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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 327:2 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 327 / Section 2
327:2 Board.
Status: repealed

I. There shall be a board of registration in optometry consisting of 5 members; including 4 optometrists and one public member, each to be appointed by the governor, with the approval of the council, to a term of 5 years. No member shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms. II. Optometrist members of the board shall be of good professional character and shall reside and be practicing within the state. III. The public member of the board shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of the optometric profession or the spouse of any such person, and who does not have, and never has had, a material financial interest in either the provision of optometric services or an activity directly related to optometry, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment. IV. [Repealed.] V. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-A:207 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-A / Section 207
310-A:207 Rulemaking Authority.
Status: repealed

I. The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: (a) The qualifications of applicants in addition to the requirements of this subdivision, including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of good professional character. (b) Procedures for auditing applicants and license holders. (c) The criteria for a license to be renewed or reinstated, including any requirements for continuing education. (d) Professional standards required to be met by each holder of a license under this subdivision and how disciplinary actions by the board shall be implemented for violations of these standards. (e) [Repealed.] (f) Procedures for approving education courses for eligibility for licensure and for a continuing education program. (g) How an applicant shall be examined, including the time, place, type, and form of the examination. (h) The design of an official seal. (i) The establishment of administrative fines which may be levied in the administration of this subdivision. II. The board shall adopt one eligibility examination required for licensure that is an independent recognized examination. III. At least 40 days prior to any hearing to be held pursuant to RSA 541-A:11, the board shall furnish a copy of any proposed rules or amendments thereto, to all affected professionals licensed by the board and the commissioner of the department of environmental services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 141-H:5 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 141-H / Section 5
141-H:5 Use of Genetic Testing in Life, Disability Income, and Long-Term Care Insurance.
Status: in_force

I. Except as provided in paragraph II of this section, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the provision of life insurance, disability income insurance, or long-term care insurance. II. A person in the business of providing life, disability income, or long-term care insurance who obtains information with respect to any genetic testing of an individual or a member of the individual's family shall not use that information in writing a type of insurance coverage other than life, disability income, or long-term care insurance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 201-D:7 — NH Code / Title XVI / Chapter 201-D / Section 7
201-D:7 Library Forums.
Status: in_force

Each library area shall have a library forum consisting of one representative from each public library, at least one representative from each school district, and a representative of each other than public library which chooses to participate. The state library shall be represented on each forum.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 14:50 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 14 / Section 50
14:50 Legislative Security; Authority.
Status: in_force

I. The sworn members of the legislative security staff while on official duty shall have the authority of an ex officio constable including the power to detain persons who are creating a disturbance or who they have reasonable grounds to believe have committed any offense under the laws of the state, for as long as necessary to surrender the person to a state trooper, deputy sheriff, or local police officer having jurisdiction, provided such detention is accomplished in a reasonable manner. II. When in the performance of their duties legislative security staff members shall be entitled to the same indemnification of state officers and officials as provided in RSA 99-D:2. III. The legislative security staff shall be considered a law enforcement agency for purposes of receiving and exchanging criminal justice information and motor vehicle registration information with the department of safety and other law enforcement agencies. IV. Legislative security staff members shall not be required to meet the training and certification requirements of RSA 106-L:6 but may attend and participate in training programs at the police standards and training council and upon successfully completing such programs shall receive the same academic credits or certifications as other peace officers attending such programs. V. Legislative security staff members who were certified police officers prior to appointment to the legislative security staff may retain or regain their police certification while serving as sworn members of the legislative security staff upon completing such continuing education requirements as the police standards and training council may require.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 554:5 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 554 / Section 5
554:5 Articles Not to be Inventoried.
Status: in_force

The wearing apparel, Bibles, family pictures, photographs, albums and any other personal trinkets of sentimental rather than intrinsic value belonging to the deceased leaving a widow, husband, children or heirs surviving, shall not be inventoried or accounted for, but shall be delivered by the administrator to the surviving husband or wife, if any, otherwise shall be divided by him among the children or, if there are no surviving children, among the heirs; but the same may be otherwise disposed of by will.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 4:17 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 4 / Section 17
4:17 Purchases of Surveyors' Maps, and Other Records.
Status: in_force

The governor and council may expend a sum not to exceed $5,000 in any calendar year for the purpose of purchasing from the estates of deceased surveyors and civil engineers such field notes, maps, and other records prepared by them as will be of value in preserving real estate records of the state, and may direct the highway commissioner or other engineers to examine such records as are for sale for the purpose of ascertaining their value to the public. The governor is authorized to draw his warrant for the payment of the same out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 361-D:20 — NH Code / Title XXXIII-A / Chapter 361-D / Section 20
361-D:20 Satisfaction of Lease.
Status: in_force

After the payment of all sums for which the lessee is obligated under a lease, and upon the lessee's written request, the holder shall mail to the lessee at the lessee's last known address a document stating that the lessee has made payment in full. This document shall not operate to release the lessee from liability for events discovered by the holder subsequent to the mailing of such document.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 260:19 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 260 / Section 19
260:19 Destruction of Original Records.
Status: in_force

Whenever such photographs, microphotographs or reproductions on film shall be placed in conveniently accessible files and provisions made for preserving, examining and using the same, the director shall have the power to authorize the destruction of the original records, papers or documents.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-B:4 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227-B / Section 4
227-B:4 Removal.
Status: in_force

Any member of the commission may be removed for just cause through a majority vote of the governor and council.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 161-F:62 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 161-F / Section 62
161-F:62 Administration; Services.
Status: in_force

I. The homemaker services shall be administered through the department and shall be coordinated with any existing homemaker services. The services shall be provided through the purchase of qualified service and, to the extent feasible, shall be coordinated through local agencies. To be certified by the department, any agency, whether public or private, nonprofit or profit, shall meet the basic standards for licensure under RSA 151. II. Benefits provided to an individual or family may include full or part-time care and services. Normally, the services will be on a part-time basis. Persons who are eligible under rules adopted by the commissioner may receive the benefits of the services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 499:12 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 499 / Section 12
499:12 Allowances for Services.
Status: in_force

The court, acting as a body, may make such allowance as it thinks proper to the clerks of the several counties in full for services by them rendered for which no fees are established by law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227:2 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227 / Section 2
227:2 Insurance.
Status: in_force

The department shall procure liability insurance through the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-J:7 — NH Code / Title XI / Chapter 151-J / Section 7
151-J:7 Reports.
Status: in_force

The commission shall annually report its findings and any recommendations which may include proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the governor, and the health and human services oversight committee established in RSA 126-A:13. Such report shall describe the activities of the commission, indicate the extent of each institution's participation, state the aggregate relative frequency of workplace violence incidents, the nature and extent of injuries, how incidents were responded to, and, to the extent possible, identify strategies for reducing workplace violence incidents. Annual reports of the commission shall not be confidential, but any information about processes or outcomes shall be aggregate data only and shall not reference individual incidents, patients, health care providers, or institutions, in accordance with the confidentiality requirements of RSA 151-J:5.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 263:34-h — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263 / Section 34-h
263:34-h Licensing Skills Test Exemption.
Status: in_force

The director may exempt applicants for a motorcycle driver's license or endorsement from the licensing skills test if they present proof of successful completion of a rider training course that includes a similar test of skills that is approved by the director.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-E:2 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-E / Section 2
358-E:2 Prohibitions on the Advertising or Sale of Distributorships.
Status: in_force

No person may advertise, offer, contract, sell, or promote any distributorship in this state unless the person has registered with the attorney general, as provided in RSA 358-E:3.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 668:5 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 668 / Section 5
668:5 Preparation of Special Ballots.
Status: in_force

For any state election, the secretary of state shall prepare special ballots for the voters of all unincorporated places. For purposes of this section, "special ballots" shall mean the ballots to be used by all unincorporated places in the same state representative district as opposed to separate ballots for each unincorporated place. These special ballots shall have no location printed on them, but shall have a space where the name of an unincorporated place shall be entered by the town clerk of the designated town. The secretary of state shall print only the names of candidates for offices for which the voters of the unincorporated place are entitled to vote, as provided in RSA 668:4. It shall be the duty of the town clerk to make ready in advance a sufficient number of ballots for each person on the official checklist of the unincorporated places. If it is necessary because of election day registrations, extra ballots shall be prepared and the number attested to at the end of the voting. In all other respects, such special ballots shall be printed and forwarded to the town clerk in the same manner as the other ballots for the designated town.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 626:3 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 626 / Section 3
626:3 Effect of Ignorance or Mistake.
Status: in_force

I. A person is not relieved of criminal liability because he acts under a mistaken belief of fact unless: (a) The mistake negatives the culpable mental state required for commission of the offense; or (b) The statute defining the offense expressly provides that such mistake is a defense; or (c) Such mistake supports a defense of justification as defined in RSA 627. II. A person is not relieved of criminal liability because he acts under a mistaken belief that his conduct does not, as a matter of law, constitute an offense unless his belief is founded upon a statement of the law contained in a statute or other enactment, or an administrative order or grant of permission, or a judicial decision of a state or federal court, or a written interpretation of the law relating to the offense officially made by a public servant, agency or body legally empowered with authority to administer, enforce or interpret such law. The defendant must prove a defense arising under this subsection by a preponderance of evidence.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 207:8-c — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 207 / Section 8-c
207:8-c Use of Drugs on Wildlife.
Status: in_force

I. In this section: (a) "Drug" means any chemical substance, other than food or mineral/vitamin supplements, that affects the structure or biological function of any mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian under the jurisdiction of the fish and game department. (b) "Normal animal husbandry practices" means practices related to the production and care of animals in accordance with RSA 21:34-a, II(a)(4). II. No person shall administer any drug, including but not limited to drugs used for fertility control, disease prevention or treatment, immobilization, or growth stimulation, to any mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian under the jurisdiction of the fish and game department without the written authorization from the executive director or his or her designee, except as provided in paragraph III or IV. III. This section does not apply to the use of a drug as an aid in normal animal husbandry practices. IV. This section shall not be construed to limit employees or agencies of the state or the United States, or local animal control officers or licensed wildlife rehabilitators in the performance of their official duties related to public health, wildlife management, wildlife rehabilitation, or wildlife removal. However, a drug shall not be administered by any person for fertility control or growth stimulation without the written authorization of the executive director or his or her designee, except as provided in paragraph III. V. An officer of the fish and game department may take possession of any mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian under the jurisdiction of the department, if the officer has probable cause to believe the animal has been administered drugs in violation of this section. VI. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 569:2 — NH Code / Title LVII / Chapter 569 / Section 2
569:2 Not Valid as Against Unpaid Taxes.
Status: in_force

No common law assignment of personal property, whether recorded or not, shall be valid to transfer to the assignee the title of the assignor therein as against any unpaid taxes assessed thereon prior to the date of said assignment. Any such unpaid taxes shall be a preferred claim as against other creditors.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 187-A:25-a — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 187-A / Section 25-a
187-A:25-a Audit.
Status: in_force

The governor shall be a member ex officio of each audit committee appointed by the board of trustees. The governor may designate another member of the board of trustees to serve in the governor's place as a member of the audit committee. The board of trustees shall submit to the governor, for concurrence, the board's recommendation with respect to the selection of external auditors. The external auditors selected by the board of trustees shall render their report and findings to the board of trustees, to the governor, and to the legislative fiscal committee. Such auditors shall provide to the governor and to the legislative fiscal committee any information normally provided to the audit committee and shall respond to any request from the governor or from the legislative fiscal committee relative to the financial conditions, operations, and systems of the university that the board reviewed during its audit.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 408:13 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 408 / Section 13
408:13 General Policy Requirements for Life Insurance.
Status: in_force

Every life insurance policy subject to this chapter shall comply with the following: I. Payment of premiums. There shall be a provision relating to the time and place of payment of premiums. II. Grace period. There shall be a provision that the policyholder is entitled to a grace period for the premium due, except the first, during which grace period the death benefit coverage shall continue in force, unless the policyholder has given the insurer written notice of discontinuance in advance of the date of discontinuance and in accordance with the terms of the policy. The policy may provide that the policyholder shall be liable to the insurer for the payment of a pro rata premium for the time the policy was in force during such grace period. The commissioner may adopt rules to establish the length of the grace period. III. Entire contract. There shall be a provision that the policy, together with a copy of the signed and completed application, shall constitute the entire contract between the parties. IV. Incontestability. There shall be a provision that the policy shall be incontestable by the insurer after it has been in force for 2 years during the lifetime of the insured. However, any increase in the amount of the policy's death benefits subsequent to the policy issue date, which occurred upon a new application or request of the owner and was subject to satisfactory proof of the insured's insurability, shall be incontestable after the increase has been in force, during the lifetime of the insured, for 2 years from the date of issue of increase. V. Misstatement. If there is a misstatement of age or gender in the policy, the amount of the death benefit shall be that which would be purchased by the most recent mortality charge at the correct age or gender. The commissioner may approve other methods which are deemed satisfactory. VI. Suicide. If the policy includes a suicide exclusion, such exclusion shall not apply after the second anniversary of the effective date of the policy.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 570-A:5 — NH Code / Title LVIII / Chapter 570-A / Section 5
570-A:5 Immunity of Witnesses.
Status: in_force

Whenever, in the judgment of the attorney general, the testimony of any witness, or the production of books, papers, or other evidence by any witness, in any case or proceeding before any grand jury or superior court involving any violation of this chapter or any of the offenses enumerated in RSA 570-A:7, or any conspiracy to violate this chapter or any of the offenses enumerated in RSA 570-A:7, is necessary to the public interest, the attorney general, or a county attorney upon the written approval of the attorney general, shall make application to the superior court that the witness shall be instructed to testify or produce evidence subject to the provisions of this section, and upon order of the court such witness shall not be excused from testifying or from producing books, papers, or other evidence on the ground that the testimony or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture. No such witness shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which he is compelled, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, nor shall testimony so compelled be used as evidence in any criminal proceeding (except in the proceeding described in the next sentence) against him in any court. No witness shall be exempt under this section from prosecution for perjury or contempt committed while giving testimony or producing evidence under compulsion as provided in this section.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 481:13 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 481 / Section 13
481:13 Reservoirs; How Operated.
Status: in_force

The department shall regulate and direct the storage and release of water from each reservoir in such manner and at such times as shall be most beneficial for regulating the flow of rivers and streams to lessen damages resulting from floods and to promote the state's industrial and economic welfare by enhancing the present and potential water power and for supplying water to any political subdivision of the state for public or domestic use (provided that any such subdivision shall be required to pay to said department a fair and reasonable compensation as determined by said department for water so supplied) and subject thereto for water users in accordance with the provisions of contracts entered into pursuant to RSA 481:8. The department shall not interfere with or obstruct the flow of stored water released from any present or future water storage or conservation reservoir located upstream from said project.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-J:5 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-J / Section 5
358-J:5 Remedies.
Status: in_force

I. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of RSA 358-A:2. Any right, remedy or power set forth in RSA 358-A, including those set forth in RSA 358-A:4, II, may be used to enforce the provisions of this chapter. II. The rights, obligations, and remedies provided in this chapter shall be in addition to any other rights, obligations, or remedies provided for by law or in equity.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 363:25 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 363 / Section 25
363:25 Publications.
Status: in_force

The commission may, from time to time, subject to the approval of the governor and council, publish such of its reports and orders and such statistics and other information concerning public utilities doing business in this state as the commission may deem to be of public interest.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 302:8 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 302 / Section 8
302:8 Fees.
Status: in_force

The fee for each registration or reregistration provided for herein shall be $1.