractor, or subcontractor on the building or construction contract. This section does not prevent any such an officer or employee of the state from exercising the state's right to approve the form, sufficiency, or manner of execution of the surety bonds or contracts of insurance furnished by the surety or insurance company selected by the bidder to underwrite surety bonds or insurance contracts.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 232:4 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 232 / Section 4
232:4 Commissioners in Office.
Status: in_force

The commissioners in office when a petition is referred to them shall continue to act as such in regard to the petition until all the business thereof is completed, unless the court otherwise orders.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 611-B:1 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 611-B / Section 1
611-B:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Acting chief medical examiner" means the physician designated pursuant to RSA 611-B:4. II. "Assistant deputy medical examiner" means a person appointed by the chief medical examiner pursuant to RSA 611-B:5. II-a. "Associate medical examiner" means the licensed physician certified by the American Board of Pathology as a qualified pathologist and appointed pursuant to RSA 611-B:3-a. III. "Chief medical examiner" means the licensed physician certified by the American Board of Pathology as a qualified pathologist and appointed pursuant to RSA 611-B:2. IV. "Death investigation" means an investigation conducted by a medical examiner pursuant to this chapter, which may involve one or more of the following: a telephone consultation, investigation of the scene of death, or post-mortem examination. V. "Deputy chief medical examiner" means the licensed physician certified by the American Board of Pathology as a qualified pathologist and appointed pursuant to RSA 611-B:3. VI. "Designee" means the medical examiner designated by the chief medical examiner to act on behalf of the chief medical examiner, who shall be either the deputy chief medical examiner or the acting chief medical examiner. VII. "Medical examiner" means any person authorized pursuant to RSA 611-B to investigate medico-legal cases. VIII. "Post-mortem examination" means any external or internal examination of a decedent's body. IX. "Supervising medical examiner" means the chief medical examiner, deputy chief medical examiner, or acting chief medical examiner. X. "Telephone consultation" means a type of death investigation that does not involve a visual examination of the deceased by the medical examiner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-E:9 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 458-E / Section 9
458-E:9 Attorney Fees.
Status: in_force

In making determinations pursuant to this chapter, the court may award attorney's fees and costs based on the court's consideration of: I. Unreasonable failure of either party to accommodate the other party in parental rights and responsibilities or parent-child contact matters related to a deploying parent. A parent's refusal to accommodate the other parent shall not be considered unreasonable if the parent demonstrates a reasonable fear for his or her safety or the safety of his or her child. II. Unreasonable delay caused by either party in resolving parental rights and responsibilities or parent-child contact related to a deploying parent. III. Failure of either party to provide timely information about income and earnings information to the other party. IV. Other factors as the court may consider appropriate and as may be required by law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 362-C:7 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 362-C / Section 7
362-C:7 Rate Plan for the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission shall establish a 5.5 percent temporary rate surcharge to be made effective on January 1, 1990, for the retail electric rates of the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc., to be held in escrow in the manner provided in RSA 362-C:4. The commission is further authorized to approve a rate plan proposed by the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Inc., provided that it finds such a rate plan to be consistent with the public good and that it results in no greater costs and risks to members of the cooperative than those resulting for ratepayers of Public Service Company of New Hampshire under the agreement. If the commission approves such a rate plan and fixes permanent rates under such plan, the revenues collected under the temporary rate surcharge shall be paid over to the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. If no such rate plan is approved within 90 days following the date on which a bankruptcy rate plan for Public Service Company of New Hampshire becomes effective, the temporary rate surcharge shall terminate and the revenues collected under such surcharge shall be refunded to customers. An order of the commission approving a rate plan under this section shall have the same finality as that provided in RSA 362-C:6 for approval orders relating to Public Service Company of New Hampshire.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 563-D:18 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 563-D / Section 18
563-D:18 Guardian and Agent May Not Modify Beneficiary Designation Unless Authorized.
Status: in_force

I. The duly appointed conservator or guardian of the owner of the property may neither execute nor revoke a transfer on death deed unless expressly authorized to do so by court order. II. Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, an express grant of authority to create or change a beneficiary designation includes the authority to execute or revoke a transfer on death deed.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9:9-b — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 9 / Section 9-b
9:9-b Allocation of Highway Fund Appropriations.
Status: in_force

In each biennium, highway fund appropriations, including costs of collections of the department of safety, shall be subject to the following limitations: I. Department of transportation: Not less than 73 percent of anticipated total gross road toll and motor vehicle fees and fines for the biennium. II. Department of safety: Not to exceed 26 percent of total anticipated gross road toll and motor vehicle fees and fines for the biennium. III. All other agencies: Not to exceed 1 percent of total anticipated gross road toll and motor vehicle fees and fines for the biennium.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 106-L:3 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 106-L / Section 3
106-L:3 Police Standards and Training Council.
Status: in_force

I. There is established a police standards and training council. It shall consist of the following members: (a) Two members shall be a chief of police in a town or for a university; (b) Two members shall be chiefs of police in cities; (c) Two members shall be county sheriffs; (d) Two members shall be judges of courts with criminal jurisdiction; (e) A professor from a New Hampshire college or university whose primary teaching responsibilities are in the field of criminal justice or similar course of study; (f) A law enforcement officer of a town or city employed at a rank below lieutenant; (g) The director of the division of state police, or designee; (h) The attorney general, or designee; (i) The commissioner of the department of corrections, or designee; and (j) Four public members, none of whom shall be a certified police officer, lawyer, or judge, and none of whom shall have a spouse, sibling, or parent, by birth, adoption, or marriage, who is a certified police officer, lawyer, or judge. II. Except for the members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs I(g)-(i) who shall serve during their continuance in office, members of the council shall be appointed by the governor for terms of 2 years. No member shall serve beyond the time that the office or employment which qualified such member for appointment. Any vacancy on the council shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment is held. Persons filling vacancies shall be appointed to serve out the unexpired term and shall have the same qualifications for office as the member whose vacancy they are filling. III. The governor shall designate a member to be the chairperson of the council, and the council shall elect annually its vice chairperson from among the members of the council. IV. Notwithstanding the provisions of any statute, ordinance, local law, or charter provision to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in subparagraph I(i) regarding qualification of public members, membership on the council shall not disqualify any member from holding any other public office or employment, or cause the forfeiture of any office or employment. V. Members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for any actual expenses incurred as a necessary incident to such service. VI. The council shall hold no fewer than 4 regular meetings a year. The chairperson shall fix the times and places of meetings, either on the chairperson's own motion or upon written request of any 5 members of the council. VII. The council shall report annually to the governor and executive council on its activities, and may make such other reports as it deems desirable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 467:1-a — NH Code / Title XLV / Chapter 467 / Section 1-a
467:1-a Stallions.
Status: in_force

Any owner or keeper of a stallion more than 12 months old, who willfully or negligently permits such stallion to run at large, out of the enclosure of such owner or keeper, shall be guilty of a violation. The fine imposed shall be for the use of the town in which the offense was committed, and the guilty party shall also be liable to the party injured and for damage done by such stallion running at large.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:6 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 6
211:6 Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of RSA 211:2, 4 and 5 hereof or special rules and regulations made thereunder shall be guilty of a violation and in addition shall be guilty of a violation for each fish taken or possessed in violation thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-A:3 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-A / Section 3
358-A:3 Exempt Transactions; Etc.
Status: repealed

The following transactions shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter: I. Trade or commerce that is subject to the jurisdiction of the bank commissioner, the director of securities regulation, the insurance commissioner, the public utilities commission, the financial institutions and insurance regulators of other states, or federal banking or securities regulators who possess the authority to regulate unfair or deceptive trade practices. This paragraph includes trade or commerce under the jurisdiction of, and regulated by, the bank commissioner pursuant to RSA 361-A, relative to retail installment sales of motor vehicles. II. [Repealed.] III. Trade or commerce of any person who shows that such person has had served upon such person by the Federal Trade Commission a complaint pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 45(b) relating to said trade or commerce until the Federal Trade Commission has either dismissed said complaint, secured an assurance of voluntary compliance, or issued a cease and desist order relating to said complaint pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 45(b). IV. Publishers, broadcasters, printers, or other persons engaged in the dissemination of information or reproduction of printed or pictorial matter who publish, broadcast, or reproduce material without knowledge of its deceptive character. IV-a. Transactions entered into more than 3 years prior to the time the plaintiff knew, or reasonably should have known, of the conduct alleged to be in violation of this chapter; provided, however, that this section shall not ban the introduction of evidence of unfair trade practices and deceptive acts prior to the 3-year period in any action under this chapter. IV-b. Violations of RSA 205-A which have occurred more than 3 years prior to the complaint alleged to be in violation of this chapter. V. The burden of proving exemptions from the provisions of this chapter by reason of paragraphs I, II, III, IV and IV-a of this section shall be upon the person claiming the exemption.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 669:35 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 669 / Section 35
669:35 Appeal From Recount.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by a ruling of the board of recount with respect to any ballot may, within 5 days thereafter, appeal to the superior court for the county in which such town is located; and such court shall have jurisdiction in equity to hear and determine the question presented. The person shall also file a copy of the appeal with the town clerk by 5:00 p.m. on the fifth day following the date of the recount.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 3:2 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 2
3:2 State Flag.
Status: in_force

The state flag shall be of the following color and design: The body or field shall be blue and shall bear upon its center in suitable proportion and colors a representation of the state seal. The seal shall be surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves with nine stars interspersed. When used for military purposes the flag shall conform to the regulations of the United States.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:42 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 42
259:42 Construction Equipment.
Status: in_force

"Construction equipment" shall mean all bulldozers, rollers, scrapers, graders, spreaders, pavers, bituminous mixers, retreading machines, compressors, power shovels, excavators, backhoes, wagons, concrete mixers, generators, message boards, wood chippers, bucket loaders, snow loaders, rooters, scarifiers and construction tractors, and such other items of equipment which in the opinion of the director should be classified as construction equipment. Construction equipment that must be transported or moved over the highways that is overwidth or overweight shall comply with special permits as required by RSA 228:21 and RSA 265:7. Road oilers, bituminous distributors and heavy duty platform trailers and semi-trailers are expressly excepted from this definition.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 277:22 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 277 / Section 22
277:22 Powers.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter the commissioner shall have power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, documents and testimony.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-F:42 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-F / Section 42
161-F:42 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subdivision is to provide protection for vulnerable adults who are abused, neglected, or exploited. Implicit in this subdivision is the philosophy that whenever possible an adult's right to self-determination should be preserved, and that each adult should live in safe conditions and should live his own life without interruption from state government. Only when these principles become impossible to follow should legal proceedings be initiated in order to care for and protect such adults.