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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79:2 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79 / Section 2
79:2 Release From Taxes.
Status: in_force

All growing wood and timber except fruit trees, sugar orchards, nursery stock, Christmas trees, and trees maintained only for shade or ornamental purposes or for genetically-engineered short rotation tree fiber, shall be released from the general property tax, but the land on which such growing wood and timber stands shall be assessed. Fruit trees, nursery stock, Christmas trees, trees maintained only for shade or ornamental purposes or for genetically-engineered short rotation tree fiber, and trees harvested from sugar orchards for the purpose of enhancing maple sap production, shall not be subject to the yield tax under RSA 79:3.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 153:17 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 153 / Section 17
153:17 Local Laws and Ordinances.
Status: in_force

In the cities, towns, village districts and precincts having local laws or ordinances in matters embraced in RSA 153:14, upon complaint of any person or persons that compliance with such laws or ordinances is not being effected, the state fire marshal shall cause such complaint to be investigated and if such complaint is substantiated he shall have the authority to take the action necessary to enforce such local laws and ordinances.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-J:17 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-J / Section 17
420-J:17 Prior Authorization.
Status: in_force

I. Whenever substance use disorder services are a covered benefit under a health benefit plan subject to this chapter, no prior authorization shall be required for the first 2 routine outpatient visits of an episode of care by an individual for assessment and care with respect to a substance use disorder. II. Whenever substance use disorder services are a covered benefit under a health benefit plan subject to this chapter, no prior authorization shall be required for short-term inpatient withdrawal management and clinical stabilization services for up to 24 hours, when prescribed by a clinician trained in the use and application of the ASAM criteria; provided, that the facility notifies the patient's health carrier as soon as practicable after admission of the patient. If the facility fails to notify the patient's health carrier as soon as practicable after admission of the patient, the facility shall be financially responsible for the costs of any services provided by the facility to the patient. III. Alternatively, a carrier may require prior authorization for the services described in paragraph II, but only if the carrier has a medical clinician or licensed alcohol and drug counselor available on a 24-hour hotline to make the medical necessity determination and assist with placement at the appropriate level of care, and the carrier provides a prior authorization decision as soon as practicable after receipt from the treating clinician of the clinical rationale consistent with the ASAM criteria, but in no event more than 6 hours of receiving such information; provided that until such hotline determination is made, coverage for substance use disorder services shall be provided at an appropriate level of care consistent with the ASAM criteria, as defined in RSA 420-J:15, I. IV. If an insurance policy does not require prior authorization for short-term inpatient withdrawal management services or clinical stabilization services, paragraphs II and III shall not apply. V. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage for services provided by a non-participating provider.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 162-K:1 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 162-K / Section 1
162-K:1 Local Option.
Status: in_force

Any city or town may adopt this chapter and shall thereafter have all the authority, powers, duties and responsibilities set forth in this chapter. I. A city may adopt this chapter by majority vote of the legislative body of the city after notice and hearing as set forth in RSA 162-K:4. II. A town may adopt this chapter by majority vote of the voters present and voting at any legal town meeting under a proper article and after notice and hearing as set forth in RSA 162-K:4.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 216-J:4 — NH Code / Title XIX / Chapter 216-J / Section 4
216-J:4 Gifts, Grants, or Donations.
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized to institute a program to solicit and receive any gifts, grants, or donations made for the implementation of the master development plan and to deposit such gifts, grants, or donations in the Hampton Beach master plan fund.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-C:5 — NH Code / Title L / Chapter 485-C / Section 5
485-C:5 Classes of Groundwater.
Status: in_force

I. All groundwater shall be classified for the purpose of prescribing protections and management practices. These classifications do not necessarily reflect existing water quality. For purposes of classification, all groundwater shall be assigned to one of 4 classes as follows: (a) Class GAA groundwater shall be the most protected class. Groundwater in this class is within the wellhead protection area for wells which presently are used or well sites which have been identified for future use as drinking water supply for public water systems. An inventory of potential contamination sources in the wellhead protection area shall be conducted, and a management program shall be implemented as provided under RSA 485-C:8. (b) Class GA1 shall be assigned to groundwater in a defined zone of high value for present or future drinking water supply. An inventory of potential contamination sources in the contributing area of this class shall be conducted, and a management program shall be implemented as provided under RSA 485-C:8. (c) Class GA2 shall be assigned to groundwater within aquifers identified as highly productive for potential use as a public water supply by the U.S. Geological Survey regional groundwater studies, or other regional studies. Zones of stratified drift with a saturated thickness greater than 20 feet, and a transmissivity greater than 1,000 feet squared per day shall be designated as class GA2. Zones of bedrock with average well yields greater than 50 gallons per minute shall also be designated as class GA2. (d) Class GB shall be assigned to all groundwater not assigned to a higher class. II. The land area vertically above shall be assigned to the highest class of groundwater beneath it, for purposes of managing potential contamination sources.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 479-A:2 — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 479-A / Section 2
479-A:2 Application of Chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be applicable only to property which the sole owner or all the owners thereof or, in the case where the property is leased of another for a period of not less than 30 years, the sole lessee or all the lessees thereof submit to the provisions hereof by duly executing and recording a declaration as provided in RSA 479-A:10 and 479-A:14.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 358-S:4 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 358-S / Section 4
358-S:4 List of Membership Plans.
Status: in_force

I. Each martial arts school operating in this state shall prepare a comprehensive list of the courses offered by the martial arts school and the respective price of each course. The list shall be shown to each prospective purchaser of a membership plan. II. A martial arts school is prohibited from selling courses not included in the list and in the registration statement required by RSA 358-S:2, I. III. This section shall not apply to scholarships given by martial arts schools.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:144 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 144
31:144 Assessment Funds.
Status: in_force

I. The funds received from the collection of water and/or sewer assessments and fees shall be kept as separate and distinct funds to be known as the water assessment fund and the sewer assessment fund respectively. Such funds shall be allowed to accumulate from year to year, shall not be commingled with municipal tax revenues, and shall not be deemed part of the municipality's general fund accumulated surplus. Such funds shall be expended only for the purposes of this subdivision as it relates to public drinking water and domestic supplies or the previous expansion or replacement of water lines or water treatment facilities; or for wastewater or the previous expansion or replacement of sewage lines or sewage treatment facilities. II. Except when a capital reserve fund is established pursuant to paragraph III, all assessment funds shall be held in the custody of the municipal treasurer. Estimates of anticipated assessments or fees and anticipated expenditures from the assessment funds shall be submitted to the governing body under RSA 32:6 if applicable, and shall be included as part of the municipal budget submitted to the legislative body for approval. Notwithstanding RSA 41:29 or RSA 48:16, the treasurer shall pay out amounts from the assessment funds only upon order of the governing body of the district. Expenditures shall be within amounts appropriated by the legislative body. III. At the option of the governing body of the district, all or part of any surplus in the assessment funds may be placed in one or more capital reserve funds under RSA 35:7 and placed in the custody of the trustees of trust funds. If such a reserve fund is created, then the governing body of the district may expend such funds pursuant to RSA 35:15 without prior approval or appropriation by the local legislative body, but all such expenditures shall be reported to the municipality pursuant to RSA 31:148. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the establishment of other capital reserve funds for any lawful purpose relating to municipal water.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 154:20 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 154 / Section 20
154:20 Notice to Repair.
Status: in_force

If any building is deemed by the firewards or engineers to be dangerous to the property of others, by reason of decay, want of repair or otherwise, they may give written notice to the owner, the same to be served personally or by registered mail, to repair or alter the same, which shall contain a particular account of the repairs or alterations required to be made. If the owner does not reside in the town like notice may be served on the occupant, if any.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 98-E:3 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 98-E / Section 3
98-E:3 Confidential Records.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall suspend or affect any law relating to confidential and privileged records or communications. For the purposes of this chapter, confidential records and communications shall include communication or records relating to investigations for law enforcement purposes and collective bargaining proceedings.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 262:13 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 262 / Section 13
262:13 Possession of Master Keys.
Status: in_force

No person shall have in his possession a motor vehicle master key except for the following: I. Motor vehicle dealers registered under RSA 261:104. II. Garage mechanics, parking lot attendants or others engaged in the business of repairing, storing or maintaining physical security over motor vehicles. III. Law enforcement officers. IV. Locksmiths, key makers or other persons engaged in the business of designing, making, altering, duplicating or repairing locks or keys. V. A common or contract carrier when such keys are for use incidental to the conduct of its business. VI. Officers or employees of any automobile club or association if such keys are for use in connection with the activities of such club or association. VII. Employees of any governmental agency if such keys are for use in connection with the activities of such agency.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 235:7 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 235 / Section 7
235:7 Federal Funds.
Status: in_force

Whenever the federal government shall make available to the state special grant of funds for construction or improvement of highways in the state by the terms of which grant the state is not required to make matching appropriations, the commissioner of transportation is authorized to accept such grants and to take such action as may be necessary to secure to the state the benefit of such grant.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 97:6 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 97 / Section 6
97:6 Subdivision Borrowings.
Status: in_force

Any political subdivision lacking an appropriation providing funds from which to carry out the terms of this chapter, may borrow the amount necessary from the state paying, therefor, interest at the rate of one percent per annum. The state treasurer shall advance the sums necessary from time to time to enable a political subdivision to carry out the provisions hereof upon receiving from its treasurer or other fiscal agent his certificate and the note of the political subdivision signed by him. All such notes shall be binding obligations of the political subdivision payable at its pleasure but in any event within 5 years from the date thereof.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 84-A:4 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 84-A / Section 4
84-A:4 Returns.
Status: in_force

Every hospital shall on or before the fifteenth day of April in the taxable period make a return to the commissioner. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the form of such return and the data which it must contain for the correct computation of net patient services revenue and the tax assessed upon such amount. All returns shall be signed by the taxpayer or by its authorized representative, subject to the pains and penalties of perjury. If such return shows an overpayment of the tax due, the commissioner shall refund or credit the overpayment to the hospital in accordance with RSA 21-J:28-a. Every hospital shall on or before January 15 in the taxable period make a nonbinding estimate of its projected tax payment.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 31:32 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 31 / Section 32
31:32 Expenditures.
Status: in_force

Trust funds, or the income thereof, to be expended, shall be paid to trustees or agents of the town established to carry out the objects designated by such trusts, and, if there be no such trustees or agents, then such expenditures shall be made by the full board of town trustees.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 170-B:33 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 170-B / Section 33
170-B:33 Unlawful Placement of a Child for Adoption.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for a child's parent or legal guardian to knowingly place a child for adoption, or knowingly attempt to place a child for adoption through the use of a power of attorney or other legal document in this state unless such parent or legal guardian follows the procedures for adoption set out in this chapter. If a parent or legal guardian transfers physical custody of the child with the intent to permanently transfer physical and legal custody of the child to another and does not follow such procedures within 6 months of transferring physical custody of the child to another, he or she shall be deemed to have abandoned the child as described in RSA 170-C:5, I and shall be guilty of endangering the welfare of a child under RSA 639:3.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-A:15-b — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-A / Section 15-b
420-A:15-b Coverage for Dependents.
Status: in_force

If the coverage for dependent children includes coverage for dependent children who are full-time students, as defined by the appropriate educational institution, beyond the age of 18, such dependent coverage shall include coverage for a dependent's medically necessary leave of absence from school for a period not to exceed 12 months or the date on which coverage would otherwise end pursuant to the terms and conditions of the policy, whichever comes first. Any breaks in the school semester shall not disqualify the dependent child from coverage under this section. Documentation and certification of the medical necessity of a leave of absence shall be submitted to the insurer by the student's attending physician and shall be considered prima facie evidence of entitlement to coverage under this section. The date of the documentation and certification of the medical necessity of a leave of absence shall be the date the insurance coverage under this section commences.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167-D:3 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167-D / Section 3
167-D:3 Private Clubs, Etc.
Status: in_force

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to include or apply to any institution, bona fide club, or place of accommodation, which is in its nature distinctly private; nor shall anything herein contained apply to any educational facility operated or maintained by a bona fide religious or sectarian institution; and the right of a natural parent or one in loco parentis to direct the education and upbringing of a child under his or her control is hereby affirmed; nor shall anything herein contained be construed to bar any private secondary or postsecondary school from using good faith criteria other than race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, or disability in admission of students.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 165:28-a — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 165 / Section 28-a
165:28-a Liens on Civil Judgments.
Status: in_force

I. A town or city shall be entitled to a lien upon property passing under the terms of a will or by intestate succession, a property settlement, or a civil judgment for personal injuries awarded any person granted assistance by the town or city under RSA 165 for the amount of assistance granted by the town or city. II. The town or city shall be entitled to the lien only if the assistance was granted no more than 6 years before the receipt of the inheritance or the award of the property settlement or civil judgment, provided that this section shall not apply to inheritances, property settlements, or civil judgments awarded before August 28, 1981. III. This lien shall take precedence over all other claims.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:17 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 17
304-C:17 Person.
Status: in_force

"Person" means a natural person, partnership, limited liability company, foreign limited liability company, trust, business trust, estate, association, joint venture, corporation, custodian, nominee, or any other individual or entity in its own or any representative capacity.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 510:8 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 510 / Section 8
510:8 Other Notice.
Status: in_force

When the defendant is not an inhabitant of the state, and no mode of serving the writ is prescribed, or service thereof cannot be made in the mode prescribed, the action may be entered in court and such notice ordered as the case requires, and notice of the pendency of the suit, given according to the order, shall be sufficient service.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 507-F:8 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 507-F / Section 8
507-F:8 Exclusive Remedy.
Status: in_force

This chapter is the exclusive remedy against a defendant for claims by those suffering damages based on the defendant's service of alcoholic beverages.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 104:9 — NH Code / Title VII / Chapter 104 / Section 9
104:9 Constables.
Status: in_force

Constables shall serve and return writs and other civil precepts to them directed wherein the amount demanded in damages does not exceed $75, and no others, and shall have similar powers and be subject to similar liabilities in relation thereto as sheriffs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 432:12 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 432 / Section 12
432:12 Creation of Conservation Districts.
Status: in_force

There are hereby established, as governmental subdivisions of this state and public bodies corporate and politic, 10 conservation districts as follows: (1) each of the 10 counties within the state is hereby incorporated into a conservation district; (2) each of the 10 districts shall be known by the name of the county to which its boundaries conform. Upon the appointment of the district supervisors as hereinafter provided the districts shall become duly organized and thereafter the districts and the supervisors thereof shall have all powers and duties conferred upon them by this subdivision; provided, however, that no such district shall exercise any of the powers conferred on districts or the supervisors thereof under this subdivision until after the state conservation committee shall adopt a resolution determining that there is a need, in the interest of public health, safety and welfare, for such district to function and that a substantial proportion of the land occupiers of such districts are in favor of its operation. In making such determinations the committee may accept petitions and conduct such public meetings and referenda as it deems necessary, and shall give due consideration to the distribution and intensity of erosion, floodwaters and sediment damages, the effects of drought, need for land drainage, changes in land use, the conservation and development of the natural resources, the impact of changing climate and environment, and capacity of soil health to improve resilience on land within the said district, and to other relevant factors. From and after the date of adoption by the committee of a resolution in favor of the operation of a particular district, such district shall be deemed to be duly organized, and the supervisors of such district shall thereupon be entitled to exercise the powers conferred on them by this subdivision. A certified copy of such resolution shall be evidence of the due organization of such districts. All districts heretofore organized under RSA 430 or 430-B shall be identified as "conservation districts" and shall have all the powers and duties provided in this subdivision for conservation districts.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 437:9 — NH Code / Title XL / Chapter 437 / Section 9
437:9 Rulemaking Authority.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The information required from an applicant for a license as a pet vendor; II. The health and sanitation standards to effectuate the purposes of this subdivision; III. Information required to be maintained in records of pet vendors regarding identifying features of animals or birds obtained and transferred; IV. Notice and hearing on the refusal to issue or the revocation of a license; V. Exceptions to the quarantine requirements for individual animals that have entered the state and are intended for transfer that may allow littermates, with age restrictions, to share appropriately sized enclosures. VI. Setting limits for reasonable daily boarding and care costs for animals confiscated under RSA 644:8, IV. VII. Any other matter the commissioner may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this subdivision.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 163-B:5 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 163-B / Section 5
163-B:5 Prima Facie Evidence.
Status: in_force

Evidence that litter is thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped from any motor vehicle, boat, airplane or other conveyance in violation of RSA 163-B:3, shall be prima facie evidence that the operator of said conveyance shall have violated this chapter and the license to operate such a conveyance issued to any person convicted hereunder may be suspended for a period not to exceed 7 days together with, or in lieu of, penalties provided in RSA 163-B:4.