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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 41:48 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 41 / Section 48
41:48 Tenure of Office.
Status: in_force

Any permanent constable or police officer who is either elected under the provisions of RSA 41:47 or appointed for full-time duty under the provisions of RSA 105:1, and who is in compliance with the requirements of RSA 106-L:6, shall continue to hold such office during good behavior, unless sooner removed for cause by the selectmen, after notice and hearing, or unless the town has rescinded its action as provided in RSA 41:47. Any such elected permanent constable or police officer shall be deemed to be a permanent policeman, and entitled to benefits under the provisions of RSA 103 if otherwise qualified.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147-F:8 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 147-F / Section 8
147-F:8 Withdrawal From the Program.
Status: in_force

I. A program participant may withdraw from the program at any stage before or after approval of the remedial action plan. To withdraw from the program, the program participant must: (a) File a notice of intent to withdraw with the department. (b) Stabilize the site in accordance with a site stabilization plan approved by the department. Site stabilization is limited to those actions necessary to ensure that work conducted at the property has not caused greater risk to human health and the environment than existed before the remedial work was commenced, and to ensure that the property will not pose an imminent hazard to human health or the environment. (c) Pay all outstanding fees accrued by the department in connection with the property's participation in the program, including fees associated with site stabilization. II. Withdrawal from the program as provided in this section before completion of the approved remedial action plan shall not be considered inconsistent or interference with the approved remedial action plan and will not void the covenant.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 44:18 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 44 / Section 18
44:18 Declaration of Result.
Status: in_force

If, in case of a recount of such votes, it shall appear that the result of the voting on said question is other than that declared upon a canvass of the votes by the city council after a municipal election, the city council shall declare the result found by it upon such recount and such declaration shall be final unless the result is changed upon appeal to the superior court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 384-F:34 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 384-F / Section 34
384-F:34 Books, Accounts, and Records.
Status: in_force

Each foreign bank which is licensed to establish and maintain a New Hampshire state branch, New Hampshire state agency, or New Hampshire representative office shall maintain or make available at any such office appropriate books, accounts, and records reflecting all transactions effected by or on behalf of such office and all actions taken in this state by employees of the foreign banking corporation located in this state to effect transactions on behalf of any office of such foreign bank located outside this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 652:1 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 652 / Section 1
652:1 Election.
Status: in_force

"Election" shall mean the choosing of a public officer or of a delegate to a party convention or the nominating of a candidate for public office by voters by means of a direct vote conducted under the election laws. The term does not include caucuses or conventions. The types of elections are further defined in this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-D:1 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-D / Section 1
402-D:1 Purpose and Scope.
Status: in_force

This chapter governs the qualifications and procedures for the licensing of public adjusters. It specifies the duties of and restrictions on public adjusters, which include limiting their licensure to assisting insureds in first party claims.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 189:21 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 189 / Section 21
189:21 Language of Devotional Exercises in Private Schools.
Status: in_force

The exclusive use of English for purposes of instruction and administration shall not prohibit the conduct of devotional exercises in private schools in a language other than English.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 284:5 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 284 / Section 5
284:5 Enforcement of Chapter.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the attorney general with the aid of the county attorneys of the several counties to enforce the provisions of this chapter upon notification from the commission of any violations thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 651-A:1 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 651-A / Section 1
651-A:1 Purpose of Parole.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that the state parole system provide a means of supervising and rehabilitating offenders without continued incarceration and a means by which prisoners can be aided in the transition from prison to society. It is also the intent of the legislature that the policies, procedures and actions of the adult parole board and the department of corrections relative to the administration of this system emphasize the need to protect the public from criminal acts by parolees.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 155-B:5 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 155-B / Section 5
155-B:5 Order; Filing.
Status: in_force

A copy of the order with proof of service shall be filed with the clerk of the court of the district or municipality in which the hazardous building is located not less than 5 days prior to the filing of a motion pursuant to RSA 155-B:7 to enforce the order. The appropriate district or municipal court shall have jurisdiction under this chapter notwithstanding any contrary provisions in RSA 502-A:14 or in any other section of RSA. At the time of filing such order the governing body shall file for record with the register of deeds a notice of the pendency of the proceeding, describing with the reasonable certainty the lands affected and the nature of the order. If the proceeding be abandoned the governing body shall within 10 days thereafter file with the register of deeds a notice to that effect.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 195-H:12 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 195-H / Section 12
195-H:12 Governor's Scholarship Program and Fund Established.
Status: in_force

I. There is hereby established the governor's scholarship program and the governor's scholarship fund. The program and fund shall be administered by the commission. The fund shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds and shall be used to provide scholarships which a recipient shall apply to the costs of an education at an eligible institution. The funds shall be distributed to an eligible institution based on the number of eligible students awarded a scholarship and upon receipt of a request for reimbursement for such scholarship funds accompanied by appropriate documentation. II. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund any appropriation relating to the governor's scholarship fund made in each fiscal year to the commission. The state treasurer shall invest the fund in accordance with RSA 6:8. Any earnings shall be added to the fund. III. All moneys in the fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the commission for the purposes of this subdivision. IV. The commission may institute promotional programs and solicit and receive cash gifts or other donations for the purpose of supporting educational scholarships from the fund. The commission shall not solicit or accept real property. V. All gifts, grants, and donations of any kind shall be credited to the fund.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 673:19 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 673 / Section 19
673:19 Effect of Abolishing Planning Boards.
Status: in_force

Upon the effective date of the abolition of a planning board, all land use control activities in the municipality formerly performed by the planning board shall cease. Existing zoning ordinances shall remain in effect following the abolition date for a period not to exceed 2 years from the date of such action, but no amendment to a zoning ordinance requiring action by the former planning board shall be permitted.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 106-O:1 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 106-O / Section 1
106-O:1 Definition.
Status: in_force

In this chapter "profiling" shall mean the practice of relying solely on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, nationality, language, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, religion, socioeconomic status, or disability in: I. Selecting a person to subject to routine or spontaneous investigatory activities, including interviews, detentions, traffic stops, pedestrian stops, stop and frisks and other types of bodily searches, or searches of personal or real property; or II. Determining the scope, substance, or duration of investigation or law enforcement activity to which a person will be subjected.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:15-1501 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 15-1501
564-F:15-1501 Liability of Foundation Officials and Beneficiaries to Third Parties.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to RSA 564-F:20-2007 and subsection (c), a foundation's debts, obligations, and liabilities, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, shall be solely the foundation's debts, obligations, and liabilities. (b) Subject to RSA 564-F:20-2007 and subsection (c), a founder, foundation official, or beneficiary shall not be personally liable for any of the foundation's debts, obligations, and liabilities solely by reason of being a founder, foundation official, or beneficiary. (c) A founder, foundation official, or beneficiary may agree to be personally liable for any or all of the foundation's debts, obligations, and liabilities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 328-H:9 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 328-H / Section 9
328-H:9 Renewal of Practitioner License; Reinstatement.
Status: in_force

I. Licenses issued under this chapter shall be subject to renewal, and shall lapse unless renewed or reinstated in accordance with rules adopted by the executive director under RSA 328-H:5. II. All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be renewed biennially on or before June 30 upon approval by the executive director of the renewal application and submission of the required renewal fee. III. Licenses shall continue as valid until final action is exercised by the executive director on an application for renewal, provided that the application is filed before the expiration date of the license.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:99 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 99
261:99 Filing of Bond.
Status: in_force

Dealers shall be required to file a bond or equivalent proof of financial responsibility in accordance with this subdivision with the department.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 230-A:2 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 230-A / Section 2
230-A:2 Occasion for Layout.
Status: in_force

A layout authority may determine upon hearing whether there is occasion for the designation of one or more highway planning corridors. For class I or II highways, the location shall be proposed by the commissioner of the department of transportation. In making such determination the layout authority shall: I. Identify public transportation needs for the present and foreseeable future. II. Determine whether the public interest requires development restriction along proposed planning corridors. III. Allow flexibility in planning the design of the highway. IV. Consider methods to prevent disruption and relocation of residential neighborhoods, residences, and businesses and interference with utility facilities. V. Determine the acquisition costs of subsequently developed property if a highway planning corridor is not established. VI. Establish the termini and width of the proposed highway planning corridor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-F:55 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-F / Section 55
161-F:55 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt such rules under RSA 541-A as are necessary to carry out the purpose of this subdivision, including, but not limited to, rules relative to access to records under RSA 161-F:49.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 484:11 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 484 / Section 11
484:11 Compensation.
Status: in_force

Each commissioner designated or appointed by the governor and council, if he holds no salaried state office, shall be paid by the state as compensation the sum of $30 for each day's service performed in connection with his duties as such commissioner but not to exceed $600 in any fiscal year. Such compensation shall be paid by the state treasurer, upon warrant of the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, upon bills approved by the chairman or vice chairman and treasurer of the commission. All commissioners shall be entitled to their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as such.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:35 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 35
261:35 Perfection Under Other Statute.
Status: in_force

If a security interest in a previously registered vehicle is perfected under any other applicable law of this state on September 1, 1968, the security interest continues perfected until its perfection lapses under the law under which it was perfected.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147:11 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 147 / Section 11
147:11 Discontinuance; Penalty.
Status: in_force

The health officers may, in writing, order the discontinuance of any nuisance or that a privy located within 100 feet of a public sewer shall be connected to the sewer. In cities or towns having a water and sewerage system, the health officers may, in writing, order the discontinuance of any privy or vault located on premises within 100 feet of a public sewer, and the establishment of a flushing closet connected with such sewer. If any person continues the nuisance after an order from the health officers, or neglects to comply with an order made under this section or RSA 147:4, such person shall be guilty of a violation for each day of the continuance or neglect. Nothing in this section shall prohibit cities, towns, or village districts, by ordinance or by regulation adoption under this chapter, from increasing the 100-foot distance contained in this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 353:1 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 353 / Section 1
353:1 Liability for Losses.
Status: in_force

No hotel keeper, innkeeper, operator of overnight cabins, motor courts, or similar establishments (hereinafter referred to as hotel keeper), shall be liable to a guest for the loss of wearing apparel or baggage belonging to such guest where it shall appear that such loss takes place from the room or rooms assigned to such guest and provided such hotel keeper proves affirmatively that such loss was not caused or contributed to by his negligence or fault, or was caused solely by the negligence of such guest; and, in no case shall recovery for such loss exceed the sum of $300. A hotel keeper shall provide a suitable safe in his hotel for the safekeeping of money, jewelry, precious stones, watches, negotiable securities and other valuables belonging to the guests of such hotel; and, if such hotel keeper gives notice thereof by posting in the rooms of such guests and in the office of the hotel, in a conspicuous manner, a notice containing a copy of this section and stating therein the fact that such safe is provided in which such property may be deposited, such hotel keeper shall not be liable to any guest for the loss by theft, or otherwise, of any such property not delivered, or offered to be delivered, to the person in charge of the office of such hotel for deposit in such safe, provided such hotel keeper proves affirmatively that such loss was not caused or contributed to by his negligence or fault, or was caused solely by the negligence of such guest, and such hotel keeper shall not be liable to any guest for any sum in excess of $1,000 on account of the loss by theft, or otherwise, of any such property received for deposit, except by special contract in writing stating the kind and value of the property received and the kind and extent of the liability of the hotel keeper. Nor shall such hotel keeper be liable in any sum for the loss of other property, including wearing apparel and personal baggage, belonging to any guest and not within the room or rooms assigned to him, unless the same is specially entrusted to the care and custody of such hotel keeper or agents or servants.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 157-B:5 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 157-B / Section 5
157-B:5 Inspection Report and Certificates; Fee; Penalty.
Status: in_force

I. Subsequent to the inspection of an elevator or accessibility lift, an inspector shall file with the commissioner an inspection report on a form prescribed by the commissioner indicating whether or not the elevator or accessibility lift is certifiable and shall provide a copy of the inspection report to the owner or the owner's designee. When an elevator or accessibility lift passes inspection, the commissioner shall furnish an invoice for a fee of $75 to the unit owner or designee. Upon receipt of the fee, the commissioner shall issue an inspection certificate to its owner or the owner's designee on a form prescribed by the commissioner, with a separate fee required for each certificate. II. If the elevator or accessibility lift fails the inspection, the inspector shall furnish the owner or the owner's designee an appropriate abstract of the statutory requirements and recommendations for repairs necessary to correct the deficiency. III. Upon compliance with the recommendations of an inspector, whether by repair or replacement, the owner of an elevator or accessibility lift which has failed to pass inspection, or the owner's designee, shall notify the commissioner and inspector that the required repairs have been completed. IV. The elevator or accessibility lift shall, at the discretion of the inspector or the commissioner, then be reinspected in accordance with this section; and, upon finding compliance with the recommendations, an inspection certificate shall be furnished to the owner or the owner's designee. V. Certificates shall be posted in the elevator car or accessibility lift platform under glass or other suitable transparent cover. Certificates shall be effective for one year from the date of inspection. VI. An owner who permits the operation of any elevator or accessibility lift without an effective inspection certificate in the elevator or accessibility lift shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 245:18 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 245 / Section 18
245:18 Costs.
Status: in_force

If the result of an appeal is to change the award of damages in favor of the appellant, the appellant shall recover costs; otherwise he shall pay costs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 137-J:9 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 137-J / Section 9
137-J:9 Confidentiality and Access to Protected Health Information.
Status: in_force

I. Health care providers, residential care providers, and persons acting for such providers or under their control, shall be authorized to; (a) Communicate to an agent or surrogate any medical information about the principal, if the principal lacks the capacity to make health care decisions, necessary for the purpose of assisting the agent or surrogate in making health care decisions on the principal's behalf. (b) Provide copies of the principal's advance directive as necessary to facilitate treatment of the principal. II. Subject to any limitations set forth in the durable power of attorney for health care by the principal, an agent or surrogate whose authority is in effect shall be authorized, for the purpose of making health care decisions, to: (a) Request, review, and receive any information, oral or written, regarding the principal's physical or mental health, including, but not limited to, medical and hospital records. (b) Execute any releases or other documents which may be required in order to obtain such medical information. (c) Consent to the disclosure of such medical information to a third party.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 16:6 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 6
16:6 Postponement.
Status: in_force

In the event that the governor prorogues the reassembly of the general court under the provisions of Article 50, Part II of the constitution, the general court shall reassemble the Tuesday following the expiration of the time of such postponement, unless the majority of the membership of each house shall have filed with the secretary of state not less than 7 days prior thereto a statement in writing that a special session no longer is desired. In either event the secretary of state shall give notice thereof to each member.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 106-N:2 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 106-N / Section 2
106-N:2 Appointment.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of safety shall have the authority to commission and rescind the commissions of all railroad police officers in the state of New Hampshire. The commissioner of safety may commission and rescind the commissions of railroad police officers recommended by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to RSA 228:62-a or recommended and appointed by the chief police officer, or in his absence the chief operating officer, of any railroad located wholly, or partially, within the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 370:11 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 370 / Section 11
370:11 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation operating or controlling any railroad running through or within this state using or permitting to be used on its line in this state a track motor car in violation of the provisions of RSA 370:10 shall be liable to a penalty of $100 for each violation, to be recovered in a suit or suits to be brought by the county attorney in the superior court of the county having jurisdiction in the locality where such violation occurred. Upon duly verified information being given him of such violation, such prosecuting attorney shall bring such suits.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151:2-e — NH Code / Title XI / Chapter 151 / Section 2-e
151:2-e Special Health Care Service License Required; Rules; Funding.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall initiate any new special health care service without acquiring a special health care service license under this chapter. II. In this chapter, "special health care service" shall include: (a) Cardiac catheterization laboratory services; (b) Open heart surgery or coronary artery bypass graft surgery; and (c) Megavoltage radiation therapy. III. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to specify: (1) The requirements for equipment, personnel, training, operating, volume, and other criteria to assure the quality and safety for patients receiving each special health care service; (2) The procedure for applying for and maintaining a special health care service license including, but not limited to, the frequency of licensing inspections, submission of information and data to evaluate the performance and ongoing operation of services and enforcement under this section; and (3) The fees for applying for and maintaining a special health care service license in order to fully offset the cost to the department, including consultant fees and other related expenses necessary to process the application, and for any ongoing expenses to the department for maintaining a special health care service license. (b) Any facility that provides a special health care service shall be in compliance with all applicable rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. IV. The provisions of this chapter applicable to applicants and facilities licensed under RSA 151:2 shall apply equally to any person applying for or receiving a special health care service license under this section.