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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 186-C:3 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 186-C / Section 3
186-C:3 Division of Learner Support; Special Education; Programs and Services.
Status: in_force

The department shall hire and assign such personnel or contract for services to perform responsibilities required under state or federal special education law, including, but not limited to, monitoring, compliance, and technical assistance and support to school districts. Special education services of the division of learner support shall be fully coordinated and integrated with the department's general curriculum and instruction activities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:9-901 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 9-901
564-F:9-901 Capital.
Status: in_force

(a) Any property may be contributed to a foundation's capital. (b) After the initial contribution to a foundation's capital, additional contributions to a foundation's capital shall be made as follows: (1) An additional contribution shall be made in substantial compliance with the provisions of the certificate of formation and bylaws concerning additional contributions; or (2) If the certificate of formation and bylaws do not contain any provision concerning additional contributions, the additional contribution shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions that the directors deem prudent, considering the foundation's purposes and the beneficiaries' interests. (c) Subject to RSA 564-F:7-702(b), a founder shall not have any right, power, or interest in a foundation solely by reason of contributing property to the foundation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5:43 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5 / Section 43
5:43 Qualifications.
Status: in_force

A majority of the appointed members of the board shall be persons of recognized professional qualifications and experienced in the administration of historical records or in a field of research which makes extensive use of such records. The composition of the board shall be as broadly representative as possible of the public and private archival and research institutions and organizations of the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 425:19-b — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 425 / Section 19-b
425:19-b Capital Improvement Program Grant Fund.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established the capital improvement program grant fund to be used by the department to assist fairs in the manner provided by this chapter. Only the commissioner or the commissioner's designee may approve applications and authorize disbursements from the fund. The fund shall be nonlapsing for the purpose of administering this chapter should future state appropriations become available. Effective July 1, 2022, the state treasurer shall transfer into the capital improvement program grant fund from the state general fund the sum of $250,000.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 141-J:5 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 141-J / Section 5
141-J:5 Election Not to Participate in the Program.
Status: in_force

I. An individual who is the subject of individually identifiable health information may elect not to participate in the program. If the individual is a minor or is legally incompetent, the individual's parent or legal guardian may so elect on the individual's behalf. II. The program shall notify each individual with a confirmed birth condition diagnosis whose individually identifiable health information it proposes to include in the program of the election prior to obtaining any individually identifiable health information relating to the individual, other than name and address and diagnosis. The program shall not obtain any individually identifiable health information for any individual who does not have a confirmed birth condition diagnosis and shall retain the name and address only of any such individual for a period not to exceed 2 years. III. The notices required by paragraph II shall be in writing, on a form developed and revised from time to time by the commissioner. At a minimum, the notice shall: (a) Be written in clear, plain language. (b) Contain the following: (1) A statement explaining the nature and purpose of the program. (2) A statement of the election in paragraph I or the absence of a statement of election in paragraph V, and a statement of the election in RSA 141-J:6, I. (3) Contact information for the program. (4) A place for the individual to sign and date. IV. If an individual elects not to participate in the program, the program shall acknowledge in writing that it has received and will honor the election. V. If the program has notified an individual pursuant to paragraph II or III, and within 60 days of providing such notice has not received the individual's election not to participate in the program, the program may obtain access to, or retain, as the case may be, individually identifiable health information relating to the individual. VI. The program shall not acquire, retain, use, or disclose individually identifiable health information, including birth condition, with respect to those individuals who have elected not to participate in the program under paragraph I or RSA 141-J:6, I. The program shall retain a list of those individuals who have elected not to participate in the program and the dates of such elections but shall not disclose this information to any other entity.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 594:6 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 594 / Section 6
594:6 Aid to Officers.
Status: in_force

Every law enforcement officer who encounters a need for assistance in the execution of his office in a criminal case or emergency situation may require any person to render suitable aid. Any person who, when so required, neglects or refuses to give such aid shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-E:4-417 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-E / Section 4-417
383-E:4-417 Transactions Involving Assets and Liabilities.
Status: in_force

A credit union may purchase assets from and assume liabilities of, or sell assets and transfer liabilities to, a bank, state credit union, federal credit union, or foreign credit union if it files an application with the commissioner under RSA 383-A:6-602, subject to other federal or state regulatory approvals.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-T:4 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-T / Section 4
359-T:4 Issuance of Contract Carrier Permits.
Status: in_force

A contract carrier permit shall be issued to any qualified applicant, if it appears from the application, that the applicant is willing and able to properly perform the service of a contract carrier by motor vehicle, and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and any rules adopted by the commissioner, otherwise, such application shall be denied.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 451-B:1 — NH Code / Title XLI / Chapter 451-B / Section 1
451-B:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Personal property" means visible, movable, tangible goods, including goods that have been severed from real estate and moved for the purpose of being repaired. Personal property does not include real, intangible, or fixed property, fixtures, animals, inventory, or goods that are in the process of being made or manufactured. II. "Repair" means to restore by replacing one or more parts or putting together what is torn or broken. It also means to fix, mend, or otherwise restore to a sound state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541:15 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 541 / Section 15
541:15 Action of Commission.
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of such evidence, the commission shall consider the same and may alter, modify, amend, or rescind the order or decision appealed from, and shall report its action thereon to the court within said twenty days.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:16 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 16
231:16 Return.
Status: in_force

They shall make a return of the highway or any alteration by them laid out, describing the same and the width thereof, and cause the same to be recorded by the town clerk.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-O:72-a — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-O / Section 72-a
12-O:72-a Partners in Housing Program.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish a program, known as the partners in housing program, for the purpose of building workforce housing. Properties identified on the list created pursuant to RSA 674:1, VII shall be given priority for program funding. Available funding may be made by the department to housing developers to whom a municipality or county, pursuant to RSA 28:8-c, transfers ownership of the municipally or county-owned property for the purpose of residential development where at least 20 percent of the housing units to be developed will be affordable for a period of at least 20 years. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the provisions of this section no later than December 1, 2026.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-A:41-e — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 100-A / Section 41-e
100-A:41-e Cost of Living Adjustment; Supplemental Allowance.
Status: in_force

I. Any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems, who has been retired for at least 60 months prior to or on July 1, 2019, or any beneficiary of such member who is receiving an allowance, shall be entitled to receive a cost of living adjustment (COLA) as a supplemental allowance, on the retired member's first anniversary date occurring after July 1, 2020. The amount of such supplemental allowance shall be 11/2 percent of a member's or beneficiary's annual retirement allowance which is $50,000 or less, or otherwise 11/2 percent of the first $50,000 of a retired member's or beneficiary's allowance. II. The total actuarial cost of the supplemental allowance under paragraph I, as determined by the actuary and certified by the board of trustees of the retirement system, shall be terminally funded from the state annuity accumulation fund. III. The supplemental allowance shall become a permanent addition to the beneficiary's base retirement allowance and shall be included in the monthly annuity paid to the retired member, or to the member's beneficiary if the member is deceased and the beneficiary is receiving an allowance under RSA 100-A:8, 100-A:9, 100-A:12, 100-A:13, or similar provisions of predecessor systems.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 273-C:9 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273-C / Section 9
273-C:9 Determining Bargaining Unit.
Status: in_force

I. The board or its designee shall determine the appropriate bargaining unit and shall certify the exclusive representative thereof when petitioned to do so under RSA 273-C:10. In making its determination the board should take into consideration the principle of community of interest. The community of interest may be exhibited by one or more of the following criteria, although it is not limited to such: (a) Employees with the same conditions of employment. (b) Employees with a history of workable and acceptable collective negotiations. (c) Employees in the same historic craft or profession. (d) Employees functioning within the same organizational unit. II. The board may certify a bargaining unit composed of professional and non-professional employees only if both the professional and non-professional employees, voting separately, vote to join the proposed bargaining unit. Persons exercising supervisory authority involving the significant exercise of discretion may not belong to the same bargaining unit as the employees they supervise. III. In the event the bargaining unit is determined by the board's designee, the decision may be appealed to the board for final determination. IV. The bargaining unit or units in effect for employees as of the effective date of this section shall be deemed to be the bargaining unit or bargaining units determined by the board. The exclusive representative of the bargaining unit or bargaining units in effect on the effective date of this section shall be deemed certified by the board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:23-e — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 72 / Section 23-e
72:23-e Nutfield Heights Inc.
Status: in_force

The real estate and personal property of Nutfield Heights Inc., a nonprofit corporation sponsored by Derry and Londonderry United Methodist Churches to provide community housing for elderly persons, if none of the income or profits of the community housing is used for any purpose other than the purpose for which the housing is established, shall be exempt from taxation. For the purpose of this section an elderly person is one who is 62 years or more of age. The age of the head of the family determines the eligibility of the family unit in the community housing. On or before December 1 of each year the owner of the community housing shall pay to the town or city in which the property is situated, in lieu of taxes, a sum representing 10 percent of the shelter rent received by the owner during the preceding calendar year. For cause shown, having in mind the nature and purpose of the corporation, the board of tax and land appeals may abate all or a portion of the payment in lieu of taxes in any year. The owner shall on or before June 1 of each year file with the municipality in which the property is located, upon a form prescribed and provided by the board of tax and land appeals, a statement of its financial condition for the preceding fiscal year and such other information as the board of tax and land appeals requires.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 212-B:1 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212-B / Section 1
212-B:1 Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Nongame Species Management Act".
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 171-A:1-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 171-A / Section 1-a
171-A:1-a Full Funding of Services Budget; Limits of Waiting Lists.
Status: in_force

I. The department of health and human services and area agencies shall provide services to eligible persons under this chapter and persons eligible for the brain injury program under RSA 137-K in a timely manner. The department and area agencies shall provide funding for services in such a manner that: (a) For persons in school and already eligible for services from the area agencies, funds shall be allocated to them 90 days prior to their graduating or exiting the school system or earlier so that any new or modified services needed are available and provided upon such school graduation or exit. (b) For newly found eligible adults, the period between the time of completion of an individual service agreement pursuant to RSA 171-A:12 and the allocation by the department of the funds needed to carry out the services required by the agreement shall not exceed 90 days. (c) For persons already receiving services who experience significant life changes, such as a significant change in their medical conditions, the period of time for initiation of new services shall not exceed 90 days from the amendment of the individual service agreement except by mutual agreement between the area agency and the person specifying a time limited extension. (d) Notwithstanding subparagraphs I(a)-(c) of this section, for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the timelines set forth in each such subparagraph may be exceeded, provided that best efforts shall be made to meet the timelines for children graduating or exiting school and for other individuals the department determines most in need and to minimize delays with respect to others within the limits of available funding and to provide them interim services when the timelines have been exceeded by 60 days for fiscal year 2008 and 30 days for fiscal year 2009. II. The department of health and human services shall incorporate in its appropriation requests the cost of fully funding services to eligible persons, in accordance with the requirements of paragraph I, and as otherwise required under RSA 171-A, and the legislature shall appropriate sufficient funds to meet such costs and requirements.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 516:18 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 516 / Section 18
516:18 Limitation.
Status: in_force

In civil causes the party prevailing shall be entitled to tax for the travel of witnesses residing out of the state to the line of the state only, unless the court specially orders otherwise.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482:17 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 482 / Section 17
482:17 Right Granted.
Status: in_force

Any person or corporation authorized by its charter or articles of agreement to do so may erect and maintain on his or its land, or on land of another, with the owner's consent, a dam upon or across any stream or may increase by flashboards or permanently the height of any dam already so maintained by him or it for the purpose of raising the water to work any mill or mills on such stream or on another stream to which the same is tributary or for the purpose of creating a reservoir of water or raising the level of a public or other lake or pond to control, conserve or equalize the flow of such stream or streams for the benefit of any such mill or mills, upon obtaining authority to do so as provided in this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-J:7 — NH Code / Title XIX-A / Chapter 227-J / Section 7
227-J:7 Alteration of Terrain.
Status: in_force

I. Pursuant to RSA 485-A:17, any person proposing to dredge, excavate, place fill, mine, transport forest products, or undertake construction in or on the border of the surface waters of the state, and any person proposing to significantly alter the characteristics of the terrain, in such a manner as to impede the natural runoff or create an unnatural runoff shall comply with the provisions of RSA 485-A. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in penalties under RSA 485-A. II. Permits are obtained by signing the intent to cut form as provided in RSA 485-A:17, III.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 487:14 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 487 / Section 14
487:14 Subsequent Registrations.
Status: in_force

Applications for original or renewal of certificates of registration from the department of safety, division of motor vehicles, shall contain a statement subject to the penalties of perjury that the boat described in such application is equipped in compliance with this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 180:5 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 180 / Section 5
180:5 Compensation.
Status: in_force

I. Any beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor which amends, cancels, terminates, or refuses to continue or renew any agreement, or causes a wholesale distributor to resign from an agreement, without good cause in violation of RSA 180:3, or unreasonably withholds consent to any assignment, transfer, or sale of all or any part of a wholesale distributor's business or assets, shall pay the wholesale distributor reasonable compensation for the value of the wholesaler distributor's business or assets that have been lost or diminished as a result of the amendment, cancellation, termination, refusal to deal or renew, or withholding of consent. Reasonable compensation for the value of the wholesale distributor's business or assets that are so lost or diminished shall include the fair market value of the distribution rights that will be so lost or diminished. If a wholesale distributor has been paid a consideration by a successor wholesaler with respect to the sale, transfer, or assignment of the wholesale distributor's interest in the sale or distribution of a brand or brands, the beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor shall be liable only for compensatory damages in an amount reflecting the difference in the amount already paid to the wholesale distributor and the fair market value of the wholesale distributor's beverage business and assets, excluding its tangible assets. If, following an amendment, cancellation, termination, refusal to deal, or forced resignation in violation of RSA 180:3, or an unreasonable withholding of consent to an assignment, transfer, or sale of all or any part of the wholesale distributor business or assets in violation of RSA 180:2, a wholesale distributor remains in business as a wholesale distributor of the affected brand or brands by permanent injunction or otherwise, the wholesale distributor shall be entitled to no compensation under this section, but may recover actual damages, if any, as provided in RSA 180:6. II. In the event that the beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor and the wholesale distributor are unable to agree on the reasonable compensation to be paid under paragraph I, the matter may, by agreement of the parties, be submitted to a neutral arbitrator to be selected by the parties; or, if having agreed to arbitration the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with RSA 542:4.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 466:30 — NH Code / Title XLV / Chapter 466 / Section 30
466:30 Special Notice.
Status: in_force

The mayor and aldermen or selectmen may cause special service of any order issued under RSA 466:29 to be made upon any person, requiring that a dog owned or kept by the person shall be muzzled or restrained from running at large, by causing a certified copy of the order to be delivered to such person. If the person refuses or neglects to comply within 12 hours, the person shall be fined not more than $25.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:43 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 43
282-A:43 Filing.
Status: in_force

Claims for benefits shall be made in accordance with such rules as the commissioner of the department of employment security may adopt.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 207:37-a — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 207 / Section 37-a
207:37-a Negligent Discharge of Firearms, Bow and Arrow or Crossbow and Bolt.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall negligently discharge any firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow and bolt while on a hunting trip, in the field, or while target practicing, in such a manner that the life of any person is endangered or so as to cause damage to the property of another person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and at the discretion of the executive director, the hunting license of such a person may be revoked for a period not to exceed 10 years.