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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 106-L:19 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 106-L / Section 19
106-L:19 Law Enforcement Agencies; Duty to Adopt a Valid Internal Affairs Program.
Status: in_force

I. Within 9 months of the effective date of this section, each law enforcement agency shall adopt an internal affairs program in order to conduct internal investigations and manage complaints regarding their agency's law enforcement officers. II. An internal affairs program shall include all of the following: (a) A written policy that defines code of conduct and/or misconduct and defines the internal investigation process. (b) A written procedure for accepting a properly filed complaint against a law enforcement officer. (c) A written procedure to assign an investigator to conduct an investigation as determined by the written policy to determine whether an officer has committed an act or acts of misconduct. (d) A written policy, or provisions in the applicable collective bargaining agreement, that outline for its officers the acts of misconduct enumerated in this chapter, the expectations of employment or prohibited activities of the agency, and the due process rights for its officers. (e) Due process for the accused officer, including addressing discipline based on just cause, establishing a set range of discipline for offenses, and consideration of mitigating and aggravating circumstances. III. The chief executive officer of every law enforcement agency in the state shall be responsible for the implementation of this section and shall file copies of all written policies required by this section with the police standards and training council. IV. The council shall create an effective internal affairs program model policy that may be used by law enforcement agencies to meet the requirements of this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-O:39 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-O / Section 39
12-O:39 International Trade Promotion Fund.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a fund to be known as the international trade promotion fund. The commissioner of business and economic affairs is authorized to accept public sector and private sector grants, gifts, or donations of any kind for the purpose of funding programs associated with the promotion of international trade. Such grants, gifts, and donations shall be deposited in the international trade promotion fund and may be expended by the commissioner of business and economic affairs to accomplish the purposes of RSA 12-O:38. The moneys in this fund shall lapse to the general fund at the end of each biennium.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 545-A:3 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 545-A / Section 3
545-A:3 Value.
Status: in_force

I. Value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or obligation, property is transferred or an antecedent debt is secured or satisfied, but value does not include an unperformed promise made otherwise than in the ordinary course of the promisor's business to furnish support to the debtor or another person. II. For the purposes of RSA 545-A:4, I(b) and RSA 545-A:5, a person gives a reasonably equivalent value if the person acquires an interest of the debtor in an asset pursuant to a regularly conducted, noncollusive foreclosure sale or execution of a power of sale for the acquisition or disposition of the interest of the debtor upon default under a mortgage, deed of trust, or security agreement. III. A transfer is made for present value if the exchange between the debtor and the transferee is intended by them to be contemporaneous and is in fact substantially contemporaneous.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5:40 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5 / Section 40
5:40 Procedures Manual.
Status: in_force

The director, under the supervision of the secretary of state, shall establish a manual of uniform procedures necessary and proper to effectuate the purpose of this subdivision. Such procedures and any subsequent revisions, when approved by the governor and council, shall be binding upon all officers and employees of the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:58 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 58
659:58 Disqualification of Officials.
Status: in_force

Any election official who is also a candidate for office, other than a position of an election official, shall not be allowed to remain in the area designated for the counting of votes within the guardrail during the counting of votes for an office for which he is a candidate. Such official shall disqualify himself from election duties relating to the tabulation of votes; and the moderator shall appoint an assistant who shall take the same oath as, serve in the same capacity as, and have all the powers of the election official who is disqualified until such official may properly return. The moderator may assign any election official disqualified pursuant to this section to other duties not related to the tabulation of votes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 433:35 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 433 / Section 35
433:35 Suspension of License.
Status: in_force

The director may at any time suspend a license issued under the provisions of RSA 433:29-a if dangerous insect or plant disease pests are found upon the premises, either on the plants or in the soil, and shall not reinstate the license until such time as such pests have been suppressed or eradicated.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 406-C:7 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 406-C / Section 7
406-C:7 Separation of Activities.
Status: in_force

I. A financial institution shall, to the extent practicable, keep the area where the bank conducts transactions involving insurance products or annuities physically segregated from areas where retail deposits are routinely accepted from the general public, identify the areas where insurance product or annuity sales activities occur, and clearly delineate and distinguish those areas from the areas where the bank's retail deposit-taking activities occur. II. Solicitation for the purchase or sale of insurance by a licensed employee who exercises authority over credit transactions shall be conducted in a manner which addresses the potential for customer confusion and coercion. III. Signage, informational materials, and sales literature concerning the availability of insurance products through the financial institution shall be utilized and displayed in the manner required by this chapter. IV. If the product name under which the insurance contract is marketed includes the name of a financial institution, then the marketing material must prominently identify the insurance company which issues and underwrites the insurance contract.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:3 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-I / Section 3
21-I:3 Qualifications; Compensation.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner of the department shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience. II. The directors of all divisions of the department shall be qualified to hold their respective positions by reason of education and relevant experience. III. The salary of the commissioner and of all unclassified employees of the department shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 362-C:6 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 362-C / Section 6
362-C:6 Finality of Approval.
Status: in_force

If the commission takes final action under RSA 362-C:3 or RSA 362-C:5 to approve the agreement and to fix the rates for Public Service Company of New Hampshire or its successor in the manner prescribed in the agreement, or to approve and implement an alternative reorganization plan, or both, the commission shall not thereafter issue any order or process which would alter, amend, suspend, annul, set aside or otherwise modify such approval or result in the fixing of rates other than in the manner prescribed in the agreement or the approved alternative reorganization plan.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147-A:17 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 147-A / Section 17
147-A:17 Civil Forfeiture.
Status: in_force

I. Any person shall be subject to a civil forfeiture of up to $50,000 for each day of a continuing violation, in addition to enforcement by injunctive relief, who violates: (a) Any provision of RSA 147-A or any rule adopted by the commissioner relative to RSA 147-A; or (b) Any term or condition of a permit or an order issued under RSA 147-A. II. Civil forfeitures levied under RSA 147-A:17, I, shall be paid to the New Hampshire hazardous waste cleanup fund established under RSA 147-B. III. In addition to any civil forfeiture imposed under RSA 147-A:17, I, any person who violates or causes or suffers a violation of RSA 147-A:17, I, shall be strictly liable without regard to fault for costs directly or indirectly resulting from the violation relating to: (a) Containment of hazardous wastes; (b) Necessary cleanup and restoration of the site and the surrounding environment; and (c) Removal of the hazardous wastes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-A:1-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-A / Section 1-a
170-A:1-a Placement of a Child with a Parent.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the placement of a child with a parent, provided that: I. The parent proves, to the satisfaction of a court, a substantial relationship with the child; and II. The court makes a written finding that placement with the parent is in the best interests of the child.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:4-402A — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 4-402A
564-B:4-402A Duration of Trusts.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless a trust is subject to the rule against perpetuities or is a trust for the care of an animal under RSA 564-B:4-408, a trust may be perpetual or may exist for any shorter period of time. (b) The rule against perpetuities shall not apply to a trust or any disposition of trust property if: (1) the terms of the trust expressly exempt the trust from the application of the rule against perpetuities; and (2) under the terms of the trust, an applicable statute, or common law, the trustee or other person to whom the power is properly granted or delegated has the power to sell, mortgage, or lease trust property for any period of time beyond the period that, if this section did not apply to the trust, would be required for an interest in the trust to vest in order to be valid under the rule against perpetuities. (c) The rule against accumulations shall not apply to any trust to which the rule against perpetuities does not apply. (d) Subsections (b) and (c) apply to any trust created on or after January 1, 2004. This section otherwise applies to any trust created before, on, or after the effective date of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-G:6 — NH Code / Title XIX-A / Chapter 227-G / Section 6
227-G:6 Expenditure of Federal Funds.
Status: in_force

In case the federal government shall make available to the division for its activities any funds in excess of the amounts estimated for such activities in the so-called appropriation acts, the division, with the approval of the governor and council, may expend such additional federal funds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200-C:4 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 200-C / Section 4
200-C:4 Expansion of Programs.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the general court that the vocational rehabilitation program of cooperative agreements may be expanded as additional federal funds become available. In furtherance of this intent, the commissioner of education or his delegate may expand any agreements or enter into new agreements with any other departments or agencies of the state, subdivisions of the state, or agencies of either, under this chapter, and may expand any agreements or enter into new agreements with any federal agency charged with the distribution of funds for the vocational rehabilitation program, as federal funds become available for the program.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 493:1 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 493 / Section 1
493:1 Record of Birth.
Status: in_force

No judge of any court shall exercise such office, perform any act therein, or receive any fee or salary therefor until he shall have deposited in the office of the secretary of state a copy of the record of his birth, attested by the clerk of the town in which he was born, or, if there is no such record, an affidavit, sworn to and subscribed by himself, stating, according to the best of his belief, the date and place of his birth.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 49-C:1 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 49-C / Section 1
49-C:1 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter shall be to implement part I, article 39 of the New Hampshire constitution enabling municipalities to draft city charters within the framework of the statute without the need for creating special charters by action of the general court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-C:5 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-C / Section 5
162-C:5 Staff.
Status: in_force

The council may employ staff needed to carry out its responsibilities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 421-B:6-609 — NH Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 421-B / Section 6-609
421-B:6-609 Judicial Review.
Status: in_force

Final orders issued by the secretary of state under this chapter are subject to judicial review in accordance with RSA 541.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 563-A:1 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 563-A / Section 1
563-A:1 Testamentary Additions to Trusts.
Status: reserved

I. A will may validly devise or bequeath property to the trustee of a trust established or to be established: (a) During the testator's lifetime by the testator, by the testator and some other person, or by some other person including a funded or unfunded life insurance trust, although the trustor has reserved any or all rights of ownership of the insurance contracts, or (b) At the testator's death by the testator's devise to the trustee, if the trust is identified in the testator's will and its terms are set forth in a written instrument, other than a will, executed before, concurrently with, or after the execution of the testator's will or in another individual's will if that other individual has predeceased the testator, regardless of the existence, size, or character of the corpus of the trust. The devise or bequest is not invalid because the trust is amendable or revocable, or because the trust was amended after the execution of the will or the testator's death. II. Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, property devised or bequeathed to a trust described in paragraph I is not held under a testamentary trust of the testator but it becomes a part of the trust to which it is devised or bequeathed, and must be administered and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the governing instrument setting forth the terms of the trust, including any amendments thereto made before or after the testator's death. III. Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, a revocation or termination of the trust before the testator's death causes the devise or bequest to lapse.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 642:8 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 642 / Section 8
642:8 Bail Jumping.
Status: in_force

I. A person is guilty of an offense if, after having been released with or without bail, he: (a) knowingly fails to appear before a court as required by the conditions of his release; or (b) knowingly fails to surrender for service of sentence pursuant to a court order. II. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that uncontrollable circumstances prevented the person from appearing or surrendering and that the person did not contribute to the creation of such circumstances in reckless disregard of the requirement that he appear or surrender, and that he appeared or surrendered as soon as such circumstances ceased to exist. III. If the person was released: (a) In connection with a charge of, or while awaiting sentence, surrender for service of sentence, or appeal after conviction for: (1) An offense punishable by death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment of a maximum term of 15 years or more, he shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both; (2) An offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than one year, but less than 15 years, he shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years, or both; (3) A Class A or Class B misdemeanor, he shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both; (4) A violation, he shall be fined not more than $1,500; or (b) For appearance as a material witness, he shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. IV. A term of imprisonment imposed pursuant to this section shall be consecutive to the sentence of imprisonment for any other offense.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 490-F:9 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 490-F / Section 9
490-F:9 Disqualifications of Judges.
Status: in_force

No judge or clerk of any division of the circuit court shall be retained or employed as an attorney in any action, complaint, or proceeding pending in a division of the circuit court or circuit court site in which that judge or clerk has been certified or assigned. No attorney associated with such a judge in the practice of law shall be permitted to practice in the division at the circuit court site in which the judge is assigned.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 404-C:5-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 404-C / Section 5-a
404-C:5-a Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Plan.
Status: in_force

I. The workers' compensation assigned risk plan shall provide that an employer with an experience modification factor of 1.50 or greater shall lose the entitlement to a premium discount. II. Employers who secure any portion of their obligations for compensation under RSA 281-A through self-insurance or group funded self-insurance shall not be eligible to secure any other portion of such obligations through insurance under the New Hampshire workers' compensation insurance plan.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 17-A:7 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 17-A / Section 7
17-A:7 Legislation Relating to Unclassified State Officers.
Status: in_force

Legislation establishing a new, upgraded, or downgraded state unclassified officer position under RSA 94 shall to the extent practicable, be drafted by the office of legislative services without a recommended salary allocation. Changes to the salaries of unclassified officers listed in RSA 94:1-a, I shall be adopted in legislation reflecting the review and allocation approval by the joint committee on employee classification pursuant to the procedure in RSA 94:1-d and RSA 14:14-c.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-Q:6 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-Q / Section 6
359-Q:6 Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

Information submitted to the department of justice pursuant to this chapter may be designated as confidential by the submitting party and not subject to disclosure under RSA 91-A, except during an enforcement action brought forward by the attorney general.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:18-1804 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 18-1804
564-F:18-1804 Attorney's Fees and Costs.
Status: in_force

In a judicial proceeding involving a foundation's administration, the court may award costs and expenses as justice and equity may require, including reasonable attorney's fees, to any party, to be paid by another party or from the foundation that is the subject of the controversy.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-C:7 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-C / Section 7
310-C:7 Examination Prerequisites.
Status: in_force

As prerequisites to taking the examination for certification as a certified assessor supervisor, an applicant shall present evidence, satisfactory to the board, of having completed the required classroom hours in subjects related to assessing for ad valorem property taxation from an educational source approved by the board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 405:53 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 405 / Section 53
405:53 Reciprocal Denial.
Status: in_force

If any state shall, by its laws, deny any insurance company or citizen of this state any rights or privileges which are granted to insurance companies and citizens of that state, this state shall in like manner deny to insurance companies and citizens of that state all such rights and privileges, and they shall be subject to all the restrictions and penalties prescribed by that state against insurance companies and citizens of this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:203 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 203
304-C:203 Equivalent Effects.
Status: in_force

Action validly taken under one provision of this act shall not be deemed invalid solely because it is identical or similar in substance to an action that could have been taken pursuant to some other provision of this act but fails to satisfy one or more requirements prescribed by such other provision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 554:30 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 554 / Section 30
554:30 Mortgage of Real Estate.
Status: in_force

The judge, on application of the administrator or executor, with the assent of the heirs or devisees or, if minors or under disability, their guardians or conservators, may grant a license to mortgage the real estate of any person deceased, when the personal property shall be insufficient to pay the just demands by law chargeable to the estate, or to make necessary or desirable repairs to preserve such real estate, or where it is otherwise necessary to raise money to facilitate settlement of the estate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-H:1 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-H / Section 1
21-H:1 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to improve the administration of state government by consolidating and providing unified direction of policies, procedures and programs in the field of corrections. It is the intent of the general court that this consolidation lead to improved integration of state corrections programs and increased efficiency and effectiveness in the administration of these programs. It is also the intent of the general court that the department of corrections provide for consistency and continuity in the collection, retention and analysis of management information and records and reduction in the administrative and operating costs of corrections agencies.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 125-S:1 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 125-S / Section 1
125-S:1 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The general court finds that emissions of air contaminants from motor vehicles represent a potential serious health problem to the citizens of New Hampshire and a threat to the air quality of the state. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a fund to be used for costs incurred by the department of environmental services in the prevention and abatement of emissions of air contaminants from motor vehicles registered for on-road use in the state of New Hampshire.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-D:16 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-D / Section 16
169-D:16 Release Pending Final Disposition.
Status: in_force

Following the adjudicatory hearing, custody pending the dispositional hearing shall be determined in accordance with RSA 169-D:13.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 105:1 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 105 / Section 1
105:1 Appointment.
Status: in_force

The selectmen of a town, when they deem it necessary, may appoint special police officers who shall continue in office during the pleasure of the selectmen, or until their successors are chosen or appointed. The selectmen may designate one of the police officers as chief of police or superintendent and as such officer the chief of police or superintendent shall exercise authority over and supervise or superintend other police officers, watchmen, or constables appointed under the provisions of this chapter, and said police officers, watchmen, or constables shall be accountable and responsible to said chief of police or superintendent. The designation as chief of police by the selectmen may be in the form of a contract specifying that the authority of the designee ceases on the date stated in the contract, regardless of whether a successor has been designated. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude or prevent a town from electing constables or police officers at an annual town meeting pursuant to the provisions of RSA 41:47.