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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200-N:1 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 200-N / Section 1
200-N:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Anaphylaxis" means a rapidly progressing, life-threatening allergic reaction that can occur following exposure to certain allergens, most commonly, but not limited to, foods, insect stings, medications, and latex. Signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis include, but are not limited to, difficulty breathing, coughing, throat clearing, altered heart rhythms, hives, redness or blotches on the skin, nausea and vomiting, low blood pressure, shock, and loss of consciousness. Failure to treat these symptoms promptly, with epinephrine, may result in serious consequences up to and including death. II. "Independent school" means a school which is governed by a board of trustees or other officials who are not publicly elected. An independent school shall not include a chartered public school established pursuant to RSA 194-B, but shall include a private school as provided in Ed 401.01(d). III. "Licensed campus medical professional" means any of the following individuals who are employed by or have contracted with a postsecondary educational institution or an independent school and are designated by the postsecondary educational institution or independent school to serve in such a capacity: (a) A physician licensed under RSA 329. (b) A physician associate licensed under RSA 328-D. (c) An advanced practice registered nurse or registered nurse who is licensed under RSA 326-B. IV. "Member of the campus community" means an individual who is a student, faculty member, or staff member of a postsecondary educational institution or an independent school. V. "Trained designee" means a member of the campus community trained by a licensed campus medical professional in the emergency administration of epinephrine.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 491:1 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 491 / Section 1
491:1 Justices.
Status: in_force

The superior court shall consist of a chief justice, appointed by the governor and council to a 5-year term, and 22 associate justices. Said justices shall be appointed and commissioned as prescribed by the constitution and shall exercise the powers of the court unless otherwise provided. The chief justice shall be appointed from among the associate justices. In the event that the chief justice resigns as chief justice or is not reappointed at the expiration of the 5-year term, he or she may return to the position of associate justice, whether or not an associate justice vacancy then exists.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 187-A:22 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 187-A / Section 22
187-A:22 Reports.
Status: repealed

I. The trustees shall file with the governor and council, by November 1 of each year, a report of the operations, progress and financial condition of the university system and its constituent institutions. They shall include in the report an account of improvements made. One copy thereof shall be transmitted to each college endowed under the act of Congress cited in RSA 187-A:5, I; one copy to the Secretary of the Interior; one copy to the legislative fiscal committee; one copy to the house education committee and one copy to the senate education committee. II. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 158:9-h — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 158 / Section 9-h
158:9-h Certificates of Competency for Explosives.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall use explosives unless at least one natural person with a current and valid certificate of competency is physically present to conduct the blasting operation. A certificate of competency shall not constitute a license under RSA 158:9-b but shall be in addition to any other license required under that section. II. No natural person shall conduct blasting operations without a current certificate of competency issued by the commissioner of safety and valid for the category of use involved. Such certificate shall be valid for 4 years from the date of issue unless suspended or revoked by the commissioner. III. The commissioner of the department of safety shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, establishing the categories of certificates of competency based on the use of the explosives and the procedure and criteria for issuing, renewing, suspending, and revoking such certificates. IV. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of RSA 158:9-h, I, and any natural person convicted of violating RSA 158:9-h, II, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first and second offense and of a felony for any subsequent offense. V. The fee for a certificate of competency or its renewal shall be as stated in RSA 158:9-c, VI.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:10.04 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 10.04
293-A:10.04 Voting on Amendments by Voting Groups.
Status: in_force

(a) If a corporation has more than one class of shares outstanding, the holders of the outstanding shares of a class are entitled to vote as a separate voting group (if shareholder voting is otherwise required by this chapter) on a proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation if the amendment would: (1) increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of the class; (2) effect an exchange or reclassification of all or part of the shares of the class into shares of another class; (3) effect an exchange or reclassification, or create the right of exchange, of all or part of the shares of another class into shares of the class; (4) change the rights, preferences, or limitations of all or part of the shares of the class; (5) change the shares of all or part of the class into a different number of shares of the same class; (6) create a new class of shares having rights or preferences with respect to distributions that are prior or superior to the shares of the class; (7) increase the rights, preferences, or number of authorized shares of any class that, after giving effect to the amendment, have rights or preferences with respect to distributions that are prior or superior to the shares of the class; (8) limit or deny an existing preemptive right of all or part of the shares of the class; or (9) cancel or otherwise affect rights to distributions that have accumulated but not yet been authorized on all or part of the shares of the class. (b) If a proposed amendment would affect a series of a class of shares in one or more of the ways described in subsection (a), the holders of shares of that series are entitled to vote as a separate voting group on the proposed amendment. (c) If a proposed amendment that entitles the holders of 2 or more classes or series of shares to vote as separate voting groups under this section would affect those 2 or more classes or series in the same or a substantially similar way, the holders of shares of all the classes or series so affected must vote together as a single voting group on the proposed amendment, unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or required by the board of directors. (d) A class or series of shares is entitled to the voting rights granted by this section although the articles of incorporation provide that the shares are nonvoting shares.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 491:7 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 491 / Section 7
491:7 Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The superior court shall take cognizance of civil actions and pleas, real, personal, and mixed, according to the course of the common law, except such actions as are required to be brought in the family division under RSA 490-D, district courts under RSA 502-A, or the probate courts under RSA 547; of writs of mandamus and quo warranto and of proceedings in relation thereto; of petition and appeals relating to highways and property taken therefor and for other public use; of actions commenced in the probate or district courts where a right to jury trial is guaranteed by the constitution; of actions commenced in a district court which are transferable by statute to the superior court; of suits in equity under RSA 498:1; of petitions for new trials; of petitions for the redemption and foreclosure of mortgages; of all other proceedings and matters to be entered in, or heard at, said court by special provisions of law; and of all other proceedings and matters cognizable therein for which other special provision is not made.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:37 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 37
266:37 Spot Lamps and Auxiliary Lamps.
Status: in_force

I. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed 2 spot lamps and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will strike the windshield, or any windows, mirror, or occupant of another vehicle in use, except that a spot lamp may be used by a police officer to illuminate the interior of a vehicle being stopped from the rear. II. Except as provided in paragraph II-a, any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed 3 auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than 12 inches nor more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands, with such measurements to be made from the ground to the center of the lens, except that vehicles while used in the winter maintenance of ways may be driven with auxiliary head lamps higher than 42 inches above the surface upon which the vehicle stands provided such head lamps shall be aimed so that the top of the beam of light produced by these head lamps does not exceed the height of a horizontal line which is 42 inches high at a distance of 75 feet ahead of the head lamps of said vehicle. II-a. Motorcycles as defined in RSA 259:63 may be equipped with not to exceed 4 auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front of the motorcycle at a height of not more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the motorcycle stands, with such measurements to be made from the ground to the center of the lens. III. Every spot lamp and auxiliary driving lamp shall be approved by the director. IV. Aftermarket LED light bars, flood light style pod lights, roof or roll bar mounted lights shall not be illuminated while operating on a way.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 216-A:7 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 216-A / Section 7
216-A:7 Conservation Corps Established.
Status: in_force

The director of the division of parks and recreation, in cooperation with the commissioner of the department of health and human services, shall establish a conservation corps for the purpose of employing New Hampshire youth with an emphasis on employing young people who need educational and vocational assistance to perform successfully in school, in their communities, and in their personal lives. The services of these young people shall be used to create a hiking trail extending the length of the state or such other resource management and conservation projects deemed appropriate and necessary.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 175:8 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 175 / Section 8
175:8 Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this title, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect the other provisions or applications of the title which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications and to this end the provisions of this title are severable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 287-I:4 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 287-I / Section 4
287-I:4 Commission Directed Sports Wagering.
Status: in_force

The commission is further authorized to directly offer lottery games to authorized bettors within the state in the form of tier III sports wagers through the commission's lottery retailers subject to the provisions of this chapter. The commission may retain vendors to support the commission in operating a sports book and such vendors shall be selected through a competitive bid process and approved by the governor and executive council.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 431:4-b — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 431 / Section 4-b
431:4-b Phosphorus Content of Turf Fertilizer.
Status: in_force

I. No no-phosphate fertilizer sold at retail for use on turf shall have an available phosphate level in excess of 0.5 percent. II. No turf fertilizer sold at retail that is intended for use on newly established or repaired lawns, or for lawns testing deficient in phosphorus shall exceed an application rate of 0.25 pounds P2O5 per 1,000 square feet per application and 0.5 pounds P2O5 per 1,000 square feet per year. III. No natural organic turf fertilizer shall exceed a per application rate of one pound of available phosphate per 1,000 square feet.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 168-B:19 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 168-B / Section 19
168-B:19 Irrevocability.
Status: in_force

No action to invalidate a gestational carrier agreement meeting the requirements of this chapter or to challenge the rights of parentage established pursuant to this chapter for a gestational carrier arrangement shall commence once the pregnancy is established.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 362-A:4 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 362-A / Section 4
362-A:4 Payment by Public Utilities for Purchase of Output.
Status: in_force

Public utilities purchasing electrical energy in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall pay rates per kilowatt hour to be set from time to time by the commission. Such rates shall be based on the purchasing utility's avoided costs. The commission may set long term rates which shall, at the option of the qualifying small power producer or qualifying cogenerator, be based on the purchasing utility's avoided costs either calculated for the time of delivery or calculated for a specified term at the time the qualifying small power producer or qualifying cogenerator agrees to be obligated to deliver for the specified term. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of any electric utility or any qualifying small power producer or qualifying cogenerator to agree to a rate for any purchase which differs from the rate or terms or conditions which would otherwise be required by the commission. No payments or rates shall be required by this section in locations where retail electric competition is certified to exist pursuant to RSA 38:36, unless such payments or rates are pursuant to an arrangement authorized by RSA 362-A:3.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 101-B:1 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 101-B / Section 1
101-B:1 Definition.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "employee" means any person whether appointed, elected or under contract, providing services for the state, county, city, town or other political subdivision, for which compensation is paid.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 232:30 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 232 / Section 30
232:30 Discontinuance of Unused Layout.
Status: in_force

No action for damages in laying out or altering a highway shall be brought after it has been discontinued unless brought within 6 months thereafter; and only the actual damage shall be recovered.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 654:7-c — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 654 / Section 7-c
654:7-c Observation to Voter Registration.
Status: in_force

Any person shall have a right, as safety, welfare, and rights of voters permit, to observe in-person voter registration, wherever it is conducted, provided however, that the person may not be positioned within 5 feet of the voter registration table where the exchange of nonpublic information between the applicant for registration and the election official receiving the application may be heard or seen. When a person registers to vote on election day, the ballot clerk, upon adding the person's name to the checklist at the check-in table, shall publicly announce the person's name 2 times and shall publicly announce the address the person has registered as his or her domicile one time. These announcements shall be made in a manner that allows any person appointed as a challenger to hear the announcement. Where the physical layout of a polling place makes it impractical to position challengers or interested voters who are registered at that polling place where they can hear the announcement at the check-in table, the moderator shall arrange an alternative means for challengers or interested voters who are registered to vote at that polling place to be informed of the new voter's name and domicile address and be afforded an opportunity to challenge the voter at the check-in table.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 206:39 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 206 / Section 39
206:39 Federal Funds.
Status: in_force

The department of fish and game is authorized to receive and expend with the approval of the governor and council any gifts and grants from any source including the United States of America and to hold property real and personal, acquired thereunder to complete any project authorized under the provisions of this title.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 329:32 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 329 / Section 32
329:32 Title.
Status: in_force

This act may be known and cited as the "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act."
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275:34 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275 / Section 34
275:34 Applications of Provisions.
Status: in_force

RSA 275:32 and 33 shall not apply to establishments used for the manufacture or distribution of gas, electricity, milk or water, nor to the transportation, sale, or delivery of food.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 36-A:4 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 36-A / Section 4
36-A:4 Powers.
Status: in_force

I. Said commission may receive gifts of money, personal property, real property, and water rights, either within or outside the boundaries of the municipality, by gift, grant, bequest, or devise, subject to the approval of the local governing body, such gifts to be managed and controlled by the commission for the purposes of this section. Said commission may acquire in the name of the city or town, subject to the approval of the local governing body, by purchase, the fee in such land or water rights within the boundaries of the municipality, or any lesser interest, development right, easement, covenant, or other contractual right including conveyances with conditions, limitations, or reversions, as may be necessary to acquire, maintain, improve, protect, or limit the future use of or otherwise conserve and properly utilize open spaces and other land and water areas within their city or town, and shall manage and control the same, but the city or town or commission shall not have the right to condemn property for these purposes. II. No commission, its members, or designee shall enter private property to gather data about the property for use in a wetlands designation, prime wetlands designation, natural resource inventory report or map, or natural heritage map without first obtaining permission of the property owner or agent, or a lawfully issued warrant. Such permission may be oral or written, provided that record is made of oral authorization. If consent for entry is denied, the conservation commission, or designee, may obtain an administrative inspection warrant under RSA 595-B. III. Prior to requesting permission, the commission, its members, or designee shall notify the landowner of the purpose of the data gathering, the specific features that will be evaluated, the manner in which the data collected will be recorded and distributed, and possible known consequences of the data collection. IV. No data gathered by entering property without the permission of the landowner or an administrative warrant shall be used for any purpose other than law enforcement purposes authorized by statute. V. The conservation commission, in reviewing an application to provide input to any other municipal board, shall not require submission of an application for or receipt of a permit or permits from other state or federal governmental bodies prior to accepting a submission for its review or providing such input.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-A:52 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-A / Section 52
304-A:52 Administration.
Status: in_force

I. The secretary of state shall collect all fees required under this chapter and shall pay them to the state treasurer to be deposited in the general fund as unrestricted revenue, except as provided in paragraph II. II. The state treasurer shall pay the expenses of administering this chapter out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated until the fees collected pursuant to this chapter have been received by the treasurer. Thereafter, the treasurer shall pay the expenses of administering this chapter out of the fees collected under this chapter and shall reimburse the treasury for previous expenses paid by the treasurer. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the sums authorized by this section out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 436:57 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 436 / Section 57
436:57 Importations.
Status: in_force

In no case shall compensation be allowed for any animals destroyed which may have contracted or been exposed to such disease in a foreign country, or on the high seas, or which have been brought or shipped into this state within 3 months previous to showing evidence of such disease, except animals that have been imported directly from tuberculosis or brucellosis free herds, and are accompanied by properly approved health charts certifying that fact; and the owner or person in possession thereof shall furnish satisfactory evidence as to the time during which such animals have been owned in the state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-D:4 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-D / Section 4
126-D:4 Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings: I. "Adoption assistance state" means a state which is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case. II. "Commissioner" means commissioner, department of health and human services. III. "Residence state" means the state of which the child is a resident by virtue of the residence of the adoptive parents. IV. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of the United States or one administered by the United States.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 149-I:19 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 149-I / Section 19
149-I:19 Establishment; Duties.
Status: in_force

Any town or village district which adopts the provisions of this chapter may, at the time of such adoption or afterwards, vote to establish a board of sewer commissioners, consisting of 3 members, which board shall perform all the duties and possess all the powers in the town or district otherwise hereby conferred upon the selectmen.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 325:2 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 325 / Section 2
325:2 Board.
Status: repealed

I. There shall be a board of registration of funeral directors and embalmers consisting of 5 members, including 4 funeral directors or embalmers and one public member, appointed by the governor, with the approval of the council, to serve terms of 5 years. No member of the board shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms. II. Professional members of the board shall: (a) Be residents of this state; (b) Have at least 5 years' practical experience in funeral directing or embalming; and (c) Have been engaged in funeral directing or embalming within the state for at least 5 years. III. The public members of the board shall be persons who are not, and never were, members of the regulated profession or the spouse of any such person, and who do not have, and never have had, a material financial interest in either the provision of mortuary services or an activity directly related to funeral directing or embalming, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment. IV. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 646-A:3 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 646-A / Section 3
646-A:3 Destruction of a Worn Flag of the United States Allowed.
Status: in_force

When the flag of the United States is worn or frayed or torn or in such a condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of the United States, it should be destroyed in a dignified manner, preferably by burning privately.