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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-F:56 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-F / Section 56
161-F:56 Access to Information.
Status: in_force

In the course of an investigation conducted pursuant to this subdivision, the department's authorized representative may make any inquiries and obtain such information as is necessary to further such investigation. The department's authorized representative may review and photocopy any books, files, medical records, financial records, photographs or other records on any medium of an alleged victim of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. In the event any person or agency refuses to allow the department access to materials necessary to further its investigation, the probate court, upon a finding of probable cause, may order the person or agency to release its records to the department.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167-D:2 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167-D / Section 2
167-D:2 Service Animal Duties.
Status: in_force

I. The work or tasks performed by a service animal shall be directly related to the handler's disability. Work and tasks may include, but is not limited to: (a) Assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks. (b) Alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds. (c) Providing nonviolent protection or rescue work. (d) Pulling a wheelchair. (e) Assisting an individual during a seizure. (f) Alerting individuals to the presence of allergens. (g) Retrieving items such as medicine or a telephone. (h) Providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities. (i) Helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disability by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. (j) Alerting individuals with diabetes to a change in blood sugar levels. II. The crime determent effect of an animal's presence and the provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship does not constitute work or tasks for the purposes of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-A:3-317 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-A / Section 3-317
383-A:3-317 Procedure for Filing Amended Organizational Instrument; Effect.
Status: in_force

If the application for amendment of an organizational instrument of a state bank is approved by the commissioner, then the state bank shall file with the secretary of state the approved amendment, certified by the secretary of the state bank, with the approval of the commissioner endorsed on the amendment, and pay the fee charged by the secretary of state under the applicable Organizations Act. The secretary of state shall cause the amendment bearing the commissioner's endorsement to be recorded and shall issue a certificate of the amended organizational instrument, which shall conform as nearly as may be to the form prescribed in RSA 383-A:3-310. The state bank shall have all the powers and privileges provided for by the amended organizational instrument.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 125-C:10-a — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 125-C / Section 10-a
125-C:10-a Municipal Waste Combustion Units.
Status: in_force

Any municipal waste combustor, as defined in RSA 125-M:2, XI, with a design capacity of at least 35 tons per day but no more than 250 tons per day of municipal solid waste, as defined in RSA 125-M:2, X, shall be limited to the following levels of emissions, unless otherwise provided for by a more stringent federal regulation, or by other state statute: I. Particulate matter: 25 milligrams/dry standard cubic meter, corrected to 7 percent oxygen, 3-run average (run duration specified in test method). II. Opacity: 10 percent (6-minute average), 30 6-minute averages. III. Cadmium: 0.035 milligrams/dry standard cubic meter, corrected to 7 percent oxygen, 3-run average (run duration specified in test method). IV. Lead: 0.4 milligrams/dry standard cubic meter, corrected to 7 percent oxygen, 3-run average (run duration specified in test method). V. Mercury: 0.028 milligrams/dry standard cubic meter, corrected to 7 percent oxygen, or 85 percent control efficiency, 3-run average (run duration specified in test method). VI. Sulfur dioxide: 29 parts per million by volume, or 25 percent of the potential sulfur dioxide emission concentration, corrected to 7 percent oxygen (dry basis), monthly block geometric average concentration or percent reduction. VII. Hydrogen chloride: 29 parts per million by volume, or 5 percent of the potential hydrogen chloride emission concentration, corrected to 7 percent oxygen (dry basis), 3-run average (minimum run duration is 1 hour). VIII. Dioxins/furans: 35 nanograms/dry standard cubic meter (total mass), corrected to 7 percent oxygen, where an electrostatic precipitator-based emission control system is employed; or 30 nanograms/dry standard cubic meter (total mass) corrected to 7 percent oxygen, where an electrostatic precipitator-based emission control system is not employed, 3-run average (minimum run duration is 4 hours).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 606:1 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 606 / Section 1
606:1 Impanelling Jury.
Status: in_force

Petit jurors attending the court may be impanelled for the trial of any criminal case and may be examined as in civil cases and otherwise, as to their fitness and capacity to perform the duty of jurors on the trial.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 541-A:27 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 541-A / Section 27
541-A:27 Notification of Federal Statute and Regulation.
Status: in_force

Any new, expanded, or modified programs or responsibilities based upon a federal mandate and lawfully mandated or assigned to any political subdivision shall specifically state the federal statute and regulation requiring such new, expanded, or modified programs or responsibilities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:38 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374 / Section 38
374:38 Manner.
Status: in_force

Any such investigation may be made by the department of energy in such manner as the department of energy may determine.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 283:1 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 283 / Section 1
283:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

I. State, county, or municipal agency shall mean any board, commission, department, officer, agency, or agent of the state or of any county, city, town or political division thereof charged with the duty of making contracts therefor. II. Contract shall mean any contract for the construction, maintenance, repair, or demolition of any road, bridge, building, public work, project, or any portion of the same, wherein federal funds are not used in whole or in part. III. Contractor shall include any person, firm, association, or corporation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:21-2108 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 21-2108
564-F:21-2108 Registered Office.
Status: in_force

(a) Each foreign foundation shall continuously maintain in this state a registered office. (b) A foreign foundation's registered office may be the same as any of its offices in this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:12 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 32 / Section 12
32:12 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person or persons violating the provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to removal from office on proper petition brought before the superior court. Such petition shall take precedence over other actions pending in the court and shall be heard and decided as speedily as possible.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 141-F:3 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 141-F / Section 3
141-F:3 Powers and Duties of the Department.
Status: repealed

The department shall: I. Provide information and guidance to the department of education for their development of courses and programs relative to the human immunodeficiency virus which meet the requirements of RSA 186:11, IX and XXVII. II. Develop training courses and materials on the human immunodeficiency virus and related issues, for police, fire, and emergency medical services personnel and provide assistance on the development and implementation of such courses and materials to the relevant state and local agencies. III. Distribute informational materials on the human immunodeficiency virus to health care providers, health care institutions, local health and social service agencies, local units of government, and, upon request, to other public and private agencies and organizations. IV. Provide information to persons at high risk of acquiring the human immunodeficiency virus. V. Provide assistance to government agencies, school districts, health care institutions, businesses, and industries to establish policies and practices for coping with the human immunodeficiency virus. VI. Disseminate information to the general public, using print and broadcast media, on the human immunodeficiency virus, its causes and effects, and on methods of prevention and control. VII. Conduct training sessions and workshops, upon request, for educators, physicians, and the staff and volunteers of hospitals and other health care agencies, licensed under RSA 151, on the human immunodeficiency virus, methods of prevention and control, methods for pre-test and post-test counseling for infected persons and their families, and management of medical care and treatment of infected persons. VIII. Within the limits of appropriated funds, augment community efforts by providing, directly or by contract, with local health or social service agencies or with any other relevant agency or organization, services relating to the human immunodeficiency virus. IX. Provide laboratory testing services in accordance with RSA 141-F:6 to detect the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus in samples submitted by health care providers. X. [Repealed.] XI. Conduct follow-up investigations in accordance with RSA 141-F:9. XII. Apply for, receive, and expend funds made available to the state by the federal government or other sources and use such funds to carry out the provisions of this chapter. XIII. Provide an informational brochure relative to the human immunodeficiency virus to town and city clerks for distribution under RSA 457:28-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:31 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 31
261:31 Powers and Duties of Director.
Status: in_force

The director shall: I. Prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; II. Make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out the provisions of this chapter; III. Adopt pursuant to RSA 260:5 and enforce reasonable rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter; IV. Assign a new vehicle identification number to a vehicle if it has none, or if its vehicle identification number is destroyed or obliterated, or its motor is changed, and shall either issue a new certificate of title showing the new vehicle identification number or make an appropriate endorsement on the original certificate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 29:5 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 29 / Section 5
29:5 Payments on Commissioners' Orders.
Status: in_force

The order of the county commissioners shall be a sufficient voucher for the payment of assisted person accounts, appropriations by the county convention and all other sums for which the county may be chargeable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 436:121 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 436 / Section 121
436:121 Downgrading of Status.
Status: in_force

The board shall recommend downgrading a participating flock's status or removing it from the program if its owner or manager has not complied with the program standards, unless a compelling argument based upon sound scientific principles can be presented. A flock may reenter the program after fulfilling board-determined and program requirements.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 330-A:18 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 330-A / Section 18
330-A:18 Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers (LICSW).
Status: in_force

The office shall issue a clinical social worker license to any person who meets all of the following requirements or their equivalent: I. Has received a college undergraduate degree. II. Has received a 2-year master's degree or doctorate degree in social work from a school approved by the Council on Social Work Education. III. Has completed a minimum of 2 years of post-masters experience including completion of a minimum of 3,000 hours of post-masters, supervised clinical experience by a board approved licensed independent clinical social worker or licensed clinical mental health counselor supervisor, or any other supervisor based on reasonable and specific criteria established in rules adopted under RSA 330-A:10. A current master licensed alcohol and drug counselor (MLADC) license issued by the board of licensing for alcohol and other drug use professionals under RSA 330-C may be substituted for up to 1,500 hours of the required 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience. Where substitution of the full 1,500 hours is denied by the board, the MLADC applicant shall be provided the rationale for the board's denial. The board shall not deny the substitution of hours solely based on the MLADC applicant's clinical supervisor holding an MLADC license. IV. Has passed a national proctored examination approved by the board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270:34 — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270 / Section 34
270:34 Registration Required.
Status: in_force

Any person operating or hereinafter operating any such agitating or heating device which tends to inhibit the natural production of ice on public waters must obtain a registration to be designed and distributed by the department of safety, from the municipal clerk of the town in which such device shall be operated and said registration shall contain the name and address of owner and the location of said device. A permanent file of such registrations shall be kept by municipal clerks and a fee of $.50 per registration may be charged.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:6-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415 / Section 6-a
415:6-a Insurance Contracts; Welfare Recipients.
Status: in_force

No accident or health insurance policy issued, renewed or continued after August 28, 1981 shall contain any provision denying or limiting insurance benefits because services are rendered to an insured or a dependent who is eligible for or who receives medical assistance under RSA 167 or RSA 161.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:59-a — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 59-a
231:59-a Emergency Lanes.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding RSA 231:59 or any other provision of law, a town may raise and appropriate, and the selectmen may expend, money for the repair of any class VI highway or private way which has been declared an emergency lane under paragraph II. Such repair may include removal of brush, repair of washouts or culverts, or any other work deemed necessary to render such way passable by firefighting equipment and rescue or other emergency vehicles. A capital reserve fund under RSA 35 or a trust fund under RSA 31:19-a may be established for this purpose. II. No expenditures shall be made under paragraph I unless the selectmen, following a public hearing, declare the relevant class VI highway, private way, or portion thereof, as an emergency lane, and make written findings, recorded in the minutes of the meeting, that the public need for keeping such lane passable by emergency vehicles is supported by an identified public welfare or safety interest which surpasses or differs from any private benefits to landowners abutting such lane. III. In the case of a private way, notice shall be mailed to all persons known to have a legal interest in the way, 10 days prior to the hearing, and the emergency lane shall not be declared if permission is denied by any person with a legal right to deny such permission. Neither the appearance nor non-appearance of such persons at the hearing shall prevent such permission from later being denied or withdrawn. IV. A declaration under this section may be rescinded or disregarded at any time without notice. This section shall not be construed to create any duty or liability on the part of any municipality toward any person or property. Utilization of this section shall be at the sole and unfettered discretion of a town and its officials, and no landowner or any other person shall be entitled to damages by virtue of the creation of emergency lanes, or the failure to create them, or the maintenance of them, or the failure to maintain them, and no person shall be deemed to have any right to rely on such maintenance. This section shall not be deemed to alter the classification or legal status of any highway or private way, or to limit or restrict the authority of towns to regulate the use of class VI highways pursuant to such statutes as RSA 41:11, RSA 236:9-13, and RSA 674:41, or to authorize any person to pass over any private way when permission has been denied. This section shall not be deemed to alter the duties or powers of any party under RSA 227-L concerning forest fires.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 655:28 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 655 / Section 28
655:28 Affidavit of Qualifications.
Status: in_force

A candidate for nomination for the office of governor, councilor, state senator or state representative shall swear an affidavit covering his qualifications as to age, that the candidate is a registered voter, that his domicile is in the district he desires to represent, that he is not a candidate for incompatible offices as defined in RSA 655:10, and that he is not a federal employee which he understands would make him ineligible to file his candidacy. The secretary of state shall not print upon the primary ballot of any party the name of any person unless there is filed with him such an affidavit at the time his candidacy is filed. If the candidate files in person before a town clerk or a deputy town clerk, such clerk shall be empowered to witness the affidavit whether or not that clerk is a notary public.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:10 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 10
231:10 Owner of Property; Notice.
Status: in_force

Owners shall include tenants for life or years, remaindermen, reversioners, or holders of undischarged mortgages of record whose mortgages are dated not earlier than 20 years prior to date of filing such petition. I. When the owner resides or lives within the state, notice shall be given to him in person or left at his abode or may be sent to him by certified mail. II. When the owner does not reside or live within the state, notice may be given to the person, if any, who has the care or possession of the land or may be sent by registered mail to the owner's last known address. III. If the owner is a person under guardianship or conservatorship notice shall be given to his guardian or conservator. If the owner is under any legal disability a guardian or conservator may be appointed. IV. When the owner, or his residence, is unknown or uncertain, a copy of such notice, when posted in 2 public places in the city or town in which the land is situate, at least 30 days previous to hearing, shall be deemed sufficient notice to such owner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-F:15 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 326-F / Section 15
326-F:15 Deceptive Advertising Prohibited.
Status: in_force

I. No hearing aid dealer or audiologist, or employee or agent thereof, shall use or cause to be used or promote the use of any advertising matter, promotional literature, testimonial, guarantee, warranty, label, brand, insignia, or other representation, however disseminated or published, which is misleading, deceptive, or untruthful. All advertising by mail which offers free hearing testing or other services by a hearing aid dealer or audiologist shall clearly state in such advertising that the offers are made by a hearing aid dealer or audiologist. II. No hearing aid dealer, or employee or agent thereof, shall represent that the services or advice of an individual licensed to practice medicine or of an individual certified as an audiologist will be used or made available in the selection, fitting, adjustment, maintenance, or repair of hearing aids where that is not true; or use or incorporate in any title or designation the words, "doctor," "otologist," "clinic," "clinical audiologist," "audiologist," "state licensed clinic," "state certified," "state approved," "state registered," "certified hearing aid audiologist," or any term, abbreviation, or symbol which would give the false impression that one is being treated medically or audiologically or that the registrant's services have been recommended by the state. III. No hearing aid dealer or audiologist, or employee or agent thereof, shall use any advertisement or any other representation which has the effect of misleading or deceiving purchasers or prospective purchasers in the belief that any hearing aid or device, or part or accessory thereof, is a new invention or involves a new mechanical or scientific principle when such is not a fact. IV. No hearing aid dealer or audiologist, or employee or agent thereof, shall state or imply that the use of any hearing aid will restore hearing to normal, or preserve hearing, or prevent or retard the progression of a hearing impairment or make any false or misleading or medically or audiologically unsupportable claims regarding the efficacy or benefits of hearing aids. V. No hearing aid dealer or audiologist, or employee or agent thereof, shall advertise a particular model, type, or kind of hearing aid when the offer is not a bona fide effort to sell the product so offered as advertised. VI. No hearing aid dealer or audiologist, or employee or agent thereof, shall advertise that a hearing aid will be beneficial to persons with hearing loss, regardless of the type of loss. No such dealer, employee, or agent shall advertise that a hearing aid will enable persons with hearing loss to consistently distinguish and understand speech sounds in noisy situations. VII. No hearing aid shall be sold to any person unless the packaging containing the hearing aid carries the following disclaimer in 10 point type or larger: "This hearing aid will not restore normal hearing nor will it prevent further hearing loss."
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 545-A:9 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 545-A / Section 9
545-A:9 Extinguishment of Claim for Relief.
Status: in_force

A claim for relief with respect to a fraudulent transfer or obligation under this chapter is extinguished unless action is brought: I. Under RSA 545-A:4, I(a), within 4 years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred or, if later, within one year after the transfer or obligation was or could reasonably have been discovered by the claimant; II. Under RSA 545-A:4, I(b) or RSA 545-A:5, I, within 4 years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred; or III. Under RSA 545-A:5, II, within one year after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-Q:6 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-Q / Section 6
126-Q:6 Examinations and Annual Reports.
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall submit to the commissioner, no later than 120 days after the close of the association's fiscal year, a financial report in a form approved by the commissioner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-A:16 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-A / Section 16
310-A:16 Applications.
Status: in_force

Applications for licensure or for a temporary permit shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the office, shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and shall contain not less than 5 references, of whom at least 3 shall be licensed professional engineers having personal knowledge of the applicant's professional experience.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:186 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 186
304-C:186 Venue and Method for Resolution of Limited Liability Company Internal Disputes.
Status: in_force

Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, disputes between the members and disputes between the members and the managers relating to the limited liability company shall be resolved by litigation in the courts of the state of New Hampshire.