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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-S:1 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-S / Section 1
358-S:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: I. "Contract" means a month-to-month contract, monthly contract, or a term contract: (a) "Month-to-month contract" means any contract for a new prospective student to pay membership fees on a monthly basis. (b) "Monthly contract" means any contract where services are paid pro rata on a monthly basis for a predetermined period of time in excess of one month. No monthly contract shall be considered a "term contract." (c) "Term contract" means any contract where services are paid for in whole and in advance for a period of time greater than one month. II. "Facilities" means equipment, physical structures, and other tangible property utilized by a martial arts school to conduct its business. III. "Initiation fee" means any sum of money received at the initiation of a membership for the incurred costs, including advertising, administration, commissions, and orientation. IV. "Martial arts school" means any establishment primarily operated for the purpose of teaching a form or forms of self-defense, such as judo or karate. As used in this chapter, the term "martial arts school" shall not include, and this chapter shall not apply to, services rendered by: (a) The state or any of its political subdivisions. (b) Any nonprofit religious, ethnic, community, or service organization. (c) Any establishment that does not have as one of its primary purposes or businesses the provision of martial arts school services or facilities. V. "Member," "buyer," or "student" means a natural person who enters into a martial arts school contract or attains a status entitling him or her to the services or facilities of a martial arts school. VI. "Prepayment" means any payment for services or the use of facilities made before the services or facilities are made available by the martial arts school. It is not a prepayment if a payment for services or the use of facilities is made on the same day the services or use of the facilities is provided. Money or other consideration received by a martial arts school from a financial institution upon the assignment or sale of a contract shall be considered a prepayment to the extent the member is required to make prepayments to the financial institution pursuant to the contract. VII. "Seller" means the person, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity engaged in the operation of a martial arts school as defined in this section, and who offers for sale martial arts instruction at the martial arts school. VIII. "Services" means programs, plans, guidance, or instruction provided by a martial arts school for martial arts school members. IX. "Special offer or discount" means any offer of the marital arts school at a reduced price or without charge to the member or prospective member.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:164 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 164
304-C:164 Dissenters' Notices Required to be Provided by Limited Liability Companies to Members.
Status: in_force

I. If a proposed action of a limited liability company creating dissenters' rights under RSA 304-C:161 is authorized at a meeting of the members, the limited liability company shall deliver a written dissenters' notice to all members who have satisfied the requirements of RSA 304-C:163. II. The dissenters' notice must be sent no later than 10 days after the action of the limited liability company was authorized by the members or effectuated, whichever is the first to occur, and shall: (a) State where the payment demand shall be sent; (b) Supply a form for demanding payment that includes the date of the first announcement to news media or to members of the principal terms of the proposed limited liability company action and requires that the person asserting dissenters' rights certify whether or not the member acquired limited liability company interest before that date; (c) Set a date by which the limited liability company must receive the payment demand, which date may not be fewer than 30 days and not more than 60 days after the date of the notice required by paragraph I is sent; and (d) Be accompanied by a copy of this subdivision if the limited liability company has not previously sent a copy of this subdivision to the member under RSA 304-C:162.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-C:22 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-C / Section 22
402-C:22 Continuance of Coverage.
Status: in_force

I. All insurance policies issued by the insurer shall continue in force: (a) For a period of 30 days from the date of entry of the liquidation order; (b) Until the normal expiration of the policy coverage; (c) Until the insured has replaced the insurance coverage with equivalent insurance in another insurer; or (d) Until the liquidator has effected a transfer of the policy obligation pursuant to RSA 402-C:25, VIII; whichever time is less. II. If the coverage continued under this section is replaced by insurance that is not equivalent, the coverage continued under this section shall be excess coverage over the replacement policy to the extent of the deficiency. Claims arising during the continuation of coverage shall be treated as if they arose immediately before the petition for liquidation. Coverage under this section shall not satisfy any legal obligation of the insured to carry insurance protection, whether the obligation is created by law or by contract.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 77-A:21 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 77-A / Section 21
77-A:21 Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any other provision or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:28 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 28
282-A:28 Retirement Pay.
Status: in_force

I. The maximum weekly benefit amount of any individual who is receiving retirement pay, which means in this section a government or other pension, retirement or retired pay, annuity, or any similar periodic payment based on previous work, shall be reduced by an amount equal to such retirement pay or other payment which the commissioner finds can be reasonably said to apply to such week. In the case of such a payment, not made under the Social Security Act or the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, if the base period employer or chargeable employer under RSA 282-A:74 does not contribute to the fund from which such payments are made, this paragraph shall not apply. II. If the employee contributed 50 percent or more to retirement pay as described in paragraph I, no portion of said payments shall be deducted from the individual's maximum weekly benefit amount. For purposes of this section, the employee's contribution shall be rounded up to the nearest percent.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 287-F:14 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 287-F / Section 14
287-F:14 Amendments.
Status: in_force

Amendments and supplements to this compact may be adopted by concurrent legislation of the party states.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 405:26 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 405 / Section 26
405:26 Companies Excluded.
Status: in_force

Such licensee shall not offer any portion of such insurance to any company which has not been approved by the insurance commissioner and does not possess and maintain a surplus to policyholders of at least $500,000 or to any company which has within the preceding 24 months been in an impaired condition.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 507-I:1 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 507-I / Section 1
507-I:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: I. "Murder" means murder in the first degree as defined under RSA 630:1-a or murder in the second degree committed knowingly as defined under RSA 630:1-b, I(a), or a reasonably equivalent offense under federal law, the law of another state, or the law of a foreign country if the legal system of such country affords sufficient due process protections that a conviction thereunder can be deemed just and reliable. However, "murder" does not include conduct of a person that could be charged as the crime of causing or aiding a suicide as defined under RSA 630:4 even if such conduct also could be or has been charged under RSA 630:1-a or RSA 630:1-b, I(a). II. "Profits from a murder" means any property which the individual who committed the murder obtained, or income generated, as a result of having committed the crime, including any property or income obtained through the use of unique knowledge gained or learned during the commission of, or in preparation for the commission of, the crime, as well as any property obtained by, or income generated from, the sale, conversion, or exchange of such property and any gain realized by such sale, conversion, or exchange. III. "Victim" means the estate of the person who was murdered, or the immediate family of the person murdered, unless such individual is the one who committed the murder.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 237-A:13 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 237-A / Section 13
237-A:13 Prior Covenants and Contracts Not Affected.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not in any way limit, restrict or alter the obligation or powers of the state to carry out and perform in every detail each and every promise, covenant, agreement or contract made or entered into, prior to the enactment of this chapter, including without limitation obligations under turnpike bonds issued prior to July 1, 1971, or limit, restrict or alter the powers, rights, authority, duties or obligations of the treasurer or the commissioner of transportation or any other officer of the state to do and perform each and every act or thing required on the part of the state or any such officer to be done or performed by any such promise, covenant, agreement or contract.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 287-A:2 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 287-A / Section 2
287-A:2 Raffle Authorized.
Status: in_force

A charitable organization may conduct a raffle to promote the purpose for which it was organized, in the manner hereinafter provided, and not otherwise.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:118 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 118
231:118 Eminent Domain.
Status: in_force

If the legislative body of a municipality which has adopted a plan as described shall determine to acquire pursuant to said plan any real property or interest therein, including air rights, necessary for or incidental to the construction, maintenance or operation of public parking facilities, it may proceed to take such real property or interest therein by an exercise of the power of eminent domain in the same manner as provided in this chapter, or it may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by any other applicable statutory provisions for the exercise thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-G:43-a — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-G / Section 43-a
12-G:43-a Report on the Division of Ports and Harbors.
Status: in_force

I. The division director shall submit a biennial report on the status of development at the division to the governor and council, the board, the mayor and the city council in the city of Portsmouth, the selectmen in the towns of Rye, Newington, Hampton, North Hampton, New Castle, and Seabrook, the chairmen of the house and senate executive departments and administration committees, and the commissioner of the department of business and economic affairs. Such report shall be submitted and made available to the public biennially beginning on June 30, 2010. The first report issued on June 30, 2010 shall be for the 2-year period ending on June 30, 2009. II. The report shall include descriptions of: (a) The financial status of the division, including a report on the activities of the Pease development authority ports and harbors fund and a recommendation on whether to continue the fund as a nonlapsing fund and an accounting of the activities of the division of ports and harbors revolving loan fund. (b) Any contracts involving use of division property that have been executed in the previous 24-month period and the status and scope of all ongoing port development projects. (c) Programs and informational meetings held to permit and encourage communication between the division and the communities it serves. (d) Environmental reports, investigations, and permits received by, prepared by or on behalf of the division with respect to division property and activities on division property. (e) Any proposals for the sale of division property.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 332-G:6 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 332-G / Section 6
332-G:6 Scope of Practice.
Status: in_force

Any expansion in the scope of practice of a profession regulated under this title shall be adopted by legislation and not by administrative rule.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 235:6 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 235 / Section 6
235:6 Interstate Highways.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of transportation is authorized to make initial selection within the state of the routes of the national system of interstate highways and to take joint action with the state highway departments of the adjoining states to select the routes of such system, as provided in the Federal Highway Act of November 9, 1921, and the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 438:13 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 438 / Section 13
438:13 Stop-Use, Stop-Removal Orders.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, or his inspectors at his direction, shall have the power to issue stop-use orders, stop-removal orders, and removal orders with respect to weights and measures being, or susceptible of being, commercially used, and to issue stop-removal orders and removal orders with respect to packages or amounts of commodities kept, offered, or exposed for sale, sold, or in process of delivery, whenever in the course of his enforcement of the provisions of this chapter he deems it necessary or expedient to issue such orders. No person shall use, remove from the premises specified, or fail to remove from the premises specified, any weight, measure, or package or amount of commodity contrary to the terms of a stop-use order, stop-removal order, or removal order issued under the authority of this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 15-A:1 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 15-A / Section 1
15-A:1 Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that the performance of official duties does not give rise to a conflict of interest, by requiring the following persons to file a statement of financial interests with the secretary of state. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect this purpose.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:141 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 141
304-C:141 Certificate of Dissolution; Distributions of Assets Upon Liquidation of Limited Liability Company.
Status: in_force

I. Before making any distributions of assets to any members and managers upon the winding up of a limited liability company, the limited liability company or any person or persons authorized to wind up the limited liability company's internal affairs shall first obtain a certificate of dissolution from the department of revenue administration in accordance with RSA 77-A:18. II. Upon the completion of the winding up of a limited liability company, the assets of the limited liability company shall be distributed as follows: (a) Payment, or adequate provision for payment, shall be made to creditors, including, to the extent permitted by law, members who are creditors in satisfaction of liabilities of the limited liability company; (b) Unless an operating agreement provides otherwise, to members and former members in satisfaction of liabilities for distributions under RSA 304-C:94 and RSA 304-C:105; and (c) Unless an operating agreement provides otherwise, to members first for the return of their contributions and second respecting their limited liability company interests. III. Distributions to members and former members under subparagraph II(b) shall be allocated in accordance with RSA 304-C:95.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 655:19-a — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 655 / Section 19-a
655:19-a Filing Fee for Presidential Candidates Who File Nomination Papers.
Status: in_force

At the time of filing declarations of intent, each candidate for president who seeks nomination by nomination papers shall pay to the secretary of state a single fee of $250 for himself and his vice-presidential candidate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:85 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 5-C / Section 85
5-C:85 General Forms for Amending or Correcting a Vital Record.
Status: in_force

Except for divorce records which are amended by the court, 2 forms shall be used to correct any vital record which contains inaccurate, erroneous, or missing information. I. The first form shall be used if corrections to a vital record are to be made within 6 months of the filing of the birth, marriage, or death, except that the form shall not be used for the addition of a husband's name to the birth record. The form shall be completed by the clerk of the town or city with the following: an indication of the type of vital record, whether the correction is being done in order to enact a legal change of name, correct a state or town record which contains incorrect information, or make a correction due to spelling or other typographical errors; the items to be corrected; the items as they now appear on the record; the items as they should appear on the record after the correction is made; the date of the vital record event; information sufficient to identify the person requesting the correction; the source for the correction; the date the original vital record was filed with the clerk of the town or city; and the clerk's signature, town or city name, and date the clerk of the town or city signed the form. The form shall be forwarded to the division upon completion in order to have the correction made to the state record. II. A second form shall be used if corrections to a vital record are to be made more than 6 months after the filing of the birth, marriage, or death. The form shall be completed by the clerk of the town or city with the following: an indication of the type of vital record; the items to be corrected; the items as they now appear on the record; the items as they should appear on the record after the correction is made; the date of the vital record event; the name and address of the person requesting the correction; the birthplace of the person requesting the correction; a list of evidence presented indicating the type of documentation presented by the requestor; and the signature of the clerk of the town or city and date signed by month, day, and year. The form shall be signed by the person requesting the correction and shall be notarized by a notary public or justice of the peace. The clerk of the town or city shall submit the form to the state registrar along with a copy of the supporting documentation. The state registrar shall review the documentation for completeness and indicate approval or disapproval of the requested changes in accordance with RSA 5-C:40 for birth records, RSA 5-C:54 for marriage records, and RSA 5-C:94 for death records. If the registrar approves the change, the registrar shall correct the record and return the approved form to the clerk of the town or city.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 409:4 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 409 / Section 4
409:4 Minimum Nonforfeiture Benefits.
Status: in_force

Any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit available under the policy in the event of default in a premium payment due on any policy anniversary shall be such that its present value as of such anniversary shall be at least equal to the cash surrender value then provided for by the policy or, if none is provided for, that cash surrender value which would have been required by this chapter in the absence of the condition that premiums shall have been paid for at least a specified period.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 179:62 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 179 / Section 62
179:62 Manufacture, Sale, and Possession of False Identification.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall knowingly manufacture, sell, advertise for sale, solicit orders for, deliver or cause to be delivered, or produce in any manner any photographic identification card that purports to be an official document issued by a local, state, or federal government, or any political subdivision thereof, which contains false or inaccurate information regarding the name, address, date of birth, or height and weight characteristics of the cardholder. A person who violates this paragraph shall be guilty of: (a) A misdemeanor. (b) A class B felony if such person has had 2 or more prior convictions in this state or another state for the conduct described in this paragraph. (c) A class B felony if such person is engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling, advertising for sale, soliciting orders for, delivering, or causing to be delivered photographic identification cards in violation of this paragraph. II. In this section, "engaged in the business" means manufacturing, selling, advertising for sale, soliciting orders for, delivering, or causing to be delivered 5 or more photographic identification cards in violation of paragraph I. III. No person shall possess a photographic identification card that purports to be an official document issued by a local, state, or federal government, or any political subdivision thereof, which contains false or inaccurate information regarding the name, address, date of birth, or height and weight characteristics of the card holder. Any person who violates this paragraph shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. IV. Interests in any tools, instruments, computer or computerized records, products, and equipment of any kind, or other paraphernalia used in the manufacture, sale, advertising for sale, delivery, or solicitation of any order for sale, of a false identification card, shall, upon petition of the attorney general, be subject to forfeiture to the state and shall be vested in the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 508:4-f — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 508 / Section 4-f
508:4-f Bidders on Construction Contracts.
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, association or corporation which suffers damages as a result of a competitive bid for a project involving the construction, repair, remodeling, alteration, conversion, modernization, improvement, rehabilitation, replacement, or renovation of a building or structure not being awarded due to another person, firm, association or corporation knowingly violating RSA 281-A:5 of the workers' compensation law may bring an action for damages or other relief in the superior court against said violator.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 328-C:5-b — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 328-C / Section 5-b
328-C:5-b Immunity From Civil Action.
Status: in_force

No civil action shall be maintained against the board or any member of the board or its agents or employees, against any organization or its members, or against any other person for, or by reason of any statement, report, communication, or testimony to the board or any determination, action, statement, report, communication, disclosure or testimony by the board in relation to any proceeding or communication under this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:148 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 148
231:148 Trees Donated.
Status: in_force

Whenever any party, at a proper time of the year, shall present to a municipality well grown nursery trees, the tree wardens may set out such trees in the highways, cemeteries, commons, schoolhouse yards and other public places, as indicated by the donor, and protect the same at the expense of the town to the extent that funds are available for such purpose.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 418:7 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 418 / Section 7
418:7 No Personal Liability.
Status: in_force

Officers and members of the supreme, grand or any subordinate body of any such incorporated society shall not be individually liable for the payment of any disability, death or other benefit provided for in the laws and agreements of such society, but the same shall be payable only out of the funds of such society and in the manner provided by its laws.