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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 554:27 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 554 / Section 27
554:27 Attendance Excused.
Status: in_force

Any person appointed as executor, administrator, trustee or guardian by the probate court, who shall hold an appointment to the same office from a court in another state or territory of competent jurisdiction at least equivalent to that of probate courts in this state, or who shall be a non-resident of this state, may, at the discretion of the judge, have his accounts approved and allowed in the probate courts of this state without his personal attendance; and the judge may receive, as evidence in support of such accounts, affidavits or depositions in such form as he may approve, or duly certified copies of any accounting made by such executor, administrator, trustee or guardian in such other state or territory. For good and sufficient cause shown, the judge may approve and allow the account of a resident fiduciary, which has been subscribed and sworn to before a justice of the peace or notary public, without the personal attendance of the accountant.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5:36 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5 / Section 36
5:36 Assistance to Legislative and Judicial Branches.
Status: in_force

Under the same provisions specified in RSA 5:33, the director shall assist and advise in the establishment of records management programs in the legislative and judicial branches of state government and shall, as required by them, provide program services similar to those available to the executive branch of state government pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:97 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 97
261:97 Rulemaking Authority on Dealer Number Plates.
Status: in_force

The director shall have the authority to adopt rules pursuant to RSA 260:5 relative to the issuance and use of dealer number plates by motor vehicle dealers, motorcycle dealers, OHRV dealers, snowmobile dealers, utility dealers, boat dealers, transporters, repairers and wholesalers consistent with the provisions of this chapter relative to such dealer number plates.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:5 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 674 / Section 5
674:5 Authorization.
Status: in_force

In a municipality where the planning board has adopted a master plan, the local legislative body may authorize the planning board to prepare and amend a recommended program of municipal capital improvement projects projected over a period of at least 6 years. As an alternative, the legislative body may authorize the governing body of a municipality to appoint a capital improvement program committee, which shall include at least one member of the planning board and may include but not be limited to other members of the planning board, the budget committee, or the town or city governing body, to prepare and amend a recommended program of municipal capital improvement projects projected over a period of at least 6 years. The capital improvements program may encompass major projects being currently undertaken or future projects to be undertaken with federal, state, county and other public funds. The sole purpose and effect of the capital improvements program shall be to aid the mayor or selectmen and the budget committee in their consideration of the annual budget.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 417:8 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 417 / Section 8
417:8 Appearances.
Status: in_force

Upon good cause shown, the commissioner may permit any person to intervene, appear and be heard at such hearing.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-C:9 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-C / Section 9
169-C:9 Failure to Appear; Warrant.
Status: in_force

I. Any person or persons summoned having custody or control of the child who, without reasonable cause, fails to appear, may be proceeded against for contempt of court. II. In case the summons cannot be served, or the parties served fail to appear, or in the case when it appears to the court that service will be ineffectual, or that the best interest of the child requires that he be brought forthwith into the custody of the court, a warrant may be issued for the child's appearance against anyone having custody or control of the child.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 318-C:8 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 318-C / Section 8
318-C:8 Third Party Cases.
Status: in_force

A third party shall not pay damages awarded under this chapter, or provide a defense or money for a defense, on behalf of an insured under a contract of insurance or indemnification.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 458-D:2 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 458-D / Section 2
458-D:2 Seminar Required; Court Referral.
Status: in_force

In the event of any action the court shall, no later than the respondent's filing of an appearance, require the parties to attend a 4-hour information session. This session shall be a seminar on how to help the children deal with the issues surrounding divorce, separation, and the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 427:49 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 427 / Section 49
427:49 Upper Decks.
Status: in_force

Livestock shall not be transported in upper decks unless such decks are constructed with tight floors of adequate strength.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 466-A:5-a — NH Code / Title XLV / Chapter 466-A / Section 5-a
466-A:5-a Rulemaking Authority.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to standards for confinement and control under RSA 466-A:5.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-C:12 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227-C / Section 12
227-C:12 Exemptions and Limitations.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding any provision of this subdivision to the contrary, any person who, prior to the effective date of this subdivision, has acquired historic resources from state lands or waters, which include items commonly known as antiques, may continue to possess or market such items as antiques. II. Treasure hunting with metal detectors and dowsing rods is exempted from the restrictions of this subdivision on the following lands owned or controlled by the state, its agencies, departments, commissions, and institutions, unless an historic resource on such land has been recorded and restrictions are posted: (a) Beaches; (b) Athletic fields; (c) School grounds; (d) Perimeters of cemeteries; (e) Unpaved roads; (f) Within 25 feet of picnic tables and park pavilions; and (g) Currently used dumps. III. No power is conferred by this subdivision upon any official, commission, or other agency of state or local government to close any body of water or portion thereof, or access thereto, on a temporary or permanent basis, to recreational diving, recreational or commercial fishing, scallop dragging, recreational or commercial boating, or lobstering. IV. Paper documents; photographic positives and negatives; microforms, including microfilms, microfiche, microcard, and microprint; and reel to reel, cassette, or cartridge tape recordings and magnetic tapes of information storage which qualify as historic resources under RSA 227-C:1, VII, other than documentation of a field investigation, are exempt from the provisions of RSA 227-C. The responsibility to preserve, arrange, index, and allow access to these historic resources shall remain with the department of state, division of archives and records management.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 173-C:2 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 173-C / Section 2
173-C:2 Privilege.
Status: in_force

I. A victim has the privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing a confidential communication made by the victim to a sexual assault counselor or a domestic violence counselor, including any record made in the course of support, counseling, or assistance of the victim. Any confidential communication or record may be disclosed only with the prior written consent of the victim. This privilege terminates upon the death of the victim. I-a. The privilege and confidentiality under paragraph I shall extend to: (a) A third person present to assist communication with the victim. (b) A third person present to assist a victim who is physically challenged. (c) Co-participants in support group counseling of the victim. II. Persons prevented from disclosing a confidential communication or record pursuant to paragraph I shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 631:6.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 670:6 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 670 / Section 6
670:6 Absentee Voting.
Status: in_force

A village district which has voted to elect officers by non-partisan official ballot as provided in RSA 670:7 shall provide for absentee voting in the same manner as in town elections as provided in RSA 669:26-669:29 except that all duties performed therein by the town clerk shall be performed by the village district clerk.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:15.03 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 15.03
293-A:15.03 Application for Certificate of Authority.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign corporation may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application must set forth: (1) the name of the foreign corporation or, if its name is unavailable for use in this state, a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of RSA 293-A:15.06; (2) the name of the state or country under whose law it is incorporated; (3) its date of incorporation and period of duration; (4) the street address of its principal office; (5) the address of its registered office in this state and the name of its registered agent at that office; (6) the names and usual business addresses of its current directors and officers; and (7) an affirmation that the corporation is in good standing with the agency where its articles of incorporation are filed in its home jurisdiction.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 237:49 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 237 / Section 49
237:49 Sale of Bonds or Notes.
Status: in_force

All bonds or notes (except short term loans) issued under the provisions of this subdivision shall be sold (1) at public sealed bidding (2) only after an advertisement calling for bids has been published at least once in each of 2 successive calendar weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in New Hampshire and in a financial publication of national circulation, the first publication being not less than 15 days prior to the day the bids will be received, and (3) to the highest bidder. The governor and council may reject any or all bids, or negotiate with the highest responsible bidder. The proceeds from the sale of such bonds shall be held by the treasurer and paid out by him upon warrants drawn by the governor for the purposes of this subdivision alone, and the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall draw his warrant for the payment from the funds provided by this subdivision of all sums expended or due for the purposes herein authorized. All interest from such bonds shall be exempt from taxation within the state of New Hampshire.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-K:17 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-K / Section 17
126-K:17 Purpose of Grants; Grants Process.
Status: in_force

Grants shall be available in accordance with the following procedures: I. Requests for funding consideration in any given year shall be forwarded to the commissioner by January 1 to be reviewed for a grant beginning in the following fiscal year. II. The commissioner shall review all requests and recommend awards, including amounts and duration. The commissioner shall submit recommendations to the governor and executive council for approval. III. Additional requests may be considered throughout the year if funds are available. The commissioner shall forward recommendations to the governor and council for approval.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 516:6 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 516 / Section 6
516:6 Neglect to Attend.
Status: in_force

If a person so summoned neglects to attend or to give his attendance so long as may be necessary for the purpose for which he was summoned, or refuses to testify or to give his deposition if required, having no reasonable excuse therefor, he shall be liable to the party aggrieved for all damages sustained thereby.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 560:18 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 560 / Section 18
560:18 Effect of Abandonment by Husband.
Status: in_force

If a husband has willingly abandoned his wife and has absented himself from her, or has willfully neglected to support her, or has not been heard from, in consequence of his own neglect, for the term of three years next preceding her death, he shall not be entitled to any interest or portion in her estate, real or personal, except such as she may have given to him in her will.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 361:14 — NH Code / Title XXXIII / Chapter 361 / Section 14
361:14 Prohibition of Removal or Sale Without Notice.
Status: in_force

Prior to the performance of the condition, no buyer shall remove the goods from a recording district in which the contract is recorded, except for temporary uses for a period of not more than 30 consecutive days, unless the buyer not less than 5 days before such removal shall give the seller personally or by registered mail written notice of the place to which the goods are to be removed, the approximate time of such intended removal and the length of time during which he intends to keep such goods in any recording district to which they are to be removed; nor prior to the performance of the condition shall the buyer sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose of his interest in the goods, unless the seller shall consent thereto in writing. If any buyer does so remove the goods, or does so sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose of his interest in them without such notice or consent, the seller may retake possession of the goods and deal with them as in case of default in payment of part or all of the purchase price. The provisions of this section regarding the removal of goods shall not apply, however, to automobiles removed for vacation purposes or to the goods described in section 8.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:46 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 46
266:46 Lamp or Flag on Projecting Load.
Status: in_force

Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear 4 feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at all times during lighting periods specified in RSA 266:31, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required under this section shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than 12 inches square and so hung that the entire area is visible to the driver of a vehicle approaching from the rear.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 207:6 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 207 / Section 6
207:6 Ferrets.
Status: in_force

No person, while hunting or obviously on his way to or from hunting, shall have a ferret in his possession, custody or control.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 287-F:2 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 287-F / Section 2
287-F:2 Compact.
Status: in_force

The state of New Hampshire enters into the following compact with the states of Maine and Vermont, subject to the terms and conditions stated in the compact.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 649-A:3 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 649-A / Section 3
649-A:3 Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Images.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall knowingly: (a) Buy, procure, possess, or control any visual representation of a child engaging in sexually explicit conduct; or (b) Bring or cause to be brought into this state any visual representation of a child engaging in sexually explicit conduct. II. An offense under this section shall be a class A felony if such person has had no previous convictions in this state or another jurisdiction for the conduct prohibited by paragraph I. Upon conviction of an offense under this section based on an indictment alleging that the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section or a reasonably equivalent offense in another jurisdiction, the defendant may be sentenced to a maximum sentence not to exceed 20 years and a minimum sentence not to exceed 1/2 of the maximum sentence. III. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of violating paragraph I of this section that the defendant: (a) Possessed less than 3 images of any visual depiction proscribed by that paragraph; and (b) Promptly and in good faith, and without retaining or allowing any person, other than a law enforcement agency, to access any visual depiction or copy thereof: (1) Took reasonable steps to destroy each such visual depiction; or (2) Reported the matter to a law enforcement agency and afforded that agency access to each such visual depiction.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-L:3 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-L / Section 3
162-L:3 Board of Directors; Organization.
Status: in_force

I. Upon appointment of the members of the board of directors and annually thereafter, the members shall elect, from among the members, a chairman and a vice-chairman and shall designate a secretary-treasurer who need not be a member of the board. II. The secretary-treasurer shall keep a record of the proceedings of the authority and the board of directors and shall be the custodian of all books, documents, and papers filed with the authority, the minute books of the authority, and its official seal. III. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum, but no power of the authority shall be exercised without a majority vote of the full board of directors. The authority shall employ an executive director; legal, financial, and technical experts; and other persons as it may require. The authority shall determine the qualifications, duties, and compensation of its employees.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 141-J:3 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 141-J / Section 3
141-J:3 Program Access to Health Information.
Status: in_force

I. Health care providers, health care facilities, clinics, laboratories, medical records departments, and state offices, agencies, and departments shall allow the program to have access to individually identifiable health information relating to the occurrence of birth conditions in children, infants, or stillborn fetuses. The program may acquire the same information relating to New Hampshire residents from health care facilities, birth conditions surveillance programs, and other sources in other states. The program shall not provide individually identifiable health information relating to New Hampshire residents to any similar program operated by any other state or the federal government. II. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no health care provider, health care facility, clinic, laboratory, medical records department, or state office, agency, or department shall be held liable in any action for civil damages for providing the department or the program with access to individually identifiable health information authorized by paragraph I.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-J:42 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-J / Section 42
21-J:42 Abatement of Penalty or Addition to Tax Due to Erroneous Written Advice by Department.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall abate any penalty or addition to tax attributable to erroneous advice furnished to the taxpayer in writing by a representative of the department acting in such representative's official capacity. The provision shall apply only if: I. The written advice was reasonably relied upon by the taxpayer and was in response to a specific written request of the taxpayer; and II. The portion of the penalty or addition to tax did not result from a failure by the taxpayer to provide adequate or accurate information.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485:50 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485 / Section 50
485:50 Domestic Water Supply Study.
Status: in_force

The department of environmental services is authorized and directed to study the probable domestic water supply requirements of groups of towns or cities, or both, which appear likely to have increased industrial and population growths for the next 50 years. In connection with said studies the department shall determine the most feasible and economic sites for sources of water supply for such long-range planning.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 417-A:7 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 417-A / Section 7
417-A:7 Review Request; Reasons for Refusal.
Status: in_force

I. Any insured may within 10 days of the receipt by the insured of notice of cancellation or notice of intention not to renew, or of the receipt of the reason or reasons for the cancellation or refusal to renew if they were not stated in the notice, request in writing to the insurance commissioner that the commissioner review the action of the insurer in cancelling or refusing to renew the policy of such insured. II. Any applicant for a policy who is refused such policy by an insurer may in writing within 10 days of notice of such refusal request the insurer to supply the reasons for such refusal. The insurer shall supply such reasons within 5 days of receipt by it of such request. Within 10 days of the receipt of such reasons, the applicant may request in writing to the insurance commissioner that the commissioner review the action of the insurer in refusing to write a policy for the applicant.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 490:6-a — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 490 / Section 6-a
490:6-a Emergency Powers.
Status: in_force

I. The chief justice of the supreme court or, if the chief justice is unavailable, the most senior associate justice available, shall have the power, upon the request of the governor, attorney general, or the chief justice of the superior court or the administrative judge of the district or probate court or the judicial branch family division, or on his or her own motion, in the event of a declared state of emergency, as defined in RSA 4:45, to enter such order or orders as may be appropriate to suspend, toll, or otherwise grant relief for a period of up to 21 calendar days from time deadlines imposed by otherwise applicable statutes and rules of procedure regarding speedy trial procedures in criminal and juvenile court proceedings, all civil and equitable court process and court proceedings, and all appellate court time limitations. Such order or orders may be renewed by a majority of the justices of the supreme court as justice may require; provided, however, that any such renewal with respect to applicable statutes shall be effective only upon the concurrence of the governor. II. The general court may terminate any order entered pursuant to paragraph I of this section to the extent that it deals with applicable statutes by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority vote of each chamber. The justices' authority to renew such an order to the extent that it deals with applicable statutes shall terminate upon the adoption of a concurrent resolution under this paragraph.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 45:12 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 45 / Section 12
45:12 Salary.
Status: in_force

He shall receive for his services such salary as the city councils shall determine, payable at stated periods, and shall receive no other compensation; and such salary shall not be increased or diminished from the time of any election till the close of the term of the mayor then elected.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 98-A:2 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 98-A / Section 2
98-A:2 Requirements.
Status: in_force

All appointments to temporary positions in state service shall be filled in the first instance from appropriate state layoff lists. If applicants from such lists are not available any individual meeting the minimum qualifications of the position may be certified by the director of personnel. Appointments to seasonal positions shall be filled from the appropriate state layoff lists. If after the director of personnel has made a reasonable effort to certify eligible individuals for seasonal positions from an existing eligible layoff list, and they find it impracticable to make a certification, they may authorize the seasonal position to be filled by an individual designated by the appointing authority.