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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 236:87 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 236 / Section 87
236:87 School Bus Shelters.
Status: in_force

School bus shelters for school children where used for or constructed to carry advertising matter, when approved by the superintending school committee of the town in which they are located, and upon payment of applicable license and permit fees may be placed or maintained outside the right-of-way and carry not more than 2 panels each thereon for the identification of sponsors. No such panel shall exceed 32 square feet or extend beyond the sides of such shelter and at least 60 percent of its area must be devoted to public service, safety or other noncommercial use. Each such shelter shall, to the satisfaction of the superintending school committee, be constructed of durable material, with concrete floor raised above ground level, kept clean, well painted or otherwise suitably maintained at all times and kept free from snow, or the commissioner may order its removal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 247:13 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 247 / Section 13
247:13 Penalty.
Status: in_force

If a railroad violates the provisions of RSA 247:12, it shall be guilty of a felony.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 259:76 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 259 / Section 76
259:76 Place of Business.
Status: in_force

"Place of business" shall mean the site, location or building within this state at which a person conducts the business in which he is engaged.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 151-G:7 — NH Code / Title XI / Chapter 151-G / Section 7
151-G:7 Reports.
Status: in_force

On or before June 1 of each year, the commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for 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 the causes of the medical errors, unexpected adverse outcomes, and near misses reviewed and, to the extent possible, identify strategies for reducing preventable adverse events. Any information about processes or clinical outcomes provided pursuant to this section shall be aggregate data only and shall not reference individual incidents, patients, health care providers, or institutions.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 203:16 — NH Code / Title XVII / Chapter 203 / Section 16
203:16 As Legal Investment and Security for Deposits.
Status: in_force

The state and all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and public bodies, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, investment companies, insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on a banking or insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, money or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by a housing authority created by or pursuant to the housing authorities law and any acts amendatory or supplemental thereto or issued by any public housing authority or agency in the United States, when such bonds or any other obligations are secured by a pledge of annual contributions to be paid by any state government or the United States government or any agency thereof, and such bonds and other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits; it being the purpose of this section to authorize any of the foregoing to use any funds owned or controlled by them, including (but not limited to) sinking, insurance, investment, retirement, compensation, pension and trust funds, and funds held on deposit, for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as relieving any person, firm or corporation from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities. The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding any restrictions on investments contained in other laws.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:86 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 86
266:86 Headlamp Required at Night.
Status: in_force

Every bicycle operated upon any way during darkness shall be equipped with a lamp emitting a white light visible from a distance of 300 feet in front of the bicycle and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the director, which shall be visible from a distance of 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of the lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from 300 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector. Every moped driven upon any way during darkness shall be equipped with one headlamp which meets the specifications for headlamps established in RSA 266:31. Taillamps and stop lamps are required on mopeds.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200-C:26 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 200-C / Section 26
200-C:26 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to implement the independent living program.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:63 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 63
167:63 Definitions.
Status: repealed

As used in this subdivision: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health and human services. II. "Department" means New Hampshire department of health and human services. III. [Repealed.] IV. "Hospitals" mean general acute care hospitals licensed under RSA 151 that provide inpatient and outpatient hospital services, but shall not include government facilities or special hospitals for rehabilitation. V. "Medicaid" means the New Hampshire medicaid assistance program as described in RSA 161 and RSA 167, and in Title XIX of the Social Security Act as amended.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-C:4-410 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-C / Section 4-410
564-C:4-410 Liquidating Asset.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "liquidating asset" means an asset whose value will diminish or terminate because the asset is expected to produce receipts for a period of limited duration. The term includes a leasehold, patent, copyright, royalty right, and right to receive payments under an arrangement that does not provide for the payment of interest on the unpaid balance. The term does not include a payment subject to RSA 564-C:4-409, resources subject to RSA 564-C:4-411, timber subject to RSA 564-C:4-412, an activity subject to RSA 564-C:4-414, an asset subject to RSA 564-C:4-415, or any asset for which the trustee establishes a reserve for depreciation under RSA 564-C:5-503. (b) A trustee shall allocate to income 10 percent of the receipts from a liquidating asset and the balance to principal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-E:4-b — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-E / Section 4-b
79-E:4-b Residential Property Revitalization Zones.
Status: in_force

I. A city or town may adopt the provisions of this section by vote of its legislative body, according to the procedures described in RSA 79-E:3, to establish tax relief for the owners of a one or 2-family home or an attached multi-family home with not more than 4 units and which is at least 40 years old, who significantly improves the quality, condition, and/or use of an existing residential structure in a designated residential property revitalization zone. II. The governing body of a municipality shall designate the area of a residential property revitalization zone in which the tax relief for qualifying structures shall apply. Municipalities may further establish criteria for the public benefits, goals, and measures that will determine the eligibility of qualifying structures for tax relief located within a designated residential property revitalization zone. III. Municipalities may grant tax relief to the qualifying structure and property as described in RSA 79-E:4 for the period of tax relief under RSA 79-E:5, provided that no property may be granted tax relief under this chapter more than once in a 20 year period.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 91-C:3 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 91-C / Section 3
91-C:3 Limited Applicability.
Status: in_force

I. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to a national securities association, as defined in section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. Section 78o-3, as amended, or regulations adopted thereunder, and any information such national securities association provides to the relevant public agency or body of this state pursuant to the rules and regulations provided by such agency or body. II. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a request by the attorney general for information required for an audit, examination, review, or investigation pursuant to RSA 7:24, provided that such information shall only be used in connection with the specific audit, examination, review, or investigation to which the request relates and for any related proceedings, provided further that any information so collected shall otherwise remain subject to the provisions of this chapter. III. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to a request from the lottery commission pursuant to their authority under RSA 287-D or RSA 287-E for the purposes of licensing or regulation of charitable gaming activities. IV. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms "volunteer" and "supporter" shall not include the members of the governing board, officers, directors, registered agents, or incorporators of entities exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and the term "member" shall not include members of charitable corporations with specific corporate authority as set forth in the articles of agreement or bylaws, and pursuant to RSA 292. V. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a government agency from disclosing any list, record, register, registry, roll, roster, or other data that directly or indirectly identifies a person as a member, supporter, volunteer, or donor of any entity exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code in court pleadings, submissions of evidence, or public communications related to a criminal or civil enforcement action filed in court, including, but not limited to, an assurance of discontinuance pursuant to RSA 7:28-f.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 147:17 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 147 / Section 17
147:17 Cleansing Premises; Penalty.
Status: in_force

Whenever a building, tenement or room occupied as a dwelling or schoolroom, or any cellar or other appurtenance connected therewith, has become the source of danger to the health of its occupants or others from want of cleanliness the health officers may order the owner, the owner's agents or the occupants, or any of them, to cleanse and put the same in proper sanitary condition, and the occupants to quit the same, within a time limited. If the person so ordered does not cleanse the same as ordered the health officers may do so, and may recover the expense thereof, together with their fees, of the owner; or they may order the same to be closed and to remain so until properly cleansed. Any person who shall fail to comply with an order of the health officers made under the authority of this section, after receiving due notice thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:18-h — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 18-h
167:18-h County Nursing Homes; Proportionate Share Payments.
Status: in_force

I. Proportionate share payments to county nursing homes shall be made each state fiscal year in an amount equal to the maximum permissible by federal regulations. All payments shall be specific to each facility in accordance with the methodology in the approved Medicaid state plan amendment. If the federal government makes adjustments to any proportionate share payments that have been made by the state, the amounts due under this section shall be amended accordingly and adjusted payments shall be made to or from the state as necessary. II. (a) The certified public expenditure (CPE) nursing facilities group shall be financed on the basis of a CPE methodology and shall not require a transfer of funds from the respective county to the state to effectuate the federal match. (b) Any intergovernmental transfers (IGT) specific to the IGT nursing facilities group that serve as the basis for generating the federal match shall be in accordance with the approved Medicaid state plan amendment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275:41 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 275 / Section 41
275:41 Limitation of Actions.
Status: in_force

Any action to recover unpaid wages and liquidated damages based on violation of RSA 275:37, shall be commenced within 3 years of discovery of the violation. No action brought under this section shall include any violation that occurred more than 4 years prior to the commencement of such action.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 263:90 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 263 / Section 90
263:90 Application for Commercial Driver License.
Status: in_force

I. The application for a commercial driver license or commercial driver learner permit shall include the following: (a) The full name and current mailing and residential address of the license applicant; (b) A physical description of the applicant, including gender indicated by checking either "M" for "male," "F" for "female," or "X" for "other," height, weight, eye and hair color; (c) Date of birth; (d) Applicant's social security number, unless the application is made by the resident of a foreign jurisdiction for a commercial driver license; (e) Applicant's signature; (f) Certifications of driver qualification; (g) Any other information required by the department. II. The application shall be accompanied by the fee provided in RSA 263:42. III. When a licensee changes his name, mailing address, or residence, he shall notify the department as provided in RSA 263:9. IV. No person who has been a resident of the state of New Hampshire for 30 days may drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver license issued by another jurisdiction.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 405:51 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 405 / Section 51
405:51 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, implementing the provisions of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 517:14-c — NH Code / Title LIII / Chapter 517 / Section 14-c
517:14-c Court Order.
Status: in_force

If the justice determines that the allegations of the petition are substantiated by the petition itself or by any other evidence, he shall issue an order requiring that the person whose deposition is sought present himself at a fixed time and date before a justice of the superior court of the county in which the trial will be held for the purpose of giving his deposition. Said order shall also require the defendant and his counsel to be present at the taking of the deposition. If the defendant is without counsel at the time the petition under RSA 517:14-b is filed, the court shall be notified of such in the petition and shall appoint counsel to represent the defendant at the deposition. For the purposes of this section, counsel who represented the defendant at a probable cause hearing shall continue to represent the defendant at such deposition unless the defendant obtains new counsel.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 455:4 — NH Code / Title XLII / Chapter 455 / Section 4
455:4 Protest as Evidence.
Status: in_force

The protest of a bill of exchange, note, or order, duly certified by a notary public, shall be evidence of the facts stated in the protest and of the notice given to the drawer or endorsers.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-L:5-b — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 21-L / Section 5-b
21-L:5-b Director of Policy and Administration.
Status: in_force

I. There is established within the department a position of an unclassified director of policy and administration. The commissioner of transportation shall nominate a director of policy and administration for appointment by the governor, with consent of the council. The director shall serve a term of 4 years. The director shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience. II. The director shall perform such duties as are assigned by the commissioner or deputy commissioner and, in accordance with applicable laws, shall administer the following: (a) Bureau of human resources. (b) Office of stewardship and compliance. (c) Office of federal compliance. (d) Office of hearings and legislation. (e) Office of public information. (f) Executive office administrative support. III. The position of the director of policy and administration shall be unclassified. The salary of the director shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a, I(b).
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-L:28 — NH Code / Title XIX-A / Chapter 227-L / Section 28
227-L:28 Commission.
Status: in_force

After the aforesaid compact shall become operative and effective as provided for in RSA 227-L:27, the governor shall appoint 3 members hereinafter called commissioners of the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission. One of such commissioners shall always be the director of the division of forests and lands, department of natural and cultural resources. The second shall be a member of the legislature, and the third shall be a citizen of the state designated by the governor as a responsible representative to serve at the pleasure of the governor.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-N:4-a — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-N / Section 4-a
402-N:4-a Prohibited Acts.
Status: in_force

A pharmacy benefit manager shall not, either directly or indirectly: I. Prohibit an in-network retail pharmacy from: (a) Mailing or delivering a prescription drug to an enrollee as an ancillary service of the in-network retail pharmacy provided that confirmation of delivery is obtained. (b) Charging a shipping or handling surcharge to an enrollee who requests that the in-network retail pharmacy mail or deliver a prescription drug to the enrollee as an ancillary service provided the enrollee receives a disclosure from the in-network retail pharmacy regarding any surcharge to be charged to the patient for the delivery of a prescription drug, including that the surcharge may not be reimbursable by the plan sponsor or pharmacy benefit manager. (c) Offering the ancillary services described in subparagraph I(a) to an enrollee. II. Charge an enrollee who uses an in-network retail pharmacy that offers to mail or deliver a prescription drug to an enrollee as an ancillary service a surcharge for the delivery of a prescription drug or copayment that is higher than the surcharge or copayment the enrollee would pay if the enrollee used an in-network retail pharmacy that does not offer to mail or deliver a prescription drug to an enrollee as an ancillary service. III. For purposes of this section, a retail pharmacy shall not include a "mail-order pharmacy" as defined in RSA 318:1, VII-b.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 401:6 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 401 / Section 6
401:6 Certification of Agreement.
Status: in_force

The articles of agreement shall be submitted to the insurance commissioner, who shall examine same. The commissioner shall not approve the articles of agreement of a company until he is satisfied, by such examination as he may make and such evidence as he may require, that: (1) the incorporators are of good repute and intend in good faith to operate the company; (2) the company has capable management; (3) the company has a reasonable prospect for success in the kind or kinds of business which it proposes to transact; (4) the actuarial projections, policy forms, rates, dividends, commissions, and other expenses contemplated as well as reinsurance, market and taxes are sound and reasonable; and (5) the articles of agreement otherwise comply with the law. Upon satisfying himself that the foregoing requirements have been met, the commissioner shall so certify by an endorsement upon said articles of agreement, which shall then be recorded in accordance with the provisions of RSA 293-A:1.20 and RSA 293-A:2.02 provided that copies of the original documents filed with the secretary of state shall also be filed with the insurance commissioner.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-D:11 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-D / Section 11
79-D:11 Local Preservation Easement Programs.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to limit the development of any other state, county, town, or city easement program for preservation, conservation, or other purposes.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-B:11-1103 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-B / Section 11-1103
564-B:11-1103 Severability Clause.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 405:43 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 405 / Section 43
405:43 Effect of Broker's Knowledge.
Status: in_force

Companies issuing policies through their agents on applications from brokers shall be charged with the broker's knowledge of facts to the same extent as if he were their agent.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-D:7-703 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-D / Section 7-703
383-D:7-703 Modification or Revocation of Exemptions.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may modify or revoke any exemption granted to a family trust company under RSA 383-D:7-702 if (i) the commissioner determines that, based upon the safety and soundness of the family trust company or any action that the family trust company has taken or proposes to take, modification or revocation is necessary or advisable or (ii) the family trust company fails to comply with this chapter or any other applicable laws. A modification of an exemption includes the imposition of one or more reasonable conditions or limitations on that exemption.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:67 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 67
304-C:67 Voting Requirements.
Status: in_force

I. Unless paragraph II, RSA 304-C:68, RSA 304-C:69, RSA 304-C:87, V, or RSA 304-C:120, or the operating agreement provide otherwise, all matters that this act reserves for decision by the members shall be decided by majority vote of the members. II. Unless the operating agreement provides otherwise, the affirmative vote of all members shall be required to: (a) Amend a certificate of formation; (b) Amend an operating agreement; (c) Amend a promise to make a contribution; (d) Grant additional membership rights to a member; or (e) Admit a new member.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-Q:2 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-Q / Section 2
162-Q:2 Approval and Certification.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of the department of business and economic affairs, in consultation with the commissioner of the department of revenue administration, shall develop application forms with which taxpayers may apply for the job creation tax credit. The forms shall be submitted by taxpayers to the commissioner of the department of business and economic affairs, and the commissioner shall approve or deny such application and certify to the commissioner of the department of revenue administration the total credit awarded to each business organization that hires qualified tax credit employees.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 487:32 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 487 / Section 32
487:32 Volunteer Lake Assessment Program Coordinator.
Status: in_force

There is established in the department of environmental services a state volunteer lake assessment program coordinator who shall be a classified employee qualified by reason of education and experience and who shall administer the New Hampshire volunteer lake assessment program.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 339:41 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 339 / Section 41
339:41 Investigations.
Status: in_force

He shall have authority to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, may examine the books and papers of producers of or dealers in fuel or electrical energy, and may compel the cooperation of all officers, boards, commissions and departments of the state having information that may assist him in making investigations in the discharge of his duties.