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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 482:77 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 482 / Section 77
482:77 Small-Watershed Projects.
Status: in_force

I. The department is authorized to cooperate with cities and towns in the development of small-watershed projects as planned by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and local sponsoring organizations, under the provisions of Public Law 566, as amended, and under RSA 482:75. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the exercise of eminent domain may not be applied on any lands needed to allow the enlarging of a dam beyond the height or length needed solely for flood control purposes. II. Financial aid from the state for recreational purposes at such a project is contingent upon approval by the state soil conservation committee of a land use plan for proposed public development at each site under consideration. The state soil conservation committee shall review each site and shall assist the municipalities, local sponsoring organizations, and land owners in preparing a general land use plan for each site. The committee shall also assist the municipalities in the preparation of mutually acceptable applicable ordinances to which such a general land use plan shall conform. III. A small-watershed project fund is created to receive state and local municipal contributions for payment of the cost of acquiring additional land and right-of-ways and for construction costs for recreation purposes to be included in the structures and appurtenances on the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service projects. If the town joining in the project has matched the funds appropriated for the project by the state and has deposited the matching funds into the small-watershed project fund, the department is authorized to draw money from this fund for the purposes set forth in this section, subject to the conditions upon spending the matching funds set forth in the statute making the appropriation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 80:54 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 80 / Section 54
80:54 Calendar Days.
Status: in_force

Whenever the word "day" or "days" is used in this or any other chapter of the Revised Statutes Annotated relating or appertaining to the collection of taxes, giving of notices, holding of distrained property or in making reports to a register of deeds, it shall be construed to mean calendar days and Sundays and holidays shall be included.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 186:71 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 186 / Section 71
186:71 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision: I. "Diversity, equity, and inclusion" or "DEI" shall mean any program, policy, training, or initiative that classifies individuals based on a characteristic identified under RSA 354-A:1 for the purpose of achieving demographic outcomes, rather than treating individuals equally under the law. II. "Public school" means any school, academic institution, or institution of higher education in this state supported by public funds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 314-A:11 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 314-A / Section 11
314-A:11 Actions by the Executive Director.
Status: in_force

The executive director may, in accordance with applicable law, maintain an action in the name of the state against any person, partnership, association, or corporation for practicing body piercing, marking, branding, or tattooing or operating an establishment in which these activities are conducted within the meaning of this chapter without first obtaining a license. In charging any defendant in a complaint in such action, it shall be sufficient to charge that such defendant did, upon a certain day and in a certain county, practice or operate an establishment without having a license to do so, without averring any further or more particular facts concerning the same.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 263:27 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263 / Section 27
263:27 Age Limitation for Commercial Driver Licenses.
Status: in_force

A commercial driver license shall be issued to any person who has passed a commercial driver's examination. No such license shall be issued to any person less than 18 years of age.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 655:13 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 655 / Section 13
655:13 Forms and Directions.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to prepare all forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to furnish the same in reasonable quantities to the proper officials. It shall also be his duty to furnish full directions to the clerks of towns and wards when he sends them the notice provided for in RSA 655:11 as to the posting of notices, holding of primaries and making return thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 596-A:1 — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 596-A / Section 1
596-A:1 Adjournments.
Status: in_force

When an accused person is brought before a circuit court, upon a warrant or complaint, for trial or preliminary examination, the proceedings may be adjourned for cause, from time to time, as shall be adjudged reasonable, and the accused may be detained in custody, or required to recognize, with or without sureties, for the accused's appearance, as the nature of the case may require.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 425:19-i — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 425 / Section 19-i
425:19-i Failure to Keep Records.
Status: in_force

The failure to keep financial records shall be considered sufficient cause for the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food to withhold the distribution of funds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 82-A:4-a — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 82-A / Section 4-a
82-A:4-a Computation of Tax; Coin-Operated Telephone Service.
Status: in_force

If the tax imposed under this chapter is for coin-operated telephone service, the tax may be computed to the nearest multiple of $.05, except that, where the tax is midway between multiples of $.05, the next higher multiple shall apply.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 159-D:2 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 159-D / Section 2
159-D:2 Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

I. If the department of safety conducts criminal background checks under RSA 159-D:1, any records containing information pertaining to a potential buyer or transferee who is not found to be prohibited from receipt or transfer of a firearm by reason of state or federal law, which are created by the department of safety to conduct the criminal background check, shall be confidential and may not be disclosed by the department or any officers or employees to any person or to another agency. The department shall destroy any such records after it communicates the corresponding approval number to the licensee and, in any event, such records shall be destroyed within one day after the day of the receipt of the licensee's request. II. The department shall retain records containing any information pertaining to a potential buyer or transferee who is prohibited from receipt or transfer of a firearm for 3 years. III. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the department may maintain only a log of dates of requests for criminal background checks and unique approval numbers corresponding to such dates for an indefinite period. IV. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the department to maintain records containing the names of licensees who receive unique approval numbers or to maintain records of firearm transactions, including the names or other identification of licensees and potential buyers or transferees, including persons not otherwise prohibited by law from the receipt or possession of firearms.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 212:1-f — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 1-f
212:1-f Method of Giving Notice.
Status: in_force

I. When the owner resides or lives within the state, notice shall be given to the owner in person or left at the abode or sent to the owner by certified mail. II. When the owner does not reside or live within the state, notice may be given to the person, if any, who has the care or possession of the land, or may be sent by registered mail to the owner's last known address. III. If the owner is a person under guardianship or conservatorship, notice shall be given to the owner's guardian or conservator. If the owner is under any legal disability, a guardian or conservator may be appointed. IV. When the owner or resident is unknown or uncertain, a copy of such notice, when posted in 2 public places in the city or town in which the land is situated, at least 14 days previous to hearing, shall be deemed sufficient notice to such owner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 237:33 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 237 / Section 33
237:33 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, and/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. § 179:57 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 179 / Section 57
179:57 Suspension or Revocation; Administrative Fines.
Status: repealed

I. The commission shall cause frequent inspections to be made of all the premises with respect to which any license has been issued under the provisions of this title. If any license: (a) Violates any of the provisions of law or any of the rules of the commission adopted under this title; or (b) Fails to superintend in person or through a manager approved by the commission the business for which the license was issued; or (c) Allows the premises with respect to which the license was issued to be used for any unlawful purposes; or (d) [Repealed.] (e) Otherwise fails to carry out in good faith the purposes of this title or if the premises are regularly the site of violence, the license of such licensee may be suspended or revoked after notice and hearing, in accordance with RSA 541-A:31-36. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the commission after the appropriate hearing may impose a fine of a specific sum, which shall not be less than $100 nor more than $7,500 for any one offense. Such a fine may be imposed instead of, or in addition to, any suspension or revocation of a license by the commission. I-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission may accept at any time, a petition from the governing body of a city or town who has voted to accept the provisions of RSA 663:5, I(b), (c) and (d), to revoke a license to sell alcoholic beverages held by a licensee who is located within that community. Any petition filed under this paragraph shall state with particularity all relevant facts and circumstances that sustain the opinion of the petitioner to revoke a license. A licensee against whom a petition is filed shall be entitled to a public hearing before any decision by the commission. All proceedings conducted in conjunction with this paragraph shall conform to the requirements of RSA 541-A. I-b. License suspension for a violation of RSA 78:26 shall be as provided in RSA 78:26, VII. II. Appeals from a decision of the commission shall be in accordance with RSA 541. III. The commission shall, upon notification by the commissioner of the department of revenue administration of a tobacco tax violation, suspend or revoke any tobacco license issued under RSA 178. Any challenge to such suspension or revocation shall be made to the commissioner of the department of revenue administration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:94 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 94
261:94 Expiration of Official Cover Plates and Special Number Plates.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law any official cover plates and special number plates which are issued to elected or appointed officials who have a term of office shall expire at the expiration of their terms of office or upon their retirement, resignation, disqualification, expulsion, or death, whichever comes first.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 6-A:5 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 6-A / Section 5
6-A:5 Advances From the Treasury.
Status: in_force

Pending the issue of bonds or notes hereunder or in lieu of the issue of notes hereunder, the state treasurer may use any cash in the treasury for the purposes for which the bonds were authorized. Such advances shall be repaid without interest from the proceeds of bonds or notes issued hereunder.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:7 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 7
282-A:7 Employing Unit.
Status: in_force

I. "Employing unit" means any individual or type of organization, including any partnership, association, joint venture, trust, estate, joint-stock company, or corporation, whether domestic or foreign, or the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, trustee or successor thereof, or the legal representative of a deceased person, or this state or any political subdivision or any instrumentality thereof, which has, or subsequent to January 1, 1935, had, in its employ one or more individuals performing services for it within this state. II. All individuals performing services within this state for any employing unit which maintains 2 or more separate establishments within this state shall be deemed to be employed by a single employing unit for all purposes of this chapter. Whenever any employing unit contracts with or has under it any contractor or subcontractor for any work which is part of its usual trade, occupation, profession or business, individuals in the employ of such contractors or subcontractors shall be considered to be in the employ of the employing unit unless it shall be proven to the satisfaction of the commissioner of the department of employment security that such contracting is not for the purpose of avoiding the application of this chapter. Each individual employed to perform or to assist in performing the work of any agent or employee of an employing unit shall be deemed to be employed by such employing unit for all the purposes of this chapter, whether such individual was hired or paid directly by such employing unit or by such agent or employee, provided the employing unit had actual or constructive knowledge of the work.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-B:60 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-B / Section 60
304-B:60 Construction and Application.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be so applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make the law uniform with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 524:5 — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 524 / Section 5
524:5 Civil Forfeitures.
Status: in_force

In actions for the recovery of a penalty or forfeiture, in a recognizance in a civil case, or in an obligation or contract under seal, the court shall render judgment for such amount as is equitably due, or as will indemnify the plaintiff for the damages sustained by the breach of the condition.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 155-E:6 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 155-E / Section 6
155-E:6 Application for Amendment.
Status: in_force

When the scope of a project for which an excavation permit has been issued is proposed to be altered so as to affect either the size or location of the excavation, the rate of removal or the plan for reclamation, the owner shall submit an application for amendment of his excavation permit which application shall be subject to approval in the same manner as provided for an excavation permit.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:15.01 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 15.01
293-A:15.01 Authority to Transact Business Required.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign corporation may not transact business in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the secretary of state. (b) The following activities, among others, do not constitute transacting business within the meaning of RSA 293-A:15.01(a): (1) maintaining, defending, or settling any proceeding; (2) holding meetings of the board of directors or shareholders or carrying on other activities concerning internal corporate affairs; (3) maintaining bank accounts; (4) maintaining offices or agencies for the transfer, exchange, and registration of the corporation's own securities or maintaining trustees or depositaries with respect to those securities; (5) selling through independent contractors; (6) soliciting or obtaining orders, whether by mail or through employees or agents or otherwise, if the orders require acceptance outside this state before they become contracts; (7) creating or acquiring indebtedness, mortgages, and security interests in real or personal property; (8) securing or collecting debts or enforcing mortgages and security interests in property securing the debts; (9) owning, without more, real or personal property; (10) conducting an isolated transaction that is completed within 30 days and that is not one in the course of repeated transactions of a like nature; or (11) transacting business in interstate commerce. (c) The list of activities in RSA 293-A:15.01(b) is not exhaustive. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to preclude a determination that a foreign corporation is carrying on business activity within this state within the meaning of RSA 77-A:1, XII. (e) Any so-called Massachusetts trust or business trust established by law of any other state, desiring to do business in this state, shall be deemed to be a foreign corporation and shall be required to register under and comply with the provisions of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 511-A:11 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 511-A / Section 11
511-A:11 Release of Attachment.
Status: in_force

When an attachment is dissolved or released, by judgment or otherwise, the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney, upon request, shall give to the defendant or owner of the property attached one or more discharges thereof, which may be filed or recorded in the office or offices where the attachment was filed or recorded. The fees for filing or recording such discharges shall be in accordance with RSA 478:17-g.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 80:52-a — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 80 / Section 52-a
80:52-a Prepayment.
Status: in_force

Any town by vote at a town meeting under a proper article in the warrant or by vote of the board of selectmen or the town council and any city by vote of its governing board may authorize the prepayment of taxes and authorize the collector of taxes to accept payments in prepayment of taxes. If a town or city so votes, any person, firm or corporation owning taxable property may, at any time before notice of the amount of taxes assessed against said property has been received, make payments on account of such taxes as will be due and the collector shall receive such payments and give a receipt therefor and credit the amounts paid toward the amount of the taxes eventually assessed against said property. In any town or city which shall vote to authorize the prepayment of taxes the collector of taxes shall give such bond in the form and amount which the commissioner of revenue administration shall require, and the collector shall pay over all sums so received to the town treasurer under the provisions of RSA 41:35. No taxpayer shall be allowed to prepay taxes more than 2 years in advance of the due date of the taxes. No interest shall accrue to the taxpayer on any prepayment, nor shall any interest be paid to the taxpayer on any prepayment which is later subject to rebate or refund.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 169-A:7 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 169-A / Section 7
169-A:7 Additional Procedures Not Precluded.
Status: in_force

In addition to any procedure established by the interstate commission under RSA 169-A:2 for the return of any runaway juvenile, the particular states, the juvenile or his or her parents, the courts, or other legal custodian involved may agree upon and adopt any other plan or procedure legally authorized under the laws of this state and the other respective party states for the return of any such runaway juvenile.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-T:3 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-T / Section 3
162-T:3 State Regenerative Manufacturing Workforce Development Fund Established.
Status: in_force

I. There is established within the authority a state regenerative manufacturing workforce development fund, which shall be held by the authority apart from all of its other funds. Annual state appropriations and other funds from state or federal sources, and any gifts, grants, or donations, shall be credited to the fund. The state regenerative manufacturing workforce development fund shall be administered by the authority and shall be used for the sole purposes of carrying out the purposes of RSA 162-T:2. The authority shall invest the fund in accordance with RSA 6:8. Any earnings on fund moneys shall be added to the fund. All moneys in the fund shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the fund for the purpose of providing regenerative manufacturing worker educational debt relief as provided in this section. II. The authority may create subfunds or trusts of the state regenerative manufacturing workforce development fund, which shall be held by the authority apart from all of its other funds, which may be deemed irrevocably pledged to secure the repayment of state workforce development bonds issued under RSA 162-T:4. If such a pledged amount or amounts are called upon to be honored, the authority shall draw upon such fund for the purpose of honoring such pledge.