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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 180:8 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 180 / Section 8
180:8 Sale of Beverage Manufacturer, Brew Pub, or Beverage Vendor.
Status: in_force

The purchaser of a beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor shall become obligated to all terms and conditions of the agreement in effect on the date of purchase unless subsequently terminated by the beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor for good cause. "Purchase" shall include, but not be limited to, the sale of stock, sale of assets, merger, lease, transfer, or consolidation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-E:1-102 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-E / Section 1-102
383-E:1-102 Scope.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to state and foreign credit unions. RSA 383-A also applies to credit unions, except as otherwise provided in that chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 369:16 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 369 / Section 16
369:16 Stockholders' Liability.
Status: in_force

Whenever a public utility incorporated under the laws of this state shall apply to the commission for authority to issue any stock requiring the approval of the commission, the stockholders shall not become individually liable for debts and contracts of the corporation under RSA 296:30, if the amount of stock which the commission authorized the corporation to issue upon any such application is paid in and a certificate of the treasurer and a majority of the directors to that effect is executed, filed and recorded in the manner provided by RSA 296:30 within 90 days after the filing in the office of the secretary of state of the order of the commission authorizing the issue of such stock; provided, that, in cases where such stock is an increase of prior capital, the whole amount of the prior capital as theretofore fixed and limited by the corporation, or so much thereof as the stockholders have voted to issue, or as the commission has authorized to be issued, has also been paid in and that the certificate so filed by the treasurer and directors shows that fact.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-F:1 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-F / Section 1
169-F:1 Purpose and Application of Chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall apply to any court ordered placement or placement for an episode of treatment as defined in RSA 193:27, VII, of any minor pursuant to RSA 169-B or any child pursuant to RSA 169-C or RSA 169-D, for the purposes of the effective implementation of any such placement.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 287-F:6 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 287-F / Section 6
287-F:6 Licensing of Tri-State Lotto Sales Agents.
Status: in_force

I. The commission or its designee shall license, as agents to sell tri-state lotto tickets, those persons as in its opinion will best serve the public convenience, except that no license shall be issued to any person to engage in business exclusively as a sales agent, except for state operated agencies. II. For purposes of this section the term "person" shall mean and include an individual, partnership, association, organization, club, company, corporation, trust, estate, society, joint stock company, receiver, trustee, assignee, referee, or any other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, whether appointed by a court or otherwise, and any combination of individuals. "Person" shall also be construed to mean and include agencies and instrumentalities of the state, counties, cities, towns or villages. III. Before issuing a license to any person, the commission shall consider with respect to the person: (a) financial responsibility and the security of the business or activity in which the person is engaged; (b) accessibility of the place of business or activity to the public; (c) sufficiency of existing licenses to serve public convenience; (d) whether the place of business or activity is predominantly frequented by persons under the age of 18 years; (e) volumes of expected sales; and (f) the possession of a valid party state license. IV. The commission may suspend or revoke, after notice and hearing, any license issued pursuant to this compact. The license may, however, be temporarily suspended by the commission without prior notice, pending any prosecution, investigation or hearing. A license may be suspended or revoked by the commission for just cause, including one or more of the following reasons: (a) failure to account for tickets received or for the proceeds of the sale of tickets or to file a bond, if required by the commission, or to comply with instructions of the commission concerning the licensed activity; (b) conviction of any criminal offense; (c) failure to file any return or report, to keep records, or to pay any tax; (d) engaging in fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or conduct prejudicial to public confidence; (e) insufficiency of the number of tickets sold by the sales agent; and (f) a material change, since issuance of the license, with respect to any of the matters required to be considered by the commission under RSA 287-F:6, III. V. Any suspension or revocation of a state license shall automatically result in suspension of the tri-state lotto license.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 24:13 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 24 / Section 13
24:13 Powers.
Status: repealed

I. The following powers shall be vested in the county convention: (a) To raise county taxes; (b) To make appropriations for the use of the county; (c) To authorize the purchase of real estate for its use, the sale and conveyance of its real estate; (d) To authorize the erection, enlargement or repair of its buildings exceeding an expense of $25,000; and (e) To issue bonds for its debts. II. Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, the county convention of any county shall have the power to appropriate a contingency fund to meet the cost of unanticipated expenses that may arise during the year or to provide payment for a performance audit under RSA 28:3-b, to be expended only upon approval by the executive committee of the county delegation, who shall make a detailed report of all expenditures from said fund to be published annually in the county annual report. The amount in said fund shall not exceed one percent of the amount appropriated by the county for county purposes exclusive of capital budget and debt retirement during the preceding year. II-a. Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, the county convention of any county shall have the power to appropriate a contingency fund to provide payment for a forensic audit of county financial matters under RSA 28:3-c, to be expended only upon approval by the executive committee of the county delegation, who shall make a detailed report of all expenditures from said fund to be published annually in the county annual report. III. [Repealed.] IV. Any county upon a majority vote of the county commissioners and subsequent majority vote of the county convention may establish a nonlapsing reserve account for the purposes of funding long-term care services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 30-A:1 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 30-A / Section 1
30-A:1 Personal Use of Prisoners Forbidden.
Status: in_force

No county officer, employee, or agent thereof shall use either directly or indirectly the services of a county prisoner or other county employee except for county functions. Anyone guilty of violating this section shall be imprisoned for not less than one year and a day or more than 3 years in the New Hampshire state prison, and said sentence or any part thereof shall not be suspended by the superior court, the provisions of RSA Title LXII, notwithstanding.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:68 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 68
282-A:68 Exclusivity.
Status: in_force

The judicial review provided by RSA 282-A:67 shall be exclusive of all other methods of judicial review of unemployment compensation decisions, including extraordinary writs, including the writ of certiorari. No unemployment compensation decision shall be questioned, invalidated, vacated, set aside, suspended, or otherwise impeached by any court or other tribunal except in accordance with the provisions of this section and RSA 282-A:67.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:27-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 27-a
167:27-a Personal Needs Allowance of Residents of Nursing Homes.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner of health and human services shall permit each medical assistance recipient approved for nursing home payments to retain from the recipient's monthly income a certain amount a month for personal needs. Such amount shall be established by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 541-A and in accordance with federal regulations, but in no event shall the amount be less than $56. If the net monthly income of such a recipient is less than the amount established by the commissioner, the commissioner shall provide sufficient old age assistance, aid to the permanently and totally disabled, or aid to the needy blind to allow the recipient an amount equal to the monthly amount established as allowance for the recipient's personal needs. II. Every year, the commissioner shall make the adjustment for cost of living increases in the personal needs allowance to reflect social security increases.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 212:20 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 20
212:20 Penalty for Violating Rules.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any rule adopted by the executive director made under the provisions of RSA 212:19 shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 130-A:5-b — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 130-A / Section 5-b
130-A:5-b Child Screenings.
Status: in_force

If by 2017 fewer than 85 percent of one-year olds and 2-year olds in the following categories of children are receiving blood lead level tests, the department shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to require that all health care providers who provide primary medical care to young children shall ensure that their patients in such categories are screened and educated according to the department's childhood lead poisoning screening and management guidelines: I. Children who live in high-risk communities designated by the department. II. Children who are in Medicaid. III. Children who are receiving benefits under the Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC). IV. Children who are enrolled in Head Start.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 519:26 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 519 / Section 26
519:26 Appointment.
Status: in_force

The superior court, acting as a body, shall appoint such official court stenographers as it deems necessary, in accordance with personnel procedures established by the supreme court. The salaries of each stenographer shall be paid by the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 33:8-c — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 33 / Section 8-c
33:8-c Alternate Procedure for Authorizing Town or Village District Bonds or Notes for Municipal Small Scale Power Facilities.
Status: in_force

I. By a 2/3 vote, the governing board of a town or village district may call a special meeting for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes for the municipal financing of small scale power facilities, as such facilities are defined in RSA 374-D:1. A special meeting held under this section shall have the same authority as that of an annual town meeting. The issuance of such bonds or notes shall be authorized by a vote of 2/3 of all the voters present and voting at the special meeting. II. The warrant for such special meeting shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at least once a week for 2 consecutive weeks after the posting of such warrant. The warrant for such special meeting shall be served or posted at least 14 days before the date of the meeting. Every warrant shall be deemed to have been duly served or posted, if the return on the warrant shall so state, and it shall be certified by the officer or officers required to serve or post the warrant. III. There shall be at least one public hearing concerning any such proposed municipal bond issue held before the governing board of the municipality, before a special meeting held to vote on such issue. Said hearing shall be held at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days before the special meeting at which the bonds or notes to be issued are to be voted on. Notice of the time, place, and subject of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at least 7 days before it is held. If a hearing is held under RSA 35:8-a or RSA 32, said hearing shall be sufficient for this purpose. IV. All bonds or notes authorized in accordance with this section shall be signed by the governing board, or a majority of the board, and countersigned by the treasurer of the issuing municipality, and shall have the corporate seal, if any, affixed to such bonds or notes. The discretion of fixing the date, maturities, denominations, the interest rate, or discount rate in the case of notes, the place of payment, the form and other details of said bonds or notes and of providing for their sale, may be delegated to the governing board or to the treasurer and shall, to the extent provision for such delegation shall not have been made in the authorizing vote, be deemed to have been delegated to the governing board.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-B:4 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-B / Section 4
485-B:4 Appeal From Assessment of Damages.
Status: in_force

If either party is dissatisfied with the assessment, he may appeal therefrom to the superior court. The appeal shall be filed within 60 days and not after, in writing, signed by the party appealing or his attorney, setting forth the reasons of his appeal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 329:1-c — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 329 / Section 1-c
329:1-c Physician-Patient Relationship.
Status: in_force

"Physician-patient relationship" means a medical connection between a licensed physician and a patient that includes an in-person exam or an exam using telemedicine, as defined in RSA 310, provided the physician: (i) verifies the identity of the patient receiving health care services through telemedicine; (ii) discloses to the patient the physician's name, contact information, and the type of health occupation license held by the physician; (iii) obtains oral or written consent from the patient or from the patient's parent or guardian, if state law requires the consent of a parent or guardian for use of telemedicine services; and (iv) meets the standard of care. A physician shall complete or review a history, a diagnosis, a treatment plan appropriate for the licensee's medical specialty, and documentation of all prescription drugs including name and dosage. A licensee may prescribe for a patient whom the licensee does not have a physician-patient relationship under the following circumstances: writing admission orders for a newly hospitalized patient; for a patient of another licensee for whom the prescriber is taking call; for a patient examined by a physician associate, nurse practitioner, or other licensed practitioner; or for medication on a short-term basis for a new patient prior to the patient's first appointment or when providing limited treatment to a family member in accordance with the American Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics. Prescribing drugs to individuals without a physician-patient relationship shall be unprofessional conduct subject to discipline under RSA 329:17, VI. The definition of a physician-patient relationship shall not apply to a physician licensed in another state who is consulting to a New Hampshire licensed physician with whom the patient has a relationship.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215-C:3-a — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 215-C / Section 3-a
215-C:3-a Administrative Fines.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner of the department of natural and cultural resources, after notice and hearing pursuant to RSA 541-A, may impose an administrative fine not to exceed $250 for each offense upon any person who violates any provision of the department's administrative rules. Rehearings and appeals from a decision of the commissioner under this section shall be in accordance with RSA 541. Any administrative fine imposed under this section shall not preclude the imposition of further penalties under RSA 227-J. The commissioner shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) A schedule of administrative fines which may be imposed under this section for violation of the department's administrative rules. (b) Procedures for notice and hearing prior to the imposition of an administrative fine. II. The proceeds of administrative fines levied pursuant to paragraph I shall be deposited by the commissioner of natural and cultural resources into the funds provided the department of natural and cultural resources for the OHRV and snowmobile program under RSA 215-A:3, II for violations of bureau of trails rules.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 597:22 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 597 / Section 22
597:22 Recognizances After Arrest.
Status: in_force

Any police officer may detain any person who he deems to be a necessary witness to a crime; provided, however, within 24 hours, including Sundays and holidays, he shall be brought before a justice of the superior court who may, upon the showing that the testimony of said person is necessary in any court, release the person on personal recognizance or take the recognizance of the witness in such sum as the justice may deem reasonable for his appearance before the court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 535:12 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 535 / Section 12
535:12 Forfeiture.
Status: in_force

If they decide that the decree of forfeiture ought to be made the judgment shall be that the grant is forfeited.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:17-d — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-I / Section 17-d
21-I:17-d Use of Procurement Cards for Purchase of Commodities or Services.
Status: in_force

I. In addition to the division of procurement and support services' authority to allow the use of field purchase orders or procurement cards for the purchase of supplies under RSA 21-I:17-a, the director of procurement and support services may authorize agencies, or their designees, to purchase commodities or services directly from vendors by the use of procurement cards issued for that purpose; provided, however, that no such procurement card shall be used where a total expenditure of more than $1,000 is involved unless such other use is otherwise allowed by law, or unless the commissioner of administrative services or his or her designee authorizes a higher total expenditure on a case by case basis. The commissioner or his or her designee may authorize a higher total expenditure only if he or she concludes that to do so would be in the best interests of the state. I-a. The director of procurement and support services also may, upon written application of an agency, authorize the agency, or one or more individuals designated by the agency, to purchase commodities or services secured by or through the division using procurement cards issued for that purpose; provided, however, that no such card shall be used for an expenditure which is greater than the amount allowed by the division for purchases under the applicable contract, or the price allowed by the division for the commodity or service, and provided further that use of such cards shall be in accordance with paragraphs II and III. II. Use of a procurement card under paragraph I or I-a shall not alter any other purchasing requirements which may apply to the agency or to the type of purchase at issue, including but not limited to any restrictions or limitations contained in contracts entered into by the division of procurement and support services and any processes, rules, or manual of procedures provisions adopted by the department of administrative services which are applicable to the purchase. Agencies' use of procurement cards shall be subject to the limitations of the amounts appropriated by the legislature. III. The form and use of credit cards to conduct or pay for purchases under paragraph I or I-a shall be prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner of administrative services pursuant to RSA 541-A in consultation with the state treasurer, or in the department's manual of procedures described in RSA 21-1:14, I. Rules or procedures adopted by the commissioner shall include processes for monitoring the use of cards. Cards shall be used only for state purposes. Unauthorized use of a card may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. Any person who knowingly uses a card in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 102:27 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 102 / Section 27
102:27 Benefits.
Status: in_force

Any provision of RSA 100:24 notwithstanding any permanent fireman whose membership has been transferred from the state employees' retirement system to the firemen's retirement system in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision shall thereafter be eligible for such benefits as are provided under this chapter, as hereinabove amended, as if he had accepted the provisions of said chapter at the time of becoming a member of the state employees' retirement system.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 551-A:7 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 551-A / Section 7
551-A:7 International Will; Revocation.
Status: in_force

The international will shall be subject to the ordinary rules of revocation of wills.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:47 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 47
282-A:47 Referral to Appeal Tribunal.
Status: in_force

Any claim or question involved in a determination may be referred by the certifying officer to an appeal tribunal, and such appeal tribunal shall make its decision with respect thereto in accordance with the procedure described in RSA 282-A:53-58.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-B:4-403 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-B / Section 4-403
383-B:4-403 Assignments.
Status: in_force

(a) No assignment of a deposit which is evidenced by a passbook or certificate of deposit shall be a valid transfer of the deposit unless the passbook or certificate of deposit is delivered to the assignee accompanied by a written assignment or order for transfer. (b) No assignment of a deposit, however evidenced, shall be effective to charge the depository bank in which the deposit is maintained with a duty of payment to the assignee prior to service by the assignee on the depository bank of written notice of the assignment. No depository bank shall be liable to an assignee of a deposit maintained in that bank for any payment of the deposit or portion thereof or dividend or interest thereon made to the depositor prior to service on the depository bank by the assignee of the written notice of the assignment; except that the exemption from liability shall not apply in the case of a payment to a depositor, with respect to a deposit evidenced by a passbook, which is made without production of the passbook if the bylaws of the depository bank require production of the passbook as a condition to payment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 398:5 — NH Code / Title XXXVI / Chapter 398 / Section 5
398:5 Licenses.
Status: in_force

The governing body of any town, city, or unincorporated place may license suitable persons to carry on the business of pawnbrokers in said city, town, or place for one year, and may revoke such licenses, in their discretion, after a hearing on charges preferred.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-T:5 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-T / Section 5
359-T:5 Applications for Certificates.
Status: in_force

Application for certificates required in RSA 359-T:2 shall be: I. Made in writing to the department; II. Signed under the penalties of unsworn falsification pursuant to RSA 641:3; III. Accompanied by the fee specified in RSA 359-T:18; IV. In the form specified in rules adopted by the commissioner; and V. With the information specified in rules adopted by the commissioner.