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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:136 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 136
31:136 Water and/or Sewer Utility Authorized; Intermunicipal Agreement.
Status: in_force

I. For the purposes of this subdivision, the legislative body of any city or town shall have the authority by a majority vote to establish one or more water and/or sewer utility districts and designate a water and/or sewer utility commission to be the governing body to manage the activities of the district. II. In the case where a utility district encompasses land within more than one municipality, the district may be authorized by majority vote of the legislative bodies within each affected jurisdiction in accordance with the terms of an intermunicipal agreement under RSA 53-A:3. Such agreement shall be contingent upon approval of the legislative bodies of each of the parties to the agreement, and shall, in addition to the requirements of RSA 53-A:3, II, specify the following: (a) The source of the water. (b) The disposition of sewage. III. For a water and/or sewer utility that encompasses more than one municipality, the intermunicipal agreement shall create the water and/or sewer utility commission and representation on such commission shall be proportional to the number of the owners or users, or both, of properties in the water and/or sewer utility district as defined by the intermunicipal agreement.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 362:2 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 362 / Section 2
362:2 Public Utility.
Status: in_force

I. The term "public utility" shall include every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership and person, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court, except municipal corporations and county corporations operating within their corporate limits, owning, operating or managing any plant or equipment or any part of the same for the conveyance of telephone or telegraph messages or for the manufacture or furnishing of light, heat, sewage disposal, power or water for the public, or in the generation, transmission or sale of electricity ultimately sold to the public, or owning or operating any pipeline, including pumping stations, storage depots and other facilities, for the transportation, distribution or sale of gas, crude petroleum, refined petroleum products, or combinations of petroleum products, rural electric cooperatives organized pursuant to RSA 301 or RSA 301-A, and any other business, except as hereinafter exempted, over which on September 1, 1951, the public utilities commission exercised jurisdiction. II. For the purposes of this title only, rural electric cooperatives for which a certificate of deregulation is on file with the public utilities commission pursuant to RSA 301:57 shall not be considered public utilities; provided, however, that the provisions of RSA 362-A:1, 362-A:2, 362-A:3, 362-A:4, 362-A:5, 362-A:6, 362-A:7, 362-A:8, 363-B, 371, 374:2-a, 374:26, 374:48-56, 374-A, 374-C, 374-F, and 378:37 shall, unless otherwise provided herein, be applicable to rural electric cooperatives, without regard to whether a certificate of regulation or deregulation is on file with the public utilities commission. The provisions of RSA 374-A and the provisions of RSA 374-F:3, V(b) and (f) and RSA 374-F:7 shall be applicable to rural electric cooperatives for which a certificate of deregulation is on file with the public utilities commission to the same extent as municipal utilities.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 227-C:8-i — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 227-C / Section 8-i
227-C:8-i Prohibited Acts.
Status: in_force

No person shall: I. Knowingly acquire any human remains removed from unmarked burials in New Hampshire after January 1, 1987, except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; II. Knowingly exhibit any human remains acquired from unmarked burials in New Hampshire; III. Knowingly sell any human remains; or IV. Knowingly retain human remains acquired from unmarked burials in New Hampshire after January 1, 1987, for scientific analysis beyond a period of time provided for such analysis pursuant to the provisions of RSA 227-C:8-d through 8-f, with the exception of those remains curated under the provisions of RSA 227-C:8-g.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 328-J:20 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 328-J / Section 20
328-J:20 Violations.
Status: in_force

It shall be a class A misdemeanor for any natural person or a felony for any business organization to: I. Present or attempt to use the license of another as one's own; II. Give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the executive director in obtaining a license; III. Falsely impersonate any other licensee of like or different name; IV. Attempt to use an expired or revoked license; or V. Violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 200-A:6 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 200-A / Section 6
200-A:6 Payments From Funds.
Status: in_force

The amount that may be or may become due to any college, university, or institution shall be payable by the state treasurer to such institution from funds appropriated for carrying out the purposes hereof upon certification by the New England Board of Higher Education. Said board, before approving such vouchers, shall satisfy itself that such student would be unable to receive the course of instruction at any institution of public education in New Hampshire, and shall satisfy itself that the charge made by said institution is in accordance with the terms and conditions of the regional and/or reciprocal agreement in effect between the New England Board of Higher Education and the charging institution. The department of education, division of educator support and higher education shall examine and audit the accounts showing the payments made by the board under the authority of this section. In submitting the budget request made by it pursuant to the certification of the board as provided in RSA 200-A:5, the division shall forward with such request a report of such examination and audit, showing the details of such payments for the 2 fiscal years next preceding the time of said budget requests.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 110-D:4 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 110-D / Section 4
110-D:4 Applicability.
Status: in_force

I. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph II, this compact shall apply to the children of: (a) Active duty members of the uniformed services as defined in this compact, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. chapters 1209 and 1211; (b) Members or veterans of the uniformed services who are severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a period of one year after medical discharge or retirement; and (c) Members of the uniformed services who die on active duty or as a result of injuries sustained on active duty for a period of one year after death. II. The provisions of this interstate compact shall only apply to local education agencies as defined in this compact. III. The provisions of this compact shall not apply to the children of: (a) Inactive members of the national guard and military reserves; (b) Members of the uniformed services now retired, except as provided in paragraph I; (c) Veterans of the uniformed services, except as provided in paragraph I; and (d) Other United States Department of Defense personnel and other federal agency civilian and contract employees not defined as active duty members of the uniformed services.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 335:52 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 335 / Section 52
335:52 Issue of Duplicate Receipts Not So Marked.
Status: in_force

A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for goods, knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncancelled, without plainly placing upon the face thereof the word "duplicate", except in the case of a lost or destroyed receipt after proceedings as provided for in RSA 382-A:7-601, shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person, for each offense.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 3:7 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 7
3:7 State Songs.
Status: in_force

The following songs are hereby declared to be the state songs of New Hampshire: I. "Old New Hampshire" with words by Dr. John F. Holmes and music by Maurice Hoffmann. II. "New Hampshire, my New Hampshire" with words by Julius Richelson and music by Walter P. Smith. III. "New Hampshire Hills" with words by Paul Scott Mowrer and music by Tom Powers. IV. "Autumn in New Hampshire" with words and music by Leo Austin. V. "New Hampshire's Granite State" with words and music by Anne B. Currier. VI. "Oh, New Hampshire (you're my home)" with words and music by Brownie McIntosh. VII. "The Old Man of the Mountain" with words and music by Paul Belanger. VIII. "The New Hampshire State March" with words and music by Rene Richards. IX. "New Hampshire Naturally" with words and music by Rick Shaw and Ron Shaw. X. "Live Free or Die" with words and music by Barry Palmer.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 407:9 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 407 / Section 9
407:9 Descriptions Not Warranties.
Status: in_force

Descriptions of property and statements concerning its value and the title of the insured thereto in an application for insurance or in an insurance policy shall not be treated as warranties.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 189:17 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 189 / Section 17
189:17 Flags; Penalty.
Status: in_force

The school board shall supply a United States and a New Hampshire state flag; the flags shall be made not less than 5 feet in length, with a flagstaff and appliances for displaying the same, for every schoolhouse in the district in which a public school is taught, at the expense of the district. They shall prescribe rules and regulations for the proper custody, care and display of these flags; the regulations shall require that wherever possible, the United States flag and the New Hampshire state flag shall be displayed on separate staffs of equal height. When the flags are displayed on the same staff, the United States flag shall be displayed above the New Hampshire flag. The regulations shall further require that such flags shall be displayed prominently outside of the schoolhouse. When they are otherwise displayed, the flags shall be placed conspicuously in the principal room of assembly of the schoolhouse. The governing board of every private school shall supply a United States flag, such flag to be made not less than 5 feet in length, with a flagstaff and appliances for displaying same. They shall make provisions similar to those required in the public schools for the display of said flag. Any members of a school board or the governing board who shall refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 296:41 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 296 / Section 41
296:41 Executors, Etc.
Status: in_force

No person holding stock as executor, administrator, guardian or trustee, and no person holding stock as collateral security, shall be thereby personally subject to any liabilities as a stockholder; but the person pledging the stock shall be so liable, and the estate and funds in the hands of such executor, administrator, guardian or trustee shall be liable to the same extent as a holder thereof in his own right would be liable.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:27 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 415 / Section 27
415:27 Medication Synchronization.
Status: in_force

I. An individual or group health insurance plan or policy providing prescription drug coverage in New Hampshire, shall permit and apply a prorated, daily cost-sharing rate to covered prescriptions for a chronic condition that are dispensed by an in-network pharmacy for less than a 30-day supply if the prescriber and pharmacist determine the fill or refill to be in the best interest of the patient for the management or treatment of a chronic, long-term care condition and the patient requests or agrees to less than a 30-day supply for the purpose of synchronizing the patient's medications. For the purposes of this paragraph, the insured's or enrollee's maintenance prescription drugs to be synchronized shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) They are covered by the policy, certificate, or contract described in this chapter. (b) They are used for the management and treatment of a chronic, long-term care condition and have authorized refills that remain available to the insured or enrollee. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, they are not a controlled substance included in schedules II-V. (d) They meet all utilization management requirements specific to the maintenance-prescription drugs at the time of the request to synchronize the insured's or enrollee's multiple, maintenance-prescription drugs. (e) They are of a formulation that can be effectively split over required short-fill periods to achieve synchronization. (f) They do not have quantity limits or dose-optimization criteria or requirements that will be violated when synchronizing the insured's or enrollee's multiple, maintenance-prescription drugs. II. The plan or policy described in paragraph I shall apply a prorated, daily cost-sharing rate for maintenance-prescription drugs that are dispensed by an in-network pharmacy for the purpose of synchronizing the insured's or enrollee's multiple, maintenance-prescription drugs. III. The plan or policy described in paragraph I shall not reimburse or pay any dispensing fee that is prorated. The insurer shall only pay or reimburse a dispensing fee that is based on each maintenance-prescription drug dispensed. IV. A synchronization shall only occur once per year per maintenance-prescription drug.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 285:7 — NH Code / Title XXIV / Chapter 285 / Section 7
285:7 Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The conduct of amateur and professional fighting sports competitions; II. Requirements and qualifications for licenses, permits and amateur cards for persons involved in fighting sports competitions; III. The grounds for revocation or suspension of a license or permit, and the reinstatement of suspended licenses and permits; IV. Promoters' bonds; and V. Insurance coverage required by the commission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 659:16 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 659 / Section 16
659:16 Number of Voters Allowed Within Guardrail.
Status: in_force

The number of voters within the guardrail at any one time shall not exceed the number of voting booths and voting privacy screens at the polling place, provided that the number of voters shall not include election officers or any voter who is engaged in the act of handing his or her ballot to the moderator.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 550:10 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 550 / Section 10
550:10 Publication of Notice in Newspaper.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever notice is required to be published in a newspaper by any provision of this title, the register of probate shall cause such notice to be published 2 weeks successively in a newspaper which circulates in the town or city in which the person whose estate is involved last resided, or in the county whose court has jurisdiction, or otherwise as ordered by the judge. II. The register of probate may select the newspaper for publication, provided only that it is a newspaper in the English language, unless the judge shall otherwise order. The register may publish a notice in a newspaper in other than the English language, provided that he also publishes the same notice in a newspaper in the English language at the same time. The first such publication shall be at least 2 weeks before the day or thing of which notice is given and the second publication shall be at least 7 days before the day or thing of which notice is given, unless otherwise ordered by the judge. III. The register of probate may publish in one notice the necessary information pertaining to more than one estate, provided, however, that each separate subject matter such as the appointment of a fiduciary, a hearing on an account, a hearing on a license to sell real estate, or any other designated subject matter shall have a specific designation within each such notice. IV. Prior to such publication, the fiduciary of the estate concerned shall advance and pay to the register of probate the cost of such publication as determined by the register, and a fee to the register as established by the supreme court under RSA 490:27. The fiduciary shall be allowed said sums so paid to the register in his account.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 195:26 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 195 / Section 26
195:26 Withdrawal Plan.
Status: in_force

A plan for the withdrawal of a member district or districts of a cooperative school district shall include the following: I. The name of the withdrawing district or districts and the grades. II. The number, composition, method of selection, and terms of office of the school board of the withdrawing district or districts and of the cooperative school board. III. The method of apportioning the operating and capital expenses among the members of the cooperative school district if a change is to be proposed in conjunction with the withdrawal procedure. IV. The proposed date of operating responsibility, at which time the withdrawing district shall be responsible for the education of its pupils and after which the cooperative district will no longer have such financial and educational responsibility. V. The liability of the withdrawing district for its share of any outstanding indebtedness of the cooperative school district as detailed in RSA 195:27. VI. A plan for the education of all students in the withdrawing school district and for the continuation of the school system of the cooperative district. This shall detail the proposed assignment of students in grades operated by the cooperative and withdrawing district or districts including, if any, tuition arrangements or contracts. VII. Any other matters, not incompatible with law, which the planning committee may consider appropriate to include in the withdrawal plan.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 77-A:4-b — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 77-A / Section 4-b
77-A:4-b Special Rule for Exchanges of Like-Kind Property Under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031.
Status: in_force

I. In the case of a qualified like-kind exchange under Internal Revenue Code section 1031, in which a business organization uses a single member limited liability company, revocable trust, or other entity disregarded for federal income tax purposes as the recipient of replacement property, the recipient entity shall take the basis of the relinquished property as held by the parent business organization, prior to the exchange, as computed for federal income tax purposes. II. The recipient of the replacement property, for all other purposes, and in keeping with the requirements of separate entity taxation under this chapter, shall be a business organization, as defined in RSA 77-A:1, I and subject to the provisions of RSA 77-A.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 276-A:7 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 276-A / Section 7
276-A:7 Penalties.
Status: in_force

Whoever employs a youth or permits him to work in violation of the provisions of RSA 276-A, or any parent, grandparent, or guardian who allows his child or ward to be so employed or to work, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 35-B:6 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 35-B / Section 6
35-B:6 Use of Public Property.
Status: in_force

All public property may be used for leisure time activities, provided that prior approval for its use has been granted by the appropriate authority in charge of that property. A cooperating agency may establish its own system of just compensation for the use of such properties. Similarly, any authority or body in charge of any public property may refuse use of its property for leisure service activities if interference in the intended use of the property would result.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 49-C:9 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 49-C / Section 9
49-C:9 Qualifications for Office.
Status: in_force

No person shall be a candidate for the office of mayor, councilor-at-large, or alderman-at-large who is not a registered voter of the city. No person shall be a candidate for the office of ward alderman or ward councilor who is not a registered voter in the ward in which he or she seeks election. The charter may require a period of domicile of up to one year for eligibility to run for office.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 411-A:37 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 411-A / Section 37
411-A:37 Rules and Regulations.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue such rules, regulations and orders as may be necessary to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 15:2 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 2
15:2 Name Tag.
Status: repealed

I. Any person who is required to register as a lobbyist under RSA 15:1 shall wear on his or her outer garment a clearly visible name tag when lobbying in the state house or the legislative office building, or before the governor, governor and council, or a state agency. Such name tag shall have white lettering on a hunter orange background and shall be at least 11/2 inches high and 21/2 inches long. This name tag shall consist of lobbyist's first and last name and the word "lobbyist" or the name of the organization represented in letters at least 1/4 inch high. II. [Repealed.]
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 266:23 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 266 / Section 23
266:23 Modification of Weight Limits.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of transportation is hereby empowered to modify the vehicle weight limits hereinbefore provided insofar as may be necessary to insure that the state shall receive maximum federal highway aid.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 594:19-a — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 594 / Section 19-a
594:19-a Detention of Person Arrested; With Warrant; Without Warrant.
Status: in_force

I. Every officer making an arrest or holding a person in custody under a warrant shall take the accused to the court as directed in the warrant without unreasonable delay. II. An officer arresting a person without a warrant shall without unreasonable delay take such person to the court to answer a complaint for the offense.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-A:28 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 100-A / Section 28
100-A:28 Limitation on Membership.
Status: in_force

This retirement system and the provisions hereof shall not apply to any person benefited by or entitled to participate under any other provisions of law which provides wholly or in part at the expense of the state or any other employer, for retirement benefits for employees, teachers, permanent policemen, and permanent firemen employed by the state or such other employer, their widows or other dependents, with respect to the same period of service for which they are eligible for benefits under the terms of this chapter. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person participating in, or receiving or eligible to receive benefits under the old-age and survivors insurance provisions of Title II of the federal Social Security Act, as amended or under a retirement arrangement federally tax-qualified under sections 403(b) or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The provisions of this section shall not apply with respect to the purchase of prior service credit under RSA 100-A:3, VI by any person who had participated in or deemed eligible to receive benefits under a retirement arrangement funded, wholly or in part, by contributions from a political subdivision of the state, or an agency or instrumentality of a political subdivision of the state; provided, that such arrangement shall first be terminated in full, but in no event later than December 31, 2005; and, further provided, that the benefits thereunder shall be distributed in their entirety to eligible participants and beneficiaries in accordance with the terms and conditions of such terminated retirement arrangement.