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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 38:7 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 38 / Section 7
38:7 Reply by Utility.
Status: in_force

The utility shall reply to the inquiry provided for in RSA 38:6 by delivering its answer in writing to the governing body within 60 days of the receipt of the inquiry. If the reply is in the negative, or if the reply is not made within the 60 days, the utility thereby forfeits any right it may have had to require the purchase of its plant and property by the municipality, and the municipality may proceed to acquire the plant as provided in RSA 38:10. If the reply is in the affirmative, the utility shall submit the price and terms it is willing to accept for all of its plant and property identified by the municipality in its inquiry, together with a detailed schedule of such plant and property with proper evidence of title. All of the plant and property identified by the municipality shall at all reasonable times thereafter be open to the examination of the officers and agents of the municipality and others charged with the duty of determining the fair value of the property.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 194:21-a — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 194 / Section 21-a
194:21-a Long-Term Contracts.
Status: in_force

The school districts of the state may enter into a contract with each other for the establishing and maintaining jointly a high school for the benefit of their pupils and may raise and appropriate money to carry said contracts into effect. The school boards of said districts, acting jointly or otherwise, shall have the authority and perform such duties in relation to schools so maintained as may be provided for in the contracts. The term of any such contract may be for a term not to exceed 20 years from the date of the contract. In entering into such contract either of said school districts may bind itself to the payment of tuition for the entire term of the contract and may also bind itself to annual payments on account of capital investments.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 205:9-b — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 205 / Section 9-b
205:9-b Demonstration Projects.
Status: in_force

A housing authority is authorized to develop, test and report methods and techniques, and carry out demonstrations and activities, for the prevention and the elimination of urban blight.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:32 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 72 / Section 32
72:32 Veterans of Allied Forces.
Status: in_force

Any person otherwise entitled under the provisions of RSA 72:28, 28-b, 30 and 31 who being a citizen of the United States, or being a resident of New Hampshire, at the time of his or her entry therein, served on active duty in the armed forces of any of the governments associated with the United States in the wars, conflicts, or armed conflicts set forth in RSA 72:28, shall be entitled to the tax credit authorized by RSA 72:28 or RSA 72:28-b.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 327-A:3 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 327-A / Section 3
327-A:3 Application for Registration.
Status: in_force

An application for a certificate of registration for ophthalmic dispensing under this chapter shall be filed with the office in such form and detail as the executive director shall require in accordance with rules adopted under RSA 541-A, shall be duly signed and shall include, but not be limited to: I. The name and the business address of the applicant; if an individual, the name under which he intends to conduct business; if a partnership, the name and business address of each member thereof, and the name under which the business is to be conducted; if a corporation, the name of the corporation and the name and business address of each of the officers of the corporation. II. The place or places, including the complete address or addresses, where the business is to be conducted.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-L:12 — NH Code / Title XIX-A / Chapter 227-L / Section 12
227-L:12 Remuneration; Expenses.
Status: in_force

I. Wardens and deputy wardens in towns and unorganized places shall be allowed for their services such remuneration as may be fixed by the commissioner and the director. Any regularly paid warden, deputy warden, lookout watcher, or fire patroler may be directed and used by the forest ranger or the director on any state or municipal forestry work or other public work, when in the judgment of the director the safety of woodlands is not endangered by such use. II. The town forest fire wardens and deputy wardens attending training sessions called by the director under RSA 227-G:3, II(e) shall be paid for their time and expenses in attending such training sessions, within the limits of available funds, such payment to be borne equally by the municipalities represented and the state in the same manner as provided in RSA 227-L:22.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 28-A:2 — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 28-A / Section 2
28-A:2 Membership; Appointments.
Status: in_force

The nominating committee shall observe the following rules in nominating the 15 member charter commission: I. No more than 5 members shall be appointed from each commissioner voting district. II. The members shall be appointed as equally as possible from each of the commissioner voting districts. For counties without districts, the appointees shall represent varied geographical areas of the county. III. No more than 60 percent of the members shall be members of the same political party. IV. At least one member shall be the chairman of the board of commissioners or his designee from the county. V. At least 3 members shall be currently elected state representatives from the county. VI. At least 5 members shall not currently hold an elective office in any level of government. VII. All members shall be persons with expertise in government structure, the law, or other skills useful to the commission. VIII. Up to 2 members may be nonresidents who have special knowledge or expertise in government organization, law, or other skills useful to the commission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 195-D:10 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 195-D / Section 10
195-D:10 Trust Agreement.
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the corporation, any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the corporation and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of such revenue bonds may pledge or assign the revenues to be received or proceeds of any contract or contracts pledged and may convey or mortgage the project or any portion thereof. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such revenue bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including particularly such provisions as have been specifically authorized in this chapter to be included in any resolution or resolutions of the corporation authorizing revenue bonds thereof. It is lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the state which may act as depositary of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues or other moneys to furnish such indemnifying bonds or to pledge such securities as may be required by the corporation. Any such trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee or trustees, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the corporation judges reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of a project.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21:6-a — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21 / Section 6-a
21:6-a Residence.
Status: in_force

Residence or residency shall mean a person's place of abode or domicile. The place of abode or domicile is that designated by a person as his or her principal place of physical presence to the exclusion of all others. Such residence or residency shall not be interrupted or lost by a temporary absence from it, if there is an intent to return to such residence or residency as the principal place of physical presence.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:30 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 674 / Section 30
674:30 Utility Structures.
Status: in_force

Local ordinances, codes, and regulations enacted pursuant to this title shall apply to public utility structures, provided, however, that: I. Notwithstanding the provisions of any such local ordinance, code, or regulation, a planning board, or its designee pursuant to paragraph II, upon application by a utility, may waive any requirement contained in an ordinance, code, or regulation for any unoccupied structure which is less than 200 square feet in area, which is necessary for the furnishing of utility service for the public health, safety, or general welfare, and for which the utility's siting options are limited by virtue of said structure being a physically integrated component of the utility's transmission or distribution apparatus. Any such waiver shall terminate, without further action by the planning board, if said structure ceases to be used for provisions of utility services. II. The planning board may adopt regulations, pursuant to RSA 675:6 to ensure that such utility structures do not adversely affect the character of the area or create a hazard to the public. Such regulations may designate the building inspector, municipal engineer, road agent, or other official as agent of the planning board for purposes of this section. Notice shall be given by the planning board to abutters and the public, according to the procedures provided for in RSA 676:4, I(d), 10 days prior to any decision to be issued under such regulations. A hearing shall be held, if requested by the applicant or the abutters at any time prior to issuance of the decision, or if the board determines that a hearing is necessary. Notice of such hearing shall be given as provided in RSA 675:7, and no decision shall be issued until after the hearing. III. A public utility which uses or proposes to use a structure which does not fit the criteria described in paragraph I, or fits those criteria and has been denied a waiver, or has been granted a waiver with conditions unacceptable to the utility when the waiver was applied for pursuant to paragraph I, may petition the public utilities commission to be exempted from the operation of any local ordinance, code, or regulation enacted under this title. The public utilities commission, following a public hearing, may grant such an exemption if it decides that the present or proposed situation of the structure in question is reasonably necessary for the convenience or welfare of the public and, if the purpose of the structure relates to water supply withdrawal, the exemption is recommended by the department of environmental services. IV. Except for small power production facilities, as defined in RSA 362-A:1-a, X, and cogeneration facilities, as defined in RSA 362-A:1-a, I-c, owned and operated by a New Hampshire franchised utility, small power production facilities and cogeneration facilities shall not be considered to be public utilities under this section and may not petition the public utilities commission for an exemption from the operation of any regulation under this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 359-C:12 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 359-C / Section 12
359-C:12 Criminal Penalties.
Status: in_force

I. Any person who wilfully or knowingly participates in a violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. II. Any person who induces or attempts to induce a violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 4:12 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 4 / Section 12
4:12 Governor's Staff.
Status: in_force

The governor may appoint such staff, including but not limited to legal counsel, professional persons, consultants, assistants, secretaries, stenographers, and clerks, as he shall need who shall render such services as the governor may require of them. He shall fix their compensation within the limits of the appropriation made for such purposes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 416-A:5 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 416-A / Section 5
416-A:5 Financial Requirements.
Status: in_force

Every title insurance company shall have a minimum capital, which shall be paid in and maintained, of not less than $200,000 and, in addition, paid-in surplus of at least $100,000.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 365:22 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 365 / Section 22
365:22 Railroads Which Are Common Carriers.
Status: in_force

Whenever the commissioner shall be of the opinion, after a hearing had upon his own motion or upon complaint, that any part of any railroad operating as a common carrier of passengers or freight within the state reasonably requires alteration or reconstruction, or that the regulations, practices, equipment, appliances or service of any such railroad in respect to transportation of persons or property within the state are unjust, unreasonable, unsafe, improper or inadequate, the commissioner of the department of transportation shall determine the reconstruction or alteration reasonably required, or the just, reasonable, safe, adequate and proper regulations, practices, equipment, appliances and service thereafter to be in force or to be provided, and shall fix and prescribe the same by order to be served upon every such railroad to be bound thereby.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 292:19 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 292 / Section 19
292:19 Collective Investments.
Status: in_force

Said charitable corporation may combine money and property belonging to various trusts in its care for the purpose of facilitating investments, providing diversification and obtaining a reasonable income; provided, however, that the participating contributory interest of said trusts shall be properly evidenced by appropriate bookkeeping entries showing on an annual basis the capital contribution of and the profit and income allocable to each trust; and provided, further, that not more than 10 percent of the fund shall be invested in the obligations of any one corporation or organization, excepting deposits in savings banks, obligations of the United States and of the state of New Hampshire and its subdivisions; and provided, further, that nothing herein shall be construed to authorize the investment of funds of a trust in any manner not authorized by law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 301-B:21 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 301-B / Section 21
301-B:21 Defense of Reliance on Records of the New Hampshire DAO.
Status: in_force

In any matter relating to the New Hampshire DAO, a developer, participant, administrator or legal representative shall be fully protected from liability to the New Hampshire DAO and to the participants if the person acting in such a role relies, in a manner consistent with contractual good faith, on the records of the New Hampshire DAO as evidenced by a records displayed on a public forum the validity of which shall be verifiable by a valid record on the blockchain of the New Hampshire DAO.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 284:15-d — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 284 / Section 15-d
284:15-d Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any person who individually or as an officer of a corporation or association knowingly conceals or assists in the concealment, or fails to disclose, information required to be provided as specified in RSA 284:15-b shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year or both.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 264:20 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 264 / Section 20
264:20 Amount of Proof of Financial Responsibility.
Status: in_force

Proof of financial responsibility shall mean proof of ability to respond in damages for any liability thereafter incurred, as a result of accidents which occur in New Hampshire, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, control, or use of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer in the amount of $25,000 because of bodily injury or death to any one person; and subject to said limit respecting one person, in the amount of $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death to 2 or more persons in any one accident, and in the amount of $25,000 because of injury to and destruction of property in any one accident. Whenever required under this chapter such proof in such amounts shall be furnished for each motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer registered by such person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 438:10 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 438 / Section 10
438:10 General Testing.
Status: in_force

When not otherwise provided by law, the commissioner, or his inspectors at his direction, shall have the power to inspect and test to ascertain if they are correct all weights and measures kept, offered, or exposed for sale. It shall be the duty of the commissioner, as he may deem necessary, to inspect and test to ascertain if they are correct all weights and measures commercially used (1) in determining the weight, measurement, or count of commodities or things sold, or offered or exposed for sale, on the basis of weight, measure, or of count, or (2) in computing the basic charge or payment for services rendered on the basis of weight, measure, or of count; provided, however, that with respect to single-service devices (that is, devices designed to be used commercially only once and to be then discarded) and with respect to devices uniformly mass-produced, as by means of a mold or die and not susceptible of individual adjustment, tests may be made on representative samples of such devices. The lots of such samples which are representative shall be held to be correct or incorrect upon the basis of the results of the inspections and tests on such samples.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 215-A:26 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 215-A / Section 26
215-A:26 OHRV Dealers and Rental Agents.
Status: in_force

I. Any person who is in the business of selling OHRVs shall be required to be licensed as a dealer with the executive director. The executive director shall assign a distinguishing number to the dealer and issue appropriate plates. The dealer may use the plates for pleasure purposes, but shall not rent or otherwise permit these plates to be used except for demonstration purposes in connection with the dealer's business. License numbers or plates shall be carried while the OHRV is operated. II. Any person shall make application to the executive director to accept money or other valuable consideration for the temporary use of OHRVs provided to members of the general public. The executive director shall assign a distinguishing number to the applicant and issue appropriate decals which shall not be transferable between OHRVs owned by the rental agent and those used for rental. When renting OHRVs, any person shall be required to use rental decals, if said machine is to be used off the rentor's land. III. The executive director or duly authorized agent may revoke a dealer or rental agent license for cause. IV. Each dealer or rental agent shall be licensed by the fish and game department under this section and shall pay $10 for each license. All license fees collected shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the fish and game department to offset the administrative costs of this section. V. The executive director shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to the application for, further definitions, licensing requirements, design of, issuance, denial or revocation of, dealer or rental agent plates or decals.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 230:32 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 230 / Section 32
230:32 Required Filing.
Status: in_force

Whenever proceedings have been completed under the provisions of this chapter for the taking of land or other property for class I or class II highways the commissioner of transportation shall cause to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the respective county where said land or other property is situated a plan of the final taking together with all deeds, if any, received by the state in such taking, which deeds shall make specific reference to said plan, and, if eminent domain proceedings have been had hereunder, a copy of the return of the commissioners showing the highway or any alteration by them laid out as provided in RSA 230:20 shall be recorded in said registry of deeds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9:16-b — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 9 / Section 16-b
9:16-b Reductions Authorized.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governor may, with the prior approval of the fiscal committee, order reductions in any or all expenditure classes within any or all departments, as defined in RSA 9:1, if he determines at any time during the fiscal year that: (a) Projected state revenues will be insufficient to maintain a balanced budget and that the likelihood of a serious deficit exists; or (b) The actual lapse for each fiscal year is not going to equal the level estimated in the forecast of funds, unappropriated surplus, as issued by the legislative budget assistant. II. The governor shall make available a summary report every 60 days to the presiding officers and to the chairman of the fiscal committee about any actions under this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 463-A:25 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 463-A / Section 25
463-A:25 Short Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "New Hampshire Uniform Transfers to Minors Act."
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 466:1-a — NH Code / Title XLV / Chapter 466 / Section 1-a
466:1-a Vaccination Required.
Status: in_force

I. Before a license is issued under the provisions of this subdivision, the owner or keeper of a dog shall furnish to the clerk verification from a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been vaccinated against rabies in accordance with the provisions of RSA 436. Persons applying for a group license under RSA 466:6 shall also furnish to the clerk verification from a licensed veterinarian that the dogs have been vaccinated against rabies in accordance with RSA 436. II. Notwithstanding paragraph I, if a valid rabies certificate is on file with the clerk in accordance with RSA 436:102, the owner shall not be required to produce such verification at time of licensure.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 314-A:4 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 314-A / Section 4
314-A:4 Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to: I. Any person licensed by the New Hampshire board of medicine or the office of professional licensure and certification, as applicable, for anyone acting within the scope of practice in accordance with RSA 328-D, RSA 329, or RSA 329-C. II. A person or facility which performs only ear lobe piercing.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:7.40 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 7.40
293-A:7.40 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subdivision: (1) "Derivative proceeding" means a civil suit in the right of a domestic corporation or, to the extent provided in RSA 293-A:7.47 in the right of a foreign corporation. (2) "Shareholder" includes a beneficial owner whose shares are held in a voting trust or held by a nominee on the beneficial owner's behalf.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-H:15 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-H / Section 15
21-H:15 Severability.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed in all respects so as to meet all constitutional requirements. If any provision or clause of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter, and to that end, the provisions of this chapter shall be separable from all other sections hereof and the nullification of any section from this chapter shall have no effect on the remaining sections of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 16:5 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 5
16:5 Calling.
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of the affirmative votes above required, the secretary of state shall set a day for the convening of the general court which day shall not be more than 15 days thereafter and notice thereof shall be sent by the secretary of state to each member of both houses.