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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 234:39-a — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 234 / Section 39-a
234:39-a Damage to Covered Wooden Bridges.
Status: in_force

I. An operator of any motor vehicle, as defined in RSA 259:60, that exceeds any weight, height, or other dimensional limit posted for a wooden covered bridge, who damages any part of said wooden covered bridge within the state as a result of such operation shall be guilty of a violation and fined $1000 for a first violation. If the offense substantially impedes the flow of traffic, the fine shall be up to $2,000. II. An operator of a motor vehicle, as defined in RSA 259:60, that exceeds any weight, height, or other dimensional limit posted for a wooden covered bridge shall be guilty of a violation and fined $500 for a first violation if no damage occurs to the bridge. If the offense substantially impedes the flow of traffic, the fine shall be up to $2,000. III. For the purposes of this section, "any part" means anything attached to a wooden covered bridge, including, but not limited to, roofs, portals, siding, bracings, railings, and signs. Towing a trailer or other vehicle shall be deemed a violation of "other dimensional limit" where a bridge is posted with a sign stating "nothing in tow" or has posted a similar restriction. IV. All fines under this section shall inure to the municipality or other agency that is responsible for the bridge. V. In addition to any fine levied under this section, the owner of any vehicle that causes damage to a wooden covered bridge shall be responsible for the full cost of repairs to the bridge, which cost shall be assessed by the community or other agency responsible for the bridge as soon as practicable. If the full cost of repairs is not paid within 30 days after submission of a demand for payment by the municipality or other agency responsible for the bridge, the registered owner of the vehicle, whether a natural person or other entity, shall be assessed a civil penalty in the amount of the cost of repairs plus $100. In the event of damage by a rental vehicle, the renter shall be responsible for any civil penalty.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 143:9 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 143 / Section 9
143:9 Beverages and Beverage Concentrates.
Status: in_force

The term "beverage" as used in this subdivision shall include all still and carbonated drinks; fruit juices and all beverages compounded therefrom; all bottled waters, whether for medicinal or table use; and all packaged liquids intended for use in the manner of drink. Milk and unmixed products thereof, and 100 percent apple cider retailed exclusively by the producer or manufacturer direct, are not included. The term "beverage" as used in this subdivision, shall not apply to a beverage as defined in RSA 175:1, VIII. The term "beverage concentrate" as used in this subdivision shall include all concentrated fruit juices, fruit-flavored and other syrups, and compounds and mixtures in concentrated liquid form, put up in packages for retail sale and which are intended as a basis for the preparation of a beverage. Flavoring extracts for general culinary use are not included.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 273:1-a — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 1-a
273:1-a Budget and Accounting.
Status: in_force

The department of labor shall budget and account for its operations through restricted funds rather than through the general fund; said restricted funds to be funded through all fees, licenses, certificates, and civil penalties of the department of labor, as well as existing assessment procedures.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 542:9 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 542 / Section 9
542:9 Judgment Upon Award.
Status: in_force

Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying, or correcting an award, judgment may be entered in conformity therewith in the court wherein the order was granted.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-D:27 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-D / Section 27
420-D:27 Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5:20 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5 / Section 20
5:20 Copies.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state, whenever requested and paid for so doing, shall furnish copies of any of said records, and such copies, when certified by the secretary or his deputy and authenticated by the seal of the state, shall be evidence in like manner as the originals.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-F:46 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-F / Section 46
161-F:46 Reports of Adult Abuse; Investigations.
Status: in_force

Any person, including, but not limited to, physicians, other health care professionals, social workers, clergy, and law enforcement officials, suspecting or believing in good faith that any adult who is or who is suspected to be vulnerable, at the time of the incident, has been subjected to abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation or is, or was living in hazardous conditions shall report or cause a report to be made as follows: I. An oral report, by telephone or otherwise, shall be made immediately, followed by a written report, if so requested, to the commissioner or his authorized representative. When oral reports are made after working hours of the department, or on weekends or holidays, such reports shall be made to the police department of the appropriate political subdivision, or to the sheriff of the county, in which the alleged abuse, neglect or exploitation occurred. Law enforcement officials receiving reports under this paragraph shall notify the commissioner within 72 hours of receipt of such reports. II. Within 72 hours following receipt by the commissioner or his authorized representative of such oral reports, an investigation shall be initiated by the commissioner or his authorized representative. III. Investigations shall not be made if the commissioner or his authorized representative determines that the report is frivolous or without a factual basis.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:144 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 144
304-C:144 Disposition of Unknown Claims Against Dissolved Limited Liability Company.
Status: in_force

I. After a limited liability company has been dissolved, it may dispose of unknown claims against it by following the procedures described in paragraph II. II. A limited liability company shall publish a notice stating that it has been dissolved and that it is winding up its business and internal affairs. In this notice, it shall request that persons with claims against it present them to it in accordance with the notice. (a) The notice must be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the limited liability company's principal office, or, if none in this state, its registered office, is located. (b) The notice must state the effective date of the limited liability company's dissolution. (c) The notice must contain the information that must be included in a claim, which information shall include only information that is reasonable for the limited liability company to require of the claimant. (d) The notice must provide a mailing address where the claim shall be sent. (e) The notice must state that a claim against the limited liability company will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced by the third anniversary of the effective of the limited liability company's dissolution. III. If the limited liability company publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with paragraph II, the claim of each of the following claimants shall be barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the limited liability company within 3 years after the publication date of the notice: (a) A claimant with an unknown claim against the limited liability company. (b) A claimant with a known claim against the limited liability company who did not receive written notice from the limited liability company under RSA 304-C:143, II. (c) A claimant with a known claim against the limited liability company who sent a timely written claim to the limited liability company under RSA 304-C:143, II but whose written claim was not acted on by the limited liability company. (d) A claimant with a claim against the limited liability company whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the effective date of the limited liability company's dissolution. IV. A claim may be enforced under this section: (a) Against the limited liability company to the extent of its undistributed assets; or (b) If the limited liability company has distributed its assets in liquidation, against a member of the limited liability company to the extent of the member's pro rata share of the claim or the assets of the limited liability company distributed to the member in liquidation, whichever is less. However, a member's total liability for all claims under this section shall not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the member.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:112 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 112
31:112 Management.
Status: in_force

I. A city or town forest established under RSA 31:110 shall be managed by a forestry committee consisting of not less than 3 nor more than 5 members. In cities the members shall be appointed by the mayor and aldermen and in towns they shall be appointed by the selectmen. When a forestry committee is first established, terms of the members shall be for one, 2 or 3 years, and so arranged that the terms of approximately 1/3 of the members shall expire each year, and their successors shall be appointed for terms of 3 years each. The committee shall include the city or town tree warden, if there is one. The committee shall choose its chairman, shall serve without compensation and shall make an annual report to the city or town and shall send a copy to the director of the division of forests and lands, department of natural and cultural resources. Vacancies for the unexpired terms shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. II. If a city or town has adopted RSA 36-A, a city or town forest may be managed by the city or town conservation commission, with the tree warden, if any, as an ex-officio member, as determined by the legislative body.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 409-A:6 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 409-A / Section 6
409-A:6 Computation of Cash Surrender Benefits.
Status: in_force

For contracts which provide cash surrender benefits, such cash surrender benefits available prior to maturity shall not be less than the present value as of the date of surrender of that portion of the maturity value of the paid-up annuity benefit which would be provided under the contract at maturity arising from considerations paid prior to the time of cash surrender reduced by the amount appropriate to reflect any prior withdrawals from or partial surrenders of the contract, such present value being calculated on the basis of an interest rate not more than one percent higher than the interest rate specified in the contract for accumulating the net considerations to determine such maturity value, decreased by the amount of any indebtedness to the company on the contract, including interest due and accrued, and increased by any existing additional amounts credited by the company to the contract. In no event shall any cash surrender benefit be less than the minimum nonforfeiture amount at that time. The death benefit under such contracts shall be at least equal to the cash surrender benefit.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 155:4 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 155 / Section 4
155:4 Procedure; Orders.
Status: in_force

They shall notify and hear all parties interested, and may thereupon direct such alterations as may be necessary in any building or hall in accordance with such bylaws or regulations, and may order such building or hall to be closed until the alterations are made. The proceedings of such hearing shall be recorded in the records of the town or district.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 399-G:39 — NH Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 399-G / Section 39
399-G:39 Transition Period.
Status: in_force

I. A person licensed in this state to engage in the business of money transmission shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter, to the extent that they conflict with current law or establish new requirements not imposed under current law, until January 1, 2026. II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, a licensee shall only be required to amend its authorized delegate contracts for contracts entered into or amended after the effective date or the completion of any transition period contemplated under paragraph I. Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting an authorized delegate's obligations to operate in full compliance with this chapter as required by RSA 399-G:21, III.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 457:36 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 457 / Section 36
457:36 Effect of Informality.
Status: in_force

No marriage solemnized before a person professing to be a justice of the peace or minister of the gospel shall be void, nor shall its validity be affected on account of want of jurisdiction or authority in such supposed justice or minister, or on account of any omission or informality in the certificate of intention of marriage, if the marriage is in other respects lawful and has been consummated with the belief on the part of either of the parties thereto that they were lawfully married.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 273:15 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 273 / Section 15
273:15 Investigating Controversies.
Status: in_force

Whenever any controversy or difference arises relating to the conditions of employment or rates of wages between any employer, whether resident or non-resident, and his employees, such controversy involving the interest of not less than 10 employees in the same general line of business in this state, the commissioner shall, upon application as hereinafter provided, visit the locality and make careful inquiry into all the conditions and circumstances of the situation, hear all persons interested therein who may come before him, advise the respective parties what, if anything, ought to be conceded by either or both, and adjust such controversy or difference and, within 5 days after such inquiry, make a written decision thereon, a copy of which shall be furnished the parties and a copy kept on file in the department of labor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-D:14 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-D / Section 14
79-D:14 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner of the department of revenue administration shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) The application procedures under RSA 79-D:4. (b) The payment and collection procedures under RSA 79-D:9. II. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources shall adopt such rules as may be applicable under the authority of RSA 227-C:5.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 516:9 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 516 / Section 9
516:9 Duty to Testify.
Status: in_force

Whenever any domestic corporation is a party to any legal proceeding in this state before any court or other lawful tribunal, every nonresident director, officer or agent of such corporation may be required to appear and testify in such proceeding within the state, or to give his deposition for use in such proceeding before a special commissioner or commissioners within or without the state, and to produce all books, records and papers of such corporation or relating to its affairs in his possession or control so far as the same may be material upon the question involved in such proceedings.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 188-F:1 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 188-F / Section 1
188-F:1 Community College System of New Hampshire Established.
Status: in_force

The community college system of New Hampshire is hereby established and made a body politic and corporate, the main purpose of which shall be to provide a well-coordinated system of public community college education offering, as a primary mission, technical programs to prepare students for technical careers as well as general, professional, and transfer programs, and certificate and short term training programs which serve the needs of the state and the nation. The colleges of the community college system of New Hampshire are authorized to grant and confer in the name of the colleges all such degrees, literary titles, honors, and distinctions as other community colleges may of right do. The community college system of New Hampshire shall include, but is not limited to, colleges in Berlin, Claremont, Concord, Laconia, Manchester, Nashua, and Portsmouth. The community college system may also include regional academic centers that make quality educational opportunities accessible to New Hampshire residents.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 209-A:2 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 209-A / Section 2
209-A:2 Purpose.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding RSA 207:3 or any law to the contrary, the general court recognizes that falconry is a legal means of taking game and a legal basis for keeping otherwise protected raptorial birds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:8-806 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 8-806
564-B:8-806 Trustee's Skills.
Status: in_force

A trustee who has special skills or expertise, or is named trustee in reliance upon the trustee's representation that the trustee has special skills or expertise, shall use those special skills or expertise.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 529:7 — NH Code / Title LIV / Chapter 529 / Section 7
529:7 Setoff.
Status: in_force

The appraisers shall set off to the creditor, by metes and bounds or other distinct description, the real estate appraised by them, or so much as may be necessary in payment of the execution and costs of levying.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 540:3 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 540 / Section 3
540:3 Eviction Notice.
Status: in_force

I. If a nonresidential tenant neglects or refuses to pay rent due and in arrears, upon demand, 7 days' notice shall be sufficient; if the rent is payable more frequently than once in 3 months, whether such rent is due or not, a notice equal to the rent period shall be sufficient, and 3 months' notice shall be sufficient in all cases. II. For all residential tenancies, 30 days' notice shall be sufficient in all cases; provided, however, that 7 days' notice shall be sufficient if the reason for the termination is as set forth in RSA 540:2, II(a), (b), (d), or (h). III. The eviction notice shall state with specificity the reason for the eviction. IV. If the eviction notice is based on nonpayment of rent, the notice shall inform the tenant of his or her right, if any, to avoid the eviction by payment of the arrearages and liquidated damages in accordance with RSA 540:9. V. For the purpose of interpreting or enforcing any lease or rental agreement for residential tenants in effect on July 1, 2006, a notice to quit shall be deemed an eviction notice under this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:5-501 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 5-501
564-B:5-501 Creditor's Claim Against a Beneficiary.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent that a beneficiary's interest in a trust is not subject to a spendthrift provision, the court may authorize a creditor or assignee of the beneficiary to reach the beneficiary's interest by: (1) Attachment of present or future distributions to or for the benefit of the beneficiary; or (2) Subject to RSA 564-B:5-504, any other means. (b) The court may limit the relief under subsection (a) as is appropriate under the circumstances. (c) Subject to RSA 564-B:5-504(b) and (c), a creditor or assignee of a beneficiary may not compel the beneficiary to exercise any right or power that, in any fiduciary or nonfiduciary capacity, the beneficiary has under the terms of the trust, including any of the following: (1) Any power of appointment; (2) Any power to direct or veto a distribution; (3) Any power to appoint or remove a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector; or (4) Any right to receive reports, notices, or other information concerning the trust and its administration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 679:1 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 679 / Section 1
679:1 Board Established.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a housing appeals board, hereinafter referred to as the board, which shall be composed of 2 members who shall individually and collectively be learned and experienced in questions of land use law or housing development or both. At least one member shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the state of New Hampshire, and the other shall be either a professional engineer or land surveyor. The members of the board shall be full-time employees and shall not engage in any other employment, appointments, or duties during their terms that is in conflict with their duties as members of the board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215-A:22 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 215-A / Section 22
215-A:22 Transfer of Registration.
Status: in_force

I. A person who conveys to another the ownership of his registered OHRV may register in his name another OHRV for the remainder of that registration year, at a reduced rate of $17.50, provided that the reverse side of the registration form is completely filled out and submitted to a registration agent upon request for transfer. II. Only a registration agent may transfer a registration under paragraph I. The agent shall issue a new registration certificate and decals. The originally issued decals shall not be transferred, and shall become invalid for further use. The agent shall return the previous white registration certificate to the OHRV and snowmobile registry attached to the new registration certificate office copy. III. A new owner of any OHRV shall purchase a new registration certificate and decals at full price if he does not have a current registration for an OHRV of which he has relinquished ownership. IV. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person or club who conveys to another ownership of a registered OHRV trails maintenance vehicle may register in his name or the club's name another OHRV trails maintenance vehicle for the remainder of the year at the rate designated in RSA 215-A:23, provided that the reverse side of the registration form is completely filled out and submitted to the department of fish and game upon request for transfer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 678:1 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 678 / Section 1
678:1 Declaration of Purpose and Findings.
Status: in_force

The general court hereby finds and declares that: I. New Hampshire has a rich history of neighbors helping neighbors and residents of municipalities actively participating and organizing themselves to take care of their fellow residents and improve their communities. It also serves the public good and general welfare for the state to support, maintain, and strengthen these locally-based practices and traditions. II. There is a critical need for the proper and continuous assessment of the community service needs of all residents and the development of local plans, projects, support systems, and other mechanisms to enhance the public health, prosperity, quality of life, safety, and general welfare of all citizens.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126:24-a — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126 / Section 24-a
126:24-a Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Board" means the vital records privacy board for health-related research, established in RSA 126:24-e. II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of health and human services. III. "Department" means the department of health and human services.