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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 235:14 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 235 / Section 14
235:14 Application for State Aid; Compliance With Certain Standards.
Status: in_force

I. A city or town may apply to the commissioner of transportation for state aid on or before the first day of May in each year in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. The application shall state that such city or town has raised, appropriated, or set aside its contribution required for state aid. II. The commissioner of transportation shall require that the highway design be in compliance with standards set forth in department of transportation manuals relating to bridge and highway construction and may adopt such manuals by reference.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 402-E:5 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 402-E / Section 5
402-E:5 Examination Authority.
Status: in_force

I. The acts of the MGA are considered to be the acts of the insurer on whose behalf it is acting. An MGA may be examined as if it were the insurer. II. The commissioner may designate examiners or consultants, as appropriate, to perform an audit of an MGA when the commissioner considers an audit necessary. The audit shall be conducted at the expense of the MGA. MGA's shall make all records and books of account available to the examiners or consultants, and shall otherwise facilitate the performance of the audit.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:7 — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 7
167:7 Amount of Assistance.
Status: in_force

I. The commissioner of health and human services may establish consolidated standards of need for the adult programs he administers, subject to appropriated funds and federal regulations. I-a. (a) The commissioner of health and human services may establish different standards of need in the adult programs he administers for residents of residential care facilities and community living homes, subject to appropriated funds and federal regulations. Standards of need may differ between the 2 types of homes and with respect to the level of services and care required by and provided to the recipient. The standards shall be rational and reasonably cost related. (b) If the standard of need for residential care facilities is increased pursuant to the annual review required under RSA 167:3-c, II-b, an amount equal to such increase shall be added to the standard of need established for residents of enhanced family care facilities. II. The commissioner of health and human services shall establish for the aid to families with dependent children consolidated standards of need, or consolidated standards of need except for shelter, which may be separate from the payment standards and which shall be annually revised to accurately reflect the current cost of the basic necessities of living compatible with decency and health as determined by reliable market data. The commissioner may further establish consolidated standards of payment, or consolidated standards of payment except for shelter, subject to appropriated funds and applicable federal regulations. III. The commissioner of health and human services shall determine the level of benefits in both programs so that recipients shall be allowed to subsist compatibly with decency and health, subject to the amount of appropriated funds and applicable federal regulations. IV. In determination of the amount of payments or other assistance under RSA 167 or RSA 161, due regard shall be given to the income and resources of applicants. V. Subject to applicable federal regulations, the commissioner may establish criteria to operate a special needs program, subject to the amount of available funds in the budget of the department of health and human services. VI. Persons who are aid to families with dependent children financial assistance recipients and are participating in an associate's degree or bachelor's degree training program or course of study shall be eligible for up to 2 years of child day care service payments, provided that the program or course of study is necessary to meet individual goals that are directly related to obtaining useful employment in a recognized occupation, and further provided that such child day care service payments shall be subject to the requirements of federal law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 310-A:137 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 310-A / Section 137
310-A:137 Violations.
Status: in_force

The remedies and procedures provided in this subdivision are in addition to and not in substitution for other available remedies, procedures, or penalties.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 530:11 — NH Code / Title LIV / Chapter 530 / Section 11
530:11 Effect.
Status: in_force

If application for the writ is made to the court by a person whose property is levied upon, within thirty days after the beginning of the levy, further proceedings on the levy shall be suspended, unless the court shall otherwise order.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 228:46-c — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 228 / Section 46-c
228:46-c Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Strongholds.
Status: in_force

The department of transportation shall consider wildlife corridors and habitat strongholds as defined in RSA 207:1 in road mitigation projects and where feasible as determined by the department, including stream crossings, with expansion of capacity and redesign of culverts for potential changes in precipitation and stream flow. The department shall incorporate wildlife corridors that intersect transportation infrastructure into project planning and mitigation efforts to minimize the effect of roads on wildlife connectivity, as such information is available.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:75 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 75
231:75 Damages From Grade or Drainage Change; Assessment by Selectmen.
Status: in_force

If in repairing a highway by the authority of the town the grade is raised or lowered, or a ditch made at the side thereof, or a new culvert, ditch, or other drainage structure is installed, or alterations are made to any existing culvert, ditch, or drainage structure, whereby damage is occasioned to any estate adjoining or not adjoining said highway, the determination of the amount of damages, if any, due to an aggrieved owner shall be determined as follows: I. The selectmen or their designee shall, at least 30 days prior to commencement of the work, give notice by certified mail, in the manner set forth in RSA 231:9, to adjoining landowners and any other owners whose land might reasonably be anticipated to be affected, describing the work to be performed, and setting forth a place and time, at least 15 days after the mailing of said notice, but prior to the commencement of the work, at which said owners may be heard by the selectmen; provided however that: (a) No such notice shall be required in cases where none of the work is proposed to be done outside the limits of the highway right-of-way, and such work consists solely of (i) maintenance grading, or the cleaning or repairing of existing ditches, or (ii) the repairing or replacing of existing culverts or drainage structures without altering their size, depth, or positioning. (b) In the event of an emergency rendering the highway "insufficient" as defined in RSA 231:90, II, and where exigent repair is deemed imperative by the selectmen, the time limits set forth above need not be strictly observed; however such notice and opportunity for hearing shall be given to the greatest extent which is reasonable and practical under the circumstances, and the selectmen's minutes shall describe the nature of the emergency and the need for exigent repair. II. The selectmen shall hear any owner desiring to be heard, either at a hearing noticed under paragraph I, or otherwise within 30 days after receiving a hearing request from an aggrieved owner. If an aggrieved owner applies for damages, the selectmen shall view the premises and assess the damages, if any, within 30 days of said hearing or within 30 days after the completion of the work, whichever is later, and shall file a record of their proceedings in the office of the town clerk. In assessing damages, any benefit which the landowner may receive by such repairs may be set off against the owner's claim. A hearing request made under this paragraph shall be made within 6 months following the completion of the work, and not afterward. III. So long as the procedures set forth in paragraphs I and II are followed, the pendency of proceedings under this section shall not be deemed to require any delay in, or modification of, the proposed work, unless so ordered by the selectmen or by a restraining order issued by the superior court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 303:8 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 303 / Section 8
303:8 Notice.
Status: in_force

The collector shall give notice of such assessments and of the time and place of payment thereof, and of the fact that a levy will be made upon the interest of any proprietor who does not pay his assessment accordingly for the amount thereof and incidental charges, by publishing such notice 3 weeks successively, the last publication to be 14 days at least before the day fixed for such payment, and by posting a like notice in the town or place wherein the lands lie (if within any settled town), 5 weeks at least before the day of payment, the expense of which shall be paid by the proprietors.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 231:187 — NH Code / Title XX / Chapter 231 / Section 187
231:187 Petition for Easement.
Status: in_force

Selectmen, upon petition of any aqueduct or gaslight corporation or company, or of any person who supplies water or gas to people for hire, may lay out for the petitioner an easement to place and maintain pipes and other structures for conveying water or gas in any unaccepted street or private way in the town if they find that the public good requires it.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 502-A:29 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 502-A / Section 29
502-A:29 Other Fees.
Status: in_force

For other certificates or papers which he or she is authorized to make or certify, the clerk of a circuit court shall receive the same fees as a clerk of the superior court.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 633:2 — NH Code / Title LXII / Chapter 633 / Section 2
633:2 Criminal Restraint.
Status: in_force

I. A person is guilty of a class B felony if he knowingly confines another unlawfully in circumstances exposing him to risk of serious bodily injury. II. The meaning of "confines another unlawfully", as used in this section and RSA 633:3, includes but is not limited to confinement accomplished by force, threat or deception or, in the case of a person who is under the age of 16 or incompetent, if it is accomplished without the consent of his parent or guardian.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 41:45-b — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 41 / Section 45-b
41:45-b Requirements and Duties.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, all laws of this state pertaining to town clerks and town tax collectors shall apply in full to the office of town clerk-tax collector.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 157-B:17-b — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 157-B / Section 17-b
157-B:17-b Elevator or Accessibility Lift in Residential Property.
Status: in_force

The exemption in RSA 157-B:2, IV for accessibility lifts in private residences shall apply to any residential property, including multi-family rental property, provided that the lift serves only one residential unit and meets any applicable safety criteria established by rule pursuant to RSA 157-B:17-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 265:58 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 265 / Section 58
265:58 School Bus Driving Rules.
Status: in_force

The director shall adopt pursuant to RSA 260:5 and enforce all needful rules to govern the driving of all school buses used for the transportation of school children when owned and driven by any school district, publicly or privately owned, or driven while under contract in this state. The rules shall also apply to buses owned or used by a religious organization or a nonprofit organization used exclusively as a bus for the transportation of the organization's members in connection with functions of the organization.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:5 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 5
261:5 Implement of Husbandry or Special Mobile Equipment.
Status: in_force

The owner of an implement of husbandry or special mobile equipment may apply for and obtain a certificate of title on it. All of the provisions of this subdivision are applicable to a certificate of title so issued, except that a person who receives a transfer of an interest in the vehicle without knowledge of the certificate of title is not prejudiced by reason of the existence of the certificate, and the perfection of a security interest under this chapter is not effective until the lienholder has complied with the provisions of applicable law which otherwise relate to the perfection of security interests in personal property.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 383-D:5-502 — NH Code / Title XXXV / Chapter 383-D / Section 5-502
383-D:5-502 Application.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other information that the application may or must contain under RSA 383-A:3-305, the application shall include (i) the designated relative's name and date of birth and (ii) any request for exemption under RSA 383-D:7-702. For purposes of determining family members, the application may include an election to use the alternate method described in RSA 383-D:4-402(b). Unless the application includes that election or the family trust company elects the alternate method in accordance with RSA 383-D:10-1003, the method described in RSA 383-D:4-402(a) shall apply.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 294-E:8 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 294-E / Section 8
294-E:8 Provision of Information in Writing; Presentation of Records.
Status: in_force

I. If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information in writing to another person, the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an electronic record capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of retention by the recipient if the sender or its information processing system inhibits the ability of the recipient to print or store the electronic record. II. If a law other than this chapter requires a record (i) to be posted or displayed in a certain manner, (ii) to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method, or (iii) to contain information that is formatted in a certain manner, the following rules apply: (a) The record must be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph IV(b), the record must be sent, communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law. (c) The record must contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other law. III. If a sender inhibits the ability of a recipient to store or print an electronic record, the electronic record is not enforceable against the recipient. IV. The requirements of this section may not be varied by agreement, but: (a) To the extent a law other than this chapter requires information to be provided, sent, or delivered in writing but permits that requirement to be varied by agreement, the requirement under paragraph I that the information be in the form of an electronic record capable of retention may also be varied by agreement; and (b) A requirement under a law other than this chapter to send, communicate, or transmit a record by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by regular United States mail may be varied by agreement to the extent permitted by the other law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 72:65 — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 72 / Section 65
72:65 Definition of Wind-Powered Energy System.
Status: in_force

I. For purposes of an exemption under RSA 72:66 adopted before January 1, 2020, in this subdivision "wind-powered energy system" means any wind-powered devices which supplement or replace electrical power supplied to households or businesses at the immediate site. II. In a municipality that adopts or re-adopts the exemption under RSA 72:66 on or after January 1, 2020, "wind-powered energy system" means a system that utilizes wind power to produce electricity for a building and includes all wind-powered devices, inverters, and storage. Systems may be off grid or connected to the grid in a net metered or group net metered arrangement pursuant to RSA 362-A:9 or in a direct retail sale arrangement pursuant to RSA 362-A:2-a.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 498:9 — NH Code / Title LI / Chapter 498 / Section 9
498:9 Limitation.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RSA 498:8 shall not apply to property exempt from attachment or to trust assets or a beneficiary's or settlor's interest in a trust to the extent protected by article 5 of RSA 564-B from the claim, attachment or reach of a creditor or assignee.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 260:14-a — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 260 / Section 14-a
260:14-a Provision for Federal Identification Database Prohibited.
Status: in_force

I. Except as provided in this section, the department shall not provide, directly or indirectly, a complete, or substantially complete or mirrored, extract of motor vehicle records, or a significant portion thereof, that contain personally identifiable information from any file or database to the federal or any state government or to any agent or agency of, or contractor engaged by, the federal or any state governments. II. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department is authorized to participate in the National Driver Register (NDR) and Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS), to achieve the state's compliance with the provisions of the National Driver Register Act of 1982, as amended, and its implementing regulations, and to facilitate the state's compliance with the provisions of the driver license compact authorized by RSA 263:77. III. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department is authorized to participate in the Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS), to achieve the state's compliance with the provisions of the Federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act 1986, as amended, and its implementing regulations. IV. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department is authorized to participate in the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS). V. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department is authorized to participate in the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS), to achieve the state's compliance with the provisions of the Federal Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, as amended, and its implementing regulations. VI. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department is authorized to participate in the state to state (S2S) driver information program. VII. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department is authorized to participate in the driver license data verification (DLDV) program. VIII. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the department may provide driver history records to a federal entity or their authorized agents for uses authorized in RSA 260:14, IV, RSA 260:14, IV-a, and RSA 260:14, V.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 17-I:5 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 17-I / Section 5
17-I:5 Annual Appropriation.
Status: in_force

There is hereby appropriated annually the sum of $25,000 to the joint legislative historical committee established in RSA 17-I for deposit in the nonlapsing historical fund established under RSA 177:8, II for the purpose of carrying out its statutory duties. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 28:6-a — NH Code / Title II / Chapter 28 / Section 6-a
28:6-a Authority to Contract for Professional Real Estate Services.
Status: in_force

I. The county commissioners shall be authorized to contract for professional real estate services for the sale or lease of county property as follows: (a) The commissioners shall publish a request for qualifications for professional real estate services to be procured. The commissioners shall select licensed real estate professionals who have demonstrated competence and qualifications to market the sale or lease of real property. (b) The commissioners shall prepare a description of its procedures for procurement of professional real estate services. These descriptions shall be distributed to interested professionals subject to the provisions of this section. (c) The commissioners shall negotiate a contract with the highest qualified firm for professional real estate services at compensation which the commissioners determine is fair and reasonable to the county. In making such determination, the commissioners shall take into account the estimated value, scope, complexity, and professional nature of the services to be rendered. (d) If the commissioners are unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the firm considered to be the most qualified, at a price determined to be fair and reasonable to the county, the commissioners shall then undertake negotiations with the next most qualified firm in order of competence and qualifications and continue negotiations until an agreement is reached. II. In this section: (a) "Professional real estate services" means those professional services of licensed real estate professionals, as well as incidental services that members of the profession and those in their employ may logically and justifiably perform. These services shall include at a minimum a market analysis based on the highest and best use of all county property being sold or leased. (b) "Licensed real estate professional" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity permitted by law to practice the real estate profession in this state under RSA 331-A.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193-B:5 — NH Code / Title XV / Chapter 193-B / Section 5
193-B:5 Toll-Free Hotline; Rulemaking; Local Hotlines; Notice.
Status: in_force

I. There is hereby established a toll-free statewide hotline for the purpose of reporting anonymous information on drug activity to local law enforcement agencies. The department of safety shall coordinate and adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A for the establishment and operation of the hotline. II. The toll-free statewide telephone number established under paragraph I shall be displayed in the drug-free zone signs developed and posted pursuant to RSA 193-B:4, I. If a local police hotline telephone exists in a community, such telephone number shall be posted on relevant signs in lieu of the toll-free statewide telephone number.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 39:2 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 39 / Section 2
39:2 Warrant.
Status: in_force

The warrant for any town meeting shall be under the hands of the selectmen, and shall prescribe the place, day and hour of the meeting, and, if there is an election at said meeting, in which an official printed ballot containing more than one name is used, the warrant therefor shall prescribe the time the polls are to open and also an hour before which the polls may not close. A town meeting may vote to keep the polls open to a later hour but may not vote to close the polls at an earlier hour than that prescribed by the selectmen hereunder. The subject matter of all business to be acted upon at the town meeting shall be distinctly stated in the warrant, and nothing done at any meeting, except the election of any town officer required by law to be made at such meeting, shall be valid unless the subject thereof is so stated. Provided that in a case where the article in the warrant calls for the appropriation of a specific sum of money, the sum of money appropriated thereunder may be decreased or increased by the vote of the town, provided further that in a town under the municipal budget act no increase shall be valid which would violate the provisions of RSA 32:18, except as provided in RSA 32:18-a.