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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 677:3 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 677 / Section 3
677:3 Rehearing by Board of Adjustment, Board of Appeals, or Local Legislative Body.
Status: in_force

I. A motion for rehearing made under RSA 677:2 shall set forth fully every ground upon which it is claimed that the decision or order complained of is unlawful or unreasonable. No appeal from any order or decision of the zoning board of adjustment, a board of appeals, or the local legislative body shall be taken unless the appellant shall have made application for rehearing as provided in RSA 677:2; and, when such application shall have been made, no ground not set forth in the application shall be urged, relied on, or given any consideration by a court unless the court for good cause shown shall allow the appellant to specify additional grounds. II. Upon the filing of a motion for a rehearing, the board of adjustment, a board of appeals, or the local legislative body shall within 30 days either grant or deny the application, or suspend the order or decision complained of pending further consideration. Any order of suspension may be upon such terms and conditions as the board of adjustment, a board of appeals, or the local legislative body may prescribe. If the motion for rehearing is against a decision of the local legislative body and if the selectmen, as provided in RSA 677:2, shall have called a special town meeting within 25 days from the receipt of an application for a rehearing, the town shall grant or deny the same or suspend the order or decision complained of pending further consideration; and any order of suspension may be upon such terms and conditions as the town may prescribe.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 195-K:3 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 195-K / Section 3
195-K:3 ABLE Savings Plan.
Status: in_force

I. (a) The state treasurer and the executive director shall, as needed, issue requests for proposals to evaluate and determine the vehicle for investments of the savings plan and its administration. (b) The state treasurer and the executive director shall consider and, if appropriate, give preference to proposals best meeting the following criteria: (1) Ability to administer financial programs with individual account maintenance and reporting. (2) Ability to develop and administer an investment program of a nature similar to the objectives of the ABLE savings plan. (c) The final selection of the vehicle for investments and its administration shall be made by the state treasurer and the executive director. (d) The state treasurer and the executive director may consider and contract with an ABLE savings account program previously established in another state. II. The savings plan may be on a "cash only" basis, and may include provisions for automatic deductions. III. The savings plan or such trust may be divided into multiple investment portfolios. If so divided, and if distinct records are maintained for any such portfolio and the assets associated with any such portfolio are accounted for separately from the other assets of the trust, then the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses incurred, contracted for, or otherwise existing with respect to a particular portfolio may be enforceable against the assets of such portfolio only, and not against the assets of the trust generally.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 435:34 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 435 / Section 34
435:34 Application.
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to obtain a permit to feed garbage to swine shall make written application therefor to the commissioner or the state veterinarian in accordance with the requirements of said commissioner or state veterinarian. At the time of filing such application the applicant shall pay to the state department of agriculture, markets, and food a permit fee in the sum of $10. All such fees shall be remitted to the state treasurer who shall place all moneys received to the credit of the state department of agriculture, markets, and food account for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 250:1 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 250 / Section 1
250:1 Authority.
Status: in_force

With the consent of the department of transportation, and upon such terms as it may approve, railroads and bus lines may hold or acquire, by lease or purchase, suitable lands, and convert and maintain the same, as a part of their system, into parks and pleasure grounds for the accommodation and recreation of the public.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 84-C:8 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 84-C / Section 8
84-C:8 Records.
Status: in_force

I. Every nursing facility shall: (a) Keep such records as may be necessary to determine the amount of its liability under this chapter. (b) Preserve such records for the period of 3 years or until any litigation or prosecution hereunder is finally determined. (c) Make such records available for inspection by the commissioner or his authorized agents, upon demand, at reasonable times during regular business hours. II. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties imposed under RSA 21-J:39.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 352-A:2 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 352-A / Section 2
352-A:2 Acts Prohibited.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to: I. Knowingly transfer or cause to be transferred to any article on which sounds are recorded, directly or indirectly by any means, with the intent to sell such article or cause it to be sold or to be used for profit: (a) Any sounds recorded on a phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, film, or other article on which sounds are recorded, without prior express written consent of the owner; or (b) Any performance, whether live before an audience or transmitted by radio, television or other means, without the prior express written consent of the performer. II. Advertise, sell or offer for sale at wholesale or retail, distribute, or possess for such purpose, any article on which sounds are recorded, if such person knew or should have known that such article: (a) embodies any sounds transferred from a phonograph record, disc, wire, tape, film or other article, without the prior express written consent of the owner; or (b) embodies any performance, whether live before an audience or transmitted by radio or television or other means, without the prior express written consent of the performer. Possession of 5 or more duplicate copies or 20 or more individual copies of such recorded articles, produced without the consent of the owner or performer, shall create a rebuttable presumption that such articles are intended for sale or distribution in violation of this section. III. This section does not apply to: (a) Any motion picture or any sound recording initially fixed on or after February 15, 1972; or (b) Any person who transfers, or causes to be transferred, any such sounds intended for or in connection with: (1) broadcast or telecast transmissions or related uses, provided the transferor is engaged in licensed radio or television broadcasting; (2) archival purposes; or (3) home or personal use, without involving compensation or profit.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 431:23 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 431 / Section 23
431:23 Administration.
Status: in_force

This subdivision shall be administered by the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 655:17-a — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 655 / Section 17-a
655:17-a Declaration of Intent; Other Candidates.
Status: in_force

Declarations of intent for nonparty or other candidates shall be in the following form and signed by the candidate: I, __________ , declare that I am domiciled in Ward __________ , in the city (or town or unincorporated place) of __________ , county of __________ , state of New Hampshire, and am a registered voter herein; that I intend to be a candidate for the office of __________ to be chosen at the general election to be held on the __________ day of __________ ; and I intend to file nomination papers by the deadline established under RSA 655:43. I further declare that, if qualified as a candidate for said office, I shall not withdraw; and that, if elected, I shall be qualified for and shall assume the duties of said office. If I have been convicted of a felony, I declare that I have completed my sentence as required in RSA 607-A:2.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 384-G:5 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 384-G / Section 5
384-G:5 Interest Charges.
Status: in_force

I. In addition to or in lieu of interest at a periodic percentage rate or rates as provided in RSA 384-G:3 and RSA 384-G:4, a bank may, if the agreement governing the revolving credit plan so provides, charge and collect, as interest, in such manner or form as the plan may provide, one or more of the following: (a) A daily, weekly, monthly, annual or other periodic charge in such amount or amounts as the agreement may provide for the privileges made available to the borrower under the plan. (b) A transaction charge or charges in such amount or amounts as the agreement may provide for each separate purchase or loan under the plan. (c) A minimum charge for each daily, weekly, monthly, annual or other scheduled billing period under the plan during any portion of which there is an outstanding unpaid indebtedness under the plan. (d) Reasonable fees for services rendered or for reimbursement of expenses incurred in good faith by the bank or its agents in connection with the plan, or other reasonable fees incident to the application for and the opening, administration and termination of a plan including, without limitation, commitment, application and processing fees, official fees and taxes, costs incurred by reason of examination of title, inspection, appraisal, recording, mortgage satisfaction or other formal acts necessary or appropriate to the security for the plan, and filing fees. (e) Returned payment charges or charges imposed for the return of a draft drawn on a revolving credit plan evidencing an extension of credit under such plan. (f) Documentary evidence charges. (g) Stop payment fees. (h) Overlimit charges. (i) Automated teller machine charges or similar electronic or interchange fees or charges. (j) Prepayment charges authorized under paragraph II. (k) Subject to any limitations contained in this chapter, such other fees and charges as are set forth in the agreement governing the plan. II. An individual borrower may pay the outstanding unpaid indebtedness charged to the borrower's account under a plan in full at any time. Except for a charge imposed to terminate a plan if the agreement governing the plan so provides, a bank may not impose any prepayment charge in connection with the payment of outstanding unpaid indebtedness in full by an individual borrower. A bank may charge and collect any prepayment penalty or charge specified in the agreement governing the plan in connection with the payoff and termination of a plan that is secured by a real estate mortgage. The terms of prepayment of the outstanding unpaid indebtedness relating to a revolving credit plan involving a borrower other than an individual borrower shall be as the bank and the borrower may agree. III. No charges assessed by a bank in accordance with this section shall be deemed void as a penalty or otherwise unenforceable under any statute or the common law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 597:10 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 597 / Section 10
597:10 Copies, on Appeal.
Status: in_force

In case of appeal, the municipal and district courts shall cause true and attested copies of the complaint, other process, records and recognizances, together with any cash bail in the case, to be filed with the clerk of the superior court within 10 days after the date of such order for recognizance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 378:30-b — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 378 / Section 30-b
378:30-b Conservation Investments; Included in Rates.
Status: in_force

The commission may include the cost or value of capital improvements or programs in the rates of a utility when the capital improvement or program provides for the conservation of the energy or water provided by the utility, regardless of whether the utility's capital improvement or program is implemented in or on the utility's premises or at the location of the user of the energy or of the water.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 553:18 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 553 / Section 18
553:18 Administration of Estate of Person Presumed Dead.
Status: in_force

I. The judge, following a hearing, may appoint an administrator of the estate of a person, with such limitations and powers as the judge deems appropriate: (a) Presumed dead pursuant to RSA 553:19, I; or (b) Who has left his or her home and has not been heard of or from directly or indirectly for 6 months and whom the judge believes to be dead. II. Prior to appointment of an administrator of the estate of a person not heard of, notice shall be published in a newspaper with statewide distribution which is also published on the Internet and one printed in the county in which the person had last lived for one year. Such notice shall be published at least once per week for 4 consecutive weeks. Such other notice shall be given to relatives as the judge may order. The notice shall give the name, age, and such other characteristics and descriptions as shall identify the person, and shall call for information concerning him or her.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-U:7-a — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-U / Section 7-a
126-U:7-a Notice and Record-Keeping Requirements for Foster Family Homes.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding RSA 126-U:7, foster family homes, as defined in RSA 170-E:25, shall keep records and provide notice of incidents involving seclusion or restraint, according to rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A by the commissioner of the department of human services. The rules shall provide for timely notice to parents or guardians, which may be provided through the department. In cases involving serious injury or death to a child subject to seclusion or restraint in a foster home, the rules shall provide for timely notification to the commissioner of the department of health and human services, the attorney general, and the state's federally-designated protection and advocacy agency for individuals with disabilities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:77-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 77-a
167:77-a Work Participation Rates.
Status: in_force

The department shall make strong efforts to meet the work participation rate requirements of the federal TANF program, as amended by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. I. Efforts may include the following actions: (a) Using state funds not claimed as maintenance of effort for the federal TANF program to provide benefits for categories of families who are exempt from the state's work activity requirements or who have good cause reasons for not participating. (b) Developing a diversion program for applicants for the employment program for up to 4 months to provide enhanced assessment and job placement services. (c) Making a claim for additional caseload reduction credits based on state spending above the minimum to meet the federal TANF maintenance of effort requirement. (d) Assigning participants into work activities that count toward the federal work participation rate where alternative activities are not better suited to assist the participant to enter, re-enter, and maintain employment and move toward self-sufficiency. (e) Providing continuing assistance to participants who are meeting the hour requirements in an unsubsidized job, as specified in RSA 167:85, VIII. II. The department shall submit a report to the oversight committee for health and human services, established in RSA 126-A:13, relative to actions taken to increase the work participation rate reported to the federal Department of Health and Human Services. The department also shall provide the oversight committee with an estimate of whether the state shall meet the federal requirements for each federal fiscal year by January 15 of that fiscal year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 80:7-b — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 80 / Section 7-b
80:7-b User's Taxes.
Status: in_force

Whenever a person, firm or corporation enters into a contract or agreement with the state or any political subdivision thereof and such contractor has in his possession and uses any taxable property owned by another upon the job to be performed under the contract or agreement, it shall be a stated term or condition of such contract that the contractor having such property in his possession shall be liable for the amount of taxes assessed against such property in the name of the owner of such property while the same is in the possession of such contractor to the extent of the amount of any sum or sums of money that may be due from said contractor to the owner of such property for rental or hire thereof at the time of or after the collector of taxes has notified said contractor in writing that he has made demand upon the owner of such property for payment of the taxes assessed upon said property but that the owner of such property has failed, neglected or refused to pay said taxes. Said contractor may retain from the sums to be paid for the use of such property the amount for which he is liable hereunder. The amount of the taxes for which the said contractor may be liable hereunder may be withheld or retained from the contract price under the provisions of RSA 80:7.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482:69 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 482 / Section 69
482:69 Hearing and Findings.
Status: in_force

After said notice, a public hearing shall be held and the department shall find, upon evidence furnished by its employees or others at the hearing, what property and rights are reasonably required by the municipality for the acquisition of the dam, other real estate, franchises, easements and other property necessary or desirable to enable the municipality to construct, maintain, repair, own and operate the dam so it may not be or become a dam in disrepair, and if the department shall find that payment for said property and rights will not cause the debt of said municipality as authorized by law to be exceeded, it shall determine the compensation to be paid for said property and rights, and render judgment accordingly.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 457:33 — NH Code / Title XLIII / Chapter 457 / Section 33
457:33 Fee for Solemnizing.
Status: in_force

The persons joined in marriage by a minister or justice of the peace shall pay the minister or justice a minimum of $5.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:27 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-I / Section 27
21-I:27 Administration.
Status: in_force

I. Administration of the state employees permanent group life and state employees and retirees group hospitalization, hospital medical care, surgical care and other medical and surgical insurance benefits shall be the responsibility of the commissioner of administrative services. II. The commissioner may administer the health benefits of the employees of the State Employees' Association of New Hampshire, Inc., SEIU, Local 1984, and certain retirees of the Association who were in the plan as of July 1, 2013, as set forth in this subdivision until such time as the commissioner concludes that the inclusion of the State Employees' Association employees and certain retirees does not serve the interests of the state employees and the state of New Hampshire. The State Employees' Association shall timely pay to the department of administrative services the cost of the premium for its participating employees and retirees in the plan.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:61 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 374 / Section 61
374:61 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project Loan Programs.
Status: in_force

A public utility may seek authorization from the department of energy, either individually or in combination with other public utilities, to establish loan, financing, or cost amortization programs for owners and tenants of residential, public, nonprofit, and business property to finance or otherwise amortize cost effective fuel neutral renewable energy and energy efficiency investments and improvements to the owner's or tenant's premises. The total amount loaned in such programs shall not exceed $5,000,000. The department shall authorize terms, conditions, and tariffs for the repayment of such loans and financed or underwritten investments and improvements through charges billed through and that run with the meter or meters assigned to the location where the investments are located, provided that such investments or improvements to a tenant's premises are only made with the written consent of the owner or the owner's authorized management representative. Pursuant to RSA 477:4-h, the owner, seller, lessor, or transferor of any real property subject to unamortized or ongoing charges under such a tariff shall disclose such fact to a prospective buyer, lessee, or occupant who might be responsible for paying such charges as a condition of utility service. A public utility may not finance these loan, financing, or cost amortization programs through its rate base, nor earn its regulated rate of return on such program investments and improvements to the owner's or tenant's premises, unless such investment is approved as part of a strategy for minimizing transmission and distributions costs pursuant to RSA 374-G.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-G:17 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-G / Section 17
162-G:17 Water Facilities.
Status: in_force

I. Any municipality or other political subdivision enabled to adopt the provisions of RSA 162-G may, by similar action, adopt the provisions of this section. Any such municipality or other political subdivision which adopts the provisions of this section may engage in projects under RSA 162-G which have as their purpose the improvement of the furnishing of water for domestic, industrial, agricultural, or other uses, if the water for such uses is to be available on reasonable demand to members of the general public. II. For the purposes of this section: "business and industrial facility" shall include and mean any facility suitable for collecting, purifying, storing, or distributing water for the aforesaid uses and shall hereinafter be called a "water facility"; "lease" shall include any conveyance or contract, however titled or described, providing for the use and operation of a water facility; "tenant" shall mean any corporation which is organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of furnishing water for any one or more of the uses described above and which is responsible for the use and operation of a water facility under a lease; and "trust indenture" shall include any conveyance, contract, or assignment to a trustee or other person to secure bonds issued to finance a water facility. A trust indenture may include a pledge of system revenues in whole or in part. A lease and a trust indenture may be combined as one instrument. III. No such municipality or other political subdivision acting by itself, or through a business and industrial development authority pursuant to RSA 162-G:15-a, shall be required hereby to have any ownership or other possessory interest in a water facility. In making findings under RSA 162-G:8 when acting under this section, the governing body, instead of making the findings required by subparagraphs I(b) and I(c) of RSA 162-G:8, shall find that the tenant has the necessary powers and franchises to construct and operate the proposed water facility and that the proposed water facility is suitable for the furnishing of water for the uses for which it is intended.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 325-A:29 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 325-A / Section 29
325-A:29 Crematory Authority; Bylaws.
Status: in_force

A crematory authority may enact reasonable bylaws not inconsistent with this chapter for the management and operation of a crematory operated by such authority. Nothing in this section shall prevent a crematory authority from enacting bylaws which contain more stringent requirements than those provided in this chapter.