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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:97-a — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 97-a
261:97-a Conservation Number Plates.
Status: in_force

I. The director is hereby authorized to issue special conservation number plates, in lieu of other number plates. The design of these special plates shall be determined as provided in RSA 261:97-d. The plates shall retain the "live free or die" logo. Such plates shall be issued only upon application and upon payment of a $30 fee that shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration fee and any other number plate fees otherwise required. II. The commissioner is also authorized to issue vanity conservation number plates. The fee for any such vanity conservation number plate shall be the fee as provided in RSA 261:97-a, in addition to the fees for vanity plates which are otherwise established by law. The vanity plate portion of the fee shall be distributed as provided in RSA 261:89 and RSA 263:52. III. Plates shall be renewed on an annual basis for $30 per set. Of this sum, the department shall retain an amount as is necessary to recover production and administrative costs as approved by the fiscal committee of the general court. The remaining funds shall be paid to the state treasurer and distributed as provided in RSA 261:97-b. The cost of replacement number plates shall be identical to the cost of initial number plates and the revenue from replacement number plates shall be distributed in the same manner as revenue derived from initial number plates.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 612:25 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 612 / Section 25
612:25 Immunity From Service of Process in Certain Civil Actions.
Status: in_force

A person brought into this state by, or after waiver of, extradition based on a criminal charge shall not be subject to service of personal process in civil actions arising out of the same facts as the criminal proceedings to answer which he is being or has been returned, until he has been convicted in the criminal proceeding, or if acquitted, until he has had reasonable opportunity to return to the state from which he was extradited.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:74 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 74
211:74 Damage Actions.
Status: in_force

When, in the opinion of the executive director, the damage to fish life and other aquatic life, or wildlife, or their habitat, so warrants, he shall request the attorney general to institute an action at law for damage to fish life and other aquatic life, or wildlife, or their habitat, caused by the contamination. Any damage moneys received pursuant to this section shall be credited to the fish and game fund.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 301:3 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 301 / Section 3
301:3 Powers.
Status: in_force

Each association incorporated hereunder shall have the following powers: I. To engage in any activity in connection with the marketing, selling, preserving, harvesting, drying, processing, manufacturing, canning, packing, grading, storing, handling, or utilization of any agricultural products or the manufacturing or marketing of the by-products thereof, any activity in connection with the purchase, hiring or use by its members of supplies, machinery, or equipment, in financing any of the before mentioned activities. No association, however, shall handle agricultural products of non-members to an extent greater in value than the products of its own members which it handles. Nor shall such an association engaged in the purchase, hiring, or use by its members of supplies, machinery, or equipment do such business with nonmembers during any fiscal year in an amount greater in value than it does business with members. II. To have perpetual succession in its corporate name unless incorporated or formed for a limited term, or dissolved as provided by law. III. To borrow money without limitation as to amount of incorporate indebtedness or liability. IV. To make advance payments and advances to members. V. To act as the agent or representative of any member or members in any of the above mentioned activities. VI. To purchase or otherwise acquire, to exercise all rights of ownership or control in and to sell, transfer, or pledge, or guarantee the payment of dividends or interest on, or the retirement or redemption of, shares of the capital stock or bonds of any corporation or association engaged in any related activity or in the warehousing, handling, or marketing of any of the products handled by the association. VII. To establish reserves and to invest the funds thereof in bonds or in such other property as may be provided in the bylaws. VIII. To buy, hold, and exercise all privileges of ownership over such real or personal property as may be necessary or convenient for the conduct and operation of any of the business of the association, or business incidental thereto. IX. To establish, secure, own, and develop patents, trademarks, trade names, and copyrights. X. To engage in rural electrification as limited and defined by RSA 301:53. XI. To do everything necessary, suitable, or proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes or the attainment of any of the objects herein enumerated, or conducive to or expedient for the interest or benefit of the association, and to contract accordingly; to exercise and possess all powers, rights, and privileges necessary or incidental to the purposes for which the association is organized or to the activities in which it is engaged, and, in addition, any other rights, powers, and privileges granted by the laws of this state to corporations organized under the general laws of this state, except such as are inconsistent with the express provisions of this chapter; and to do any such thing anywhere.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 357-C:15 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 357-C / Section 15
357-C:15 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 168-A:3-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 168-A / Section 3-a
168-A:3-a Limitation on Retroactive Support Award.
Status: in_force

If the child is 3 months old or older, the father's liability for past education and support under RSA 168-A:1 is limited to amounts accrued from the date of service of the petition on the father or, if the court finds that the father is willfully avoiding service, from such date as the court determines is just and equitable. There is no limitation on retroactive support if the child is less than 3 months old.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 401:12 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 401 / Section 12
401:12 Clerk; Registered Agent; Registered Office.
Status: in_force

In lieu of the provisions of RSA 293-A:8.40(c), every insurer subject to this chapter may have and continuously maintain in this state a clerk who shall be the registered agent of the insurer and who shall be an individual resident of this state whose residence or business office shall be the registered office of the insurer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 237-A:9 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 237-A / Section 9
237-A:9 Separate Funds.
Status: in_force

Any debt service fund, construction fund, debt service reserve fund, or other fund established in connection with the issuance of bonds under this chapter shall be kept separate from other moneys of the state. The moneys deposited in any such funds, together with income derived from any investments held as part of such funds, shall be expended without further authorization or appropriation as provided for in the trust or security agreement or resolution establishing such funds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:18 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 18
282-A:18 Weekly Benefit Amount.
Status: in_force

"Weekly benefit amount" means the amount of benefits an individual would be entitled to receive for one week of total unemployment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:29 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-I / Section 29
21-I:29 Permanent Group Life Insurance.
Status: in_force

The state shall provide a permanent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment group plan for all permanent state employees. The permanent group life insurance program shall provide for a $1,000 face value death benefit with a paid up value upon retirement or leaving state service. The state shall pay the term portion of the life insurance premium and the state employees shall pay for the permanent portion of the life insurance premium on payroll deduction.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 1-A:1 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 1-A / Section 1
1-A:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "The New Hampshire coordinate system of 1927", as defined by the former United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, means a transverse mercator projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1866, having a standard meridian at 71degree40' along which meridian the scale shall be one part in 30,000 too small. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the said meridian 70degree40' west of Greenwich and the parallel 42degree30' north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 500,000 feet and y = 0 feet. II. "The New Hampshire coordinate system of 1983", as defined by the National Ocean Service/National Geodetic Survey, means a transverse mercator projection of the North American datum of 1983, having a standard meridian at 71degree40' along which meridian the scale shall be one part in 30,000 too small. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the said meridian 71degree40' west of Greenwich and the parallel 42degree30' north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 300,000 meters and y = 0 meters.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:92-a — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 92-a
231:92-a Snow, Ice and Other Weather Hazards.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding RSA 231:90-92, a municipality or school district shall not be held liable for damages arising from insufficiencies or hazards on public highways, bridges, or sidewalks, even if it has actual notice or knowledge of them, when such hazards are caused solely by snow, ice, or other inclement weather, and the municipality's or school district's failure or delay in removing or mitigating such hazards is the result of its implementation, absent gross negligence or reckless disregard of the hazard, of a winter or inclement weather maintenance policy or set of priorities adopted in good faith by the officials responsible for such policy; and all municipal or school district employees and officials shall be presumed to be acting pursuant to such a policy or set of priorities, in the absence of proof to the contrary.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 128:9 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 128 / Section 9
128:9 Background Check.
Status: in_force

Each municipality shall request and obtain a criminal history record information request from the department of safety, as a prerequisite to any nomination of a health officer or deputy health officer, in order to determine if there are any prior convictions that may disqualify such person or interfere with the performance of his or her duties. Each municipality shall employ its discretion when reviewing background checks in accordance with its own established hiring practices. Appointments shall be subject to oversight of the commissioner of the department of health and human services, or the commissioner's designee.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 41:14 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 41 / Section 14
41:14 Publication of Reports.
Status: in_force

The selectmen shall cause their report, and those of other town officers required by law to make reports, to be published in pamphlet form at the expense of the town and make the same available to the voters of said town at least 7 days prior to the date of the annual meeting.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 432:31 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 432 / Section 31
432:31 Contributions.
Status: in_force

The committee is authorized to apply for and accept public or private grants, gifts, or donations of any kind and to use and dispose of money, services and property received from such contributions for the purposes of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:178 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 178
282-A:178 Agreement Authorized.
Status: in_force

I. The department of employment security, through its commissioner, is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement, effective April 3, 1975, with the secretary of labor of the United States to become an agent of the United States in order to carry out the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (P.L. 93-618, as amended), and to perform such acts and do all those things necessary to fully carry out such agreement. I-a. The department of employment security, through its commissioner, is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement, effective November 4, 2002, with the Secretary of Labor of the United States to become an agent of the United States in order to carry out the provisions of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002, as amended, (P.L. 107-210, as amended), and to perform such acts and do all those things necessary to fully carry out such agreement. II. (a) Solely for the purposes of carrying out the agreement authorized in paragraphs I and I-a, and notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, the provisions of this section permit: (1) The payment of unemployment compensation benefits: (A) To an individual undergoing a training or retraining program under said federal law, (B) To an individual who voluntarily leaves employment which is not suitable as specially defined in said Trade Act to enter training which has been approved under the Trade Act prior to said leaving. (2) An individual to receive unemployment compensation benefits though supplemented by a trade readjustment allowance or other assistance under the Trade Act. (3) The use of moneys in the contingent fund provided by RSA 282-A:140 for payment to the United States of America where it has been found that there was gross negligence, fraud or failure to take appropriate recovery action by New Hampshire under the terms of the agreement. (b) An individual whose benefit year ends during an extended benefit period shall have his potential maximum extended benefit amount reduced by any trade readjustment allowances received during said benefit year. III. All costs of the Trade Act program, including benefits, training, counseling, attorney fees, or any other costs, shall be paid only out of federal funds made available to the state for that purpose. In administering the Trade Readjustment Act program, the state of New Hampshire shall be considered as acting solely as agent of the United States and shall incur no liability. IV. The provisions of paragraph II shall be considered to be part of every grant, benefit, order or other document issued by any authority dealing with the Trade Act program as if fully set forth verbatim in such grant, benefit, order or other document.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-D:6 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-D / Section 6
358-D:6 Service or Repair Delay.
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle repair facility is not liable for breach of the written estimated completion date for service or repair work if the delay is caused by: I. An act of God; II. Strike; III. Unexpected illness; IV. Unexpected shortage of labor or parts; or V. Unavailability of customer to give permission to perform additional service or repair work.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 456-B:8-d — NH Code / Title XLII / Chapter 456-B / Section 8-d
456-B:8-d Validity of Notarial Acts.
Status: in_force

The failure of a notarial officer to perform a duty or meet a requirement specified in this chapter or RSA 455 does not invalidate a notarial act performed by the notarial officer. The validity of a notarial act under this chapter or RSA 455 does not prevent an aggrieved person from seeking to invalidate the record or transaction that is the subject of the notarial act or from seeking other remedies based on law of this state other than this chapter or law of the United States. This section does not validate a purported notarial act performed by an individual who does not have the authority to perform notarial acts.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 329:24 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 329 / Section 24
329:24 Unlawful Practice.
Status: in_force

I. Whoever, not being licensed or otherwise authorized according to the law of this state, shall advertise oneself as practicing medicine, or shall practice medicine, according to the meaning of RSA 329, or in any way hold oneself out as qualified so to do, or call oneself a "physician," or whoever does any such acts after receiving notice that such person's license has been revoked is engaged in unlawful practice. II. A person who engages in unlawful practice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense by an individual or entity; and for any subsequent offense the person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. III. The board, after hearing and upon making an affirmative finding under RSA 329:24, I, that the person is engaged in unlawful practice, may take action in any one or more of the following ways: (a) A cease and desist order in accordance with RSA 329:24, IV. (b) The imposition of an administrative fine not to exceed $50,000. (c) The imposition of an administrative fine for continuation of unlawful practice in the amount of $1,000 for each day the activity continues after notice from the board that the activity shall cease. (d) The denial or conditional denial of a license application, application for renewal, or application for reinstatement. IV. The board is authorized to issue a cease and desist order against any person or entity engaged in unlawful practice. The cease and desist order shall be enforceable in superior court. V. The attorney general, the board, or the prosecuting attorney of any county or municipality where the act of unlawful practice takes place may maintain an action to enjoin any person or entity from continuing to do acts of unlawful practice. The action to enjoin shall not replace any other civil, criminal, or regulatory remedy. An injunction without bond is available to the board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 49-C:14 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 49-C / Section 14
49-C:14 Ordinances.
Status: in_force

Municipal legislation shall be by ordinance. Each ordinance shall be identified by a number and a short title. The enacting clause of each ordinance shall be "The City of __________ ordains," and the effective date of each ordinance shall be specified in it. All ordinances shall be recorded at length uniformly and permanently by the city clerk, and each ordinance so recorded shall be authenticated by the signature of the mayor and the city clerk. Ordinances shall be published, compiled and revised in such manner and at such times as the elected body shall determine.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 289:3 — NH Code / Title XXVI / Chapter 289 / Section 3
289:3 Location.
Status: in_force

All cemeteries and burial grounds shall be laid out in accordance with the following requirements: I. No cemetery shall be laid out within 100 feet of any dwelling house, schoolhouse or school lot, store or other place of business without the consent of the owner of the same, nor within 50 feet of a known source of water or the right of way of any classification of state highway. Existing cemeteries which are not in compliance with the above set-back requirements may be enlarged, provided that no portion of the enlargement is located any closer to the above-listed buildings, water sources or highways than the existing cemetery, and provided further that no such enlargement shall be located within 50 feet of any classification of state highway. II. Burials on private property, not in an established burial ground, shall comply with local zoning regulations. In the absence of such regulations, such burial sites shall comply with the requirements in paragraph I. The location of the burial site shall be recorded in the deed to the property upon transfer of the property to another person. III. New construction, excavation, or building in the area of a known burial site or within the boundaries of an established burial ground or cemetery shall comply with local zoning regulations concerning burial sites, burial grounds or cemeteries, whether or not such burial site or burial ground was properly recorded in the deed to the property. In the absence of such regulations, no new construction, excavation, or building shall be conducted within 25 feet of a known burial site or within 25 feet of the boundaries of an established burial ground or cemetery, whether or not such burial site or burial ground was properly recorded in the deed to the property, except when such construction, excavation, or building is necessary for the construction of an essential service, as approved by the governing body of a municipality in concurrence with the cemetery trustees, or in the case of a state highway, by the commissioner of the department of transportation in concurrence with the cemetery trustees. IV. Nothing in this section shall be construed to conflict with RSA 290, local ordinances, or cemetery rules concerning burials and disinterments of human remains.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383:9-d — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383 / Section 9-d
383:9-d Examination of Banks, Credit Unions, Trust Companies, and Family Trust Companies.
Status: in_force

I. Unless an exception is granted as provided in paragraph II, the commissioner shall examine the condition and management of all depository banks and credit unions every 18 months or more often when necessary in his or her judgment. The commissioner shall examine the condition and management of all trust companies in accordance with RSA 383-C:14-1401. The commissioner shall examine the condition and management of all family trust companies in accordance with RSA 383-D:11-1101. II. For entities that qualify under paragraph III, the commissioner may alternate every 18 months between conducting an examination of the entity and either waiving one examination, or accepting the examination report of a federal or state regulator or group of regulators with authority to conduct a similar type of examination of the entity. III. A depository bank or credit union qualifies for examination treatment under paragraph II if: (a) It has consistently been given high ratings in past exams; (b) It is not currently subject to an enforcement proceeding or order; and (c) The commissioner has deemed it prudent to apply this paragraph and paragraph II. IV. The commissioner shall examine the condition and management of all consumer credit licensees as required by law, every 24 months, or more often when necessary in his or her judgment. In lieu of his or her own report, the commissioner may accept a report of a federal or state regulator or group of regulators with authority to conduct a similar type of examination of the entity. V. The commissioner may waive an examination of a licensee if: (a) The licensee has consistently had examinations with few or no cited violations of law or has not conducted significant business in the state during the exam period; (b) The licensee is not currently subject to any enforcement proceeding or order from any state or federal regulatory authority; and (c) The commissioner has deemed it prudent to apply this paragraph and paragraph IV. VI. In no event shall a licensee be examined less than every 48 months.