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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205-A:20 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205-A / Section 20
205-A:20 Other Remedies Unaffected.
Status: in_force

The remedies provided in this subdivision are in addition to and not in derogation of any other remedies which may be available to an injured party at common law or by statute.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-A:23-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-A / Section 23-a
162-A:23-a Reports on Economic Development Programs.
Status: in_force

I. The authority shall include, as part of its annual report or as a separate report published and made available to the public annually on or before September 1, beginning September 1, 1997, the following information regarding each economic development program funded, bonded, or guaranteed by the authority: (a) Information regarding the number of jobs to be created or saved and the related wages and benefits levels. (b) The growth potential of the program. (c) The environmental impact of the program. (d) The amount of the loan, grant, loan guarantee, bond guarantee, or tax incentives awarded. II. The annual report shall also include information regarding the criteria for the awarding of economic development assistance and the means by which the authority tracks the progress which each awardee makes in meeting the job, wage, and benefit projections included in its application for assistance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-B:3 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5-B / Section 3
5-B:3 Pooled Risk Management Authorized and Affirmed; Membership.
Status: in_force

I. A political subdivision, by resolution of its governing body, may establish and enter into agreements for obtaining or implementing insurance by self-insurance; for obtaining insurance from any insurer authorized to transact business in this state as an admitted or surplus lines carrier; or for obtaining insurance secured in accordance with any method provided by law; or for obtaining insurance by any combination of the provisions of this paragraph. Agreements made pursuant to this paragraph may provide for pooling of self-insurance reserves, risks, claims and losses, and of administrative services and expenses associated with them among political subdivisions. To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, 2 or more political subdivisions may form an association under the laws of this state or affirm an existing association so formed to develop and administer a risk management program having as its purposes reducing the risk of its members; safety engineering; distributing, sharing, and pooling risks; acquiring insurance, excess loss insurance, or reinsurance; and processing, paying and defending claims against the members of such association. II. RSA 53-A shall not apply to an association formed or affirmed under this chapter, nor to the participation in such an association by a political subdivision. III. Pooled risk management programs established for the benefit of political subdivisions may provide any or all of the following coverages: (a) Casualty, including general and professional liability; errors and omissions; workers' compensation and employer's liability; medical payments; or unemployment compensation as authorized under federal law. (b) Property, including marine and inland navigation; transportation; boiler and machinery; fire; theft; or natural hazards. (c) Vehicle, including any liability or loss arising from the ownership or operation of vehicles. (d) Surety and fidelity. (e) Environmental impairment. (f) Hospital, medical, surgical or dental benefits for employees and their dependents. (g) Life, income maintenance, accidental death and dismemberment, vision loss or impairment, or legal benefits for employees and their dependents. (h) Unanticipated special education cost recovery.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 426:2 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 426 / Section 2
426:2 Brands and Labels.
Status: in_force

When such grades and standards are so established, the commissioner may determine the design of brands or labels for identifying such farm products, may cause said brands or labels to be printed and may authorize their use upon written application and payment of reasonable compensation therefor. Whenever upon investigation it shall appear that such brands or labels have been misused, the commissioner may revoke or suspend said authorization.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-B:10-1005 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-B / Section 10-1005
383-B:10-1005 Examination of Foreign banks and Foreign Bank Holding Companies.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may examine New Hampshire branch offices of (i) foreign banks, other than national banks and federal savings banks, and (ii) foreign bank holding companies. The commissioner may, as an adjunct to such authority, enter into agreements with federal and other state regulatory authorities to examine or participate in the examination of New Hampshire branch offices of foreign banks and foreign bank holding companies. Notwithstanding RSA 98-B:5, or any other provision of law to the contrary, the commissioner is authorized to permit one or more department employees to travel outside this state for purposes of conducting or participating in the examination of a foreign bank or foreign bank holding companies without the necessity of obtaining the separate consent of the governor and executive council for such out-of-state travel. The commissioner is further authorized to enter into agreements with federal and other state regulatory authorities for purposes of sharing and protecting the confidentiality of any department examination report, work papers, or other examination information and the examination report, work papers, or other examination information of the other state or federal regulatory authority. (b) The cost of any examination conducted under subsection (a) shall be the same as that provided by RSA 383:11. (c) The commissioner and examination personnel making an examination, either individually or as a group, may mutually agree to flexible or alternative work schedules, similar to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Federal Reserve Bank examiner work schedules, that will permit department examiners assigned to an out-of-state examination to work less than 5 days per calendar week, provided that the examiner shall work no less than 75 hours per scheduled pay period. Neither the commissioner nor any employee affected hereby shall be required or compelled, as a condition of continued employment or otherwise, to consent to such flexible or alternative work schedule. The commissioner shall be entitled to establish policies that set forth the number of hours in each work day and the days of the week that constitute work days, or other conditions applicable to flexible and alternative work schedules, and any flexible or alternative work schedule agreements entered into between the commissioner and examiners shall be subject to such policies.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:6-d — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415 / Section 6-d
415:6-d Maternity Rider.
Status: in_force

Upon issuing any individual health insurance policy providing hospital, medical-surgical or major medical benefits, an insurer shall offer the insured the option of including a maternity benefits rider if maternity care is not covered under the policy. Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to supplemental health insurance and disability insurance policies.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-C:58 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-C / Section 58
402-C:58 Claims of Residents Against Insurers Domiciled in Reciprocal States.
Status: in_force

I. Filing Claims. In a liquidation proceeding in a reciprocal state against an insurer domiciled in that state, claimants against the insurer who reside within this state may file claims either with the ancillary receiver, if any, in this state, or with the domiciliary liquidator. Claims must be filed on or before the last dates fixed for the filing of claims in the domiciliary liquidation proceeding. II. Proving Claims. Claims belonging to claimants residing in this state may be proved either in the domiciliary state under the law of that state or in ancillary proceedings, if any, in this state. If a claimant elects to prove his claim in this state, he shall file his claim with the court in the manner provided in RSA 402-C:37 and 38. The ancillary receiver shall make his recommendation to the court as under RSA 402-C:45. He also shall arrange a date for hearing if necessary under RSA 402-C:41 and shall give notice to the liquidator in the domiciliary state, either by registered mail or by personal service at least 40 days prior to the date set for hearing. If the domiciliary liquidator, within 30 days after the giving of such notice, gives notice in writing to the ancillary receiver and to the claimant, either by registered mail or by personal service, of his intention to contest the claim, he shall be entitled to appear or to be represented in any proceeding in this state involving the adjudication of the claim. The final allowance of the claim by the courts of this state shall be accepted as conclusive as to amount and as to priority against special deposits or other security located in this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 421-A:6 — NH Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 421-A / Section 6
421-A:6 Prohibition of Takeover Bid.
Status: in_force

I. In the event the secretary of state shall schedule a public hearing or hearings or otherwise conduct an investigation pursuant to RSA 421-A:5, the secretary of state shall issue an order prohibiting an offeror from making or continuing with any takeover bid. Every person shall comply with every such order. II. Following completion of a hearing pursuant to RSA 421-A:5 or the conclusion of his investigation conducted pursuant to such section, but in no event later than 55 days after the filing of a registration statement, the secretary of state shall determine whether the requirements of this chapter have been met and shall issue an order containing his conclusions and the reasons therefor. If the requirements of this chapter have been met, such order shall authorize the making or continuation of the takeover bid. If the secretary of state finds the requirements of this chapter have not been met, he shall by order prohibit the making or continuation of any takeover bid until such time as full compliance has been accomplished.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 19-J:1 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 19-J / Section 1
19-J:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Council" means the New Hampshire council on developmental disabilities established in RSA 19-J:2. II. "Developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability which: (a) Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments; (b) Is manifested before the person attains age 22; (c) Is likely to continue indefinitely; (d) Results in substantial functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, and economic self-sufficiency; and (e) Reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 189:59 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 189 / Section 59
189:59 Dropout Prevention and Dropout Recovery Program Established.
Status: in_force

I. There is hereby established a dropout prevention and dropout recovery program in the department of education. The department is authorized to provide the services described in this subdivision to the state and to public, quasi-public, and private entities to assist pupils in successfully completing high school. The program shall: (a) Provide and coordinate services designed to assist pupils in the successful completion of high school. (b) Encourage individual, corporate, and state support and involvement to promote employment opportunities for New Hampshire's students. (c) Render assistance in ensuring student placement in quality jobs with ample career opportunities. (d) Encourage students to pursue postsecondary education by assisting in securing appropriate part-time work to accompany that education. (e) Encourage lifelong learning by introducing students to the importance of skills training and demonstrating how learning is relevant to skills necessary in the workplace. (f) Provide tutoring, study skills training, and instruction leading to successful completion of secondary school, including dropout prevention strategies through a school-site mentor. (g) Provide alternative secondary school services with high academic standards. (h) Deliver pre-employment and work maturity skill training, paid and unpaid work, work-based learning experiences that teach all aspects of industry-specific and general workplace competencies, including internships, job shadowing, and school sponsored workplace mentoring. (i) Provide opportunities which may include community service and peer- centered activities encouraging responsibility and other positive social behaviors during non-school hours, including linking youth and adult mentoring, as appropriate. (j) Provide support services and transitional links that assist students in the elimination of barriers. (k) Establish an 85 percent graduation rate, and a 90 percent return to school rate as performance goals for program participants most likely to drop out. "Graduation rate" means the number of seniors who receive a diploma from a high school divided by the number enrolled in this program at such high school. "Return to school rate" means the percentage of students in grades 9-11 enrolled in the program who return to school for the next school year. II. The commissioner of the department of education shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, relevant to the implementation of this subdivision. Such rules shall include: (a) Procedures for securing funds for participating entities. (b) Methods for tracking compliance with program goals and reporting performance outcomes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-C:10 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 100-C / Section 10
100-C:10 Maximum Benefit Limitations.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the maximum benefit payable to any retired member or beneficiary of the New Hampshire judicial retirement plan shall be limited to such extent as may be necessary to conform to the requirements of sections 401(a)(9) and 415 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for a qualified retirement plan. II. (a) In accordance with section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code, distribution of the member's contributions shall commence by the April 1 following the later of the calendar year in which the participant attains age 701/2 or retires. Actuarial increases shall be provided for a member who retires in a calendar year after the calendar year in which the participant attains age 701/2, for the period after age 701/2 in which the member was not receiving any benefits under the plan. (b) When the distribution of the member's entire interest is not made in a lump sum, the distribution shall be made in one or more of the following ways: (1) Over the life of the member; (2) Over the life of the member and a designated beneficiary; (3) Over a period certain not extending beyond the life expectancy of the member; or (4) Over a period certain not extending beyond the joint life and last survivor expectancy of the member and a designated beneficiary. (c) If distribution has commenced before the member's death, the remaining interest shall be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of the member's death. (d) If the member dies before distribution commences, any remaining portion of the member's interest that is not payable to a beneficiary designated by the member shall be distributed within 5 years after the member's death, and any portion of the member's interest that is payable to a beneficiary designated by the member shall be distributed either within 5 years after the member's death, or over the life of the beneficiary or over a period certain not extending beyond the life expectancy of the beneficiary, commencing not later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the member died, or if the designated beneficiary is the member's surviving spouse, commencing not later than the end of the calendar year in which the member would have attained age 701/2. (e) Distributions from the plan shall be made in accordance with the requirements of the regulations under Internal Revenue Code section 401(a)(9), including the minimum distribution incidental benefit requirements.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 105-C:5 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 105-C / Section 5
105-C:5 Prohibition; Police in Office.
Status: in_force

After the election and qualification of the police commissioners under this chapter, no chief of police, police officers, constables or superior officers shall be appointed in any town adopting this chapter except as provided in this chapter. Any chief of police, police officer, constable, or superior officer in office on the date the commission has been duly established, shall be deemed to have been appointed by the commission, subject to the terms and conditions of his original appointment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 234:25-b — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 234 / Section 25-b
234:25-b Inspection of Red List Bridges; Report.
Status: in_force

I. The department of transportation shall inspect every red list state-owned bridge on the red list biannually and every red list municipal bridge annually as a minimum. II. The department of transportation shall annually provide a complete list of state-owned and municipally-owned red list bridges to the governor, the executive council, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the house and senate standing committees with jurisdiction over highways and bridges. Additionally the department shall annually notify the governing bodies of municipalities of any red list bridges owned by such municipality and any state-owned red list bridge within such municipality. These reports and notifications shall be provided on or before April 1 of each year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:59 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5-C / Section 59
5-C:59 Divorce, Legal Separation, or Civil Annulment Registration Procedures.
Status: in_force

I. Only one record of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment shall be prepared by the clerk of the court and forwarded to the division for each marriage dissolved by the superior court. II. Queries to the division concerning any entry on the report of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment shall be forwarded by the division to the clerk of court or legal representative. III. Upon receipt from the clerk of superior court of a decree of the resumption of marital relations in accordance with RSA 458:30, the division shall mark the report of divorce, legal separation, or civil annulment with notice of such resumption. IV. In the case of a court-ordered civil annulment of marriage that occurred in the state of New Hampshire, the following procedures shall apply: (a) Upon receipt of a report of civil annulment from the clerk of court, the word "VOID" shall be stamped across the face of the marriage certificate by the division to indicate that the marriage has been annulled. (b) A notation shall be made by the state registrar on the face of the marriage certificate to show that a court-ordered civil annulment was the authority used to void the marriage record and to indicate the name of the authorizing court and the date of the authorization. V. If a copy of the marriage certificate for which the marriage was annulled is also on file at the office of clerk of the town or city, the division shall send notice of such civil annulment to that clerk. Upon receipt of the notice, the clerk shall stamp, or print with a pen, the word "VOID" across the face of the marriage certificate; note that a court ordered civil annulment was the authority used to void the marriage record; and indicate the name of the authorizing court and the date of such authorization.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 436:8 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 436 / Section 8
436:8 Powers.
Status: in_force

The state veterinarian, under the direction of the commissioner, shall have all of the powers of the commissioner and shall have general charge of the enforcement of this chapter. Complaints under RSA 644:8, 644:8-a, 644:8-aa and any other law pertaining to the abuse of domestic animals, as defined under RSA 436:1, shall initially be filed with the local law enforcement agency, animal control officer, state police, or sheriff which has jurisdiction over where the animal is located or kept. At the request of the local law enforcement agency, animal control officer, state police, or sheriff, the state veterinarian shall assist in a secondary capacity in enforcing the provisions of and investigating said complaints. In the event the commissioner becomes incapacitated or a vacancy occurs in the office, the state veterinarian shall perform all the duties of that office during any such incapacity or until any such vacancy is filled. The commissioner may direct the state veterinarian to act for him or her in an official capacity whenever he or she may be absent from his or her duties.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 243:26 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 243 / Section 26
243:26 Limit of Dividends.
Status: in_force

The new corporation shall not divide to its stockholders in dividends a greater sum than the aggregate sum which the uniting corporations together were authorized to divide to their stockholders.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 425:3 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 425 / Section 3
425:3 Commissioner; Compensation.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, for a term of 5 years. Prior to the appointment of a commissioner, the governor and council shall receive and consider the recommendations of the agricultural advisory board as to such appointment. The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food shall be qualified by reasons of professional competence, education, and experience. II. The salary of the commissioner shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a. III. The commissioner of agricultural, markets, and food shall nominate for appointment by the governor, with the consent of the council, an assistant commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. IV. The assistant commissioner shall perform such duties as are assigned by the commissioner. The assistant commissioner shall assume the duties of the commissioner in the event that the commissioner is unable for any reason to perform such duties. V. The salary of the assistant shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 294-A:30 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 294-A / Section 30
294-A:30 Application to Existing Corporations.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall apply to all existing associations or corporations organized under the law of this state which is superseded by this chapter. Every such existing professional association or corporation which shall be required to amend its corporate name or purposes to comply with this chapter shall deliver duly executed duplicate originals of articles of amendment or restated articles of incorporation containing the amendments to the secretary of state within 90 days after the effective date of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 175:2 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 175 / Section 2
175:2 Adulteration or Misbranding.
Status: in_force

I. The commission shall cause such precautions to be taken as it may deem necessary to insure the purity and freedom from misbranding of all liquors sold. It shall be unlawful to manufacture for sale or to sell any liquor or beverage as defined in this chapter which is adulterated with any deleterious drug, substance, or liquid which is poisonous or injurious to the health. II. The commission shall not be liable for injuries or damages arising from liquor or beverage sold by direct shippers.