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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 546-B:37 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 546-B / Section 37
546-B:37 Contest by Obligor.
Status: in_force

I. An obligor may contest the validity of enforcement of an income-withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in Article 6, or otherwise contesting the order in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state. II. The obligor shall give notice of the contest to: (a) A support enforcement agency providing services to the obligee; (b) Each employer which has directly received an income-withholding order relating to the obligor; and (c) The person designated to receive payments in the income-withholding order; or if no person is designated, to the obligee.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:21 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 21
204-C:21 Regulatory Agreements for Mortgage Loans.
Status: in_force

With respect to mortgage loans made by the authority under RSA 204-C:15, each mortgage to an eligible mortgagor of multi-family housing shall be subject to a regulatory agreement between the authority and the mortgagor which subjects the multi-family housing, the mortgagor and principals of the mortgagor to limitations established by the authority as to rentals and charges, builder's and mortgagor's profits and fees, the disposition of the said housing subject to the mortgage and maximum distributions and other matters which in the judgment of the authority are necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 273:16 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 16
273:16 Applications for Investigations.
Status: in_force

Said application shall be signed by the employer or by a majority of his employees in the department of the business in which the controversy or difference exists, or their duly authorized agent, or by both parties, and shall contain a concise statement of the grievance alleged, and shall be sworn to by at least one of the signers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 188-F:21-a — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 188-F / Section 21-a
188-F:21-a Freedom of Association.
Status: in_force

No institution within the community college system of New Hampshire which accepts state funds shall prohibit, as a condition of admission or continued enrollment, any student from becoming a member of any group or organization, nor shall an institution take disciplinary action against a student based solely on the student's membership in a group or organization.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 17-A:4 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 17-A / Section 4
17-A:4 Assistants.
Status: in_force

The director may, subject to the approval of the joint committee on legislative facilities, appoint and fix the compensation of such additional professional, technical, clerical or other employees necessary to perform his functions and duties under this chapter. He may, subject to like approval, designate one of said employees to be his deputy to act in his absence.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:8.03 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 8.03
293-A:8.03 Number and Election of Directors.
Status: in_force

(a) A board of directors must consist of one or more individuals, with the number specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles of incorporation or bylaws. (b) The number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by amendment to, or in the manner provided in, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. (c) Directors are elected at the first annual shareholders' meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter unless their terms are staggered under RSA 293-A:8.06.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:73-b — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 73-b
236:73-b Liquor Stores.
Status: in_force

The department of transportation shall design, locate, and erect along state highways suitable signs to advertise nearby state liquor stores.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 14-C:7 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 14-C / Section 7
14-C:7 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or knowingly files a false report shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. It shall be an absolute defense in any prosecution under this chapter that the person acted in reliance upon an advisory opinion on the subject issued under RSA 14-B:3, I(c).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 626:7 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 626 / Section 7
626:7 Defenses; Affirmative Defenses and Presumptions.
Status: in_force

I. When evidence is admitted on a matter declared by this code to be: (a) A defense, the state must disprove such defense beyond a reasonable doubt; or (b) An affirmative defense, the defendant has the burden of establishing such defense by a preponderance of the evidence. II. When this code establishes a presumption with respect to any fact which is an element of an offense, it has the following consequences: (a) When there is evidence of the facts which give rise to the presumption, the issue of the existence of the presumed fact must be submitted to the jury, unless the court is satisfied that the evidence as a whole clearly negatives the presumed fact; and (b) When the issue of the existence of the presumed fact is submitted to the jury, the court shall charge that while the presumed fact must, on all the evidence, be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, the law declares that the jury may regard the facts giving rise to the presumption as sufficient evidence of the presumed fact.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79:36 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79 / Section 36
79:36 Report.
Status: in_force

The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library before November 1, 2027. The commission shall inform the secretary of state and the director of the office of legislative services when its report has been submitted.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-J:7-d — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-J / Section 7-d
420-J:7-d Continued Access to Care Subsequent to a Provider Contract Termination.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may extend the period of continued access to care subsequent to a provider contract termination provided for under RSA 420-J:8, XI for up to an additional 60-day period.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415-C:3 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415-C / Section 3
415-C:3 Obligor Registration.
Status: in_force

I. No obligor shall offer, administer, sell, solicit, negotiate, or act under a consumer guaranty contract in this state unless the obligor registers with the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner and pays the registration fee required by RSA 400-A:29, VIII-a(a). II. An obligor's registration shall include the following: (a) The obligor's name, address, and phone number. (b) A certified copy of the obligor's charter and bylaws. (c) A certificate giving a full statement, under oath of the obligor's president and secretary, that the fiscal requirements stated in this chapter are met. (d) Other information in relation to the obligor's condition as may be required by the commissioner, including, but not limited to, the name, address and phone number of all administrators and sellers which shall be updated at least yearly. III. Every obligor registration made pursuant to this chapter shall expire on the next June 14 following such registration unless renewed prior to that date. Renewal shall be made by paying an annual renewal fee pursuant to RSA 400-A:29, VIII-a(b) and supplementing the original form for any material change to the registration. IV. Admitted insurers and unadmitted surplus lines insurers that are approved under RSA 405:24 that register as obligors are exempt from paragraph II of this section and RSA 415-C:4.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 48-A:11 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 48-A / Section 11
48-A:11 Minimum Standards; Barring the Use or Occupancy; Violations and Punishment.
Status: in_force

Any municipality may (by ordinance adopted by its governing body): I. Prescribe minimum standards for the use and occupancy of dwellings throughout the municipality; II. Prevent the use or occupancy of any dwelling which is injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare. III. Enact, in the sections of their housing codes dealing with infestations of insects, provisions directed at the unique problems posed by infestations of bed bugs, provided that such provisions are no less protective of the residents of dwelling units in which bed bug infestations are found than are the provisions dealing with infestations of other kinds of insects.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-A:39 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-A / Section 39
304-A:39 Rights Where Partnership is Dissolved for Fraud or Misrepresentation.
Status: in_force

Where a partnership contract is rescinded on the ground of the fraud or misrepresentation of one of the parties thereto, the party entitled to rescind is, without prejudice to any other right, entitled: (a) To a lien on, or right of retention of, the surplus of the partnership liabilities to third persons for any sum of money paid by him for the purchase of an interest in the partnership and for any capital or advances contributed by him; and (b) To stand, after all liabilities to third persons have been satisfied, in the place of the creditors of the partnership for any payments made by him in respect of the partnership liabilities; and (c) To be indemnified by the person guilty of the fraud or making the representation against all debts and liabilities of the partnership.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 38:1 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 38 / Section 1
38:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Commission" means the public utilities commission, unless the context otherwise indicates. II. "Utility" means any public utility engaged in the manufacture, generation, distribution, or sale of electricity, gas, or water in the state. III. "Municipality" means any city, town, unincorporated town, unorganized place, or village district within the state. IV. "Municipal water company" means any water distribution system or water supply utility, owned or operated by a municipality, whether as a municipal department, separate company, or otherwise. V. "Regional water district" means any regional water district formed pursuant to RSA 53-A, for the purpose of providing and assuring the provision of an adequate and sustainable supply of clean water.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 361-B:2-a — NH Code / Title XXXIII-A / Chapter 361-B / Section 2-a
361-B:2-a Disclosure; Exceptions.
Status: in_force

I. Except as provided by paragraph II, any person selling or offering for sale any consumer good or service that states a post office box address, a street address representing a site used for the receipt or delivery of mail, or a telephone number representing a telephone answering service in its advertising, solicitations, or promotional materials, including order blanks and forms, shall clearly and conspicuously disclose in such advertising, solicitations, and promotional materials: (a) The legal name under which business is done; (b) A complete street address from which business actually is conducted; and (c) A telephone number for customer inquiries and complaints. II. The disclosures required under paragraph I shall not be required of any person who: (a) Sells retail goods and services from trade premises which are open to the public regularly during normal business hours; or (b) Conducts business where the post office box, street address representing a site used for the receipt or delivery of mail, or telephone answering service is ancillary to the sales made; or (c) Provides services pursuant to a legal license or under the authority of a state board or agency, a city, town, or county in this state, except for a person conducting a mail order or catalog business, provided the licensing body maintains on record such person's current business street address or home address and provides that address to persons upon request.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 127:4 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 127 / Section 4
127:4 Payments.
Status: in_force

From time to time the board shall draw upon the treasurer of each town or city within the district for such funds as may have been apportioned to each to pay the costs of operating the district. Such apportionment shall be based upon the population of the towns and cities in the district.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 517:5 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 517 / Section 5
517:5 Notice to Agent.
Status: in_force

If the adverse party resides out of the state, or more than twenty miles from the place of caption, or from the party proposing to take the deposition, a like notice, given to the agent or attorney of such adverse party or left at his abode, shall be sufficient.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-C:8-e — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227-C / Section 8-e
227-C:8-e Consultation with Other Individuals.
Status: in_force

I. If the professional archaeologist determines that the human skeletal remains are other than Native American or from an African American burial ground, the state archaeologist shall publish notice that excavation of the remains has occurred, at least once per week for 4 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the burials or skeletal remains were situated, in an effort to determine the identity or next of kin, or both, of the deceased. II. If the next of kin are located, within 90 days the state archaeologist in consultation with the next of kin shall prepare a written agreement concerning the treatment and ultimate disposition of the skeletal remains. The written agreement shall include: (a) Designation of a qualified skeletal analyst to work on the skeletal remains; (b) The type of analysis and the specific period of time to be provided for analysis of the skeletal remains; (c) The timetable for written progress reports and the final report concerning the analysis to be provided to the state archaeologist and the next of kin by the skeletal analyst and the professional archaeologist; and (d) A plan for the ultimate disposition of the skeletal remains subsequent to the completion of adequate analysis. III. If no agreement is reached, the remains shall be handled according to the wishes of the next of kin.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402:63 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402 / Section 63
402:63 Exemption.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RSA 402:24 and RSA 402:56 and 57 shall not apply to mutual insurance companies that operate on an assessment plan and require as a condition for granting insurance the signing of a premium deposit note by the insured, which note is given for the purpose of establishing a limit of liability to assessment, while their total receipts from policyholders is less than $10,000 per year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 155:39-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 155 / Section 39-a
155:39-a Definition of Place of Public Accommodation.
Status: in_force

Each of the following establishments which serves the public is a place of public accommodation within the meaning of this subdivision if its operations affect commerce: I. Any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests, other than an establishment located within a building which contains not more than 5 rooms for rent or hire and which is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as his residence. II. Any restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, including, but not limited to, any such facility located on the premises of any retail establishment. III. Any motion picture house, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium or other place of exhibition or entertainment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 287-D:24 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 287-D / Section 24
287-D:24 Rehearing and Appeal.
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commission issued pursuant to this chapter may apply to the commission for a rehearing within 15 business days of the decision. Rehearings and appeals shall be governed by RSA 541.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 143-A:17 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 143-A / Section 17
143-A:17 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food, shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Content and format of all labeling requirements, except for the label content required under RSA 143-A:15, III; II. Educational requirements under RSA 143-A:16, I, which may include a continuing education component; and III. The method by which proof of compliance by producers with the registration and educational requirements of this subdivision can be demonstrated to licensed restaurants, which may include an online listing of compliant producers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 639-A:3 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 639-A / Section 3
639-A:3 Penalties.
Status: in_force

I. A person convicted of an offense under RSA 639-A:2 shall be guilty of a felony and, notwithstanding RSA 651:2, may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of up to $10,000, or both. II. A prosecution or conviction under this chapter is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 232:12 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 232 / Section 12
232:12 Description; Estimates.
Status: in_force

The commissioners shall insert in their report a particular description of the new highway laid out, and its width, or of the alterations made in an existing highway, and their estimate of the expense of making the same in each town separately, and they may prescribe the grade, change in grade, or percent of grade on such highway or alterations or any part thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-A:179 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-A / Section 179
310-A:179 License Number Required.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall issue license numbers and all licensees shall display their license number on any transcripts produced by the licensee and on all business cards and other such information made available to the public or as dictated by the executive director.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458:20 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 458 / Section 20
458:20 Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

In a proceeding under this chapter, the court may set aside a portion of the property of the parties in a separate fund or trust for the support, maintenance, education and general welfare of either party.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-A:80 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-A / Section 80
126-A:80 New Hampshire Pharmaceutical Assistance Pilot Program for Seniors.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall establish a prescription drug assistance pilot program for seniors. The purpose of the pilot program shall be to wraparound or supplement the federal prescription drug benefit under Medicare Part D by paying the out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs for eligible individuals who have reached the coverage gap, known as the donut hole, under Medicare Part D. The pilot program shall be the payer of last resort and shall cover all out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for which assistance is not otherwise available in the coverage gap, known as the donut hole. The pilot program shall be available to the first 1,000 individuals age 65 or older who apply for such assistance, who have a gross annual household income of 250 percent or less of the federal poverty level, and who otherwise meet the eligibility criteria established by the department. Assistance shall be available under the pilot program from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021. The commissioner shall make available an online application, a telephone number for applications and questions, and shall provide written applications upon request. Applications shall include information on income, household size, Medicare Part D enrollment and coverage information, the prescription drugs for which assistance is sought, the age of the applicant, and the location of the applicant. On or before February 1, 2020, the commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to pilot program enrollment, administration, and evaluation. II. On or before March 1, 2021, the commissioner of the department of health and human services shall submit an evaluation report of the pilot program to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governor, the senate finance committee, the house finance committee, the senate health and human services committee, and the house health, human services and elderly affairs committee. The report shall include information regarding the number of applications, age and location of applicants, prescription drugs for which assistance was provided, costs per eligible applicant, likely costs per non-eligible applicant, and descriptions regarding applicant ineligibility.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 627:8-b — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 627 / Section 8-b
627:8-b Detention Powers of County Fair Security Guards.
Status: in_force

I. Any county fair security guard who meets the requirements of paragraph II shall have the power to detain any person who he has reasonable grounds to believe has committed any offense under the laws of the state, on the premises of the county fair association as long as necessary to surrender the person to a peace officer, provided such detention is accomplished in a reasonable manner. II. Only security guards who have completed a program of police training for part-time police officers, meeting standards established by the New Hampshire police standards and training council pursuant to RSA 106-L:5 and appropriate to a security guard's exercise of limited police powers, shall have the powers of detention granted in paragraph I.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 425:19-h — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 425 / Section 19-h
425:19-h Financial Records.
Status: in_force

Each capital improvement grant recipient shall use the calendar year as its fiscal year for keeping the books, records, and reports relative to the use of grant funds. All records such as invoices, contracts, or other documents supporting grant fund uses shall be preserved and available to the commissioner in accordance with rules pursuant to RSA 425:19-f.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:14 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 14
211:14 Selling Fry.
Status: in_force

No person shall buy, sell, offer for sale, carry beyond the limits of the state, or place in private waters, any fish or fry entrusted to his care by the executive director for distribution in the waters of this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 279:26-b — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 279 / Section 26-b
279:26-b Tip Pooling and Sharing.
Status: in_force

I. Tips are wages and shall be the property of the employee receiving the tip and shall be retained by the employee, unless the employee voluntarily and without coercion from his or her employer agrees to participate in a tip pooling or tip sharing arrangement. II. No employer is precluded from administering a valid tip pooling or tip sharing arrangement, including suggesting reasonable and customary practices, documenting agreed upon practice, and mediating disputes between employees regarding a valid tip pooling or tip sharing arrangement, provided that the employer does not require or coerce employees to participate in the tip pooling or tip sharing arrangement. III. Nothing shall preclude employee participants in a tip pool from agreeing, voluntarily and without coercion from the employer, to provide a portion of the common pool to other employees, regardless of job category, who participated in providing service to customers.