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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 553:16 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 553 / Section 16
553:16 Publication of Notice of Appointment.
Status: in_force

Upon appointment of an administrator, the clerk shall, within 15 days of such appointment, cause notice thereof to be published in accordance with the provisions of RSA 550:10. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no publication of notice shall be required when the estate has a gross value of $10,000 or less.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 530:10 — NH Code / Title LIV / Chapter 530 / Section 10
530:10 Petition to Court by Creditor.
Status: in_force

Such writ shall also be issued, upon application of the execution creditor, in any case where the execution has not been paid within sixty days after an attested copy has been left as provided in RSA 530:3.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 507-A:1 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 507-A / Section 1
507-A:1 Liability for Lack of Due Care.
Status: in_force

The owner, licensee or operator of a visual or sound radio broadcasting station or network of stations, and the agents or employees of any such owner, licensee or operator, shall not be liable for any damages for any defamatory statement or matter published or uttered in or as a part of a visual or sound radio broadcast by one other than such owner, licensee or operator, or agent or employee thereof, unless it shall be alleged and proved by the complaining party that such owner, licensee or operator, or such agent or employee, has failed to exercise due care to prevent the publication or utterance of such statement or matter in such broadcast; provided, however, that a bona fide compliance with the laws of the United States of America, or any regulation thereunder, shall be held to be the exercise of due care.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 91-B:1 — NH Code / Title VI / Chapter 91-B / Section 1
91-B:1 Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter: I. "Broadcast" means the transmission of information by means of radio or television facilities. II. "Notice" means any notice that is required by law to be published or any concise summary or description of the notice. III. "Station" means any radio or television station licensed for commercial operation by the Federal Communications Commission.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 564-F:16-1603 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 564-F / Section 16-1603
564-F:16-1603 Subject-Matter Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The probate division of the circuit court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over: (1) The formation, termination, and management of foundations; (2) The interpretation, construction, and modification of governing documents; and (3) The appointment, removal, and surcharge of foundation officials.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 669:6 — NH Code / Title LXIII / Chapter 669 / Section 6
669:6 Qualification of Officers.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law, no person shall hold an elective town office who does not have his domicile within the town.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:1.22 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 1.22
293-A:1.22 Filing, Service, and Copying Fees.
Status: reserved

(a) The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for: (1) Articles of incorporation $100 (2) Amendment of articles of incorporation $35 (3) Restatement of articles of incorporation with amendment of articles $35 (4) Articles or certificate of merger or articles of share exchange $35 (5) Articles of domestication $35 (6) Articles of charter surrender $35 (7) Articles of domestication and conversion $35 (8) Articles of entity conversion $35 (9) Statement of Abandonment of a Domestication $35 (9A) Statement of Abandonment of a Merger or Share Exchange $35 (10) Articles of dissolution $35 (11) Articles of revocation of dissolution $35 (12) Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution $135 (13) Application for certificate of authority $100 (14) Application for amended certificate of authority $35 (15) Application for certificate of withdrawal $35 (16) Articles of correction $35 (17) Late filing $50 (18) Late reinstatement fee $500 (19) Restatement of articles of incorporation without amendment $35 (b) The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for: (1) Application for reserved name $ 15 (2) Notice of transfer of reserved name $ 15 (3) Application for registered name $ 25 (4) Application for renewal of registered name $ 25 (5) Statement of change of registered agent or registered office, or both $ 15 (6) Agent's statement of resignation No fee (7) Certificate of judicial dissolution No fee (8) Annual report $ 100 (9) Application for certificate of existence or authorization $ 5 (10) Application for certificate of existence or authorization in long form $ 10 (11) Any other document required or permitted to be filed by this chapter $ 15 (c) The secretary of state shall collect a fee of $25 each time process is served on the secretary of state under this chapter. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover this fee as costs if such party prevails in the proceeding. (d) The secretary of state shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign corporation: (1) $1 per document; and (2) $5 for the certificate. (e) The secretary of state may collect fees for certain services, including but not limited to (1) Expedited service or filing requests. (2) Direct access to corporations data. (3) Computer tapes. (4) Microfiche. (5) Customized lists and reports. (6) Corporate information via telephone-based systems or facsimile machine. (7) Other information services. (8) Electronic copies of data and/or images. (9) electronic filing of bulk registered agent and registered office address changes. (f) The secretary of state may establish and collect such fees for the special services listed in subsection (e) as reasonably determined from time to time by the secretary of state.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 409:7 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 409 / Section 7
409:7 Chapter Not Applicable to Certain Contracts.
Status: in_force

I. This chapter shall not apply to any of the following: (a) Reinsurance; (b) Group insurance; (c) Pure endowment; (d) Annuity or reversionary annuity contract; (e) Term policy of uniform amount, which provides no guaranteed nonforfeiture or endowment benefits, or renewal thereof, of 20 years or less expiring before age 71, for which uniform premiums are payable during the entire term of the policy; (f) Term policy of decreasing amount, which provides no guaranteed nonforfeiture or endowment benefits, on which each adjusted premium, calculated as specified in RSA 409:5, 409:5-a, and 409:5-b, is less than the adjusted premium so calculated, on a term policy of uniform amount, or renewal of such policy, which provides no guaranteed nonforfeiture or endowment benefits, issued at the same age and for the same initial amount of insurance and for a term of 20 years or less expiring before age 71, for which uniform premiums are payable during the entire term of the policy; (g) Policy, which provides no guaranteed nonforfeiture or endowment benefits, for which no cash surrender value, if any, or present value of any paid-up nonforfeiture benefit, at the beginning of any policy year, calculated as specified in RSA 409:3, 409:4, 409:5, 409:5-a, and 409:5-b, exceeds 21/2 percent of the amount of insurance at the beginning of the same policy year; nor (h) Policy which shall be delivered outside this state through an agent or other representative of the company issuing the policy. II. For purposes of determining the applicability of this chapter, the age at expiry for a joint term life insurance policy shall be the age at expiry of the oldest life.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:93 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 93
304-C:93 Limitations on Distributions.
Status: in_force

I. A limited liability company shall not make a distribution to a member to the extent that at the time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, the company would not be able to pay its debts as they become due. II. (a) A member who receives a distribution in violation of paragraph I, and who knew at the time of the distribution that it violated paragraph I, shall be liable to a limited liability company for the amount of the distribution, but only to the extent that the distribution exceeded the amount that could have been properly paid under paragraph I. (b) A member who receives a distribution in violation of paragraph I, and who did not know at the time of the distribution that the distribution violated paragraph I shall not be liable for any amount of the distribution.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 311:7-h — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 311 / Section 7-h
311:7-h Bar Association Legislative Activities.
Status: in_force

I. The New Hampshire Bar Association, if membership is mandatory for attorneys under RSA 311:7-g, shall be prohibited from using any part of dues paid by its members for the purpose of lobbying or influencing the general court on any matter, except as provided in paragraph III. II. If membership in the New Hampshire Bar Association is mandatory for attorneys under RSA 311:7-g, no person shall be permitted to engage in legislative activities on behalf of the New Hampshire Bar Association for the purpose of lobbying or influencing the general court on any matter, except as provided in paragraph III. III. The Bar Association may use a part of dues paid by its members, and may engage a person to lobby or influence the legislature on its behalf provided the Association: (a) Limits its activities before the general court to those matters which are directly related to the regulation of the legal profession and improving the quality of legal services available to the people of the state. The scope of such permissible activities shall be narrowly defined; and (b) Has determined that substantial unanimity exists within the bar as a whole in agreement with the position taken on a matter. IV. Nothing in the section shall prevent officers and members of the Bar Association from appearing before the general court to express their views as individuals, as members of voluntary associations, or as representatives of clients. V. Any member of the New Hampshire Bar Association, if membership is mandatory for attorneys under RSA 311:7-g, may refuse to pay that portion of the Bar Association dues that are used for lobbying or influencing the legislature or other political matters.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 109:6 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 109 / Section 6
109:6 Liability for Acts or Omissions.
Status: in_force

No municipality whose fire-fighting forces, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, are rendering emergency fire assistance to another municipality or state, shall be liable by reason of any act or omission on the part of such fire-fighting forces while so engaged; or on account of the maintenance or use of any equipment or supplies used in connection with the rendering of such assistance; nor shall any fire commissioner, fire chief, or other superior officer of a fire department, a fire company or any unit of municipal fire-fighting force, acting pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, be liable by reason of any act or omission on the part of any of his subordinates when they are rendering emergency fire assistance, under the command of an officer other than himself, in a municipality other than that in which they normally are employed.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 212:1-b — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 212 / Section 1-b
212:1-b Acquisition by Condemnation; Hearing Before Commission.
Status: in_force

The governor, with advice of the council, may appoint a commission of 3 persons who, upon hearing, shall determine whether there is occasion for the state to own any lands or water rights that are needed for fish and game department uses for the protection and management of wildlife resources and implementation of department programs, and if so, the commission may purchase land or other property in the proposed location. Such lands or water rights shall be in a location proposed by the executive director of the fish and game department. Any such land or property which cannot be acquired by agreement with the owner or owners thereof may be acquired in accordance with RSA 498-A. All property rights acquired under the provisions of this section shall be in fee simple, including property acquired by condemnation proceedings.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265-A:21 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265-A / Section 21
265-A:21 Annulment; Plea Bargaining.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 651:5, no court shall order an annulment of any record of conviction of driving or attempting to drive a vehicle upon any way or driving, operating, attempting to operate, or being in actual physical control of an OHRV or operating or attempting to operate a boat on the waters of this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any controlled drug, prescription drug, over-the-counter drug, or any other chemical substance, natural or synthetic, which impairs a person's ability to drive or while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or of aggravated drunken driving until 10 years after the date of conviction. Any record thus annulled shall be retained in a permanent file, to be opened only for purposes of sentencing in the case of an offense under RSA 265-A:3. II. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in any case in which a person is arrested for and charged with the offense of driving or attempting to drive a vehicle on any way or driving, operating, attempting to operate, or being in actual physical control of an OHRV or operating or attempting to operate a boat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more and that charge is reduced from a second or subsequent offense to a first offense or in which the original charge is reduced to or in any manner substituted with another charge or a nolle prosequi entered in exchange for an agreement to plead guilty or nolo contendere to another charge, the prosecutor shall submit to the attorney general a written report describing such agreement. All such written reports shall be submitted to the attorney general on a monthly basis. The report shall contain such information as the attorney general shall prescribe; provided, however, that the attorney general shall not be subject to the provisions of RSA 541-A in prescribing such information. The report required by this paragraph shall be a public record and shall be available for public inspection as provided in RSA 91-A:4. III. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a person is arrested for driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle upon any way or driving, operating, attempting to operate, or being in actual physical control of an OHRV or operating or attempting to operate a boat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, no prosecutor shall enter into any agreement with such person or such person's attorney if such agreement would result in a charge that removed the case from consideration under any provision of RSA 259-RSA 266. The provisions of this paragraph, however, shall not prevent the bringing of any charge under RSA 630:2 or RSA 630:3.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 209-A:4 — NH Code / Title XVIII / Chapter 209-A / Section 4
209-A:4 Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270:12-d — NH Code / Title XXII / Chapter 270 / Section 12-d
270:12-d Penalties.
Status: in_force

I. Any person who buys, receives, possesses, sells or disposes of a boat, boat engine or outboard motor, with knowledge that a hull identification number or serial number has been removed, defaced or changed, with the intent to conceal or misrepresent the identity, shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person and guilty of a felony if any other person. II. It shall be a misdemeanor to buy, receive, possess, sell or dispose of a boat, engine or outboard motor knowing the hull identification number or serial number has been removed, changed or altered. If upon discovery of the removed, defaced, changed, or altered hull identification number or serial number, the person reports it to the nearest police station or the bureau of marine patrol, he shall not be charged with a violation. III. Anyone who willfully removes, defaces, obliterates, changes or alters a hull identification number, or serial number shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. IV. Any person who operates a boat on public water while knowingly having in his possession or in any part of the boat a controlled drug, in violation of RSA 318-B, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall have his right to operate a boat suspended for a period of one year.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:8.02 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 8.02
293-A:8.02 Qualifications of Directors.
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation or bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors. A director need not be a resident of this state or a shareholder of the corporation unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws so prescribe.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 282-A:151 — NH Code / Title XXIII / Chapter 282-A / Section 151
282-A:151 Failure of Employer to File Report of Contributions Due.
Status: in_force

I. If an employer shall fail to file a report for the purpose of determining the amount of contributions due under this chapter, or if such report when filed shall be incorrect or insufficient and the employer shall fail to file a correct or sufficient report within 20 days after the commissioner of the department of employment security shall have required the same by written notice, the commissioner shall determine the amount of contribution due, with interest thereon pursuant to RSA 282-A:141, from such employer on the basis of such information as he may be able to obtain; and he shall give written notice of such determination to the employer. Such determination shall finally fix the amount of contribution unless the employer shall initiate an appeal in the manner provided in RSA 282-A:94-98. The determination of the commissioner shall be deemed to be prima facie correct, and the burden of proving error therein shall be upon the employer. Except for good cause shown, no ground of error shall be considered unless set forth in the petition of appeal. II. If on appeal the determination of the commissioner shall be confirmed, or the amount of the contribution originally determined by the commissioner shall be increased, the cost of such proceedings, as in civil actions, shall be assessed against the employer. No costs shall be assessed against the state on such appeal.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 115-A:3 — NH Code / Title VIII / Chapter 115-A / Section 3
115-A:3 Qualifications for Bonus.
Status: in_force

Each person who actively served for a total period of 90 days or more in any capacity as a member of the uniformed forces of the United States between August 5, 1964, and August 15, 1973, or who served in the Vietnam area at any time between July 1, 1958, and August 5, 1964, and earned the Vietnam service medal or the armed forces expeditionary medal; and who was discharged, released or has a certificate of service therefrom, under honorable conditions, or who is missing in action; and who at the time he entered such active military service was a bona fide resident of New Hampshire shall be entitled to the benefits of the bonus payable under RSA 115-A:5.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 509:2 — NH Code / Title LII / Chapter 509 / Section 2
509:2 Form.
Status: in_force

Writs and processes issuing returnable to any court shall be in the name of the state of New Hampshire, shall be under the seal of the court, shall bear the teste of the chief, first, senior or other justice of the court who is not a party, and shall be signed or imprinted by a facsimile of the signature of the clerk or, if issued in the superior court, shall be signed or imprinted by a facsimile of the signature of the clerk thereof for any county; provided, however, executions in civil actions and all criminal processes shall be signed by the clerk.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 126-D:2 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 126-D / Section 2
126-D:2 Purposes.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are to: I. Authorize the commissioner, department of health and human services, to enter into interstate agreements with parallel agencies of other states for the protection of children on behalf of whom adoption assistance is being provided under RSA 170-F. II. Provide authority for procedures for interstate children's adoption assistance payments, including medical payments, in such cases where this state is either the adoptive assistance state or the residence state, as defined in RSA 126-D:4.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 674:50 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 674 / Section 50
674:50 Remedies for Violations.
Status: in_force

In case of the violation of any ordinance or regulation made under the authority conferred by this subdivision, the historic district commission, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent, restrain, correct or abate such violation.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 304-C:175 — NH Code / Title XXVIII / Chapter 304-C / Section 175
304-C:175 Requirement of Registration by Foreign Limited Liability Companies; Applications for Registration.
Status: in_force

Before doing business in New Hampshire, a foreign limited liability company shall register with the secretary of state. In order to register, a foreign limited liability company shall pay the fee required by RSA 304-C:191, II(h) and shall file an application for registration as a foreign limited liability company, setting forth: I. The name of the foreign limited liability company and, if different, the name under which it proposes to register and do business in New Hampshire; II. The state, territory, possession, or other jurisdiction or country where formed, and the date of its formation; III. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted in New Hampshire; IV. The address of the registered office and name and address of the registered agent for service of process required to be maintained under RSA 304-C:177, IV; V. An affirmation that the entity is in good standing with the agency where its certificate of formation is filed in its home jurisdiction; and VI. The name and address of any manager or member signing the application.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 149-I:14 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 149-I / Section 14
149-I:14 Correction of Assessments.
Status: in_force

I. If any error is made in any assessment under RSA 149-I:7 or RSA 149-I:8, it may be corrected by the mayor and aldermen by making an abatement and a new assessment, or either, as the case may require. The same lien, rights, liabilities and remedies shall attach to the new assessment as to the original. II. If any error is made in any assessment under RSA 149-I:6-c or RSA 149-I:7, it may be corrected by the governing body by making an abatement or a new assessment, or both. The same lien, rights, liabilities, and remedies shall attach to the new assessment as to the original.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 131:2 — NH Code / Title X / Chapter 131 / Section 2
131:2 Investigations.
Status: in_force

They shall make investigations and analyses of foods and drugs offered for sale in our markets with a view of discovering adulterated, misbranded and unhealthful or unsafe products and shall make investigations concerning food sanitation, the disposal of sewage and similar matters of sanitation and shall enforce the laws relative to all such matters. They shall conduct such toxicological investigations as may be requested by the attorney general or by county attorneys. They may employ such clerical and technical personnel as may be necessary.