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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:8.10 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 8.10
293-A:8.10 Vacancy on Board.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, if a vacancy occurs on a board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors: (1) the shareholders may fill the vacancy; (2) the board of directors may fill the vacancy; or (3) if the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the board, they may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors remaining in office. (b) If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group are entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders, and only the directors elected by that voting group are entitled to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the directors. (c) A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date (by reason of a resignation effective at a later date under RSA 293-A:8.07(b) or otherwise) may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 41:26-b — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 41 / Section 26-b
41:26-b Three-Year Term; Elected Town Treasurer.
Status: repealed

I. At any annual town meeting under an article in the warrant, the voters may vote to determine if they are in favor of having a 3-year term for the elected town treasurer. The governing body shall determine whether the vote will be by official ballot or by special ballot. If the town has adopted an official ballot and the governing body decides such vote will be by official ballot, the clerk shall cause the following question to be printed on said ballot: "Are you in favor of changing the term of the elected town treasurer from one year to 3 years, beginning with the term of the town treasurer to be elected at next year's regular town meeting?" Said question shall be printed in the form prescribed by RSA 656:13. If the town has not adopted an official ballot or the governing body decides such vote will be by special ballot, the clerk shall cause the same question to be printed upon special ballots which shall be used to determine the vote of the town. If a majority of those voting on the question vote in favor of a 3-year term at the next annual meeting after the vote of approval, the town shall elect a town treasurer for the 3-year term. II. After a 3-year term for town treasurer has been established, at any subsequent annual town meeting, under an article in the warrant, the voters may vote to determine if they are in favor of continuing to have a 3-year term for the elected town treasurer. The governing body shall determine whether the vote will be by official ballot or by special ballot. If the town has adopted an official ballot and the governing body decides such vote will be by official ballot, the clerk shall cause the following question to be printed on said ballot: "Are you in favor of changing the term of the elected town treasurer from 3 years to one year, beginning at the end of the 3-year term of the elected town treasurer elected this year (last year or 2 years ago)?" Said question shall be printed in the form prescribed by RSA 656:13. If the town has not adopted an official ballot or the governing body decides such vote will be by special ballot, the clerk shall cause the same question to be printed upon special ballots which shall be used during the open, business session of the town meeting to determine the vote of the town. If a majority of those voting on the question do not vote in favor of continuing the 3-year term, then at the subsequent annual town meeting occurring at the completion of the most recently elected town treasurer's 3-year term, the voters shall elect a treasurer for a one-year term. III. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194:21-b — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194 / Section 21-b
194:21-b Special Meetings.
Status: in_force

The adoption of a long-term contract as provided for by RSA 194:21-a may be taken by the school district at a regular annual meeting or a special meeting called for the purpose provided that an article is inserted in the warrant for said meeting relative to said contract.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:135 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 135
31:135 Definition.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision, "water and/or sewer utility" means an entity established for the acquisition, operation, and management of water and sewer infrastructure.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 408-B:11 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 408-B / Section 11
408-B:11 Duties and Powers of the Commissioner.
Status: in_force

In addition to the duties and powers enumerated elsewhere in this chapter: I. The commissioner shall: (a) Upon request of the board of directors, provide the association with a statement of the premiums in this and any other appropriate states for each member insurer. (b) When an impairment is declared and the amount of the impairment is determined, serve a demand upon the impaired insurer to make good the impairment within a reasonable time; notice to the impaired insurer shall constitute notice to its shareholders, if any; the failure of the insurer to promptly comply with such demand shall not excuse the association from the performance of its powers and duties under this chapter. (c) In any liquidation or rehabilitation proceeding involving a domestic insurer, be appointed as the liquidator or rehabilitator. II. The commissioner may suspend or revoke, after notice and hearing, the certificate of authority to transact insurance in this state of any member insurer which fails to pay an assessment when due or fails to comply with the plan of operation. As an alternative, the commissioner may levy a forfeiture on any member insurer which fails to pay an assessment when due. Such forfeiture shall not exceed 5 percent of the unpaid assessment per month, but no forfeiture shall be less than $100 per month. III. Any action of the board of directors or the association may be appealed to the commissioner by any member insurer if the appeal is taken within 60 days of the final action being appealed. If a member company is appealing an assessment, the amount assessed shall be paid to the association and available to meet association obligations during the pendancy of an appeal. If the appeal on the assessment is upheld, the amount paid in error or excess shall be returned to the member company. Any final action or order of the commissioner shall be subject to judicial review in a court of competent jurisdiction. IV. The liquidator, rehabilitator, or conservator of any impaired insurer may notify all interested persons of the effect of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:8 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 8
261:8 Information in Certificate.
Status: in_force

I. Each certificate of title issued by the department shall contain: (a) The date issued; (b) The name and address of the owner; (c) The names and addresses of any lienholders, in the order of priority as shown on the application, or, if the application is based on a certificate of title, as shown on the certificate; (d) The title number assigned to the vehicle; and (e) A general description of the vehicle. II. The certificate of title shall contain forms for assignment and warranty of title by the owner and for assignment and warranty of title by a dealer, and may contain forms for applications for a certificate of title by a transferee, the naming of a lienholder and the assignment or release of the security interest of a lienholder. III. A certificate of title issued by the department is prima facie evidence of the facts appearing on it. IV. A certificate of title for a vehicle is not subject to garnishment, attachment, execution or other judicial process, but this paragraph does not prevent a lawful levy upon the vehicle.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 427:25 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 427 / Section 25
427:25 Condemnation; Seizure.
Status: in_force

I. Any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food product of livestock or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock, that are being transported in intrastate commerce, or are held for sale in this state after such transportation, shall be liable to be proceeded against and seized and condemned, at any time, on a libel of information in any proper court as provided in RSA 427:26 within the jurisdiction in which the article or animal is found, if: (a) It is or has been prepared, sold, transported, or otherwise distributed or offered or received for distribution in violation of this subdivision; (b) It is capable of use as human food and is adulterated or misbranded; or (c) It is, in any other way, in violation of this subdivision. II. If the article or animal is condemned, it shall, after entry of the decree, be disposed of by destruction or sale as the court may direct. If sold, the proceeds, less the court costs and fees, and storage and other proper expenses, shall be paid into the treasury of this state, but the article or animal shall not be sold contrary to the provisions of this subdivision, or the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; provided that: (a) Upon the execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond conditioned that the article or animal shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of contrary to the provisions of this subdivision or the laws of the United States the court may direct that such article or animal be delivered to the owner thereof subject to such supervision by authorized representatives of the commissioner as is necessary to insure compliance with the applicable laws. (b) When a decree of condemnation is entered against the article or animal and it is released under bond, or destroyed, court costs and fees, and storage and other proper expenses shall be awarded against the person, if any, intervening as claimant of the article or animal. (c) The proceedings in such libel cases shall conform, as nearly as may be, to the proceedings in admiralty, except that either party may demand trial by jury of any issue of fact joined in any case, and all such proceedings shall be at the suit of and in the name of this state. III. The provisions of this section shall in no way derogate from authority for condemnation or seizure conferred by other provisions of this subdivision or other laws.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 479:18-a — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 479 / Section 18-a
479:18-a Authorization.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 479:3 or any other provision of law, the terms of repayment of any real estate mortgage loan made to a veteran under the provisions of Title III of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as now or hereafter amended, may, by written agreement between the holder of the mortgage and the debtor, be extended, the rate of amortization changed, and the amount of any delinquent interest and other delinquent mortgage charges added to the principal, all in accordance with the current federal regulations governing the subject; and the mortgage indebtedness as thus recast or amended as to terms of repayment shall be as fully secured under the original mortgage deed and have the same priority as the original mortgage indebtedness.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:11 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 11
231:11 Hearing.
Status: in_force

At the time and place so appointed the selectmen shall make a personal examination of the several routes proposed, and of the highways for which such new highway is designed to be a substitute, shall hear all parties interested who may attend and any evidence they may offer, and may adjourn as they see cause.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 668:8 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 668 / Section 8
668:8 Service to Unincorporated Places.
Status: in_force

I. For services to unincorporated places during any state general election as directed by this chapter, the town clerk of the town designated pursuant to RSA 668:2 shall be paid the sum of $50. Said payment shall be a charge against the appropriation for elections for the office of secretary of state. II. If an unincorporated place exceeds 10 voters, and has not organized pursuant to RSA 53:1, the county in which the unincorporated place is located shall pay the town designated pursuant to RSA 668:2 for costs it incurs in conducting a primary or general election for the unincorporated place. The county shall assess the cost of conducting an election under this paragraph to the unincorporated place.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 186-C:17 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 186-C / Section 17
186-C:17 Limitation of Provisions.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing any public official, agent, or representative, in carrying out any of the provisions of this chapter to take charge of any child over the objection of either of the parents of such child, or of the person standing in loco parentis to such child except pursuant to a proper court order.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 411-A:27 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 411-A / Section 27
411-A:27 Policy Loans.
Status: in_force

An insurer may lend to a policyholder, upon pledge of the policy as collateral security, any sum not exceeding the cash surrender value of the policy; or may lend against pledge or assignment of any of its supplementary contracts or other contracts or obligations, so long as the loan is adequately secured by such pledge or assignment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 490:19 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 490 / Section 19
490:19 Clerk.
Status: in_force

The court shall appoint a clerk, who shall be removable at pleasure. He shall perform all the duties herein specifically required of him and such other duties as usually appertain to that office. His salary shall be in full compensation for the performance of all duties as clerk, pursuant to the court's compensation system.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 32:10 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 32 / Section 10
32:10 Transfer of Appropriations.
Status: in_force

I. If changes arise during the year following the annual meeting that make it necessary to expend more than the amount appropriated for a specific purpose, the governing body may transfer to that appropriation an unexpended balance remaining in some other appropriation, provided, however, that: (a) The total amount spent shall not exceed the total amount appropriated at the town or district meeting. (b) Records shall be kept by the governing body, such that the budget committee, if any, or any citizen requesting such records pursuant to RSA 91-A:4, may ascertain the purposes of appropriations to which, and from which, amounts have been transferred; provided, however, that neither the budget committee nor other citizens shall have any authority to dispute or challenge the discretion of the governing body in making such transfers. (c) A statement comparing all legislative body appropriations against all expenditures shall be deemed adequate for purposes of the records required by subparagraph (b), so long as every expenditure has been properly authorized and properly classified and entered and any expenditures exceeding the original legislative appropriations are offset by unexpended balances remaining in other appropriations, in which case the governing body shall not be required to designate the specific source of each transfer. (d) Any amount appropriated at the meeting under a special warrant article, or to a capital reserve fund pursuant to RSA 35:5, may be used only for the purpose specified in that article and shall not be transferred. (e) The town or district meeting may vote separately on individual purposes of appropriation contained within any warrant article or budget, but such a separate vote shall not affect the governing body's legal authority to transfer appropriations, provided, however, that if the meeting deletes a purpose, or reduces the amount appropriated for that purpose to zero or does not approve an appropriation contained in a separate article, that purpose or article shall be deemed one for which no appropriation is made, and no amount shall be transferred to or expended for such purpose. II. As used in RSA 32:10, I(a)-(d), concerning transfers of appropriations and records thereof, "purpose" refers, in addition to its meaning in RSA 32:3, V, to individual line items in whatever detailed budget or chart of accounts is regularly used by the municipality. The general wording of a vote adopting a budget or portion of a budget shall not be considered a "purpose" to which an amount may be transferred. The definition of "purpose" as used in RSA 32:10, I(e) shall be the definition of "purpose" under RSA 32:3, V.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 544:21 — NH Code / Title LV / Chapter 544 / Section 21
544:21 Limitation.
Status: in_force

The release of any real or personal property under the foregoing provision shall not release it from any judgment, lien, penalty or liability to which it may be otherwise subjected by law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 328-I:9 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 328-I / Section 9
328-I:9 Refusal to Issue or Renew Certificate; Return of Certificate.
Status: in_force

I. The board may deny the application for registration or refuse to issue a renewal thereof if it is determined after hearing that such applicant or registrant: (a) Has made a material false statement or concealed or omitted a material fact in connection with his or her application for registration; (b) Had a registration issued under this chapter suspended previously; (c) Has been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States or any state or any offense involving moral turpitude; (d) Has willfully or repeatedly failed to comply with any other provision of this chapter or any rules adopted by the board; or (e) Is a habitual user of drugs or intoxicants. II. Upon the suspension or revocation of a certificate of registration by the board and the issuance of a notice thereof, the registrant shall within 5 days, not including Sundays and holidays, deliver to the board the certificate of registration. If surrendered by mail, the certificate of registration shall be sent by registered or certified mail, postmarked no later than 3 days, not including Sundays and holidays, following notice of suspension or revocation. Failure to return a certificate of registration which has been revoked or suspended hereunder within the prescribed time shall constitute a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 673:6 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 673 / Section 6
673:6 Appointment, Number and Terms of Alternate Members.
Status: in_force

I. (a) The local legislative body may provide for the appointment of not more than 5 alternate members to any appointed local land use board, who shall be appointed by the appointing authority. The terms of alternate members shall be 3 years. (b) In a town which votes to elect its planning board members on a staggered basis according to the provisions of RSA 673:2, II(b)(2), alternate members of the planning board shall continue to be appointed according to the provisions of this paragraph until each member of the board is an elected member. Thereafter, the alternate planning board members shall be appointed according to the provisions of paragraph II. II. An elected planning board may appoint 5 alternate members for a term of 3 years each, which shall be staggered in the same manner as elected members pursuant to RSA 673:5, II. II-a. An elected zoning board of adjustment may appoint 5 alternate members for a term of 3 years each, which shall be staggered in the same manner as elected members pursuant to RSA 673:5, II. III. The alternate for a city or town council member, selectman, or village district commission member shall be appointed by the respective council, board, or commission in the same manner and subject to the same qualifications as the city or town council member, selectman, or village district commission member under RSA 673:2. The terms of alternate members shall be the same as those of the respective members and may be in addition to the alternates provided for in paragraph I. IV. Every alternate member appointed to a planning board under this section shall comply with the multiple membership requirements of RSA 673:7, I. V. An alternate member of a local land use board may participate in meetings of the board as a nonvoting member pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 676:1.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 437:14 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 437 / Section 14
437:14 Artificial Coloring.
Status: in_force

No chick, duckling, gosling, or rabbit that has been dyed or otherwise colored artificially shall be sold or offered for sale; raffled; offered or given as a prize, premium, or advertising device; or displayed in any store, shop, carnival, or other public place.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 132:10-b — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 132 / Section 10-b
132:10-b Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of the department of health and human services shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The women, infants, and children program under RSA 132:12-a. II. The prevention of ophthalmia in newborn babies under RSA 132:6. III. Newborn screening tests and how fees for such tests are to be determined under RSA 132:10-a. IV. Services for children with special health care needs as provided under RSA 132:13. V. Maternal and child health services provided directly by the department or by local agencies under contract to it.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 186-C:1 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 186-C / Section 1
186-C:1 Policy and Purpose.
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state that: I. All children in New Hampshire be provided with equal educational opportunities. It is the purpose of this chapter to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living. II. The rights of children with disabilities and parents of such children are protected. III. Local school districts, the department of education, and other public agencies or approved programs provide for the education of all children with disabilities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:120 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 120
231:120 Levying Assessments for Public Parking Facilities.
Status: in_force

I. The assessors of any municipality which has constructed public parking facilities, upon direction from the legislative body and in accordance with the plan adopted, shall assess in the manner provided in paragraph II of this section upon the owners or lessees of leasehold interests, whose lands receive special benefits therefrom, their just share of the cost of construction of the same. All assessments thus made shall be valid and binding upon the owners or lessees of such land. The funds collected from assessments shall be used solely for the construction of public parking facilities or for the redemption of bonds or notes issued by the municipality to obtain funds for the construction of public parking facilities, including funds paid to a housing authority for the construction of public parking facilities. II. The plan may provide that assessments shall be made: (a) At one time and assessments so made may be prorated over a period not exceeding the number of years which the plan shall provide to defray the construction costs of the public parking facilities; or (b) From year to year upon the owners or lessees of leasehold interests at the time such assessment is made, their just proportion of the construction costs which shall become due in that year, including the amount of principal and interest due during the year on any bonds or notes issued to provide funds to pay such construction costs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 143:7 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 143 / Section 7
143:7 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Whoever violates any of the provisions of this subdivision, or fails to comply with the lawful orders and requirements of the commissioner of the department of health and human services duly made as herein provided, shall be guilty of a violation.