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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339-C:16 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 339-C / Section 16
339-C:16 Operation of Franchise After Dealer's Death.
Status: in_force

I. Unless the supplier agrees otherwise in writing, a franchise shall not be operated after the death of a dealer by anyone other than the supplier for its own account until all parts of the franchise have been expressly assumed as provided in this subdivision. II. Assumption of a franchise includes, but is not limited to: (a) Lease or leases; (b) Products agreements; (c) Loaned equipment agreements; (d) Federal and state environmental law compliance agreements; and (e) Required licenses or tax permits. III. A supplier may operate a franchise by contract or otherwise for its own account after the death of a dealer and before the operation of the franchise by the dealer's successor. Under these circumstances, the supplier shall have no obligation to the heirs or estate of the dealer or to the successor, except that the supplier must account to the heirs or the estate of the dealer for: (a) The unused portion of any prepaid rent; (b) Unused sums prepaid by the dealer for any reason; and (c) Any physical inventory salvaged from the franchise and used or sold by the supplier.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 563:3 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 563 / Section 3
563:3 Requirement of Survival by 120 Hours Under Governing Instruments.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in RSA 563:6, for purposes of a provision of a governing instrument that relates to an individual surviving an event, including the death of another individual, an individual who is not established, by clear and convincing evidence, to have survived the event by 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the event.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:2.06 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 2.06
293-A:2.06 Bylaws.
Status: in_force

(a) The incorporators or board of directors of a corporation shall adopt initial bylaws for the corporation. (b) The bylaws of a corporation may contain any provision that is not inconsistent with law or the articles of incorporation. (c) The bylaws may contain one or both of the following provisions: (1) A requirement that if the corporation solicits proxies or consents with respect to an election of directors, the corporation include in its proxy statement and any form of its proxy or consent, to the extent and subject to such procedures or conditions as are provided in the bylaws, one or more individuals nominated by a shareholder in addition to individuals nominated by the board of directors; and (2) A requirement that the corporation reimburse the expenses incurred by a shareholder in soliciting proxies or consents in connection with an election of directors, to the extent and subject to such procedures or conditions as are provided in the bylaws, provided that no bylaw so adopted shall apply to elections for which any record date precedes its adoption. (d) Notwithstanding RSA 293-A:10.20(b)(2), the shareholders in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw described in subsection (c) may not limit the authority of the board of directors to amend or repeal any condition or procedure set forth in or to add any procedure or condition to such a bylaw in order to provide for a reasonable, practicable, and orderly process.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:79 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 79
236:79 Removal.
Status: in_force

After an order for removal has become final, the owner of the advertising device may remove it at his own expense. If such device has not been removed within 30 days after such an order has become final, the commissioner of transportation, or his duly authorized agents, may enter upon the property where it is located and remove it without incurring any liability by reason of such entry and at the expense of such owner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 416:1 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 416 / Section 1
416:1 Determination of Solvency.
Status: in_force

Fifty percent of the amount received on all outstanding contracts shall be treated as a liability by the insurance commissioner in determining the question of the solvency of any surety company.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:26 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-C / Section 26
169-C:26 Continuances.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, continuances in proceedings under this chapter may be granted by the court only for good cause shown. Whenever the court grants a continuance under this section, the court shall make written findings as to the circumstances that warranted the continuance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 228:13 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 228 / Section 13
228:13 Records to be Kept.
Status: in_force

Records shall be maintained in the department which will be sufficient to provide statements of revenue and expenditures for each of the following toll roads, the Blue Star memorial highway, the so-called Spaulding turnpike and the Central New Hampshire turnpike.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:10.22 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 10.22
293-A:10.22 Bylaw Provisions Relating to the Election of Directors.
Status: repealed

(a) Unless the articles of incorporation (i) specifically prohibit the adoption of a bylaw pursuant to this section, (ii) alter the vote specified in RSA 293-A:7.28(a), or (iii) provide for cumulative voting, a public corporation may elect in its bylaws to be governed in the election of directors as follows: (1) each vote entitled to be cast may be voted for or against up to that number of candidates that is equal to the number of directors to be elected, or a shareholder may indicate an abstention, but without cumulating the votes; (2) to be elected, a nominee must have received a plurality of the votes cast by holders of shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present, provided that a nominee who is elected but receives more votes against than for election shall serve as a director for a term that shall terminate on the date on which an individual is selected by the board of directors to fill the office held by such director, which selection shall be deemed to constitute the filling of a vacancy by the board to which RSA 293-A:8.10 applies; and (3) the board of directors may select any qualified individual to fill the office held by a director who received more votes against than for election. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an election of directors by a voting group if (i) at the expiration of the time fixed under a provision requiring advance notification of director candidates, or (ii) absent such a provision, at a time fixed by the board of directors which is not more than 14 days before notice is given of the meeting at which the election is to occur, there are more candidates for election by the voting group than the number of directors to be elected, one or more of whom are properly proposed by shareholders. An individual shall not be considered a candidate for purposes of this subsection if the board of directors determines before the notice of meeting is given that such individual's candidacy does not create a bona fide election contest. (c) A bylaw electing to be governed by this section may be repealed: (1) if originally adopted by the shareholders, only by the shareholders, unless the bylaw otherwise provides; or (2) if adopted by the board of directors, by the board of directors or the shareholders.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 216-I:6 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 216-I / Section 6
216-I:6 Eviction and Remedial Action.
Status: in_force

I. All recreational campground or camping park owners or operators or their agents may remove or cause to be removed from such recreational campground or camping park any person remaining in a recreational campground or camping park in violation of this chapter by notifying such person that the establishment no longer desires to entertain him and requesting that he immediately leave. Any person who remains or attempts to remain after being so requested to leave shall be guilty of a violation. II. All recreational campground or camping park owners or operators or their agents may remove, or cause to be removed by a law enforcement officer of this state, any person refusing to pay registration or visitors' fees, any person who willfully denies other persons their right to quiet enjoyment of their recreational use of such facilities, or any person who violates any local or state law. The right to remove or cause to be removed shall arise after the recreational campground or camping park owner or operator, or their agent, makes a reasonable attempt to verbally warn the person to cease and desist the breach of quiet enjoyment or violation of local or state law. Following eviction, said person may make written request to the owner or operator or their agent of such recreational campground or camping park within 30 days for the refund of the unused portion of his prepaid campsite rental or visitor fee. Upon such a request, such owner or operator shall refund such unused portion of the fees, less any amount deducted to pay for damages. III. Any law enforcement officer of this state, upon request of a recreational campground or camping park owner or operator or their agent, shall place under arrest and take into custody any person who violates this section in the presence of the officer. Upon arrest, the person shall be deemed to have abandoned his right of use of the recreational campground or camping park and the owner or operator or their agent may then make such campsite available to other persons. The owner or operator or their agent of a recreational campground or camping park shall employ all reasonable means to protect any personal property left in storage at the recreational campground or camping park.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147:19 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 147 / Section 19
147:19 Receptacles for Waste.
Status: in_force

All persons keeping fruit for retail sale adjoining a sidewalk in the compact part of any village or city shall provide for public use a suitable receptacle for waste matter upon the outside of such store and adjoining or upon such sidewalk.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:37 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-C / Section 37
169-C:37 Institutional Abuse and Neglect.
Status: in_force

The department of justice shall be empowered to receive and investigate reports of institutional abuse or neglect at the youth development center, and any facility that provides child inpatient psychiatric treatment within the state mental health system; and the department shall be empowered to receive and investigate reports of all other suspected instances of institutional abuse or neglect. Either the department of justice or the commissioner of the department or both may adopt rules consistent with this authority to investigate such reports and take appropriate action for the protection of children.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-C:4-c — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-C / Section 4-c
420-C:4-c Pre-certification Requirement.
Status: in_force

In the event that a person is covered by more than one plan that requires pre-certification, the member shall obtain pre-certification from the primary plan. Although the member shall not be required to obtain pre-certification from the secondary plan, the secondary plan shall not be required to treat such services as covered services if the services do not meet its certification criteria. The secondary plan shall not refuse payment for such services solely on the basis that the services were not pre-certified by the secondary plan.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 149-I:4 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 149-I / Section 4
149-I:4 Contracts; Sewage or Waste Treatment Facilities.
Status: in_force

The mayor and aldermen of any city may lease, enter into contracts to provide, sell, or purchase stormwater treatment, conveyance, and discharge systems, and sewage or waste treatment facilities to or from any other city, town, village district or person whenever they judge the same necessary for the public convenience, health and welfare.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:5-506 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 5-506
564-B:5-506 Overdue Distribution.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "mandatory distribution" means a distribution of income or principal that the trustee is required to make to a beneficiary under the terms of the trust, including a distribution upon termination of the trust. The term excludes a distribution subject to the exercise of the trustee's discretion regardless of whether the terms of the trust (i) include a support or other standard to guide the trustee in making distribution decisions or (ii) provide that the trustee "may" or "shall" make discretionary distributions, including distributions pursuant to a support or other standard. (b) Whether or not a trust contains a spendthrift provision, a creditor or assignee of a beneficiary may reach a mandatory distribution of income or principal, including a distribution upon termination of the trust, if the trustee has not made the distribution to the beneficiary within a reasonable time after the designated distribution date.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194:39 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194 / Section 39
194:39 Taking Over Property.
Status: in_force

In any such case the town district so formed shall forthwith take possession of the schoolhouses, lands, apparatus and other property owned and used for school purposes by the district so dissolved which the district might lawfully sell or convey.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 655:23 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 655 / Section 23
655:23 Conflicting Petitions.
Status: in_force

Each primary petition shall be a separate paper and shall contain the name of one signer and one candidate only. No voter shall sign primary petitions for more than one party, nor shall he sign more than one primary petition for the same office unless more than one nomination is to be made; in which case, he may sign as many primary petitions as there are nominations to be made for the same office. In case a voter has signed 2 or more such conflicting primary petitions, all such petitions shall be rejected.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383:10-e — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383 / Section 10-e
383:10-e Confidentiality of Consumer Complaints.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may disclose to the public the number and type of complaints and disposition of complaints filed by consumers against a particular person or entity; provided, however, that no such disclosure shall abridge the confidentiality of consumer complaints or inquiries.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 621:31 — NH Code / Title LX / Chapter 621 / Section 31
621:31 Parents or Estate of Child to Contribute to Costs.
Status: in_force

I. If it appears that the parent or estate of a child who is subject to the provisions of this chapter is able to contribute to the support of the child, the court may enter an order requiring the parent, guardian, or executor of the child's estate to pay a reasonable sum toward the support, education, or maintenance of the child. II. The order of the court shall direct the money to be paid to the probation department serving that court for disbursement to the state of New Hampshire general fund, from which it shall be further disbursed to the New Hampshire youth development center, upon its request. III. On application and on such notice as the court may direct, the court may make modifications in the requirement for contribution as justice may require. The court may require security for payment of sums due and shall have the power of a court of equity to enforce its orders. Failure of the parent, guardian, or executor to comply with the orders of the court shall constitute prima facie evidence of contempt of court and shall be admissible as evidence in contempt proceedings.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:157 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 157
231:157 Scenic Roads; Designation.
Status: in_force

Any road in a town, other than a class I or class II highway, may be designated as a scenic road in the following manner. Upon petition of 10 persons who are either voters of the town or who own land which abuts a road mentioned in the petition (even though not voters of the town), the voters of such town at any annual or special meeting may designate such road as a scenic road. Such petitioners shall be responsible for providing the town clerk with a list of known property owners whose land abuts any of the roads mentioned in the petition. The town clerk shall notify by regular mail within 10 days of the filing all abutters along the road that lies within the town that a scenic road petition has been filed for and that an article to designate such road as a scenic road will appear in the warrant at the next town meeting. The voters at a regular town meeting may rescind in like manner their designation of a scenic road upon petition as provided above. Notice to the abutting landowners shall also be given as provided above. Each town shall maintain and make available to the public a list of all roads or highways or portions thereof within the town which have been designated as scenic roads. Such list shall be kept current by updating not less than annually and shall contain sufficient information to permit ready identification of the location and extent of each scenic road or portion thereof, by reference to a town map or otherwise.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 202-B:4 — NH Code / Title XVI / Chapter 202-B / Section 4
202-B:4 Copies of State Government Information Products.
Status: in_force

I. Each agency component of state government shall produce 25 copies of its tangible state government information products for deposit with the state librarian. The state librarian shall make tangible products available through distribution to program libraries and shall ensure program libraries and general public access to state information products available via state electronic information services as soon as practicable. II. Each agency component of state government shall provide the state librarian with access to all state government electronic information services falling within the scope of this section. III. The state library shall provide cataloging and locator services that shall assist program libraries and the general public in accessing all government information products, regardless of form or format. IV. All government information products which are required by law to be deposited with the state library shall be deposited without any cost or charge to the state library.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 146-C:6-a — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 146-C / Section 6-a
146-C:6-a Exemption.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RSA 146-C:3, 4, 5, I and 6 shall not apply to facilities no longer in use on January 1, 1974. The provisions of RSA 146-C:4, 5, I and 6 shall not apply to facilities taken out of use on or after January 1, 1974, and closed according to rules adopted under RSA 146-C:9, II(i).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 301-B:12 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 301-B / Section 12
301-B:12 Notice of Registration.
Status: in_force

I. In order to register as a New Hampshire DAO under this act, one or more authorized persons, acting in the capacity of administrator or legal representative, shall deliver a notice of intent to register as a New Hampshire DAO to the secretary of state for filing. II. The notice of intent to register shall include the following information: (a) The name of the New Hampshire DAO, which shall comply with the requirements of RSA 301-B:13; and (b) The name and address of the registered agent for service of process required to be maintained by RSA 301-B. III. The notice of registration required under this section shall not be effective until payment of a filing fee of $100. IV. If the secretary of state determines the proposed DAO name available, the notice otherwise complete, and the required fee paid, the secretary shall file the notice in its records and issue a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) number to the New Hampshire DAO.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 638:19 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 638 / Section 19
638:19 Venue.
Status: in_force

I. In any prosecution for a violation of RSA 638:17 the offense shall be deemed to have been committed in the town in which the act occurred or in which the computer system or part thereof involved in the violation was located. II. In any prosecution for a violation of RSA 638:17 based upon more than one act in violation thereof, the offense shall be deemed to have been committed in any of the towns in which any of the acts occurred or in which a computer system or part thereof involved in a violation was located. III. If any act performed in furtherance of the offenses prohibited by RSA 638:17 occurs in this state or if any computer system or part thereof accessed in violation of RSA 638:17 is located in this state, the offense shall be deemed to have occurred in this state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 477:39 — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 477 / Section 39
477:39 Petition for Trustee; Order for Sale.
Status: in_force

When real estate is subject to a contingent or vested remainder, executory devise or power of appointment, the superior court for the county in which said real estate is situated may, upon petition of any person who has an estate in possession, remainder or reversion in such real estate, and after notice and other proceedings as provided in RSA 477:40 and 477:41, appoint one or more trustees, and authorize him or them to sell or mortgage and convey such estate or any part thereof in fee simple if such sale, mortgage or conveyance appears to the court to be necessary or expedient, and such conveyance shall be valid and binding upon all parties.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 110-B:90 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 110-B / Section 90
110-B:90 Military Leadership Team.
Status: in_force

There is hereby established a military leadership team which shall serve in an advisory capacity and shall provide advice and guidance to the adjutant general regarding the delivery of services to veterans and military service members in New Hampshire. The military leadership team shall choose a chairman, vice-chairman, and a secretary from their membership. The team may, by a majority vote of its members, adopt bylaws governing the management and operation of the team. The military leadership team shall consist of the following members: I. The adjutant general or his or her designated representative. II. The director of the division of veterans services. III. The members of the veterans council. IV. The administrator of the division of community based military programs. V. Representatives of organizations which provide services to veterans and military service members in New Hampshire, appointed by the adjutant general. VI. Members of the private sector who have an interest in serving service members, veterans and their families. VII. A family member of veteran or currently serving member of the Armed Forces.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:95 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 95
167:95 Purposes of the Fund.
Status: in_force

The principal assets and interest earnings from the fund shall be used exclusively by the department of health and human services for the development of the community-based infrastructure needed to implement the community initiatives contained in the department's long-term care plan. No expenditures may be made for the purposes of political or legislative advocacy.