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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:156 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 156
304-C:156 Merger Approvals.
Status: in_force

I. Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, a limited liability company that is a party to a proposed merger shall approve the merger agreement by majority vote of the members, or if there is more than one class or group of members, then by majority vote of the members of each class or group of members. II. Each other business entity and foreign limited liability company that is a party to a proposed merger to be made under RSA 304-C:155 shall approve the merger in the manner and by the vote required by the laws applicable to such other business entity or foreign limited liability company and each constituent entity's governing documents. III. Each constituent entity shall have such rights to abandon the merger as are provided for in the merger agreement or in the laws applicable to such constituent entity.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 672:10 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 672 / Section 10
672:10 Municipality.
Status: in_force

"Municipality" or "municipal" means, includes and relates to cities, towns, village districts, and counties in which there are located unincorporated towns or unorganized places.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 400-A:36-d — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 400-A / Section 36-d
400-A:36-d Revocation of Certificate of Authority.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certificate of authority of any insurer failing to file its annual statement when due or within any extension of time which the commissioner, for good cause, may have granted.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 179:10-b — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 179 / Section 10-b
179:10-b Consumption by Minors; Educational Settings.
Status: in_force

I. In this section: (a) "Qualified academic institution" means a public college or university accredited by a commission recognized by the United States Department of Education. (b) "Qualified student" means a student enrolled in a qualified academic institution who is at least 18 years of age. (c) "Taste" means to draw an alcoholic beverage into the mouth, but does not include swallowing or otherwise consuming the alcoholic beverage. II. A qualified student may taste an alcoholic beverage, and both the student and the qualified academic institution in which the student is enrolled shall not be subject to criminal prosecution under RSA 179:10, if all of the following criteria are met: (a) A qualified student shall attend and complete an alcohol educational program, provided by the liquor commission, before the student tastes any alcoholic beverage provided by the qualified academic institution. (b) The qualified academic institution shall maintain records of tastings which shall include the course number, instructor, location of the tasting, and listing of alcoholic beverages tasted. Such records shall be made available to the liquor commission upon request. (c) Tastings of alcoholic beverages shall be limited to facilities owned and controlled by the qualified academic institution. (d) Qualified students shall not be charged for alcoholic beverages provided for sampling. (e) The qualified student tastes the alcoholic beverage while enrolled in a qualified academic institution. (f) The qualified academic institution has established an associate's degree or bachelor's degree program in enology or brewing that is designed to train industry professionals in the production of wine or beer. (g) The qualified student tastes the alcoholic beverage for educational purposes as part of the instruction in a course required for an associate degree or bachelor degree. (h) The alcoholic beverage remains in the control of an authorized instructor of the qualified academic institution who is at least 21 years of age. III. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a student under 21 years of age to receive an alcoholic beverage unless it is delivered as part of the student's curriculum requirements. IV. A license or permit is not required to be held by a qualified academic institution engaging in the activities authorized by this section, provided an extra fee or charge is not imposed for the alcoholic beverages tasted.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-A:4 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-A / Section 4
170-A:4 Authority.
Status: in_force

The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are hereby empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on this state or subdivision or agency thereof shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the commissioner of the department of health and human services in the case of the state and of the chief local fiscal officer in the case of a subdivision of the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:68 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 674 / Section 68
674:68 Protection of Commercial and Recreational Fishing Operations.
Status: in_force

No commercial or recreational fishing operation shall be declared a public or private nuisance solely because of a change in ownership or a change in the character of the property in or around the locality of the operation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:1.27 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 1.27
293-A:1.27 Evidentiary Effect of Copy of Filed Document.
Status: in_force

A certificate from the secretary of state delivered attached or affixed to a copy of a document filed by the secretary of state, bearing his or her signature and the seal of this state (both of which may be in facsimile) is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the secretary of state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:1-d — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 1-d
265:1-d Immigration Checkpoints.
Status: in_force

When any state, county, or municipal police department or law enforcement agency is informed by a federal agency of intent to conduct an immigration checkpoint, the department or agency shall give notice to the public within 24 hours of when the checkpoint is scheduled to occur or as soon as is practical. The notice shall disclose, if known, the date, municipality, and geographical area in which the checkpoint will occur. Notice to the public shall be provided by publishing this information on the government agency's website.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-O:75 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-O / Section 75
12-O:75 Administrative Rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the provisions of this subdivision no later than July 1, 2024. During the rulemaking process, the department shall consult with relevant state agencies and entities that administer the programs and funds identified under RSA 12-O:73, II to ensure the rules for the New Hampshire housing champion designation program are not in conflict with the rules of these state agencies and entities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 296:16 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 296 / Section 16
296:16 Conditions.
Status: in_force

For this surplus the corporation may increase its capital stock within the limits provided by law; but no stock representing undivided surplus profits shall be authorized to be issued at less than par, nor until a certified copy of the vote authorizing the same, and a certificate as hereinafter provided, shall have been recorded in the office of the clerk of the town in which its principal place of business is located and in the office of the secretary of state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 159:11 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 159 / Section 11
159:11 False Information.
Status: in_force

Any person who, in purchasing or otherwise securing delivery of a pistol, revolver, or other firearm, gives false information or offers false evidence of his identity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense, and be guilty of a class B felony for any subsequent offense.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194:20 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194 / Section 20
194:20 Establishment.
Status: in_force

Any school district may by vote or bylaw establish and maintain a high school in which the higher English branches of education, Latin, Greek and modern languages may be taught.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:12-1208 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 12-1208
564-F:12-1208 Committees.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the governing documents provide otherwise, the protectors may: (1) Establish one or more committees; (2) Appoint one or more protectors as members of a committee; (3) Remove one or more members of a committee; and (4) Terminate any committee. (b) To the extent specified by the protectors or in the governing documents, each committee may exercise the powers of the protectors.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:78-f — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 78-f
266:78-f Use of Lights by Law Enforcement and State Department of Corrections.
Status: in_force

Law enforcement officers, state probation and parole officers, and state correctional officers in the performance of their official duties shall only illuminate emergency lights and warning lights when in pursuit or stopping a violator, when responding to but not returning from an emergency call for service, when conducting an escort, or when parked on or adjacent to the highway to warn other traffic of a hazard or obstruction. Except as provided for under RSA 266:78-b, II, no person other than a sworn law enforcement officer, state probation and parole officers, and state correctional officers in the performance of their official duties shall drive a vehicle with a blue light or lights in operation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 143-A:13 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 143-A / Section 13
143-A:13 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. Foods which may be made in a homestead food operation and potentially hazardous foods, which shall not be made in a homestead food operation. II. Content and format of all labeling requirements. III. Licensing requirements for homestead food operations who wish to sell food products, excluding potentially hazardous foods, to restaurants or other retail food establishments, over the Internet, by mail order, or to wholesalers, brokers, or other food distributors who will resell the homestead food product. IV. Content and format of all forms required under this subdivision. V. Fees for non-exempt homestead food operation licenses, including application fees and fees for renewal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 6:43 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 6 / Section 43
6:43 Report.
Status: in_force

By November 1 of each year, the commission shall prepare a report regarding the status of the trust fund. Such report shall be submitted to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house, the governor, and the state library, and shall be posted to the state government Internet site.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 80:42 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 80 / Section 42
80:42 Transfer of Tax Lien; Sale of Property Taken in Default of Redemption.
Status: in_force

I. No transfer of any tax lien upon real estate acquired by a town or city at a tax collector's sale for nonpayment of taxes thereon shall be made to any person by the municipality during the 2-year period allowed for redemption, nor shall title to any real estate taken by a town or city in default of redemption from a tax sale be conveyed to any person unless the town, by majority vote at the annual meeting, or city council by vote, shall authorize the selectmen or the mayor to transfer such lien or to convey such property by deed. II. If the selectmen or mayor are so authorized to convey such property by deed, either a public auction shall be held, or the property may be sold by advertised sealed bids. The selectmen or mayor shall have the power to establish a minimum amount for which the property is to be sold and the terms and conditions of the sale. III. The selectmen may, by a specific article in the town warrant, or the mayor, by ordinance, may be authorized to dispose of a lien or tax deeded property in a manner than otherwise provided in this section, as justice may require. IV. Such authority to transfer or to sell shall continue in effect for one year from the date of the town meeting or action by the city council provided, however, that the authority to transfer tax liens, or to sell real estate acquired in default of redemption, or to vary the manner of such sale or transfer as justice may require, may be granted for an indefinite period, in which case the warrant article or vote granting such authority shall use the words "indefinitely, until rescinded" or similar language. V. For purposes of this section, the authority to dispose of the property "as justice may require" shall include the power of the selectmen or mayor to convey the property to a former owner, or to a third party for benefit of a former owner, upon such reasonable terms as may be agreed to in writing, including the authority of the municipality to retain a mortgage interest in the property, or to re-impose its tax lien, contingent upon an agreed payment schedule, which need not necessarily reflect any prior redemption amount. Any such agreement shall be recorded in the registry of deeds. This paragraph shall not be construed to obligate any municipality to make any such conveyance or agreement.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485:22 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485 / Section 22
485:22 Bathing.
Status: in_force

If any person shall bathe in such lake, pond or reservoir, within the limits prescribed for the protection of said water supply by the local board of health or health officer or the department, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 611-B:9 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 611-B / Section 9
611-B:9 Temporary Expert Assistance.
Status: in_force

The supervising medical examiner shall have authority to call upon and employ such persons, skilled in science, pathology, or otherwise, as are necessary for the performance of duties, as occasion may necessitate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-F:1 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-F / Section 1
485-F:1 Purpose Statement.
Status: in_force

The general court recognizes that the widespread and persistent contamination of the state's drinking water and groundwater by MTBE requires a comprehensive strategy designed to ensure the continued availability of safe drinking water for all New Hampshire citizens. Therefore, to the extent practicable and consistent with the provisions of this chapter, existing groundwater resources shall be preserved and protected and alternative sources of drinking water shall be made available. In meeting these goals, the general court recognizes the connection between groundwater and surface water, the magnitude of the problem that must be resolved, the number of alternatives that may best provide safe drinking water including, but not limited to, on-site treatment and the expansion of drinking water infrastructure, and the resulting need for flexibility with respect to implementation of this chapter. The general court hereby declares that the purpose of RSA 485-F is to provide for the protection, preservation, and enhancement of the drinking water and groundwater resources of the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 452:7 — NH Code / Title XLI / Chapter 452 / Section 7
452:7 Operation as Payment.
Status: in_force

Such retaking shall constitute payment in full for all claims against the purchaser under the contract.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 565:14 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 565 / Section 14
565:14 Scire Facias.
Status: in_force

After judgment for the penalty of such bond any person interested, upon giving bond to the judge, with sufficient sureties, for the payment of such costs as may be adjudged against him, may sue out a scire facias on such judgment, to show cause why execution should not be awarded for his use out of the same.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 155-E:4 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 155-E / Section 4
155-E:4 Prohibited Projects.
Status: in_force

The regulator shall not grant a permit: I. Where the excavation would violate the operational standards of RSA 155-E:4-a; II. For excavation within 50 feet of the boundary of a disapproving abutter or within 10 feet of the boundary of an approving abutter unless approval is requested by said abutter; III. When the excavation is not permitted by zoning or other applicable ordinance, provided, however, that in municipalities which have commercial earth resources on unimproved land within their boundaries, and which do not provide for opportunities for excavation of some of these resources in at least some, but not necessarily all areas within the municipality, or in municipalities which have zoning ordinances which do not address the subject of excavations, excavation shall be deemed to be a use allowed by special exception as provided in RSA 674:33, IV, in any non-residential areas of the municipality, and the zoning board of adjustment shall grant such a special exception upon a finding that: (a) The excavation will not cause a diminution in area property value or unreasonably change the character of the neighborhood; (b) The excavation will not unreasonably accelerate the deterioration of highways or create safety hazards in the use thereof; (c) The excavation will not create any nuisance or create health or safety hazards; and (d) The excavation complies with such other special exception criteria as may be set out in applicable local ordinances. IV. When the issuance of the permit would be unduly hazardous or injurious to the public welfare; V. Where existing visual barriers in the areas specified in RSA 155-E:3, III would be removed, except to provide access to the excavation; VI. Where the excavation would substantially damage a known aquifer, so designated by the United States Geological Survey; VII. When the excavation requires land use permits from state or federal agencies; but the regulator may approve the application when all necessary land use permits have been obtained; or VIII. Where the project cannot comply with the reclamation provisions of RSA 155-E:5 and 155-E:5-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194:9 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194 / Section 9
194:9 Apportionment of School Moneys.
Status: in_force

Every district situate in 2 or more towns shall be entitled to its just proportion of school taxes, income from school funds, according to the value of property taxable therein.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339:2 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 339 / Section 2
339:2 Penalty for Reuse.
Status: in_force

Any person using such ticket a second time shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:24 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 24
167:24 Acceptance of Funds.
Status: in_force

The governor and council are hereby authorized on behalf of the state to accept and to apply to the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter or RSA 161 all moneys that may be advanced to, or otherwise placed at the disposal of, the state by the federal government or any of its agencies for the purposes of this chapter or RSA 161. Said funds shall be disbursed by the commissioner of health and human services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 78-B:8 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 78-B / Section 8
78-B:8 Administration.
Status: repealed

I. This chapter shall be administered by the commissioner of revenue administration. The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the administration of this chapter. Rules adopted under this chapter may include written examples of taxable and nontaxable real estate transactions. The commissioner shall recommend the amount of bond for each register of deeds. The cost of such bond shall be paid by the state as an expense of administering this chapter. Each register of deeds, or county if the register of deeds is on a salary basis, shall be paid for his or her services 4 percent of the face value of the approved indicia of payment of the tax sold in his or her registry. Such payment for services shall be made prior to remitting all taxes collected, and shall be deducted from the remittance made in paragraph II. A sum sufficient to pay each register of deeds for his or her services pursuant to this section is hereby continually appropriated. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the payment thereof out of any funds in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. II. Following payment for services in paragraph I, each register of deeds shall remit the taxes so collected, minus payment for his or her services, to the department monthly or more often. All funds received from the sale of approved indicia shall be credited to the department for administering this chapter and shall not lapse, but whenever the amount available exceeds $12,000, the excess shall be paid over to the state treasurer. III. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 512:15 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 512 / Section 15
512:15 Procedure.
Status: in_force

In cases under RSA 512:14, like proceedings may be had by or against the corporation or partnership, upon summons or notice to or by such officer, agent or member to give such deposition, and upon their failure or refusal, as in the case of an individual.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 53-E:6 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 53-E / Section 6
53-E:6 Electric Aggregation Plan.
Status: in_force

I. The governing body of a municipality or county may form an electric aggregation committee to develop a plan for an aggregation program for its citizens. A municipality or county may join other municipalities or counties in developing such plans. A county plan may provide an aggregation program for all or a subset of municipalities within the county that request to participate by a majority vote of their respective governing bodies. II. The plan shall provide universal access, reliability, and equitable treatment of all classes of customers subject to any differences arising from varying opportunities, tariffs, and arrangements between different electric distribution utilities in their respective franchise territories, and shall meet, at a minimum, the basic environmental and service standards established by the commission and other applicable agencies and laws concerning aggregated service. III. The plan shall detail: (a) The organizational structure of the program. (b) Operation and funding. (c) Rate setting and other costs to participants, including whether energy supply services are offered on an opt-in basis or on an opt-out basis as an alternative default service. (d) The methods for entering and terminating agreements with other entities. (e) The rights and responsibilities of program participants. (f) How net metered electricity exported to the distribution grid by program participants, including for group net metering, will be compensated and accounted for. (g) How the program will ensure participants who are enrolled in the Electric Assistance Program administered by the commission will receive their discount. (h) Termination of the program. IV. The committee shall approve a final plan which the committee determines is in the best, long-term interest of the municipality or county and the ratepayers. V. The committee shall solicit public input in the planning process and shall hold public hearings.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 273:14-a — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 14-a
273:14-a Single Arbiter.
Status: in_force

Where conflict of interests prevents either employer or labor representative from serving on any case, upon written agreement of the representatives of the employer and employees involved in the dispute, the chairman may act as a single arbiter with all powers of the board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 478-A:5 — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 478-A / Section 5
478-A:5 Uniformity of Application and Construction.
Status: in_force

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.