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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 279:27 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 279 / Section 27
279:27 Records of Hours and Wages.
Status: in_force

Every employer of employees shall keep a true and accurate record of the hours worked by each, wages paid to each, and classification of employment when necessary, and shall furnish to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative upon demand a sworn statement of the same. Employers shall retain such records of hours and wages for 3 years and such records shall be open to inspection by the commissioner or the authorized representative at any reasonable time, subject to the provisions of RSA 273:9. Every employer subject to a statutory minimum wage shall post and make available to his or her employees a copy of such statutory minimum wage. Employers shall be furnished copies of posters on request without charge. Records required by this section may be made, signed, acknowledged, approved, and retained electronically.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 184:113 — NH Code / Title XIV / Chapter 184 / Section 113
184:113 Implementation.
Status: in_force

I. In order to qualify for the New Hampshire dairy producer drought relief program, a producer shall complete and submit an application in which the department shall be provided proof of homegrown feed loss due to drought along with records of milk production for the 2016 calendar year. II. The department shall design and provide such forms and applications as necessary to calculate and process the program and shall supply such forms and applications to any producer upon request. III. Any producer electing to participate in the New Hampshire dairy drought relief program shall complete and submit an application no later than 30 days after the effective date of this subdivision. IV. For the purposes of verification of an application and claim, such records and data kept by the producer or producer's agent, the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency, the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Dairy Marketing Program, the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension service, Dairy Marketing Services LLC, or the producer's lender, cooperative, insurance agent, crop insurance representative, or processor shall be provided to the department along with the completed application. The department shall review such records and data in support of an application. V. A new producer's annual milk production for 2016 shall be prorated based on its actual milk production. VI. The applicant producer shall sign a release allowing the department access to production and crop records and permit the department on-site access for program verification purposes. The producer shall allow the department to make random inspections and audits of records, as necessary, in order to verify production. Information provided to the department is proprietary to the producer and the department and is to be used solely for program verification and determining payment. In no way shall such information provided be made public except for (a) the percentage of homegrown feed loss approved by the department, and (b) total payment to the producer. VII. The applicant producer shall sign a form provided by the department attesting, to the best of the producer's knowledge, that the records and data provided by the producer are accurate and truthful.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 430:24 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 430 / Section 24
430:24 Compact Administrator.
Status: in_force

The compact administrator for this state shall be the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food. The duties of the compact administrator shall be a regular part of the duties of his office, and his expenses as compact administrator shall be a charge upon funds of the department of agriculture, markets, and food.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 178:19-d — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 178 / Section 19-d
178:19-d Beer Specialty License.
Status: in_force

I. A beer specialty license may be issued by the commission to any person operating a retail outlet in this state the primary business of which is the sale of beer as defined in RSA 175:1. A beer specialty license shall allow the licensee to sell beverage, wine, tobacco, and e-cigarettes products directly to individuals at retail on the premises for consumption off the premises; beer may be sold in such barrels, bottles, or other containers as the commission may by rule prescribe. II. Beer specialty licensees shall maintain an inventory of 500 or more selection of beer labels. III. Beer specialty licensees shall maintain an inventory of food and nonalcoholic beverages which are readily available to the public, the wholesale value of which shall not be less than $1,000. IV. The commission may establish restrictions on the number of beer specialty licenses held by any person. V. All sales of beer, tobacco products, and e-cigarettes shall be recorded on cash registers. No additional registers shall be added during the remainder of the year without prior approval of the commission. No rebate shall be allowed for cash registers discontinued during the license year. VI. The commission may suspend the tobacco, e-cigarette, or alcohol sales portion of the license separately under the provisions of RSA 179:57. VII. The fee for a beer specialty license shall be found in RSA 178:29, II(d).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-F:9-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-F / Section 9-a
402-F:9-a Compliance With Orders.
Status: in_force

I. An RB or RM shall comply with any order of a court of competent jurisdiction or a duly constituted arbitration panel requiring the production of non-privileged documents by the RB or RM, or the testimony of an employee or other individual otherwise under the control of the RB or RM with respect to any reinsurance transaction for which it acted as an RB or RM. II. Compliance shall be subject to the right of the RB or RM, and the parties to the reinsurance transaction, to object to the court or arbitration panel concerning the nature or scope of the documents or testimony or the time within which it must comply with the order. Failure to comply with the order shall be deemed to be a material non-compliance with this chapter. However, in no event shall this section be construed to require more than one appearance by the same witness in a single action or arbitration.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 554:4 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 554 / Section 4
554:4 Articles Not Assets.
Status: in_force

The wearing apparel of the widow and her ornaments, according to the estate of her husband, and the wearing apparel, Bibles and school books of the minor children, are their property, and shall not be regarded as assets, or be the subject of bequest by the husband.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485:32 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485 / Section 32
485:32 Injuring Property.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall willfully injure any of the property of any water company or of any city or town, used by it in supplying water to its inhabitants, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person, and such person shall also forfeit and pay to such water company, city or town 3 times the amount of actual damages sustained, to be recovered in an action on the case.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 463-A:14 — NH Code / Title XLIV / Chapter 463-A / Section 14
463-A:14 Use of Custodial Property.
Status: in_force

I. A custodian may deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor's benefit so much of the custodial property as the custodian considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor, without court order and without regard to: (a) The duty or ability of the custodian personally or of any other person to support the minor; or (b) Any other income or property of the minor which may be applicable or available for that purpose. II. On petition of an interested person or the minor if the minor has attained the age of 14 years, the court may order the custodian to deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor's benefit so much of the custodial property as the court considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor. III. A delivery, payment, or expenditure under this section is in addition to, not in substitution for, and does not affect any obligation of a person to support the minor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 228-A:9 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 228-A / Section 9
228-A:9 Separate Funds.
Status: in_force

Any debt service fund, construction fund, debt service reserve fund, or other fund established in connection with the issuance of bonds under this chapter shall be kept separate from other moneys of the state. The moneys deposited in any such funds, together with income derived from any investments held as part of such funds, shall be expended without further authorization or appropriation as provided for in the trust or security agreement or resolution establishing such funds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-B:29 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-B / Section 29
293-B:29 Other Trusts Not Affected.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be interpreted to limit or to enlarge the power of trusts that are organized under any other law and shall apply only to a New Hampshire investment trust as defined in RSA 293-B:2, IV and an other investment entity as defined in RSA 293-B:2, VI.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:64 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 64
659:64 Determining Intention of Voter.
Status: in_force

If a ballot is marked for any office in a way which does not readily admit of counting or if a disagreement over how to count the ballot for any office occurs among the election officers present and counting votes, then the ballot shall be counted for that office in accordance with the majority vote of the election officials present and counting votes; provided that, if no alternative count receives a majority vote, the ballot shall be regarded as defective for that office as provided in RSA 659:65.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 211:49-aa — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 211 / Section 49-aa
211:49-aa Nonresident Wholesaler License.
Status: in_force

I. Any person, firm, or corporation who does not qualify as a resident under RSA 207:1 or RSA 211:43 and who is engaged in a wholesale trade in any marine species shall first procure a valid license from the executive director to do so in this state. The license shall entitle the licensee to buy, sell, process, and transport any marine species in wholesale trade within the state and to ship any marine species within and outside the state. A separate extra facility license shall be required for each market, store, vehicle, or facility where such marine species are bought or sold at wholesale. A nonresident wholesale license shall not be required by a person properly licensed pursuant to RSA 211:49-a. The fees for an annual license and for each extra facility license shall be set by the executive director pursuant to RSA 206:10, I. A copy of the license shall be carried in each vehicle and displayed at all facilities. II. No person, firm, or corporation, whose ship, vessel, or similar craft is within the territorial waters of this state shall engage in the processing or wholesale trade of any marine species, excluding northern shrimp, lobster, and crabs, without first procuring a license under this section. III. The license under this section shall not entitle a person, firm, or corporation to transport on state waters lobsters and crabs or northern shrimp taken outside the jurisdiction of the state via ship, vessel, or similar craft for the purposes of landing the lobsters and crabs in the state as permitted under RSA 211:49-d and the northern shrimp in this state under RSA 211:49-e.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 41:60 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 41 / Section 60
41:60 Copying Records.
Status: in_force

The selectmen may authorize and direct the town clerk to make, in suitable books, true copies of any of the public records of the town which have become so faded, worn out or otherwise defaced that in their judgment it is necessary they should be copied in order to insure the preservation of a proper record of the facts or instruments recorded. The town clerk shall attach thereto certificates of their correctness, and showing when, by whom and under what authority they were made, and shall also preserve the originals. Such copies shall have the same force and effect as the originals, and copies made therefrom may be used in evidence the same as if made from the originals, without showing the loss of the originals.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 188-H:6 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 188-H / Section 6
188-H:6 Collaboration With Law Enforcement.
Status: in_force

I. Each institution of higher education shall adopt policies and procedures with the local law enforcement agency having primary jurisdiction over the city or town wherein the institution's primary campus is located to establish the respective roles and responsibilities of each party related to the prevention of and response to on-campus and off-campus sexual misconduct. Institutions of higher education and local law enforcement agencies shall develop policies and procedures that comply with all applicable state and federal confidentiality and privacy laws and: (a) Delineate sharing protocols for investigative responsibilities. (b) Provide protocols for investigations, including standards for notification and communication and measures to promote evidence preservation. (c) Coordinate training, programing, and requirements on issues related to sexual misconduct. (d) Ensure that reporting parties are able to move safely and comfortably between classes, extracurriculars, sports, and campus jobs. (e) Develop a protocol for sharing information about specific crimes, which may include a mechanism for sharing information anonymously, that: (1) Requires that the reporting party authorized or requested that such information be shared and is fully and accurately informed about what procedures shall occur if the information is shared; and (2) Is carried out in a manner that is consistent with the General Education Provisions Act, 20 U.S.C. section 1221, and any other applicable provisions under state law. (f) Establish the methods for sharing the Clery Act reporting requirements and for facilitating the issuance of timely warnings and emergency notifications required by the Clery Act relative to crimes that may pose a serious threat to the campus or near campus communities. (g) Develop methods for notifying the appropriate county attorney's office. (h) Update such policies and procedures biennially. II. The commission may waive the requirements of this section in the case of an institution that demonstrates that it acted in good faith but was unable to adopt joint policies and procedures with the local law enforcement agency having primary jurisdiction over the city or town wherein the institution's primary campus is located. III. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a member of the department of state police or a local police department who acts as a first responder to a report of sexual misconduct at an institution of higher education shall receive training in the awareness of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking and in trauma-informed response, subject to appropriation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-O:9 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-O / Section 9
358-O:9 Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a prohibited practice under the provisions of RSA 358-A and shall be subject to any of the enforcement provisions of RSA 358-A.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415-C:10-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415-C / Section 10-a
415-C:10-a Action Against an Obligor, Designee or Representative of an Obligor.
Status: in_force

I. When an obligor, its designee, or any other representative of an obligor, including a seller or administrator, in any action or proceeding brought by the insurance commissioner has been found to be in violation of this chapter or has been ordered to cease and desist, and said finding or order has become final, any consumer claiming to be adversely affected by the act or practice giving rise to such finding or order, and to whom restitution has not been provided under RSA 415-C:10, IV or to whom the obligor, its designee or representative has not made voluntary restitution acceptable to the consumer within 30 days of the finding or order, may bring suit against said obligor to recover such damages or loss that have been suffered by him or her because of such action or practice. II. For the sole purposes of providing the consumer with the procedural rights set forth under RSA 541 and RSA 541-A, failure of the commissioner to take action under RSA 415-C:10 within 120 days from the date of the receipt of a complaint from an alleged injured person shall constitute a finding that the alleged act or practice is not in violation of this chapter. This finding may be appealed in accordance with RSA 541. If upon appeal the decision of the commissioner is not upheld, the consumer may proceed under RSA 415-C:10-a, I. This provision shall not bar the commissioner from bringing an enforcement action for violation of this chapter more than 120 days after receipt of a complaint.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 284:13 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 284 / Section 13
284:13 Supervision and Hearings.
Status: in_force

I. The lottery commission shall have the power to conduct hearings at which all matters pertaining to the administration of the affairs of the commission and all activities conducted under its jurisdiction may be investigated and determined and, under the hand of its chairperson, to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses at such hearings. The lottery commission on its own motion or at the request of any party may cause a complete record to be made of such hearings by a competent reporter or by electronic recording which shall be transcribed at the request and expense of any party desiring the same, and a copy of such transcription shall be furnished to any other party upon the written request and at the expense of such other party. If the record is not transcribed, the lottery commission shall prepare a summary record of the proceedings and evidence. Any member of the lottery commission, or the commission's designee, may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive testimony and shall forward findings to the full commission as part of the hearing. Disobedience of such subpoenas or false swearing before the lottery commission shall be attended with the same penalties as if such disobedience or false swearing occurred in an action in the superior court. The lottery commission shall have the power and authority to regulate, supervise and check the making of pari-mutuel pools and the distributions therefrom. It shall have the further power and authority to investigate as to the direct and indirect ownership and control of any licensee, and any expense incurred by the lottery commission in so doing shall be at the expense of such licensee or of the applicant for a license. Any party aggrieved by any final decision entered in proceedings before the lottery commission may, within 10 days after such decision is entered, appeal to the superior court by petition specifying the grounds upon which the decision is claimed to be unreasonable or unlawful. Findings and decisions by the lottery commission shall be deemed to be prima facie lawful and reasonable, and shall not be set aside on appeal unless found to be arbitrary, capricious, unreasonable, or unlawful. II. The lottery commission may, in accordance with the rules adopted in accordance with RSA 541-A, appoint a hearings officer or hearings officers, as necessary, to preside over such hearings as are required to comply with federal and state statutes and federal or state rules or regulations. The decision of the officer shall not be contrary to rules adopted by the lottery commission pursuant to RSA 541-A. The officer's decision shall be binding on all parties unless such decision is overturned on appeal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 400-A:6 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 400-A / Section 6
400-A:6 Deputy Commissioner; Other Department Positions.
Status: repealed

I. The commissioner, subject to the approval of the governor, shall appoint a deputy commissioner of insurance who shall hold office for 5 years and until a successor has been appointed and qualified. II. The deputy commissioner of insurance shall perform such duties and exercise such powers of the commissioner pursuant to RSA Title XXXVII as the commissioner from time to time may authorize. III. When the office of the commissioner is vacant, or when the commissioner is unable to perform his duties because of mental or physical disability, the deputy commissioner of insurance shall be acting commissioner. III-a. There shall be an assistant commissioner who shall be appointed by the commissioner of insurance. He or she shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. When the offices of the commissioner and deputy commissioner are vacant, or when the commissioner or deputy commissioner is unable to perform his or her duties because of mental or physical disability, the assistant commissioner shall be acting commissioner. The assistant commissioner shall perform such duties and exercise such powers of the commissioner pursuant to RSA Title XXXVII as the commissioner from time to time may authorize. III-b. [Repealed.] III-c. [Repealed.] III-d. [Repealed.] IV, V. [Repealed.] VI. [Repealed.] VII. The commissioner shall appoint, as the commissioner's assistants, a director of financial regulation, a director of life and health, a director of health economics, a director of health care analytics, a general counsel, an insurance fraud director, a senior insurance fraud investigator, a director of property and casualty, a property and casualty actuary, a chief property and casualty actuary, a workers' compensation analyst, a chief life, accident and health actuary, a compliance and enforcement counsel, a chief financial examiner, a communications director, and a health reform coordinator, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The director of financial regulation, director of life and health, director of health economics, director of health care analytics, general counsel, insurance fraud director, senior insurance fraud investigator, director of property and casualty, property and casualty actuary, chief property and casualty actuary, workers' compensation analyst, chief life, accident and health actuary, compliance and enforcement counsel, chief financial examiner, communications director, and health reform coordinator, shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the commissioner may authorize.