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N.H. Rev. Stat. § 371:17 — NH Code / Title XXXIV / Chapter 371 / Section 17
371:17 Licenses for New Poles.
Status: in_force

Whenever it is necessary, in order to meet the reasonable requirements of service to the public, that any public utility should construct a pipeline, cable, or conduit, or a line of poles or towers and wires and fixtures thereon, over, under or across any of the public waters of this state, or over, under or across any of the land owned by this state, modify a previously licensed installation, or license a previously constructed installation, it shall apply to the department of energy for a license to construct and maintain the same. For the purposes of this section, "public waters" are defined to be all ponds of more than 10 acres, tidewater bodies, and such streams or portions thereof as the department of energy may prescribe. Every corporation and individual desiring to cross any public water or land for any purpose herein defined shall apply to the department of energy for a license in the same manner prescribed for a public utility. The department of energy may condition any license issued under this paragraph in any manner necessary to assure that the license may be exercised without substantially affecting the public rights in public waters or state-owned lands. Using a non-adjudicative process, the department of energy may reject incomplete or improperly filed applications, and shall, also using non-adjudicative process, issue or deny the license within 90 days of receiving a complete application and all information subsequently requested of an applicant.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 292:24 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 292 / Section 24
292:24 Charters of Voluntary Corporations Created by Legislative Act.
Status: in_force

Every voluntary corporation created by an act of the legislature which is a private foundation as defined in section 509(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and which is in existence on the effective date of this section, or which is thereafter created by an act of the legislature, is subject to the following provisions, whether they are set forth in the legislative charter or not: I. A corporation which is a "private foundation" as defined in section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, shall not: (a) Engage in any act of "self-dealing" (as defined in section 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954), which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4941(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; (b) Retain any "excess business holdings" (as defined in section 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954), which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4943(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; (c) Make any investment which would jeopardize the carrying out of any of its exempt purposes, within the meaning of section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, so as to give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4944(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; or, (d) Make any "taxable expenditures" (as defined in section 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by section 4945(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. II. Each corporation which is a "private foundation" as defined in section 509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 shall distribute, for the purposes specified in the act of incorporation, for each taxable year, amounts at least sufficient to avoid liability for the tax imposed by section 4942(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. III. Nothing in this subdivision impairs the rights and powers of the courts or of the attorney general with respect to any corporation. IV. All references to sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 include amendments to those sections which are made after the effective date of this section, and include all corresponding provisions of any United States internal revenue laws which replace the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 301:22 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 301 / Section 22
301:22 Election; Powers.
Status: in_force

The directors shall elect from their number a president and one or more vice-presidents. They shall also elect a secretary, who shall be the clerk of the corporation, and a treasurer, who need not be directors or members of the association; and they may combine the 2 latter offices and designate the combined office as that of secretary-treasurer, or unite both functions and titles in one person. The treasurer may be a bank or any depository, and as such, shall not be considered as an officer, but as a function, of the board of directors, and in such case, the secretary shall perform the usual accounting duties of the treasurer, except that the funds shall be deposited only as and where authorized by the board of directors.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 179:2 — NH Code / Title XIII / Chapter 179 / Section 2
179:2 Seizure.
Status: in_force

Any beverage or liquor possessed, kept for sale, or transported in violation of the provisions of this title or any law of the state, together with the casks, bottles, or other paraphernalia used in such illegal possession, keeping, or transportation, shall be subject to seizure either upon a warrant issued upon a complaint against the person charged with violating the law, and containing a command for such seizure, or upon a libel directed against the property, filed in accordance with the provisions of RSA 617, and upon due proceedings may be adjudged forfeited. When any sheriff or deputy sheriff, duly appointed police officer or constable of any city or town, or other duly appointed law enforcement officer, shall discover any person in the act of transporting beverages or liquor in violation of this chapter or any other law of this state, in any wagon, buggy, automobile, watercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle, or any other conveyance, it shall be his duty to seize all beverage and liquor found therein being transported contrary to law. No officer shall, without a warrant, cause any automobile or other vehicle traveling upon a public highway in this state to be stopped for the purpose of searching the same for beverages or liquor unless he has reasonable cause to believe that such automobile or other vehicle is, at the time of said stopping or search, being used for the illegal transportation of beverage or liquor. Whenever beverage or liquor being illegally transported shall be seized by an officer he shall take possession of any vehicle, team, automobile, boat, aircraft, watercraft, or any other conveyance engaged in such illegal transportation, and shall arrest any person or persons in charge of such transportation. Such officer shall at once proceed against the person or persons arrested under the provisions of this chapter in any court having competent jurisdiction, and the vehicle or conveyance, on due proceedings in accordance with the provisions of RSA 617, may be adjudged forfeited, unless by intervention or otherwise at hearing, or in some other proceeding brought for the purpose, a lien or liens shall be established to have been created without notice that such vehicle was being used or was to be used for the illegal transportation of beverage or liquor. The vehicle may be ordered sold by the court, and the proceeds of the sale, after deducting the expenses of keeping and sale, used for the purpose of paying such liens in the order of their priority, and the balance disposed of as provided in RSA 179:3. If a lien or liens shall be established in excess of the value of such vehicle, the court shall order its surrender to the first lienholder upon payment of costs of seizure, but subsequent lienholders shall have the right of redemption in the order of their liens upon satisfaction of prior liens and charges, provided such right is asserted within such time as the court shall fix in its order of surrender.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 679:8 — NH Code / Title LXIV / Chapter 679 / Section 8
679:8 Quorum; Disqualification; Temporary Members.
Status: in_force

I. In all matters a majority of the board shall constitute a quorum to transact business. II. No member of the board shall represent a party or testify as an expert witness or render any professional service for any party or interest before the board, and any member having an interest in the subject matter shall be disqualified to act therein. III. If, in the event of a disqualification or temporary disability of a member or members of the board, it shall become necessary to do so, the board, subject to the approval of the supreme court, shall appoint such number of temporary board members as shall be necessary to meet the requirements herein imposed. Such temporary board members shall serve with respect to such matter until the same has been fully disposed of before the board. IV. Temporary board members shall have the same qualifications as regular board members in whose place they are acting. V. A temporary board member shall be compensated at the rate of $75 for each day devoted to the work of the board and shall be reimbursed the necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by him or her in the performance of his or her duties. VI. In the event of a vacancy on the board, the appellant may elect to continue the proceedings while awaiting the appointment of a successor board member.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 326-F:16 — NH Code / Title XXX / Chapter 326-F / Section 16
326-F:16 Out-of-State Sales Regulated.
Status: in_force

I. No person shall conduct or operate a business outside of the state for the sale at retail of hearing aids to individuals within the state unless such business is registered with a permit issued by the office of professional licensure and certification. II. The office shall issue a permit to such out-of-state business if the business discloses and provides proof: (a) That the business is in compliance with all applicable laws and rules in the state in which the business is located; (b) Of the operating locations and the names and titles of all principal corporate officers; (c) That the business complies with all lawful directions and requests for information from the board of all states in which it conducts business; and (d) That the business agrees in writing to comply with all New Hampshire laws and rules relating to the sale or dispensing of hearing aids.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 466:49 — NH Code / Title XLV / Chapter 466 / Section 49
466:49 Registration Fee.
Status: in_force

The annual registration fee for a guard dog shall be $10, paid to the local law enforcement authority for deposit in the general fund of the city or town. Each registration shall expire one year from the date of issue.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 420-D:22 — NH Code / Title XXXVII / Chapter 420-D / Section 22
420-D:22 Investigation.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may make such investigations as he or she deems necessary both within and outside the state in accordance with applicable law.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 37:4 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 37 / Section 4
37:4 Oath and Bond.
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the duties of his office, the town manager shall be sworn to the faithful and impartial performance thereof, and a certificate to that effect shall be filed with the town clerk; and he shall execute a bond in favor of the town for the faithful performance of his duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as may be approved by the selectmen.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 167:18-g — NH Code / Title XII / Chapter 167 / Section 18-g
167:18-g Reimbursement of General Assistance Funds.
Status: in_force

The department of health and human services shall reimburse each county and town for the amounts paid in general assistance for the cost of prescription drugs for recipients who are later determined to be eligible for medical assistance retroactive to the time when such county or town rendered such assistance.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 553:5 — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 553 / Section 5
553:5 Nonresident.
Status: in_force

No person not an inhabitant of this state shall be so appointed by reason of a right to such trust, unless other circumstances, in the opinion of the judge, render the same proper.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 351:1 — NH Code / Title XXXI / Chapter 351 / Section 1
351:1 Registration of Markings.
Status: in_force

A person engaged in buying, selling or dealing in milk or cream in cans, cases, boxes, bottles, jars or jugs, or bottling or selling beverages in bottles or vessels with his name and the word "registered" branded, engraved, blown or otherwise produced thereon, or on the boxes used by him, may register the same by filing in the office of the clerk of the city or town in which his principal place of business is situated, or in the office of the secretary of state, a description of the name so used by him, and publishing such description once in each of 2 successive weeks in a newspaper, if any, published in the city or town in which his principal place of business is situated; otherwise, in a newspaper published in the county. The fee for registration with the secretary of state shall be $2 for each brand so registered.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-O:10 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-O / Section 10
12-O:10 Salaries.
Status: in_force

The annual salaries of the commissioner of business and economic affairs, and of the directors of the divisions, shall be as provided in RSA 94.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:2.01 — NH Code / Title XXVII / Chapter 293-A / Section 2.01
293-A:2.01 Incorporators.
Status: in_force

One or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering articles of incorporation to the secretary of state for filing.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 9:3-b — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 9 / Section 3-b
9:3-b Review and Update of Capital Budget.
Status: in_force

In the first year of each biennium the legislature shall review the 6-year capital budget and update the extended projects, and may approve new projects over the next 6 years. The general court intends that once a capital budget project has been approved it shall be funded through each phase of the project unless some extreme and significant event makes further funding inappropriate.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 594:10-a — NH Code / Title LIX / Chapter 594 / Section 10-a
594:10-a Notice of Arrest.
Status: in_force

A peace officer making an arrest on complaints for felony, misdemeanor, or violation charges arising from the same facts or circumstances shall within 24 hours, excluding weekends and holidays or before a plea is accepted or entered in court, give notice in writing of all charges pending to the county attorney. Failure to provide such notice shall not affect the validity of the arrest or the prosecution of any charges arising from the arrests.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 421-A:15 — NH Code / Title XXXVIII / Chapter 421-A / Section 15
421-A:15 Exclusions.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply when: I. The offeror or the target company is a public utility or a public utility holding company as defined in section 2 of the "Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935" (49 Stat. 803, 15 U.S.C. section 79 et seq.), as amended, and the takeover bid is subject to approval by the appropriate federal agency as provided in said act; II. The offeror or the target company is a bank or a bank holding company subject to the "Bank Holding Company Act of 1956" (70 Stat. 133, 12 U.S.C. section 1841 et seq.), and subsequent amendments thereto, and the takeover bid is subject to approval by the appropriate federal agency as provided in said act; III. The offeror or the target company is a savings and loan holding company as defined in section 2 of the "Savings and Loan Holding Company Amendments of 1967" (82 Stat. 5, 12 U.S.C. section 1730a), as amended, and the takeover bid is subject to approval by the appropriate federal agency as provided in said amendments; IV. The offeror and the target company are banks and the offer is part of a merger transaction subject to approval by appropriate federal supervisory authorities; V. The target companies are incorporated insurance agencies subject to regulation under Title XXXVII.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 49-B:12 — NH Code / Title III / Chapter 49-B / Section 12
49-B:12 Return to Former Form of Government.
Status: in_force

I. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, any town, through the petition procedure in RSA 49-B, may repeal its charter and return to its former form of government without establishing a charter commission. II. The question of whether the town should repeal its charter and return to its former form of government shall be put to the voters in the same manner as an amendment to a charter, under RSA 49-B:5.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-E:4-d — NH Code / Title V / Chapter 79-E / Section 4-d
79-E:4-d Office Conversion Zones.
Status: in_force

I. A city or town may adopt the provisions of this section by vote of its legislative body, according to the procedures described in RSA 79-E:3, to establish tax relief for the owners of a building or structure currently being used for office use, in whole or in part, if such use is converted to residential use, in whole or in part. II. The governing body of a municipality shall designate the area of office use in which the tax relief for qualifying structures shall apply. Municipalities may further establish criteria for the public benefits, goals, and measures that will determine the eligibility of qualifying structures for tax relief located within a designated office conversion zone. For the purposes of this section, "office use" means buildings or structures used or intended for use in whole or in part for the practice of a profession, the carrying on of a business or occupation or the conduct of a non-profit organization or government entity. "Office use" also includes co-working spaces. III. Municipalities may grant tax relief to the qualifying structure and property as described in RSA 79-E:4 for the period of tax relief under RSA 79-E:5, provided that no property may be granted tax relief under this chapter more than once in a 20 year period.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 568:33 — NH Code / Title LVII / Chapter 568 / Section 33
568:33 Dividends.
Status: in_force

Within 8 months from the beginning of the proceedings, the judge shall order that portion of the estate not required to pay claims entitled to priority, or such part thereof as he deems fit, to be divided among all the creditors whose claims have been allowed and who are not entitled to priority, in proportion to their respective claims. Further dividends shall be made as the occasion requires.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 12-G:45 — NH Code / Title I / Chapter 12-G / Section 45
12-G:45 Dredge Management in Tidal Waters.
Status: in_force

The division, subject to the supervision, direction, and control of the authority and in consultation with the division of ports and harbors advisory council, the executive director, and the division director, shall be responsible for managing harbor and channel dredging activities within state tidal waters. The division shall: I. Assess the existing dredge permitting process with state and federal permitting agencies for the purposes of identifying an improved review process. II. Establish and implement a process to ensure that dredging projects are completed in a timely and cost effective manner, recognizing the need to: (a) Coordinate with and utilize the services of the local and private sector to establish a reliable program; and (b) Work in conjunction with other state and federal agencies to ensure uniform and timely compliance with other laws, regulations, and rules, including, but not limited to, permitting in accordance with RSA 482-A and RSA 485-A and to ensure that a certificate of consistency is obtained from the coastal zone management program; and (c) Develop a long-range plan and schedule to serve as a guide for individual dredging activities. III. Initiate and implement dredging projects, which may include dredging performed by the authority, to maintain and improve channels and harbors in accordance with the long-range plan and schedule. IV. Submit an annual report to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor and council on the status of current dredging projects and the projection of future dredging projects and costs.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:101 — NH Code / Title XXI / Chapter 261 / Section 101
261:101 Dealers Association Bond.
Status: in_force

Any automobile dealers association which is approved by the director may file a bond or equivalent proof of financial responsibility in the amount of $100,000, and under the terms and conditions acceptable to the director. Any dealer who is a member of such approved association shall be covered by such bond or other document and shall not be required to file a bond as provided in RSA 261:100. The association shall immediately notify the director of any dealer who has been covered under the association bond who ceases to be a member of the association.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 547:11-b — NH Code / Title LVI / Chapter 547 / Section 11-b
547:11-b Declaratory Judgments.
Status: in_force

Any person claiming a present legal or equitable right or title to real or personal property in the estate of deceased persons or to guardianship, conservatorship, or trust assets may maintain a petition against the estate, guardian, conservator, or trustee to determine the question as between the parties, and the probate court's judgment or decree thereon shall be conclusive. The existence of an adequate remedy at law or in equity shall not preclude any person from obtaining such declaratory relief.
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 477:4-d — NH Code / Title XLVIII / Chapter 477 / Section 4-d
477:4-d Notification Required.
Status: in_force

I. Prior to or during the preparation of an offer for the purchase and sale of any interest in real property to be used or proposed to be used for a one to 4 family dwelling, the seller shall disclose, in writing, the following information to the buyer. The buyer shall acknowledge receipt of the disclosure by signing a copy of the disclosure: (a) Information relative to the type of private water supply system, its location, malfunctions, date of installation, date of most recent water test and whether or not the seller has experienced a problem such as an unsatisfactory water test or a water test with notations. (b) Information relative to the private sewage disposal system including its location, malfunctions, the date it was most recently serviced and the name of the contractor who services the system. (c) Information relative to the insulation, including type and location. (d) Information relative to the property being located in a federally designated flood hazard zone. II. The fact that the information requiring disclosure regarding the private water supply system, private sewage disposal system, and insulation is not available shall also be conveyed, in writing, when such is the case.