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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 311-B:4 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 311-B / Section 4
311-B:4 Acts Prohibited; Use of Name by Business Organization.
Status: in_force

I. It shall be unlawful for any person physically located in the state of New Hampshire to: (a) Knowingly engage in, or offer to engage in, auctioneering for a fee, commission, or other consideration unless such natural person has a valid license under this chapter or such other person is an authorized business organization. (b) Knowingly make any verbal, written, electronic, or other representation that such person is an auctioneer or is able to perform auctioneering, unless such natural person has a valid license under this chapter or such other person is an authorized business organization. (c) Recklessly make any verbal, written, electronic, or other representation which would lead a reasonable person to believe that the natural person making the representation is currently licensed as an auctioneer under this chapter or such other person is an authorized business organization. II. Notwithstanding subparagraph I(a), an apprentice auctioneer employed by a licensed auctioneer may engage in auctioneering under the direct supervision of the licensed auctioneer. III. The secretary of state shall not issue a certificate of incorporation to an applicant for incorporation or for registration as a foreign business organization which includes the words "auction," "auctioneer," or "auctioneering" or any modification or derivative thereof in its corporate or business name or which includes the practice of auctioneering among the objectives for which it is established unless the office shall have issued, with respect to such applicant, a certificate of authorization, a copy of which shall have been presented to the secretary of state. The office shall issue such a certificate only to an authorized business organization. The secretary of state shall decline to register any trade name or service mark which includes such words or modifications or derivatives thereof in its firm or business name except for trade names and service marks of business entities which have presented to the secretary of state proof that they qualify as authorized business organizations under this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-M:1 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-M / Section 1
162-M:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: I. "Carryforward purpose" shall have the meaning given to it in section 146(f)(5) of the code. II. "Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. III. "Housing bond" means a qualified mortgage bond as defined in section 143(a)(1) of the code or an exempt facility bond for a qualified residential rental project as those terms are defined in sections 142(a)(7) and 142(d)(1) of the code, respectively. IV. "Housing finance authority" means the New Hampshire housing finance authority established by RSA 204-C:2. V. "Business finance authority" means the business finance authority of the state of New Hampshire established by RSA 162-A:3. VI. "Issuer" means any state or local governmental unit, agency, authority or instrumentality, or any nonprofit or public corporation, authorized to issue private activity bonds or bonds which would be private activity bonds unless an allocation of state ceiling under section 146 of the code is made to such bonds. VII. "Private activity bond" shall have the meaning given to it in section 141(a) of the code. The use of such term in this chapter is for reference purposes only and shall not imply that the state has determined that any obligation issued as a private activity bond under the code will not serve a public use or provide a public benefit.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-C:7 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 135-C / Section 7
135-C:7 Community Mental Health Programs.
Status: in_force

Any city, county, town, or nonprofit corporation may establish and administer a community mental health program for the purpose of providing mental health services to individuals and organizations in the area. Every program shall, at a minimum, provide emergency, medical or psychiatric screening and evaluation, case management, and psychotherapy services. The department may contract with a community mental health program, pursuant to RSA 135-C:3, for the operation and administration of any services which are part of the state mental health services system. In the event that the commissioner decides to enter into a contract for the operation and administration of any services which are part of the state mental health services system, the contract shall contain standards designed to measure the performance of the contractor in achieving positive consumer outcomes, maintaining fiscal integrity, and providing quality services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 10-B:3 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 10-B / Section 3
10-B:3 Rulemaking.
Status: repealed

I. The commissioner of the department of administrative services may adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Content and format of any forms necessary under RSA 10-B:2, I. (b) Manner of acquiring certification from the department of health and human services. (c) [Repealed.] II. The commissioner of the department of health and human services, after consultation with the commissioner of labor, shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to what constitutes the clean air standard. III. The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) Content and format of any forms necessary under RSA 10-B:2, II. (b) Certification procedures. (c) Criteria for less stringent testing and definitions of very small and short-term leases under RSA 10-B:2, II. (d) [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 263:5-d — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263 / Section 5-d
263:5-d Identification.
Status: in_force

The department may require reasonable identification from any applicant for a driver's license. Any person applying for a driver's license may present proof of identity in a form satisfactory to the department, provided that any of the following shall satisfy an identification requirement established pursuant to this section: I. A current United States passport. II. An armed services identification, or other photo identification issued or authenticated by the United States government. III. A photo identification issued by the state of New Hampshire.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 303:6 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 303 / Section 6
303:6 Assessments.
Status: in_force

The proprietors, at a legal meeting, may vote to raise such sum of money as may be necessary to defray all proprietary charges, and may choose persons to assess and collect the same; and the interest and estate of every proprietor in the lands lying in common and not in severalty shall be liable to pay such assessment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270:99 — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270 / Section 99
270:99 Wakondah Pond.
Status: in_force

No person shall use or operate any powerboat equipped with an internal combustion engine on the open waters of Wakondah Pond in the town of Moultonborough. Use of electric-powered motors is authorized. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 189:49 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 189 / Section 49
189:49 Optional Services.
Status: in_force

The school board of any school district may provide the following child benefit services for pupils in each public and nonpublic school in the district or in another school district in this state: I. School physician services under the provisions of RSA 200:26-41. II. School nurse services. III. School health services. IV. School guidance and psychologist services. V. Educational testing services. VI. Transportation under the provisions of RSA 189:9. VII. Textbooks and instructional materials. VIII. Health and welfare services equivalent to those provided by public schools including speech correction and remedial and diagnostic services. IX. Driver education. X. Educational television services. XI. Programs for the deaf, blind, emotionally disturbed, children with disabilities; audio-visual aids; and programs for the improvement of the educational studies of pupils with disabilities. XII. Physical education. XIII. Hot lunch program. In the event that a court rules invalid one or more of the above services the other services shall not be deemed void but shall continue in effect.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 444:3 — NH Code / Title XLI / Chapter 444 / Section 3
444:3 Posting Notice of Sale.
Status: in_force

Notice of such sale shall be given by posting notices thereof in 2 or more public places in the town where the property is situate 14 days at least before the sale, and, if the value of the property exceeds $100, by publishing the notice.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 677:7 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 677 / Section 7
677:7 Parties in Interest.
Status: in_force

Any person whose rights may be directly affected by the outcome of the appeal may appear and become a party, or the court may order such persons to be joined as parties as justice may require.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 430:42 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 430 / Section 42
430:42 Administration and Enforcement.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner through the division shall be responsible for and shall arrange for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this subdivision and the administrative rules of the board. II. The division may issue an order to any person in violation of any provision of this subdivision, a permit or certificate of registration issued under this subdivision, or a rule adopted under this subdivision, to cease and desist from any act in violation of such provision, the permit or certificate of registration, or the rule. Orders of the division issued under this section shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom an order is directed shall immediately comply, but may appeal the order to the board in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. III. The division is authorized to examine any pesticide for the purpose of determining whether it complies with the registration requirements set forth in RSA 430:36, RSA 430:37, and RSA 430:38. IV. The division may hold hearings concerned with the issuance of permits and certificates of registration, and the enforcement of these and any other provisions under this subdivision. V. The division may issue written "stop sale, use or removal" orders upon the owner or custodian of any pesticide or device when it is believed that such pesticide or device is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of this subdivision, or of any of the prescribed rules under this subdivision. The pesticide or device shall not be sold, used or removed until the provisions of this subdivision have been complied with and the pesticide or device has been released by the division or the violation has been otherwise disposed of as provided in this subdivision by a court of competent jurisdiction. VI. The division may seize for forfeiture any pesticide that is distributed, sold, or offered for sale within this state or delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state which shall be liable to be proceeded against in any court in any county of the state where it may be found as provided by RSA 617: (a) If it is adulterated or misbranded; (b) If it has not been registered under the provisions of paragraph III; and (c) If it fails to bear on its label the information required by this subdivision. VII. The division may impose administrative fines, pursuant to RSA 430:45, III, in the enforcement of this subdivision, according to procedures set forth in RSA 541-A.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 356-B:5 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 356-B / Section 5
356-B:5 Municipal Ordinances.
Status: in_force

No zoning or other land use ordinance shall prohibit condominiums as such by reason of the form of ownership inherent therein. Neither shall any condominium be treated differently by any zoning or other land use ordinance which would permit a physically identical project or development under a different form of ownership. No subdivision ordinance in any city or town shall apply to any condominium or to any subdivision of any convertible land, convertible space, or unit unless such ordinance is by its express terms made applicable thereto. Nevertheless, cities and towns may provide by ordinance that proposed conversion condominiums and the use thereof which do not conform to the zoning, land use and site plan regulations of the respective city or town in which the property is located shall secure a special use permit, a special exception, or variance, as the case may be, prior to becoming a conversion condominium. In the event of an approved conversion to condominiums, cities, towns, village districts, or other political subdivisions may impose such charges and fees as are lawfully imposed by such political subdivisions as a result of construction of new structures to the extent that such charges and fees, or portions of such charges and fees, imposed upon property subject to such conversions may be reasonably related to greater or additional services provided by the political subdivision as a result of the conversion.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 401-C:10 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 401-C / Section 10
401-C:10 Severability Clause.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to that end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 135-A:5 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 135-A / Section 5
135-A:5 Approval by Court.
Status: in_force

The compact administrator is hereby directed to consult with the immediate family of any proposed transferee and, in the case of a proposed transferee from an institution in this state to an institution in another party state, to take no final action without approval of the probate court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 676:8 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 676 / Section 8
676:8 Issuing Approval for Building Permits.
Status: in_force

The historic district commission shall review applications for building permits within the historic district for their impact on the historic district and its objectives by: I. Requesting reports and recommendations regarding the feasibility of the applicant's proposal from the planning board, fire chief, building inspector, health officer and other administrative officials who may possess information concerning the impact of the proposal on the historic district. II. Seeking advice from professional, educational, cultural or other groups or persons as may be deemed necessary for the determination of a reasonable decision. III. Filing with the building inspector or other duly delegated authority either a certificate of approval or a notice of disapproval following the review and determination of the application.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 198:19 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 198 / Section 19
198:19 Area School Aid.
Status: in_force

I. As an incentive to receiving and sending districts which undertake the obligations of an area school, the state board shall, from funds appropriated by the general court to carry out the provisions of this chapter, pay annually to each receiving district sums in accordance with the following schedule: For each pupil from a sending district in average daily membership in the preceding school year; in an area elementary school, $ 45; in an area junior high school or equivalent program, $ 60; and in an area high school, $ 75. II. As of June 30 in each year, the state board shall cause to be computed the amount of annual grants to be paid to eligible receiving districts for use as provided in area plans approved hereunder, in the succeeding fiscal year, based upon average daily membership from sending districts in the preceding fiscal year. If, in any year, the amount appropriated for distribution hereunder is insufficient therefor, the available appropriation shall be distributed proportionately among the receiving districts entitled to such grant. Any available appropriations not fully distributed in the first year of any biennium may be distributed in the second year if required to meet the formula established in paragraph I.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 291-A:13 — NH Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 291-A / Section 13
291-A:13 Delivery of Document of Gift Not Required; Right to Examine.
Status: in_force

I. A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor's lifetime to be effective. II. Upon or after an individual's death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift with respect to the individual or by a person to which the gift could pass under RSA 291-A:11.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 362-F:5 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 362-F / Section 5
362-F:5 Department of Energy Review and Report.
Status: in_force

Commencing in January 2011, 2018, and 2025 the department of energy shall conduct a review of the class requirements in RSA 362-F:3 and other aspects of the electric renewable portfolio standard program established by this chapter. Thereafter, the department of energy shall make a report of its findings to the general court by November 1, 2011, 2018, and 2025, respectively, including any recommendations for changes to the class requirements or other aspects of the electric renewable portfolio standard program. The department of energy shall review, in light of the purposes of this chapter and with due consideration of the importance of stable long-term policies: I. The adequacy or potential adequacy of sources to meet the class requirements of RSA 362-F:3; II. The class requirements of all sources in light of existing and expected market conditions; III. The potential for addition of a thermal energy component to the electric renewable portfolio standard; IV. Increasing the class requirements relative to classes I and II beyond 2025; V. The possible introduction of any new classes such as an energy efficiency class or the consolidation of existing ones; VI. The timeframe and manner in which new renewable class I and II sources might transition to and be treated as existing renewable sources and if appropriate, how corresponding portfolio standards of new and existing sources might be adjusted; VII. The experience with and an evaluation of the benefits and risks of using multi-year purchase agreements for certificates, along with purchased power, relative to meeting the purposes and goals of this chapter at the least cost to consumers and in consideration of the restructuring policy principles of RSA 374-F:3; and VIII. Alternative methods for renewable portfolio standard compliance, such as competitive procurement through a centralized entity on behalf of all consumers in all areas of the state. IX. The distribution of the renewable energy fund established in RSA 362-F:10.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 82-A:16-a — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 82-A / Section 16-a
82-A:16-a Confidentiality of Records.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 21-J:14, the commissioner shall not be prohibited from providing tax information with respect to the tax imposed by this chapter to an officer or employee of the bureau of emergency communications, division of emergency services and communications, of the department of safety; provided, that disclosure of department records, files, and returns shall be only for the purposes of, and to the extent necessary for, the performance of his or her duties under RSA 106-H:9. Information disclosed shall not be further disclosed to persons other than officers or employees of the bureau of emergency communications, division of emergency services and communications, of the department of safety. Officers or employees of the bureau of emergency communications, division of emergency services and communications, of the department of safety having in their custody or control any confidential taxpayer information obtained from the department pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of RSA 21-J:14.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 459:4 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 459 / Section 4
459:4 Citation.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Divorce Recognition Law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-J:11 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-J / Section 11
402-J:11 Temporary Licensing.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner may issue a temporary insurance producer license for a period not to exceed 180 days without requiring an examination if the commissioner deems that the temporary license is necessary for the servicing of an insurance business in the following cases: (a) To a member or employee of a business entity licensed as an insurance producer, upon the death or disability of an individual designated in the business entity application or the license. (b) To the designee of a licensed insurance producer entering active service in the armed forces of the United States of America. (c) In any other circumstance where the commissioner deems that the public interest will best be served by the issuance of a license. II. The commissioner may by order limit the authority of any temporary licensee in any way deemed necessary to protect insureds and the public. The commissioner may require the temporary licensee to have a suitable sponsor who is a licensed producer or insurer and who assumes responsibility for all acts of the temporary licensee and may impose other similar requirements designed to protect insureds and the public. The commissioner may by order revoke a temporary license if the interest of insureds or the public are endangered. A temporary license may not continue after the owner or the personal representative disposes of the business.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 166:8 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 166 / Section 8
166:8 Residents of Homes and Institutions.
Status: in_force

Any person who is, or becomes, a recipient of old age assistance, aid to the permanently and totally disabled or intermediate care facility assistance while at a hospital, home for the aged, nursing home, rest home, convalescent home, residential care facility for adults, or similar facility, or an elderly or disabled person, who lives in a multiple unit rental dwelling which is fully or partially subsidized by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or the United States Department of Agriculture's Farmers Home Administration, is the responsibility of the county in which he last resided before entering such institution.