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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-D:15 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-D / Section 15
420-D:15 Right to Organize and to Obtain Outside Consultation.
Status: in_force

I. In addition to and as part of the bill of rights, all residents shall have the right to self-organize, the right to be represented by an individual of their own choice, and the right to engage in concerted activities for their own purposes. Residents shall have the right both individually and severally to obtain outside advice and consultation of their own choosing on any matter, including, but not limited to, medical, legal, and financial matters. II. A provider shall be available for meetings at least annually with residents or their representative. The meetings shall be for the purpose of providing a forum for free and open discussion of any point. If requested, the manager of a facility shall be present at such meetings, and the residents' organization may also request that an owner, partner, director, or other official of the provider operating the facility be present. Residents shall be given at least 2 weeks' notice of each such meeting.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270-D:7 — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270-D / Section 7
270-D:7 Riding on Gunwales, Bow and Transom.
Status: in_force

No person shall operate a motorboat or ride as a passenger in a motorboat while sitting on either the starboard or port gunwales or the transom, and no person shall straddle the bow while the motorboat is in operation underway.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 384-F:27 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 384-F / Section 27
384-F:27 Amended License to Establish and Maintain a Branch or Agency.
Status: in_force

I. A foreign bank which is licensed to establish and maintain a New Hampshire state branch or New Hampshire state agency must secure an amended license if it changes its corporate name, changes the duration of its corporate existence, or desires to pursue in this state other or additional purposes than those set forth in its prior application under this chapter for a license, by making application therefor to the commissioner. II. The requirements with respect to the form and contents of an application under paragraph I, the manner of its execution, the filing of duplicate originals thereof with the commissioner, the issuance of an amended license, the application fees, and the effect thereof shall be the same as in the case of an initial application for a license to establish and maintain a New Hampshire state branch or New Hampshire state agency.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 490-D:14 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 490-D / Section 14
490-D:14 Statutory References.
Status: in_force

During the implementation of the judicial branch family division, references in statutes involving the jurisdiction of the division to the superior, district, or probate courts shall be deemed to include the judicial branch family division. Following the full implementation of the division, those references shall be deemed to be to the judicial branch family division where it has exclusive jurisdiction of a subject matter and to the superior, district, or probate court and the judicial branch family division where the judicial branch family division has concurrent jurisdiction with one or more of those courts.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 195:1 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 195 / Section 1
195:1 Definitions.
Status: repealed

The terms used in this chapter shall be construed as follows, unless a different meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context: I. "Cooperative school district" means a district composed of 2 or more school districts of the state associated together under the provisions of this chapter and may include either the elementary schools, the secondary schools, or both. II. "Elementary school" shall mean all grades from the kindergarten or grade one through grade 6, or kindergarten or grade one through grade 8. III. "Secondary school" shall mean all grades from grade 7 through grade 12, or grade 9 through grade 12. IV. "Cooperative school board" shall mean a school board serving a cooperative school district. V. "Pre-existing district" shall mean a district or portion of a district which is included within the boundaries of a proposed or established cooperative school district. VI. [Repealed.] VII. "Commissioner" shall mean commissioner of education. VIII. "Date of operating responsibility" shall mean the date or dates set in the resolution adopted at the organization meeting or in the articles of agreement adopted by the several school districts on which the cooperative school district shall take over operating control of those schools within such district which it was organized to operate. Wherever the words "establishment" or "date of establishment" appear in this chapter, they shall be given a meaning synonymous with "date of operating control". IX. "Valuation" shall mean the valuation as determined by the commissioner of revenue administration for debt limits, under the provisions of RSA 33.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 78-E:8 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 78-E / Section 8
78-E:8 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The department of justice may establish procedures, in rules adopted by the attorney general under RSA 541-A, to facilitate the department of justice's implementation of this chapter, including the creation of forms, schedules, explanatory documents, or other materials. Such rules may be adopted through emergency rulemaking under RSA 541-A:18.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151:44 — NH Code / Title XI / Chapter 151 / Section 44
151:44 Notice to Designated Caregiver.
Status: in_force

A hospital shall notify the patient's designated caregiver of the patient's discharge or transfer to another hospital or facility as soon as possible, and in any event, upon issuance of a discharge order by the physician or APRN responsible for the patient's transfer to another facility.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 433:14 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 433 / Section 14
433:14 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food is hereby authorized to adopt all necessary rules and to establish such fees as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 78-C:12 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 78-C / Section 12
78-C:12 Form of Notice.
Status: in_force

Any notice required by this chapter to be given by the commissioner to a taxpayer shall be by certified mail and in the case of hearings, shall be given at least 10 days before the date thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 669:64 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 669 / Section 64
669:64 Supervisors of the Checklist.
Status: in_force

Vacancies in the board of supervisors shall be filled within 45 days by appointment made by the remaining supervisors. If there is only one member of the board, or if the whole board shall be vacant, or if the remaining supervisors fail to fill the vacancy within 45 days, the moderator shall make the appointments. If a town elects supervisors by means of the partisan ballot system, any such appointee shall be of the same political party as the supervisor whose place he is filling.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 666:7 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 666 / Section 7
666:7 Publication of Forged Document.
Status: in_force

Whoever publishes any such forged letter or document, knowing the same to be forged, with like intent, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person and shall be guilty of a felony if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 493:3 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 493 / Section 3
493:3 Optional Retirement.
Status: in_force

Any supreme or superior court judge, full-time district court judge, or full-time probate court judge who is eligible to retire pursuant to the provisions of RSA 100-C may retire. The judge shall give not less than 30 days' notice nor more than 90 days' notice of the judge's intention to retire to the chief justice of the supreme court or the administrative judge of the judge's court and to the governor and council and the board of trustees of the judicial retirement plan under RSA 100-C. If a chief justice wishes to retire, the chief justice shall give not less than 30 days' notice nor more than 90 days' notice of the chief justice's intention to retire to the senior associate justice of the chief justice's court and to the governor and council and the board of trustees of the judicial retirement plan under RSA 100-C. If an administrative judge wishes to retire, the administrative judge shall give not less than 30 days' notice nor more than 90 days' notice of the administrative judge's intention to retire to the chief justice of the supreme court and to the governor and council and the board of trustees of the judicial retirement plan under RSA 100-C. Retirement shall be effective upon acceptance by the governor and council. The vacancy created by the retirement of a judge shall be filled according to law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 112:11 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 112 / Section 11
112:11 Leave of Absence for Public Employees or Officers Who Are Not Accepted for Military Duty.
Status: in_force

Any employee or official shall be granted a leave of absence for the purpose of receiving an armed forces pre-induction physical examination upon order issued by the selective service system or otherwise entering upon active federal military service. If not accepted for such service, the employee or official shall promptly be reinstated in his position without loss of seniority or status, or reduction in his rate of pay and without prejudice. During such period the employee or official shall for all purposes be considered to have rendered services find to have been compensated therefor at his regular rate of pay.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 283:4 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 283 / Section 4
283:4 Employment of Veterans.
Status: in_force

I. In public employment of clerks, office help, mechanics, laborers, inspectors, supervisors, foremen, janitors, peace officers, and relief employees in the construction of public works, public projects and in the conduct of city, town or district departments by a county, city, town, or district, or by persons contracting therewith for such construction, carrying out of relief projects and in the conduct of city, town, or district departments, preference shall be given to citizens of the state who have served in the armed forces of the United States, for not less than 90 days, in times of war, and have been discharged honorably therefrom or released from active duty therein, if equally qualified for said employment and if registered in accordance with the provisions of RSA 283:7. Where such employment is obtained from relief rolls or for persons in need, in cases of equal or greater need preference shall be given to such veterans. II. When the state is the employer, preference in hiring shall be given to a veteran, as defined in RSA 21:50, if a veteran is one of multiple candidates who are otherwise equally qualified.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 428:26 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 428 / Section 26
428:26 Size to be Marked.
Status: in_force

The size of all eggs for human consumption which are sold, offered, exposed, or advertised for sale at retail, or wholesale, or exchanged or distributed at retail, or wholesale, within the state in bulk, or in open or closed packages or containers, shall be plainly and conspicuously marked and identified by such terms as the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food may from time to time by rule prescribe.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-P:14 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-P / Section 14
420-P:14 Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared to be severable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 204-C:89 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 204-C / Section 89
204-C:89 Lead Paint Hazard Remediation Fund Established.
Status: in_force

I. There is hereby established within the authority a fund to be used for the purposes of remediating lead paint hazards in housing, to be known as the lead paint hazard remediation fund. The lead paint hazard remediation fund shall be composed of appropriations, gifts, grants, donations, bequests, or other moneys from any public or private source, but such revenues shall not be deemed to be money received from the state, and nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as pledging the faith and credit of the state. II. The authority may use the lead paint hazard remediation fund to make loans to owners of properties for the costs of remediation of lead paint hazards. The authority may also make loans to owners of licensed child care facilities for remediation of lead in water. Loans may be made provided that such remediation is conducted in accordance with lead-safe practices under applicable laws and regulations. III. The authority may use up to 5 percent of any funds deposited in the lead paint hazard remediation fund for program administration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 111:8 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 111 / Section 8
111:8 Equipment and Supplies.
Status: in_force

For the use of the state guard, the adjutant general, with the approval of the governor and council, is hereby authorized to purchase such equipment and supplies as may be necessary for the purposes of this chapter; and the governor is hereby authorized to requisition, as free issues or loans, or, if necessary, to purchase outright, from the Department of Defense, such arms, equipment, supplies, and ammunition as may be in the possession of and can be spared by the United States government.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 604-A:2-c — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 604-A / Section 2-c
604-A:2-c Determination of Financial Ability.
Status: in_force

The determination of a defendant's financial ability to obtain counsel shall be made by comparing the defendant's assets and incomes with the minimum cost of obtaining qualified private counsel. The defendant's assets shall include all real and personal property owned in any manner by the defendant, excluding only those assets which are exempt from attachment and execution under RSA 511:2. The defendant's income shall include all income, whether earned or not, from any source, unless exempt from attachment under any state or federal law, and shall be reduced only by the amount of expenses which are reasonably necessary for the maintenance of the defendant and his dependents. In determining a defendant's financial ability to obtain counsel, the court shall consider the defendant's ability to borrow some or all of the necessary funds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 225-A:12 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 225-A / Section 12
225-A:12 Inspection Reports.
Status: in_force

If, as the result of an inspection, it is found that a violation of the board's rules, regulations or code exists, or a condition in passenger tramway construction, operation or maintenance exists endangering the safety of the public, an immediate report shall be made to the board for appropriate investigation and order.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 77-E:13 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 77-E / Section 13
77-E:13 Application of Credit for Business Enterprise Tax Against Business Profits Tax.
Status: in_force

If the business enterprise liable for taxes imposed by this chapter is a member of a unitary business within the meaning of RSA 77-A:1, XIV, then the entire amount of the taxes due under this chapter by the individual member of such unitary business shall be allowed as a credit pursuant to RSA 77-A:5, X, against such individual member's portion of the total tax liability of the unitary business under RSA 77-A. In the event that the individual member's credit exceeds such member's portion of the total tax liability of the unitary business, the excess of such credit shall be allowed as a credit against any other individual member's tax liability under RSA 77-A, provided such other member is also subject to the tax imposed by this chapter. The tax liability of an individual member of a unitary business under RSA 77-A shall be determined by the following steps: I. Determine a combined nexus group denominator for the applicable apportionment factors by adding the apportionment factor numerators of the individual members of the combined group subject to tax under RSA 77-A. II. Determine an individual apportionment percentage for each member of the combined group subject to tax under RSA 77-A by dividing such member's applicable individual New Hampshire apportionment factor numerators by the combined nexus group denominators determined in paragraph I. III. Apply the individual apportionment percentage, determined in paragraph II, to business profits tax liability of the water's edge combined group as determined in accordance with the provisions of RSA 77-A.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 356-A:2 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 356-A / Section 2
356-A:2 Administration.
Status: in_force

There is hereby added to the department of justice, consumer protection and antitrust bureau, such assistant attorneys general, investigators, clerical, stenographic and other staff as the attorney general may appoint within the appropriation made therefor. Said staff shall enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter, subject to the supervision of the attorney general, and perform such other duties as the attorney general may from time to time assign.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 195:12-a — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 195 / Section 12-a
195:12-a Budget Committee.
Status: in_force

I. A cooperative school district at an annual meeting, under a proper article in the warrant, may vote to establish a budget committee pursuant to RSA 32:14 and may rescind such action in a like manner. The budget committee shall have the same number of members as the cooperative district school board plus one additional member from the school board as provided in this paragraph. The terms of office and manner of election of members shall be determined in the same manner as for the cooperative school board. Whenever it is voted to establish a budget committee, the moderator in the first instance shall appoint the members of the budget committee, except for the additional member appointed from the school board, within 15 days of the vote establishing the committee. The members appointed by the moderator shall serve until the next annual meeting when the meeting shall elect their successors. No member of the cooperative school board shall be appointed or elected to the budget committee except that the chairperson of the cooperative school board shall appoint a member of the board to serve on the budget committee in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity. After appointment or election the budget committee shall promptly organize and choose a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary. The secretary shall keep records of the proceedings of the budget committee, which shall be public records open to public inspection. II. Such cooperative school budget committee shall have the powers and duties of the municipal budget committee under the provisions of RSA 32 insofar as the budget for the cooperative school district is concerned and insofar as RSA 32 is applicable to the cooperative school budget. Additionally, the committee shall review and make a recommendation on all proposed warrant articles or supplemental appropriations involving the expenditure of funds. Such articles shall contain a notation of whether or not that appropriation is recommended by the budget committee. No such additional amount or purpose of appropriation may be disclosed or discussed at one or more public hearings unless the budget committee has first had an opportunity to review the proposal and make its recommendation. The budget committee shall vote on each such warrant article that proposes an appropriation or expenditure, and that vote shall be recorded and printed on the warrant. III. Such committee shall seasonably provide the cooperative school board with a sufficient number of copies of the budget prepared by it, and the same shall be posted with each copy of the warrant in the manner provided by RSA 195:13.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:11-1104 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 11-1104
564-F:11-1104 Duty of Prudent Management.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the governing documents provide otherwise, a director has a duty to manage the foundation, its affairs, and its property as a prudent person would manage the foundation, its affairs, and its property. (b) In satisfying the standard under subsection (a), a director shall: (1) Exercise reasonable care and skill; and (2) Consider the factors that are relevant under the circumstances, including: (A) The foundation's purposes; (B) The beneficiaries' interests; and (C) The foundation's distributional requirements. (c) In managing the foundation, its affairs, and its property, a director may incur only costs that are reasonable in relation to the foundation's property, the foundation's purposes, and the director's skills.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651-A:38 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 651-A / Section 38
651-A:38 Binding Effect.
Status: in_force

I. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact. II. All compacting states' laws conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. III. All lawful actions of the interstate commission, including all rules and bylaws adopted by the interstate commission, are binding upon the compacting states. IV. All agreements between the interstate commission and the compacting states are binding in accordance with their terms. V. Upon the request of a party to a conflict over meaning or interpretation of interstate commission actions, and upon a majority vote of the compacting states, the interstate commission may issue advisory opinions regarding such meaning or interpretation. VI. In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any compacting state, the obligations, duties, powers or jurisdiction sought to be conferred by such provision upon the interstate commission shall be ineffective and such obligations, duties, powers or jurisdiction shall remain in the compacting state and shall be exercised by the agency thereof to which such obligations, duties, powers or jurisdiction are delegated by law in effect at the time this compact becomes effective.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:12 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 12
659:12 Who Can Vote.
Status: in_force

I. All persons whose names are entered upon the corrected checklist brought by the town or ward clerk to the polling place shall be entitled to vote. II. No person whose name is not upon the checklist shall be allowed to vote, unless, in the opinion of the supervisors of the checklist, it clearly appears that the name of a qualified voter has been omitted from the checklist by clerical error or mistake or the person registers to vote at the polling place. III. At the time set for closing the polls to voting, if a line of voters waiting to check in or of people seeking to register to vote and then vote exists, all people who join that line by the moment when the polls close to voting and all who are in line shall be permitted to apply for registration and, if registered, to vote. If lines of cars containing those seeking to vote exist due to parking not being available or other traffic congestion, election officials and law enforcement shall work to identify the last person who joins the line of cars at the moment when the polls close to voting and allow that person and all who previously joined the line to obtain parking, enter the polling place, apply for registration, and, if registered, vote.